Born to shine

On a birthday card my former boss wrote me once:

'when you can dream it you can do it' 

I find this quote very powerfull and I try to remind myself of it when slipping away in daily obligations. Slipping away in the matrix. Slipping away in fear. 

I have so much respect for people with a dream and even more respect for people daring enough to pursue their dream. As I am convinced that we are all here with a purpose. Small or large... the size of the purpose doesn't matter. But to live to your fullest potential, that is what matters. 

To not live out of fear. To not live out of anger, but to live because we have a purpose, to live out of love and to live out of gratefulness. To live to shine.....so let's shine! 

'Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.'

- Marianne Williamson

The real thing

"The real yoga starts when you get off the yoga mat"

A sentence used by Johan Noorloos, a famous Dutch Yoga teacher. 
Currently my teacher.....

And it is true.......

On the mat you practice every aspect and every part out of the 'real life'

Sometimes you really feel like practicing, other days you don't.....
The trick is to learn how to motivate yourself, dedication. 
This is called Bhakti in Sanskrit. 
Dedication to your practice, dedication to yourself, dedication to your goals.
Just like the real life.

Sometimes you feel energetic and daring. Daring to try new things and to challenge yourself. 
Sometimes you feel tired and exhausted. Wanting to lie down. Surrendering all the weight of your body into mother earth.
Sometimes you want to shrink yourself. Rolling yourself up like a child safe and protected. 
Sometimes you want to expand yourself. Taking in the space, feeling powerful.

Sometimes you look too much to others. Comparing yourself to others and as a result losing yourself. 
Sometimes you forget to breathe..... when you challenged yourself too much....
Just like the real life.

Sometimes you feel like a loser, the feeling of failure. 
Sometimes you feel proud, proud of what you achieved.
Just like the real life. 

Sometimes you feel stabile, steady, grounded..... easily balancing on 1 leg
Other days thoughts take over control and you lose the balance, lose the focus....
Just like the real life. 

...Yoga is like an anchor, everytime you find yourself drifting away, it pulls you back, back to yourself. Back to the true you........ 
Because that is what's real.....
Just like the real life. 

Namaste.

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Never stop being a child as children can life without cares and expectations.
Never stop being a child, wanting the best in life.

- Anonymous  

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Everything you want is on the other side of fear

- George Addair

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Sometimes you might need one moment to forget your life
Sometimes a whole life is not enough to forget one moment

- Anonymous

Here's to those moments, the good moments, the happy moments, the unforgettable moments.

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As I haven't been posting for a while due to various reasons, I will make up to you by posting my all time favorite quote:

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"

- Eleanor Roosevelt

I came across this quote when I was in San Francisco in July 2013.
Ever since it has been in my mind and it has played an important role in my decision making process of changing my life and dedicating time and energy in following my heart and chasing my dreams. 

The quote was on a postcard which I bought. The postcard is now on my fridge (with many others, see picture below :-)). I see it every day and it reminds me to have faith and trust in my dreams. I love dreaming and I have lot's of dreams. 

This actually reminds me....... 

The other day I came across an article which was about children with difficulties concentrating. Children who like daydreaming, children who like to be in their own bubbles. 

Obviously, these kids are being labelled, or in other words, these kids are being put in a box, because they are 'different'. In the article the parents described how they struggled with the fact that doctors and teachers etc highly recommended to use a certain medicine in order to pull the kid back to the norm of society. 
Now, I'm not a doctor, but please, is this normal? What actually is normal? What is the norm? We cannot all be as the norm = normal. Luckily we are not all 'normal'.... what a boring world that would be!! We would not have had the amazing wonders of Steve jobs, Albert Einstein, Coco Chanel, Leonardo da Vinci and many others.

If a kid likes daydreaming, let it daydream! It will make a great designer, professor or whatever in future. Let a kid be a kid. Let them be themselves instead of punishing them and giving them medicine. Expectations and judgement of society....... already on kids? No, let your kids be who they are and let them be proud of it. Let them dream. Because, even if they are different, they are great, different is GREAT! 

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"When you really want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it"

- Paulo Coelho

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"Find the one that loves you the way you love yourself"

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“To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world.”

- Bill Wilson

Happy Valentine! 

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People will have an opinion about you, no matter what, so better be yourself!
Be honest. Don't try to fit in, even if it feels weird, weird is GREAT as long as it is you!
Because: YOU MATTER!

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Albert Einstein

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Here's one of my favourite quotes of Eleanor Roosevelt:

"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people"

So well said. 
How often do we hear people gossiping and judging and talking about others? 
That's such a waste of energy as you cannot change other people.
And it is so not constructive........
Is it making the world a nicer place to live? No.....
Is it making you happier? Maybe for a moment it makes you feel good as it covers your own insecurity by trying to put others beneath you. But again, this is not sustainable. It's looking at things from the negative side and this influences your own mood and vibes in the end. 

Therefor, be the change you want to see in other people and look at the positive. Start with yourself. Try complimenting others. At first it might be hard, but it will make you feel good and will make you a much more desirable person to be around. 

Find more of Eleanor's quotes:

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/eleanor_roosevelt.html

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"All life is an experiment. 
The more experiments the richer your life"

Ralf Waldo

Thanks to Hobbel.