Hey. I'm kinda new here, but for the past few weeks I have been advertising my services as a online freelancer. I discovered DP, GAF, and a few others and after a period of bidding like a mad-person I have finally secured my first copywriting contract! I must admit it wasn't a very lucrative one but I think it's important to build a reputation before you start charing the big bucks... Anyways, My dream. To leave the UK and return to the country of my dreams in the island of paradise. I have spent the past few years living in South East Asia. Up until recently, I had a regular contract with a few long-term partners. In fact they were so long term I let myself become vulnerable and when they ran out of money, so did I. i returned to the UK to discover alot of heartache and a great deal of culture shock, only to look for a job at the start of the credit crunch. However after a few months in the UK I have realised life is what you make it. So I'm about to book a ticket back to my little island of nowhere and I this time, I very much do hope to be in control of my online business. After all it is my only source of highly unreliable income, However my heart screams go back and I have enough bad memories and skeletons in the UK to make me loathe the place. So I'm going back to the first place I can call home in 20 years, and I'm motivated. Because it is my life and I'm going to do this... Sorry.. I just had to say that, but I have one more thing to say. People struggle throughout life trying to find out what the meaning of life is. I've done it myself for as long. And I have to tell you all a secret. Life has no meaning. It just IS. Accept that and yourself, and life will be much easier.
There's really no place like home. Even if it means reliving the heartaches again. Well, that's how you grow and become a better person, serveonly. You have to embrace the challenges that await you in your journeys because it's the only way to move on. Yes, life is what we make of it. The only sure thing is, there will always be trying moments that get us down and want us to quit. We just have to hold on and remain standing because life is about living and showing to the world we can no matter how tired or broken we are. Life for me is really about doing the things you love and believe in, no matter if people or your own family try to discourage you or bring you down because they don't understand. It's about using all your God-given talents to achieve your dreams, which include your family's welfare, and self-improvement. As long as we know we're not doing anything wrong but serve a future that we want to achieve for the good of our loved ones, disagreements many not be welcome, but they're there to remind us we're not alone, that we're in progress. Setbacks and failures only make us wiser, giving us new insights to our own strenghts and weaknesses, so next time we'll be better warriors whether we win or lose. That's the beauty of life: there will always be a new day to change, correct mistakes and realize the value of things we've taken for granted before. It always leave us room for improvement. That's the meaning of life.
Touching post, and very motivating words there! And I agree, life is only what you make of it. Just gotta keep moving forward, never look back, and keep strong. Anyways, good luck to you and much luck to your online business venture as well man!
I can relate to what you are feeling right now... I used to stay in a foreign country for more than 4 years, and now I am back in my own homeland.. I think you will like The Apl Song from Black Eyed Peas... Anyways, I wish you all the best. Have faith in yourself and there's nothing that can stop you from achieving your goals in life.