My Journey - Part One - And so it began...

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Welcome to part one of the story about my journey.

A chain of magic like events took me to this place called Abu Dhabi. Have I ever even dreamed about visiting Abu Dhabi? Negative. Moreover, it was never on the list of places I would think about to travel to. And yet, here I was.

My first attempt to get to UAE ended up with me being trapped at the airport in Abu Dhabi for hours, on my own, due to some missing documents. I noticed that since the first failed attempt, until the successful arrival, not even for a minute I have questioned my choice of accepting the opportunity which came my way. It was then, when I realised that possibilities of what we can do in life are limitless!

The only thing I kept repeating myself for a long time before I end up in Abu Dhabi was – ‘I want to travel and be pay for it.’ At that stage in my life ‘manifesting’ and ‘setting intentions’ was beyond my vocabulary, way of thinking and way of living. I was set in the programming of completing your education, getting my degrees, fining my place in the ‘rat race’, etc. My career goals, parting and my family life were priorities.

When I look back, I know, I put the manifesting machine in motion by repeating the phrase.

After that turn in my life, my heart started to open, and I finally started to live my life, and realising that, what I was doing up until now, was going on some kind of autopilot. My awakening was slowly staring in that unforgiving sun of United Arab Emirates. Being taken so far away from home, familiar culture, climate, way of living was a true test on my body and my mind. Adjustment to the climate was the first test I had to pass, to be able to stay. Adjustment to the culture was another one – I was relearning all I grown up with. That was a very interesting process, and it only stared for me after arriving. I was unfamiliar with the culture and religion before. To add to it all, I travelled solo and joined complete strangers. In retrospect – taking me away from all I knew, was the quickest way to get me out of my ‘old ways’, to reset me completely. The time I spent in Abu Dhabi seems to me now, like time of preparation before awakening my true self.

All what I was experiencing, was changing me on unconscious level. Only now I see it. Back then, my old self was totally oblivious to the whole process. How funny is that?

There I was in this sunny, surreal place, observing and learning completely new skills and way of life. It took me some time to start enjoying the situation I was put in, due to all that happened before I left home. I was healing and grieving on personal level, while being thrown by universe into this massive change on every level of my being.

Looking back, I am so grateful for being taken away from home, when I was, and so grateful to myself for saying ‘Yes’ to the crazy opportunity that was presented to me.

Sometimes the crazies of ideas, beyond any logic, are the biggest steps in our evolvement. The trick is, to trust that opportunities come to us as response to what we ask for. And they come beyond any logic and explanation.

Every time I look at the picture of that mosque, it brings up the memories of my fearless ‘Yes’ to the out of the blue chance that came my way. I hardly remember the visit to the mosque itself; it is more like a symbol of a turning point in my life.

Be bold with setting your goals and fearless of saying Yes to all that makes your heart smile!