What's Simple is True
As I often do I stole this title from one of my favourite artists- Jewel. The inspiration for which I actually found on another Blog! I read the words below on someone else's Blog a couple of days ago- I occasionally look at Random Blogs and think I will do so more often. People are so very interesting!
"The only things in life you regret, are the risks you dont take."
(You will never know true happiness untill you have truly loved, and you will never understand what pain really is untill you have lost it)...
These words have been those I have lived by for the past 8 or so years, tho I think it has taken me the full 8-years to live them fully. The reason I share them now is because it pains me to so often see my friends and those I love not have the confidence to take risks. Aren't we all learning how short life is???
The risks I refer to are both on a personal level and on a professional level. That's not to say all the risks I have taken have paid off, but the pain of not having made them would be far worse. - As I had to learn the hard way...
Anyway, we all have different lessons to learn, and maybe this was one of mine, and is not so relevant to others.
So on an everyday note... The time has finally come, the dates are set, the contracts are signed and I am leaving this wonderful country I love so much. Am finally throwing caution to the wind and leaving my future open- starting in Long Beach, California! Is all very exciting, I wonder where I will be this time in 2-years...? - If you had told me 3-years ago that I would be doing this (squeezing my life into one big pink suitcase to dance on a cruise ship), I wouldn't have believed you!
How good, and what a roller-coaster ride has the Soccer World Cup been?! Those early, and very early mornings were more than worth it, massive shame about how it all panned out tho... As for our beloved State of Origin... Was there ever any doubt? The better team certainly took it out this year!!! GO QUEENSLAND!
Other than that I have been immensely enjoying sharing my time here with both old and new friends, esp. my very special friend Gleny. Another friend, the gorgeous and lovely Corinna has now left to go back to the craziness of her hometown Berlin! She was up with us watching the Australia games as though it were her own country she was supporting. Now it seems Germany is out too : ( Enjoy the madness anyway- we miss you already Schlumpfina! (Really)!!!
And on that note... take care, take risks, love and be loved and live and dream BIG! (What's the worst can happen! : )
Much love
xxox
