I always like to share my journey with people because
- A story of victory is exciting to listen to or read
- It inspires people to reflect and plan to do something similar in their life
- And it’s a perfect opportunity to experiment with the shared wisdom in life and work.
And today’s sharing is a story of a blessing in disguise.
A few years ago, I read the book ‘Big Magic’ authored by Elizabeth Gilbert. The title enrolled me into believing that it will be very similar to Rhonda Byrne’s The Magic and The Secret and I shall receive the top-secret manifestation formula and create that big magic in life. But what happened was completely the opposite, the book didn’t share anything about how I can attract things that I desire. I was disappointed. The 300 + pages of the book didn’t appeal to me at all. It all talked about creativity and ideating in life, and trust me that was something I wanted to do last at that point of my life. All I wanted was formulas, quick hacks, and solutions to change my frustrating life and make it magical. I mean that’s what the title claimed, right?
To my surprise, the only thing I remembered from the book was that ‘ideas of every kind are constantly passing through us and constantly trying to get our attention. If you don’t find your idea, someone else in the world will find it and live it and this is the trick that the universe plays upon humans’. These lines from the book got stuck in my mind for months. It was so profound that I became desperate to find personal ideas because I was scared to face anyone living my dream in front of me. I was not willing to accept that my idea was stolen by someone else.
In 2019 I turned vegan and my perspective and understanding of life changed. My monkey mind stopped screaming and I could listen to the whispers of the universe. At the start it felt odd, I mean it made me feel — okay what is this? Am I feeling or thinking right? Hmm… it feels different. The odd feelings wanted me to listen to whispers of the universe, listen to the transmission that was meaningful for my life. It wanted me to pay attention to an idea that had been knocking on my door gently for years. However, the noise of the past and future was simply blocking the idea to enter.
In 2020 lockdown happened and the world’s noise was silenced for a few months. Once the firehouse of information from the world was cut, I could listen to a signal of living a plant-based and sustainable life. This encouraged me to first change my lifestyle and surround myself with the things and experiences that were in nature’s truest form. Minimalism and mindful consumption encouraged to eliminate, get skilled and make personal care that is vegan, natural, and eco-friendly. The choice of going sustainable and less in life helped me start with my first venture into skincare. These series of ideas led to finally bringing GO LESS into the world. Every day I turned into an artist carving out a statute of the idea. It all started with a large stone then carving out the head, then the hands, body, and legs to find that masterpiece. It demanded discipline, patience, and skills from me for a long time but I was determined to give my best shot and not give up. Every re-purchase and trust of the new customer assured me continue with this crazy idea goes against my conventional thought of going back to the gratification of a monthly paycheck. Since then, I never gave up on any idea that whispered in my ears.
To put it simply, I guess this is what Elizbeth Gilbert’s book wanted to communicate that the ‘Big Magic’ exists in the universe and it constantly whispers to you with ideas, however, you need to be ready to listen to the soft voice.
PS: With people who believed in me and my dreams.
