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My name is Dominic White and I’m nobody special. At time of writing – I’m 56 years old, divorced with a 20 year old son and a 22 year old daughter. I’m currently living with my new partner and her 8 and 10 year old children.
I have a Computer Science degree and worked in Technology from 1990 – 2023. The last 20 years I was an Engineering leader but my passion for technology all but disappeared after the first 10 years of working and was replaced with a passion for answers. Answers as to what life is about, why are we here, how can i live the best life possible?
In 2000 I trained as a crisis counsellor and volunteered on a telephone crisis line. I spent 2 years studying for a diploma in Kinesiology and in 2002 I left the world of technology and set up my own natural therapies business which I ran for a year. I helped a lot of people, I loved what I did and I was deeply immersed in the world of spirituality, energy healing and the workings of the mind.
Although I loved working as a kinesiologist, the pay was far less than as an Engineering Manager in technology and so with the pressure of bills to pay and a family to support – I went back to work in technology until I left the industry in June 2023.
This site is an experiment in happiness and part of my spiritual practice.
In 2023 I was going to buy an apartment in Sydney. I had been separated for 4 years and I had saved enough by then for a deposit. It still meant I needed a huge mortgage as Sydney is a crazy expensive city to live in.
At the age of 55 i was going to take on a 30 year mortgage. On my salary I could have afforded to pay off more than the minimum repayments and paid it off in 20 years. I would be 75 when it was paid off. It meant I had to work another 20 years, at the level I was operating. As a Head of Engineering working in technology, it’s mentally exhausting and I felt sick at the thought of doing that for another 20 years.
It was entirely possible the mortgage would outlive me. None of us know how long we have to live and there is certainly no guarantee I would live to 75. Assuming I did make it to 75 – what state would my health be in? What would I be able to do with the rest of my life? What would the stress of another 20 years of working in an industry I no longer had any passion for – do to me?
I didn’t want to do it. There was no part of me that wanted to do it and the only reason I was considering it, was because it had been drilled into me by my society that I should own property. “Owning property in Sydney is like owning a printing press, you can’t lose, you’re property will double in value every 10 years, where will you live if you don’t own your own property? How can you be 55 and not have property? Why haven’t you got an investment property as well?”
There was another way. A risker way – financially. But a much better way in all other regards. What if I used my savings, the money i was going to use as a deposit and live on it, until I could access my super fund? I would end up with 0 property investments. I would have nothing to leave my kids financially, but i could use my time to work on my mind, to improve my own happiness and well being instead.
I spoke to a financial advisor – we did the figures and the figures worked. I had enough to do this if I was careful with my money.
This site is the result of that decision. I am living my life now – working on my mind and not waiting until I am 75. Imagine the progress I can make with 20 years of dedication to my mind, instead of dedication to paying off a mortgage?
This site is for me and for anyone else who is interested in leading a happier and more contented life . I’m using it as my spiritual practice and I hope that by documenting my journey, it will be of help to others.
When I write – I’m thinking of my son and daughter as a reader. Can I help them live a happier life? What insights can I pass on from my 30+ years of studying, searching and experimenting with different philosophies, spiritual practices, religions and belief systems – what works? What answers have I found? What has turned out to be true?
I’ve always meditated and written a journal. Sometimes I haven’t meditated for months and sometimes I haven’t written for weeks, but overall It’s a consistent practice over the last 30+ years.
Writing a journal has helped enormously in my understanding of the various systems I have studied and the insights gained in meditation. It’s been invaluable in organising my thoughts and deepening my understanding life.
This site will become my (better organised) version of my journal and in developing the content it keeps me accountable to my practice and deepens my understanding of the subject matter.
We have 91 hours per week when we are awake and alert enough to be mindful of what we are doing with our life. That’s 13 hours a day as we spend 8 hours sleeping and 3 hours attending to essential activities such as eating, preparing meals, looking after our hygiene etc.
91 hours per week to make positive changes in our mind that will have long lasting effects in our happiness.
I’m experimenting with AI to generate some of the images on the site but over time I want to create the images myself as I get more confident with drawing. I tried using AI to supplement or improve the written content, but it felt fake and hollow.
The written content on this site is all my own, based on my own application and experience. There is nothing useful AI can offer with regards to human experience and so there is no AI written content on this site.
You can reach me via email on the contact page