Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 23oC, warm, overcast and with showers.
The month is ending. How has it been? It has been an exceptional month. I have been on a roll for the last two or three months, but I cannot relax. There are still a lot of things to do.
My two main priorities for next month are as follows: First, I want to finish “PlaceBeads.” I have not been able to finish it this month. It is an online store and is a bit more complex than “The Long Gringo,” which is a simple blog.
Secondly, I am working on improving the blog. Since its launch on September 2nd, I have posted more than thirty times. I need to make the blog and its plugins more sophisticated, so they must be tweaked and improved. I have already asked Renato to help me with this.
Thirdly, I need to continue the treatment for my teeth and hopefully have the implants done before I go to England. I have a dentist appointment tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. to resume the treatment and discuss what can be done before the trip.
I have been thinking a lot about my financial responsibilities at the moment. I must pay Nalva and Dona Vera for the glasses and the dentist to treat my teeth. These are the primary financial responsibilities I will have to take care of this month and in the next few months.
I also have a plan to start a YouTube channel for “The Long Gringo”. The idea is to create a faceless YouTube channel and turn all the content from the blog into videos. This is my fourth priority, and I will only start working on it after finishing “PlaceBeads”.
I like the number 3 and its multiples. Sometimes, two is too little, and 4 is too much, so three is perfect for me. I prefer things in groups of three or multiples of three. I have three main priorities, and it is more than enough for me.
Three has been a good companion for me. Whenever there has been the number 3, it has been very good for me: three changes, three times, three places, three clients, three responsibilities, the third place, three people, the third person, the third possibility, and as I said, the quantity three has always been very good for me.
What we expect and what happens are often not the same. Sometimes, they are not even similar. All I know is that I am incredibly grateful for what has happened and is currently happening in my life.
Is it because of what is meant to be, or is it because of all the challenges I have faced before to deserve what is happening now? Or is it a change of mindset that changes everything around and puts everything in line? Or is it just a tiny shift in perspective? All I know is that I am incredibly grateful.
I know there will continue to be difficulties, and I am ready to face them. A flame of happiness has ignited inside me, a feeling I have not experienced in a long time. I hope this blog will be a way for me to give back and help others facing similar challenges.
In bed by 10.00 pm.
Thank you.
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Richard
