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#473 - Monday Motivation: "With freedom, books, flowers and the moon, who could not be happy?", Oscar Wilde

Welcome to another short but empowering episode of Monday Motivation, giving you a dose of inspiration as you head into your week...

Today, we explore Oscar Wilde's philosophy of happiness through freedom, growth, beauty and wonder:

"With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?"

Three key takeaways:

  1. Why freedom is the foundation of a meaningful and joyful life.
  2. How books, beauty and wonder can enrich your everyday experience without requiring more money or success.
  3. Three simple practices you can implement this week to feel happier, more present and more aligned with your dream life.

Take this opportunity to learn how to find more joy in the simple things that are already within reach.

As always, I’d LOVE to hear what resonated most with you - so please share and let’s keep the conversation going in the Dream Life Podcast Facebook Group here.    

Have a wonderful weekend …and remember, it all starts with a dream 💛

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TRANSCRIPT:

[00:00:09] Hi there, and happy Monday, and welcome back to your Monday Morning Motivation episode. I am so happy you are here, and I'm so glad it is the start of a brand new week. I love Mondays. I wanna share a quote with you today that I absolutely love and I have loved for a very long time. In fact, I got it printed in the Dream Labs store, and it's on my wall in front of me in the office.

[00:00:41] It's from Oscar Wilde, and here it is, " With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?" With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?"

[00:00:59] The first time [00:01:00] I read it many years ago, I smiled because it sounded almost too easy. but the more I see it and think about it, the more I realized that Oscar Wilde has quietly handed us a whole philosophy of a happy life in just nine words. and I wanna walk through it with you this morning because I think there is something in here for your whole week.

[00:01:26] Notice what he puts first, freedom. Not money, not status, not a bigger house or a longer list of achievements. Freedom. Because freedom is the one that makes all the rest possible. freedom is having the choice to pick up the book, to stop and notice the flowers, to stand at the window at night and just look at the moon.

[00:01:51] Without freedom, you just rush straight past all of it.

[00:01:55] And then look what he chooses next. Books, [00:02:00] flowers, the moon. None of them are expensive. are out of reach. They are simple. They are mostly free. Yes, it does cost money to buy a book, but you can go to library and they are available to you today. He's not describing a someday life that you have to earn your way into.

[00:02:23] He's describing the texture of a good life that is already within arm's reach if you have the freedom to reach for it. So here is how I read these four small things. Freedom is the choice. It is the space to live the way you actually want to. Books are growth. They are ideas, other people's wisdom, the reminder that you are always still becoming.

[00:02:52] Flowers are beauty. They are the small things you only notice when you are truly present in your own life [00:03:00] instead of racing through it. And the moon is wonder. It's perspective. It is that feeling of looking up and remembering that you are part of something far bigger than your to-do list. Freedom, growth, beauty, wonder.

[00:03:18] That to me is a rich life and not one of them asks you to wait. So this morning, I wanna give you three small things to carry into your week. Nothing big Because it is the small things done consistently that changes everything.

[00:03:35] I know if you're a frequent listener to this podcast, and I say that so often, but it is so true. The first one is reclaim one small piece of freedom this week. Just one. Block out a single hour that belongs only to you and guard it like it matters because it does. Treat it like an appointment with a very important person, which of course [00:04:00] is you.

[00:04:00] Freedom is not something you stumble across lying around. It's something you choose in small deliberate moments. Here's the second. Pick up a book, whatever it is you have been meaning to read, the one sitting on your bedside table that you keep walking past. Open it and then allocate 10 minutes.

[00:04:21] Growth does not need to be dramatic to be real. Ten pages a day is a whole different mindset in a year

[00:04:28] And the third, notice one beautiful thing each day and let it actually land and do not rush it. The flowers, the morning light, maybe your child's or your friend's laugh, the moon on your drive home. Do not rush past it. Stop for three second and really take it in. This is not a soft, fluffy thing. This clarity because the people who are most present are also the ones who [00:05:00] thinks most clearly and choose most wisely.

[00:05:03] You cannot make good decisions about a life you are too busy to even notice. Freedom, a book, a beautiful moment. That is your week. That is more than enough to be happy, Wilde would say, and I think he is right.

[00:05:21] Before I let you go, I just wanna say one more thing. Notice that Wilde put freedom first. So do we in the Dream Life community because here at Dream Life, this is the whole thing. A dream life is not about having everything. It is about having the freedom to choose, the freedom to pick up the book, to be there for the people you love, to say a wholehearted yes to things that lights you up, and a gentle no to, to things that actually drain you.

[00:05:50] The next month inside the Dream Life coaching program, we go deep on exactly this. July is all about freedom and your relationship with money, not as, [00:06:00] as a source of stress, but as a tool that quietly hands you the choices back. Because the kind of freedom Wilde is describing, the freedom to actually enjoy your one precious life, is so often sitting on the other side of getting clear and a little bit braver about your time and your money If something in you is leaning towards that, I would just say trust it.

[00:06:24] The door is open for July, and there is only 10 spots available, and I am getting ready and excited to run a couple of workshops, we have the amazing Melissa Brown coming in to give us a masterclass in wealth creation. And if it feels right for you, only if it does, come and join us. I would love to have you in the room if it feels right for you. But for today, keep it really simple. Here is one question for the week. what would you do this week if you gave yourself just a little more [00:07:00] freedom?

[00:07:00] Sit with that on your walk this morning, or on your morning drive, or when you have a moment to have a coffee, and then choose one small thing and go and do it. Because you don't need to wait for a perfect life to start enjoying this one. With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?

[00:07:23] Go and have the most beautiful week. As always, I'll be back on Friday. I can't wait to see you then.

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