The 10 Most Pivotal Days of My Life
at least so far in my 36 years on this planet
Holy cow, it’s been a while since I wrote to you all. I had a few drafts of previous posts that I attempted to clean up and send, but they never made it off my desk. This is mostly because the last two months of my life have been an absolute whirlwind, so much so that I needed to pause writing and prepare myself for what was about to unfold. Not that I planned all of this to happen at the same time, it just somehow did, and I found myself in the middle of it, watching the events unfold.
I believe I just went through the most pivotal 10 days of my life. Here’s the Cliff Notes version of this 10-day period:
Monday, April 21 - I flew home to Maui from Vancouver (a city that once was my home) after visiting my family, knowing that I was walking into possibly the biggest week of my life
Tuesday, April 22 - huge work meeting.
Thursday, April 24 - home inspection on a condo I had under contract to buy. Bit of the backstory here: I put an offer in on a condo that was a stellar deal so much so I signed the sales contract while I was in Washington visiting my mom’s side of the family and then had to borrow money from friends on Maui for the down payment as my credit union bank could only do wire transfers if you came to the branch in person).
Friday, April 25 - decided I’m all in on the condo! Attended a disco-themed fundraiser that evening and negotiated a few items for my condo purchase on my drive to the fundraiser.
Saturday, April 26 - my sweet friends had planned a surprise girls surf weekend on the West side. I didn’t know how badly I needed that until I was there. This was the same day that my current roommate at my rental (that I could hardly afford on my own) was moving out, and I didn’t have anyone else lined up to move in.
Sunday, April 27 - 1pm finished the final session of a Money Manifestation course I was teaching. 3pm hosted an in person coaching workshop that I barely made through before I lost my voice entirely. That night, while drinking tea and nursing my voice, I read through pages of disclosure documents for my condo sale and signed documents and lender forms.
Monday, April 28 - signed final divorce documents (second round of paperwork) and drove them to the courthouse personally to file for divorce.
Tuesday, April 29 - 10am received a job offer, 5pm taught yoga in the evening and 8pm toured a potential roommate through my home.
Wednesday, April 30 - my divorce is finalized by a Judge (much sooner than expected) and the potential roommate becomes official and moves in.
Did I mention that I was fighting a cold throughout all of this and was struggling to talk? I was also deliberating a new job offer, trying to figure out financing for my condo purchase (which was not straightforward given I was in the middle of getting divorced) and conducting due diligence on the daily for my condo purchase.
The crazy part was that throughout it all, I was not stressed or anxious like I would have expected.
I knew flying back to Maui that I had so many balls in the air that there was no predicting how and where they were going to land. On that Monday, I didn’t even know if the condo I had under contract was going to be my next home or not. At the start of that week, my biggest concern was finding a new roommate so I wouldn’t have to foot my current rent on my own (I had done that for 2 months previously and it was not easy to manage).
Fortunately, I remained calm and carefully observed each piece of the puzzle as it went into action until it became clear where it was going to fit. I did not go into panic or stress about the number of things I needed to do each day. Day by day, I focused on the task at hand and what needed to get done sequentially. I did not get mad or upset for the late nights and stacks of paperwork I reviewed before and after work. I did what needed to get done. I didn’t overthink my decisions; I was thorough and I listened to my gut. Most of all, I felt as if I had let go of the reins and watched my life unfold before me.
In doing so, everything came together better than expected.
The most difficult parts of the divorce were behind me, and the finalization of the legal side was exceptionally fast (especially for an island where things typically take longer than you want them to). In my due diligence for the condo, I got green lights every step of the way. My top priority for the year (to make more money) was coming to fruition in multiple aspects of my life.
I had one thought on repeat throughout this entire process. This goes back to the beginning of the year when I was in mediation with my ex and really struggling to picture my future:
“Everything works out for me.”
I used this when I didn’t know how I was going to live on Maui when rent is high and hardly anywhere allows large dogs. I used this when I didn’t know if I was making a good decision in the mediation process. I used this when I didn’t know where to go next or felt like I didn’t know what I was doing. I used this when I couldn’t picture what was in front of me. I used this to manifest what I needed when I needed it. I used this when I was scared. I called upon this thought again and again, repeating it to myself like a mantra.
And what happened is, it did - everything worked out for me and continues to do so. This thought turned into belief and that belief turned into reality.
This one simple sentence, that encompasses so much, brought me to where I am today.
Not only did it all work out, it worked out amazingly.
This is the power of thought work.
I am living proof that your thoughts create your reality.
This is why I encourage you to choose your thoughts wisely.
When you do, you can sit back and watch magic unfurl.
All my best,
Naomi
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The day I got my keys to my new condo