It is all your fault

Before I can charge ahead into 2009 I feel the need to stop and appreciate all that 2008 brought into my life.

2 years ago I had the brilliant idea to start this blog. I started with great enthusiasm and a belief that it would be my gift to the world wide web (corny huh?) Now as I look back at nearly 600 articles written, it's time to reflect on what I've achieved.

I have several confessions to make...

Initially I wanted to build a huge base of readers to share in the wisdom of Eduardo. I set some goals for number of visits and silly stuff like that. I laugh (or as I've learned...LOL) now at my excitement when for the first time, I had 1,000 visitors stop by in one day and actually read my stuff. Man, I thought I was really cooking. Then a funny thing happened (very gradually)

The more I researched my topic on how to make life fun, easy and abundant, the more I came to the realization that I in fact knew very little. At first this was dishearting, you can imagine how my ego imploded at this discovery. Here I was writing like I was some informed inspirational leader only to discover that some of supposed students knew a ton more than me!

"every happy person carries within himself a dreamer. And if he is to maintain happiness over a lifetime then the dreamer must become a believer in something worthwhile"

Undaunted but humbled, I set out to acquire the knowledge I was deficient in. I decided to read one book per week (I'm happy to say, I've exceeded that). In addition I spent on average 2-3 hours every evening researching. Gradually, I've gotten more comfortable and confident with the knowledge I've absorbed.

"what we think we know, get's in the way of what we are capable of"

So am I now an expert? Not so grasshopper! I'll be dammed if the more I learn, the more I realize what I don't know. Is that frustrating? No, I get so excited every time I happen upon a great thought (whether it be my own or someone else's) that most days I feel like the proverbial kid in the candy store.

"we interpret our world according to our level of consciousness"

As I've crammed more knowledge into the limited confines of my brain, I've made another discovery.....I'm actually capable of original thought. Wow, now there's a breakthrough. I quickly came to see that a great many authors are just parroting the same ideas over and over again. As an example, how many books and articles have you seen on the Law of Attraction. That one alone, must have paid the bills for a stadium full of copy cat writers.

"the more energy and time that we give any endeavor, the higher the probability of a successful outcome"

As I look upon this fresh new year in front of me, I'm juiced and excited at the mere thought of the possibilities:

What new thoughts and ideas will come my way?
What new friends will I make?
How much more fun can I have?
How will I become more spiritual?
How much can I give?
How will my life become more peaceful?
What love is to be experienced?
How much more abundance will flow to me?
Oh, and the good times to be had, the jokes to share!

My excitement for the New Year would exceed your boredom, so I'll give it a rest. So I suppose if you've read this far, you must have reached the same conclusion as me. I was really writing for myself. I have no idea how much others might have gained, but I feel like writing has made me the big winner.

Another confession (then I'll stop, I promise)

I would not have kept on writing without you! Publishing what I've written on the internet and getting comments back is the fuel that keeps my brain cells fired up and makes we want to burn up the keyboard. So I'm indebted to all that stop by and share in my wacky ideas.

My pledge for 2009 is to keep on writing only with better content, while still amusing myself. Maybe after another year of reading, writing, researching and straining my poor brain, I'll actually become some sort of an expert on living a life that is fun, easy and over-flowing with abundance. In true, Truthteller style, here is my final quote of the day....

"money is a lot like sex, if you don't have any, it's all you can think about" (yeah, I know it had nothing to do with the subject but it made me laugh)

Smile, it looks really good on you!

Eduardo