Rotem G

One of the greatest things that have happened to me.

I’m so happy to announce this GOAL is moving to my DONE list !
As of SEP 1st, I’ve moved out with Galit & we now live in a beautiful moshav by Kfar Saba called Sdei-hemed.
I just love it there. So quite & green & ... 22 min walk from my work ! isn’t that AWESOME.
The apt. is very small & maybe just a bit expensive but I really enjoy it. BIG TIME.
So, for those of you who still haven’t moved out, and can afford it, and even for those who can’t, it’s sure worth while the effort.

GOOD LUCK !

I’ve done this twice actually. Both times were in the U.S (interesting fact by itslef)
First time was 4 years ago, at a gay bar in South Beach Miami.
I am not gay, and don’t ask me what I was doing there. It’s a long story and I’m not going to tell you anyway. :-P
I got bored on the first minutes of being so I’ve decided to make the best out of it and enrolled my name on the Karaoke list. Almost 3 hours passed till I got called to fill my duty on stage. The song was “Depeche Mode’s” – “Personal Jesus” and oh boy I gave a life time performance in front of 100 people.
“What the heck” I said to myself. I don’t know anybody in here & nobody knows me so… lets get wild and make DM proud for a successful cover. It was an amazing experience and I even got some applauds. My 4 mins of fame were caught on video and rumor has it the tape is still circulating the So-Be area to this very day. ;)

The second time was rather notorious. It took place a year ago at a nice diner in Riverside, CA.
I was there with an Israeli guy I’ve just met & he urged me to go up & sing along with him. The chosen song was Sagi’s “It wasn’t me”. I told him I know the song but I don’t know the lyrics. He told me not to worry that the words are up on the screen. He forgot to tell me he didn’t know the words either.
So, there we were, both on stage making totally fools out of ourselves in front of 50 people including innocent families & really nice elder which their only fault was being at the wrong place in the wrong time.
However, I got off stage filled up with more confidence than ever & that really made me feel great.
We drank our beers and secretly buzzed off.

P.S. – Everyone else sang so professionally!
PS2 :P – 0 Drinks were needed for the making of them stunts.
PS3 – (Dave would have been really proud…)

“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.”

• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe* (German Playwright, Poet, Novelist and Dramatist. 1749-1832)

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

- Thomas Alva Edison

“Education is not given for the purpose of earning a living; it’s learning what to do with a living after you earn it that counts.”

- Abraham Lincoln (American 16th US President (1861-65), who brought about the emancipation of the slaves. 1809-1865)

“If we don’t change the direction we’re going, we’re likely to end up where we’re headed.”
- Chinese proverb

I started with this endeavour almost a year ago & stopped. (typical?) but I’m absolutly convinced I must complete it for humanity’s sake.
I’ve read Ami’s book in Spanish 10 years ago and it has affected me to this very day. The book is amazing in its simplicity & beauty.
So, I started. Then, my mom got excited by the idea, thought it was a worthy cause and offered her help.
I gladly accepted. And so, we started working on it together and completed chapter 2 (out of 11). But later I’ve found it was a bit hard to reschedule & the project got stuck.
I don’t have much free time, but this goal is important.
I believe this book should be read by everyone.
It reaches easly to people’s hearts through its unique charm, and by that will hopefully start to generate a change.

So, for humanity’s sake rotem… do something ! :)

I’d love & promise to post my progress here. SOON.

PANIC! The course is first class but there’s sooo much for me to complete! I’ve walked straight into the lions’ den.
IT’s hard & so many details to remember! :(
I feel as if I not only plunged into the pool’s deep waters, but thrown off a chopper right to the heart of the ocean, and let me tell you something. It’s cold! very cold!
I’m not sure what I’m going to do.
Right now, I feel like crying HELP!..help.. he…

The following list consists of quotes & saying I personally found to be inspiring & insightful.
It is offered to you for your enjoyment. Feel free to quote. ;)

To me, this particular goal is the most paradoxal of all my goals.
I KNOW, beyond any shade of doubt, we consciously create our reality, moment by moment. I’ve proven that to myself at least 3 times in the past. I also might add that I’m good at it, that good, it sometimes scares me.

Hence the paradox. If I can consciously create my life… why am I not making it better for myself? (there’s always place for big improvements , right?)
Two probable answers that pop into my mind are:
1. Fear of success.
2. The unability of focusing and deciding what precisely and how I* want my life to shape & be.

I must work out these two ASAP. Time is running fast and it’s always one moment too late.
As soon as these two are solved I must start & *consciously create.

This is one dream I feel inside I’ll acheive someday.
Even if it’s going to be for a short period of time.
My preferred region to live in Italy – Toscana although, I’m quite flexible on that.
I can actually visualize my house, the big balcony, the big planters with red flowers, the car in the garage…

I’ll keep you posted. ;)

I’ve been practicing Iyengar yoga at least once a week (usually 2-3 times a week) for the past two years.
What can I say… yoga is a blessing, it practically saved my life. Practicing it feels very natural to me.

Thank you Anne-Cathrine for your care & dedication (One of the best yoga masters in Israel)
Thank you Roy for introducing me to Anne-Cathrine
Thank you Master Iyengar for sharing your veda.

God bless perseverance.

When I stop to think of all the things I missed/passed-on in my life just for not taking intiative, I get the chills.
All the tempting offers, special events, beautiful girls and all the other 40 things ;)
I know I must work hard on this one. But in order to do so, I must be alert & aware next time an opportunity to take intiative comes around & not dismiss it as I’m so well used to do.

I feel acheiving this goal has been crucial for me for a very very looong time. I personally find it very hard to acheive.
Maintaining the balance seems like dancing on a very thin line.
My tendency has always been offseting to the spiritual world.Only lately I became aware of the serious amount of work I have to do in just getting to know the Physical/materialistic world I’m living in.

Surely, for me,it is one of the sneakiest most-hard-to-acheive goals of them all.Hopefully, I’ll acheive it this round and move onward.

Next time it will happen, it’s gonna be mine!

My sweet sister bought us the tickets for DM’s show on AUG 3rd, Tel Aviv.(Thank you vmuch sis)
First 10k tickets are selling for 70$ ! later the price will go for a 100$. But when it comes to DM, “Everything Counts” BUT MONEY!
I well know I’m heading towards a life-time experience for the second time.
I Just Can’t Get Enough.
Can’t wait.
C U THERE.

Gladly willing to sacrifice my hearing nerve again.

I’m not sure exactly what, and right now it seems even far from me. However, something inside me calls… INVENT!

Finally I’ve come to realize the importance of moving out on my own. It’s a crucial phase in one’s development.
Moving out encompasses so many things all together.No wonder it seems scarry.
I’ve previously set my moving-out date to end of 2005, now it seems like it’s going to happen more like mid-2006.