Author: Goldilocks

Life’s Compounding Interest-Nothing Happens and Then Everything Happens

“Nothing happens, and nothing happens, and then everything happens.” – Fay Weldon

Compound interest is where interest is collected and added to the principle amount invested so that the principle plus the interest are now earning interest. I have thought of it mostly in regards to finance, and still remember the story told to me by one of my high school teachers.  He said two friends were playing golf.  The first friend said; “lets bet $25 dollars on each hole”. The other friend said; “No, lets bet $1 on the first hole and then double it at each hole.”  The first friend thought the other friend wanted to keep the match friendly and the stakes low, even though they both were well off, and agreed to start at $1. By the time they reached the eighth hole the friend was laughing thinking his friend really put it to him, as that hole would cost him $128.  By the fourteenth hole, and at $4096, it wasn’t funny anymore. By the time he reached the eighteenth hole the bet was a whopping $131,072.

I drive through two neighborhoods, one is a new and is without any trees or natural beauty. The second neighborhood is older with big majestic trees and mature landscaping. One house in particular has rock and stone paths, a water fall and pond, flower beds, shrubs and trees all perfectly placed.  The type of landscaping that only evolves after time and effort.

I started blogging about a year ago and using twitter and about a month ago.  In both cases it was slow going getting my first followers. In fact, it seem like forever, but then one came and then eventually another, and now that I have several it seems that they are coming quicker.  Like a snowball running down hill.  It just keeps getting bigger and faster as it goes.

Life is like that.  We have to plant our seeds, continue to do the work, and one day we will look up and see what we have created…

Just a thought…

Love, Goldi

www.GoldilocksBlog.com

Creating my perfect life in a perfect world…

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A Perfect Life

My passion is apparent if you’ve been reading my post, it’s that we create and live our perfect life, the life that is “just right” for us.  It’s tailored made to suit us perfectly. Most of the post read that’s its about going after something big, something that we want to attain in the pursuit.  The truth is the joy and happiness comes not from the attainment but in the doing. My goal is to travel and write, and I admit I’m not traveling and writing yet like I see it in my mind; but I’m happy now, because I’m writing. I’m doing what it is that I’m passionate about.  I’m not putting it off. I’m living it now.

I also want to be clear that a perfect life can be the one your living… we all have different wants, desires, needs, and passions.  I have a friend who is very happy with her life as a wife, mother, and friend.  She is the glue, keeping us all in touch, and feeling the love.  She takes great pride in the life she leads, and all of us who know her,  are better off because of it.

It doesn’t matter what you do, it’s how you do it…so however you choose to live your life – it’s perfect!

Just a thought….

Love, Goldi

www.GoldilocksBlog.com

Creating my perfect life in a perfect world…

Be Powerful Beyond Measure

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.  It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?…” -A Return to Love – Marianne Williamson

I use to think, what could be more fearful than being inadequate… A friend told me that they wanted to be an actor but decided not to, because they didn’t think that they could handle the paparazzi.  I write under a pseudonym with an advatar image because I have a dialog in my head saying, who are you that thinks you can do this – write, travel, and be successful.   My friend stopped moving forward, so unless she changes her mindset, she will never be an actor. Her fear of success stopped her before she ever got started. I have gotten past my feeling of inadequacy and decided to move forward anyway.  Because, why not me?  Why not my friend?  Why can’t we live our dream?  We have just as many hours in the day as anyone else. We have the same opportunities.  It’s our choice – whats yours? What does your perfect life look like?

Just a thought…

Love, Goldi

www.GoldilocksBlog.com

Creating a perfect life in a perfect world…