Gotta Catch Em All! – Your Minimap To Life

After three years of our relationship (and 22 years of my life in Australia) – we thought it was due time for my partner to return to his roots to visit the family and beauty of Tasmania. As his pop hands me the map of Tasmania I’m left with the thought of how nice it would be if we had our own minimap to help guide us through the journey of our lives. Much like a UAV there assisting the completion of each mission, guiding us to unlocking each level of life.

En Route to Queenstown, Tasmania.

I would use the trusty map to seek aid in times of hurt. Seek out the hospital to heal both the inner & outer demons. A UAV to reveal where my enemies and allies lie. A map to guide us with our collection of weapons and armour. Where to find all the tools I am going to need in my battles through each stage of life. The collection of assets to enrich and increase value in my life’s account. Most importantly, I thought how incredible would it be if I could have a way to know whether I am on the right path? A way to know if the decisions I have made were the ones for me, and the direction I’m headed is where I should be.

So here I am on my way to Cradle Mountain. Ranging through picturesque peaks with bridges and waterfalls escaping the rock walls that frame the road. We drove through clouds & fog listening to our favourite tunes. Metres from the base of a rainbow I pull the car to a halt and in freezing temperatures attempt to chase the rays with my lens, knowing that I could never truly capture the essence of what I was seeing. Turning back to see Zac laughing at me I smile, it is now I realise that I have always and will always have my map within myself.

In every single time of hurt in my life I have found aid. A place, person or something that transcends both, there to slap on the band aid of reassurance and talk me through how to stitch my wounds back up so I don’t tear/break down in the next stage- simply by experiencing  the lesson I have needed to learn.

My map directs away from those who harm me through my intuition. This is often the hardest one to see. The unexplained distrust, negative energy , drama, toxicity and discomfort from those is something to listen to.

Without my map I could not have been guided to meet the soulmates I have in my life. I say soul mates knowing that our souls had no other option but to be attracted and bound into each others’ lives. Whether in the form of family, friendship or romantic partners, how else could I have met such phenomenal people who have brought me so much love, value and most importantly mirrored to me the attributes within myself I love most or that I need to learn from.

Dove Lake, Cradle Mountain, Tasmania. @zacahrya

As I’ve scooped up each item to add to my collection of weaponry, I alone determined its value. [External factors often mislead us to believe its level of perceived value is in touch with who we are but often we are left leading a life driven by that shiny coin only to find its hollow inside]. So now I have replaced my collection with tools that have helped me through the largest internal battles with things like gratitude, curiosity, self-love, meditation, exercise and all the incredible people in my life. None of which can be obtained with currency…

And now road tripping across Tasmania, I look back at the car I realise I have my pot of gold. I am on my right path. Despite my life being colourful and full of ups & downs, capturing these moments of complete freedom are my reminder. Creating a life chasing the perspectives I have to gain, in each place I travel, is the alignment I need to unlock my next level of my life.

So I am going to leave you with two questions.

Are you following your own map or someone else’s?

Every time I try lead a life that is not focussed on fulfilling these moments (instead focussing on someone else’s journey), I end up more lost than where I began, shaken by the universe putting me back on the path for me.

Secondly, answer yourself this:

If you had a map to guide you through life what would you want it to show you most?

Even if you’re unsure right now don’t lose sight of this question. This is what you will attract to your life.

Much like any physical map, I’ve found that if you follow these questions, you’ll end up coming across a life that is beyond…

legen….wait for it..…dary.

Reliquaire, La Trobe, Tasmania.

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All images taken on Canon 70D, Iphone 7+ & GoPro Hero 6

Much love.