Mindset
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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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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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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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Real success is felt from within
Leave the comparison trap and create your unique way of joy It’s easier more than ever to fall into the trap of comparison. On the internet you can always find someone who seems to have it all: more money, status, freedom, luck, happiness.Sometimes you can get the impression that this bigger, better, faster, more happens in a blink of an eye, with no effort.You just have to follow the newest trend, productivity hacks, the latest hipster network circle and courses.Just follow those guru advice and you will reach all your goals and success with working only for a four-hours-work week. I’m tired of this noise, of constantly trying to tweak…
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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…
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When self-improvement becomes toxic
or what swimming in the ocean taught me about enoughness “I feel tired and overwhelmed. I love learning and personal development, going on this path brought me so much healing but what if it makes you feel stressed? Will there ever be a state when it’s enough? A pause from the urge to constantly improve something?…” When I reread this journal entry I can feel the self-induced stress and pressure I put on myself so often. I wonder what the hidden theme is in my subconscious that pushes me so hard, this feeling of not being enough. Is it the missing acknowledgment of what I have already done,achieved, the healing…
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Roots of life
Spread your roots into the ground.Let the earth hold you, nourish your heart and soul. Spread your wings like branches that reach for the sky.Grow them from your inner strength.A trunk that can’t be pushed away by storms of life. Every branch grows leaves of possibilities.Leaves that spread comfort under their green roof.Leaves that breath in every pain to transform it into hope and new beginnings. Let go of them when the time has come, the end of a cycle.You can grow them anew from the roots into the sky. Let the sun help you surrendering into trust.Trust into abundance that you can always create from your roots.Blossoms, leaves, acorns,…
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The beauty of the first step
It’s exciting to take the first step into a new adventure but at the same time a lot of worries and doubts can come up. It’s new, mesmerizing like taking a deep breath of fresh air. It allures us into a new sense of being, a liberation from the old that has kept us stuck. The first step feels like a departure into a new life. How can we stay in this open and inspirational state longer, beyond the beginning? How can we walk our way at a slower pace and still stay connected to this feeling of freedom and possibilities? Our mind wants to keep us small, pushing us…
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Start where you are
Start where you are because this place has meaning.Your past has brought you there, all these wins and losses, all the healing, growing and scars.There’s no rushing to this point because you needed every detour, every step of the journey to become the person you now are.It’s like getting equipped with special tools that allow you to go further on your journey, to the destination you are meant to go. This place in the distance is calling you.You feel attracted by it, although you can’t even say why.You pack your rucksack, get all your learnings and memories in, and you leave all the limiting thoughts, all that’s wearing you down…
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The art of life
Sunday thoughts on rest and productivity It’s one of these Sundays when I feel so tired and leaking energy. Although it’s Easter and I have a few days off from work, I didn’t put the time and energy into my other projects I want to create on the side. I often feel the urge in my free time to make use of it as much as possible, to get these heart’s projects like I call them started and move them forward. But as soon as the weekend arrives I feel exhausted and running out of energy to work on these projects. What would I tell a friend when asked what…