2014 is one of the highlight years of my life. I was living in New York City, on Manhattan, yes like the movies, and worked at an advertising agency doing the thing we all dream about. We attach ourselves to a dream and follow it as far as we can, some make it, some don’t which are both ok. I have always been determined to reach any goal I set for myself so when I realized that I reach this one dream of mine, life should work itself out, right?!
Violated? Sure thing.
Living in NYC was one of the greatest experiences of my life and I can reminisce even today about the good times I had and what I experienced living there. Yet, when I actually lived there it did not feel as full as perhaps my memories make it out to be years later, (Go figure huh). While living in NYC I felt trapped. I felt violated daily, taking the train or even walking anywhere. Wherever you look you could not escape humans. Make sense since there is over 8 million humans living in the big apple, so the idea of being alone was perhaps not what NYC living should be all about.
To me it was an inner yearning I never knew was boiling inside of me. I started finding myself looking at trips to nature, the mountains, ocean, wide open spaces. THE DAMN OPEN ROAD. I missed the freedom of space which I had taken for granted all my life.
When the magic hits.
Fast forward to 2024, as this is where the magic boils and why I am sharing these thoughts of mine. I scroll through my photos, as one does when you either are looking for a specific moment, or just have nothing else to do (damn our generation is terrible) and on this particular day I find this main photo. The photo that caught me off guard.
Back in 2014 I manifested my future I am now living in 2024 without me thinking twice about it over the years or even realizing when I reached this manifestation.
From the 25th floor terrace at my old office building I took a photo of the skyline but instead of showing the skyline, I am showing mountains. Open road. Freedom from humans. Posted to social media and never thought about it again, except… Did I? Universe sure as hell did not forget.
No one said you had to, or have to, be spiritual, but it is something that I am slowly discovering and doing it my way. Whether it is from meditating, talking to close friends or just experimenting with what the earth is providing.
Finding this gem of a memory flipped my own script and brought me deeper in my own personal journey which is still a healing one from my 2019 Brain Injury. One single photo brought more peace to my soul than years of trying to force happy thoughts to develop so I can move on.
It is just a simple moment. It is my moment and it means the world to me. You who managed to get here now also shares this with me, which makes it all feel slightly more wonderful and connected.
I am grateful you are here.
-cb