Creativity
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Coming home to yourself
„Because water always takes the line of least resistance, water is very soft and yet one of the strongest things in the world. This idea then is the strength of gentleness…“ -Alan Watts Going gently only one step at a time.There’s no need to hurry.There’s no need to reach a destination.All is flow.You are flow.You are flowing with time. Everything is a moment in the flow of life.Just there and then a moment of the past in a blink of an eye.There’s only learning, getting experiences while you’re going with the flow.Every experience flows through every cell of your body in endless time. There’s no need for pressure.Flow like water…
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„One loves the sunset, when one is so sad.“
-„I love sunsets. Let’s go and watch one now…“ -„But you must wait…“ “One day,“ you said to me, „I saw the sunset forty-four times!“ And a little later you added: „You know— one loves the sunset, when one is so sad…“ „Were you so sad, then?“ I asked, „on the day of the forty-four sunsets?“ But the little prince made no reply.” ― Antoine de Saint Exupéry What do you love doing that moves you so deeply? What is it that gives you comfort when your heart has to carry a burden? What dries your tears when you feel lost and alone? Is it this little flower swaying softly…
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How to turn Monday blues into a buttered-side-up day
You probably know these days when you’re frustrated and sad that your weekend has gone by so quickly.Maybe you had to do tasks from the week which you had to postpone and therefore there wasn’t so much time to relax or for doing something nice on the weekend.Maybe your job really stresses you and you think of quitting but you don’t, because it is what brings butter and bread on the table.You feel that your heart has been elsewhere for a long time. You dream of something that makes you feel fulfilled, that excites you and you love doing.You dream of Mondays you love to wake up to.You dream that…
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Hidden places
The estuary meanders far inland, flowing into the land to let the strict boundary between land and sea disappear.You can find boats berthing on the seabed, waiting for the next tide to come. Time flows with the sea.Every moment gives birth to a new landscape.There’s no hurry, only waiting for the right wave, a tide that reaches for the boundary of the land. You can walk along with the tides, meandering through forgotten places,waiting for what the next ebb reveals, resting on the bed that is made by the sea. No one can reach you here, it’s a place and time you can enjoy all by yourself.You can listen to…
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The crack and the light
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Why creativity is such an integral part of slow living
There are days when I miss the flow of inspiration, especially after a day with a packed schedule, after a long work day, when you’re glad that you can sit down and pause for a moment. I need to take a few deep breaths then and have a cup of tea to calm my mind. Switching into the creative mode doesn’t come easily in those moments but I remind myself how soothing it is to create: to write, to take or edit photos, to draw or design something. You don’t have to be an artist to experience the benefits of creativity. Sometimes it’s just working with your hands like building…
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The light is rising for you
Sometimes we can’t see the light because it seems to be hidden behind a huge wall of worries and doubts. Sometimes we can’t see the lighthouse that sends its rays over every stone, over the endless sea. The light travels with the waves, sparkling with the stars even in dark nights. Sometimes we have to wait, we have to be patient for the light getting through the clouds, rising above the horizon. It is always on its way, even if we can’t sense it and have already given up hope for the brighter days to come. Can you touch the ground, feel how it becomes warmer, as if it wants…
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Lost time is love
“It’s the time you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important…People have forgotten this truth, but you mustn’t forget it. You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed. You’re responsible for your rose.” ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – The Little Prince Today I spent time on a little drawing of one of my favorite books: „Le Petit Prince“ by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry This book is full of gold nuggets and life wisdom, full of heartfelt advice to go slow and focus on the most important things in your life, a life that is lived from the heart. That’s the original quote from the book: „C’est le temps…