RAW | REVEALED | MY STORY........ Today I went to the Hay House Writers seminar in Sydney as Im thinking of writing a book. One of the things I took away from the seminar today was to be authentic with my story. Smoojie has been launched for nearly 6 months now and whilst Ive been posting a lot on this page, I dont feel as connected with the community as I could be. So here goes....... My name is Joseph Di Bennardo, founder of Smoojie. In 2007, I was working in a banking job which felt soulless, my heart wasnt in it. To my luck, one day the manager came in and said that things werent working out, I lost my job and the next day I booked a one way ticket to London. The next 3 years were to be the best of my life. I landed a job as a stock broker, traveled the world, summitted Mount Kilimanjaro, Macchu Picchu, Trekked to Mount Everest Base Camp, partied with locals at running of the bulls and drank fine beer at Oktoberfest. Life was incredible. After 6 years also as a single guy, in 2009 I also fell in love to a local Sicilian girl from London who Id eventually marry in 2011. We had a fairytale wedding in Sicily, relocated back to Australia and then purchased the dream home in NSW overlooking the mountains. Within 6 months we had married, relocated, had to find new jobs, make new friends and adjust back to a life here down under. It was tough....... Long story short, in 2012 after difficulties within the relationship my wife of only 2 years walked out on me, never to return and I became a statistic of divorce at the age of 30. I was shattered. I immediately spiraled into deep depression and for 12 months I laid in a puddle of tears, unable to move or comprehend day to day life. Being in NSW by myself was tough, so I relocated back to Melbourne to rebuild my life and be closer to family. In Melbourne, after countless visits to psychologists and counselors I was prescribed anti depressants by my local doctor. The notion didnt sit well with me and when I left the surgery I threw them in the bin and decided to commit myself to a journey of self discovery. I wanted to heal myself naturally. In 2013, I went to a seminar and watched Arnold Schwarzenegger present and at the seminar I met a mentor who would eventually show me the way out of depression and change my whole view of life forever. I began meditating at the beach at sunrise, drinking green smoothies, juicing, keeping a journal, expressing gratitude, setting goals, understanding my purpose in life, my values, my beliefs and the one thing that COMPLETELY changed my life was a 5 day water fast. No food for 5 days. It was a very spiritual and cleansing experience. I studied as a life coach, attended self development seminars and transformed my life from a place of utter misery and depression. I made peace with my past and appreciate it for how it served me as a person. Smoojie was initially set up as an online store to share my passion of incorporating juicing and green smoothies into our life however I feel its more than that. My passion is to inspire people to create extraordinary lives and be happy within. I believe self love is the pinnacle of all happiness and tonight as I close my eyes, I leave you with a video of some lessons which I learnt through the journey of my 5 day water fast. We must always revert back to a position of gratitude for the lives we have, life is short and we have one shot to follow our dreams. Live with Passion, Joseph x youtube/watch?v=ZB0NamKi3dc
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 10:55:54 +0000
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