Transformational Outlook

Oct 7, 2013

The last time I wrote an entry was on Facebook. I have since then imported them onto this blog. Here is the next entry and milestone that I can look back on and smile at:

Wow, What a summer. I have been up at Cenovus Foster Creek Phase F now for 8 months now. That’s a very long time for an HSE job. It’s had it’s ups and downs. People came and went. And I actually started traveling. I followed through with what I said I was going to do. The biggest step in anything is always taking that first step. I went to EDC in Vegas, I went to TomorrowWorld in Atlanta. Both were equally brilliant and they have changed me for the better. I’m not afraid of traveling, I can travel alone. Not to mention I love the solo travel. The sense of independence and thrill that you get from it is amazing. No one else but you to rely on. You are forced out of your comfort zone And as for the thrill; you never know what will happen next! You come and go as you please. You meet people freely and are open with them. This new Transformation that I under went was amazing. A transformation in mind and body!

I lost 30lbs. I have never been happier and I feel great! My body is capable of things I never thought they were capable of. I can walk with confidence and keep my head high. When I come at a cross roads and things become stressful my body sub consciously starts taking slow deep breaths to calm myself and to get the oxygen my body needs to perform. I have learned the right and wrong in eating habits. and I try to inspire as many others as I can on a daily basis! I’m not competing against anyone I’m here to uplift them. And I feed off it! I can’t help it!

I myself have become inspired daily. I’m searching for the next rush. The newest adventure. My goal with the festivals this summer was to do some soul searching. I found many many souls. Some I wish could have stayed in my life a little longer then they did but like I said in previous posts; People come and go.

My life is amazing now and I really couldn’t be happier. I’m so lucky to be able to live a live I love. And it gets better from here. In 45 days I start a 48 day vacation starting in Whistler,BC. It’s that time of the year again. Snow is so close to flying again! And I can’t wait until it does. Whistler has a good meter of snow already. So Whistler for 13 days. then a day and a half after I arrive back home I hop on a plane and head to Frankfurt, Germany where I will be finally going on my first overseas trip. Not just any trip. A European Snowboarding Adventure! 33 days. 9 major snow resorts. Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Laax, Films, Verbier, Ischgal, Davos, St.Anton and many more! I’m spending Christmas somewhere over there and New years possibly in Munich or Berlin. It’s a very Go with the flow trip with a main focus of snowboarding!! I can’t wait to progress my riding further! second season here I come!!

Now I do have some other things on my mind that are bothering me. I want a career change. I want to travel more. I have so many internal battles right now it’s not even funny! I have debt I want to pay off. I want to collect spiltboarding gear before I take I pay cut. I want to live in other countries for a period of time but I still want to start working towards a mountain life and progressing my learning and skills that way. I’m having doubts of liking Rope Access. It’s super awesome and cool don’t get me wrong. But It’s mainly oil industry. It’s no life. It working constantly. It’s no interaction with others. I would love to wake up and breathe the fresh mountain air and be surrounded with people of life mind. People who are passionate about what they do, friends who love doing who I love doing. I’m thinking of possibly after Ultra Miami. Work more to pay off some debts. Collect spiltboarding gear. Work a season at Whistler, Revelstoke, Kicking horse or anywhere that will give me a chance. Then go to Selkirk College for Ski operations and Management, Take avalanche courses, Start instructing Snowboarding. And just try to immerse myself as much as I can in the snowboard environment. I’m Young, 23. But I still have this sense of I don’t have enough time or maybe that’s just me not having enough patience. I need to work towards what I’m passionate about. And that’s everything to do with the mountains. Hopefully I will one day look back. Seen that I had this in mind way back when and realize YES!!! I actually did. it. That I CAN! But right now. I know I can… it’s not about I CAN anymore. It’s about I WILL!

I have made the transition to the next level. And I can’t wait to see the adventure play out. The people I will meet and come to love. All in good time.

Stay strong with your focus in mind and ANYTHING is possible.