Mindfulness
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Connecting to nature is connecting to your inner world of magic
On the last day of April I went on a walk through the forest.It has been such a wonderful day, the first warm sun rays, the fresh green leaves, the daisies and dandelions in the meadows. On my walk I recognised how stressed I’ve felt the last couple of weeks and that I’ve disconnected myself from my body and heart. With every step in nature I could slow down, calm my mind and stop my restless thoughts.I could empty my mind and let go of my thoughts as if they were flying away with the butterflies which crossed my path. I observed the butterflies, how they flew from flower to…
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Ways of courage
Ways never take you in the right direction. They are created while you go. Ways never take you to the horizon. You will get there with every step you take. Ways never lie in front of you. They will appear when you go on the journey. Ways never are right or wrong. They are simply a creation of your heart. Why do you struggle so much to find a way? Why do you fear taking the first step? Why don’t you see freedom, the horizon over the endless blue ocean? Which way do you want to create? A way to the ocean is never created by the fear from the…
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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 step away from the norm, forward to a joyful life
How can I make life feel a bit easier? That was my journal entry this morning.Daily life and work demands feel more and more heavier at the moment, tiredness kicks in and there’s hardly any energy left for something I enjoy doing. I know that I make it extra hard through my overactive mind and overthinking, trying to fulfill all the expectations that I have set for myself and then there is this constant need to create the illusion of control and figure things out. What would make life feel a bit more serene and joyful? Because that is what my body, mind and soul is craving for.Not setting another…
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A letter to the younger Self – Life has your back
Dear younger Self, This is for you who have gone through so much. I know you always felt like an outsider, that you don’t fit, left alone and forgotten, not seen and understood. You felt always responsible for everything and everyone but you couldn’t make it right anyway, you didn’t get the love you were so hoping for, although you put so much effort in fulfilling the expectations of others. And so you put on even more responsibilities, silenced yourself, swallowed it all down and tried to get on with life and please everyone you hoped was going to love you back. Even if you can’t believe that life sees…
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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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A still mind has no fear
Fears are produced by a restless mind, when you’re worrying about what the future might bring, when you’re dwelling on negative experiences of the past.You’re getting a fearful outlook on life when you compare past failures and stressful experiences with a possible outcome in the future.Fears are a product of your mind, of thoughts that are racing from past issues directly to the imagination of the future without stopping in the here and now. You become scared, worried, stressed, your body starts to reflect those thoughts: sleepless nights, a racing heart, gut issues, the feeling of a knot in your chest and stomach… When negative thoughts of an unpredictable future…
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What growing a cedar taught me about resilience and patience
Have you ever tried to grow a tree from its fruits or cones and watched the vulnerable seedling becoming a little tree after a long period of slow growth? I love to take seeds and cones from my favorite plants and try to cultivate them at home. These are often seeds from plants which grow in special places that are dear to my heart.Once I collected a cone from a cedar at the shoreline of the wild Atlantic Ocean.Its trunk was so big, knotty branches which have seen and endured many storms. I was so happy when I saw the first little green needles in my pot on the windowsill.When…
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A way to the ocean
“Roads were made for journeys not destinations” ― Confucius A way can be narrow, long winding and nevertheless the right way to go.Twists and turns bring in different directions, a light that shines through the hedge of doubts. A way gone with all your courage is never lost, always meaningful in your presence.Even if you can’t see the next step, there’s no looking back because magic is waiting around the corner. You walk further although the blue vastness is out of sight.Your heart knows anyway, where to go, where to stop, where to leave the known. A way opens up for you when you follow the courage of your true…