You are everything you need to move forward, to step forward to the next path.
You are enough for me.
Have courage, you can not see ahead, but you see the next step, so take the step.
Even if you feel this low-grade depression, you can’t get up in the morning, you can’t move forward…you are enough. You are enough to keep going. It is all in you, seek the courage that is within you. Seek truth from something bigger, something higher, something you can not see.
We live not by sight, but by faith. When others shrink, we choose to run. When others are scared of the economy, of their health, of their lives, we choose to be brave. We choose to give when others hoard, we choose to build our spirit, rather than tear our spirit down with junk.
We seek beauty when there seems to be so much ugliness.
You are enough to stand up for justice, even when most choose to silence their souls and their mouths.
Our lives are not only about our careers or advancing our careers, our lives is a holistic growth which sings for depth. Without this realization, we will continue to feel empty. My job each day is to ask myself questions and to be aware of my spirit.
How can you be courageous today and do something you need to do or have been wanting to do?
Learn to be, and not care so much about other people.
Observe children and learn to not scold them, or yourself.
Learn to forgive, mostly yourself. Because you are human, capable of making mistakes, capable of love, capable of truth and grace.
I love this book Pipi Longstocking! I found it while I was teaching english, yes, besides my busy career in Real Estate and managing an online store (along with vending at 2 boutiques in Pasadena), I sometimes teach.
Now, teaching kids make me more versatile, more childlike, more flexible in my career in real estate. Such as this book, I am able to see life as a challenge, a cartoon…I see myself as Pipi. I loved her since I was a little child in Germany. She is amazing because she can lift a wrestler and then do cartwheels after her victories.
My dream is to see people come alive, from the inside. I want to see people remember and awaken from a deadened life, where their superiors used to scold and judge based on how much they were laughing.
Why is it that our culture scolds people for laughing at work? People think they don’t work hard enough. People praise those that seem stress or are working very hard, yet have insomnia and all kinds of anxiety problems.
I think it is time we awaken the child within us and remember to take life by the bundles, full of joy….full of life.
Only then can we awaken our true and whole self.
I don’t believe that we should quench the joy kids have. I think many of us have suppressed our wishes, dreams and joys to conform to the voices that tell us to be “good”, “to submit”, “to obey”….I think it is time we grow up and actually submit to ourselves, versus the imaginary parents or teachers that are not even ruling our lives anymore. I think it is time we listen to our hearts, to the small voice encouraging us to be happy, to live life fully, to run and skip without any judgement. To dance and wiggle, to do cartwheels, to laugh without feeling embarrassed, to feel the ecstasy of every breath and life we have.
How have you quenched your inner child and How will you CELEBRATE LIFE like a Child?
For the rest of September, I will be writing my daily meditations and revelations not just from my yoga practice, but from my daily life. I hope my revelations can bring you courage and inspiration to live a life “FULLY ALIVE”. The blog post will begin with a revelation and some insights to guide you. Answer the 1 main question below!
Today’s revelation:
“You are beautiful in who you are, fully alive, beautiful.
You carry the essence of life, expressive, beautiful.
Let go and surrender to the goodness that is everywhere, in you and surrounding you.
Revive your inner child, feed your spirit.
You only need to focus on your journey with me, not anyone else’ journey.”
It is important to note that we are spiritual beings. Without accepting the spiritual aspect that creates life, our growth as a human being will be stumped. There is no true growth without reflecting on the past and moving forward with healing and forgiveness.
One day, I decided to take charge of my life and become a physically healthy person. I needed to get fit, to start moving my body, to lift off from the sluggish energy that was effecting all parts of my life. It was affecting my career, my relationships, my mood and I wanted to take charge. I had little energy to maximize.
I started doing yoga and ever since then, I have noted a dramatic increase of energy and spiritual insight. As I lay there on my mat, I would let go of my worries, my anxieties, my comparisons of how well other people were doing versus myself.
We seldom take time to reflect on how far we have come. Two years ago, I quit my full time job to create the life I truly wanted. Within the two years, I traveled to Brazil, Ecuador and Australia. Sometimes we find ourselves free, but still, often comparing ourselves to others. That is why we need to envision what we want in life. We can work all our lives, seeking for the illusion of happiness, achieving the next goal, next thing, yet feeling empty. We must be content in the now. To breathe fully and feel the life that is within.
What will you do with the life you have been given?
We often feel entitled, but we need to see that life is a gift. Our job is to seek wholeness, to seek that which we were called to. So what do I envision my life to be? I want to see that I have influenced others for good, that I have touched lives in a grand scheme, in a global way.Perhaps I can compare myself to others and feel inferior in someway, or I can walk the journey that has been given to me and nurture the dreams within that causes me to wake up each day. That is what I call a human being- fully alive.
Please comment below! What Will You Do With The Life You Have Been Given?
Yesterday I had an epiphany, I wanted to dig deeper into why I had this hovering fear. I came into the conclusion that underneath it all, there was this fear that “I am not enough”.
I strongly believe that we, underneath the outer material appearances, long to fulfill this question “am I worth it?” As human beings, we long for this existential peace which we think we can attain by:
1. Doing more, because then people will see I’m worth it
2. Earning more, because then we can buy the things that will show that we are worth it
3. Rebelling to the point of being on the brink of being hated by many- this is also a method in which we can portray our worth to others, by trying REALLY hard to be different, and essentially not being who we really are.
I can go on to list how we manifest our reality with our mindsets. We must be aware that there are mindsets that will lead us to emptiness. Here are a few:
1. The spirit of poverty and a mindset that there is scarcity in the world– this leads us to compete with others, even in the mind. As we compare ourselves to those that are more successful, we are believing in the lie that we are NOT ENOUGH.
2. The belief that we are really all the same and that we must conform in order to win– this is also fatal as usually the unique stand out in the market, not the conformists.
Perhaps we can replace our negative mindsets with:
1. I am destined for a unique destiny
2. I am loved and fated to change history
3. I am a world shaker
4. My life is my responsibility, I should only focus on my life and what my destiny calls me to do, versus trying to figure out what other people are doing and imitating it. There’s only one of you, so make sure you are not trying to be someone else.
I have been watching many documentaries and my daily practice includes yoga and pilates. I have discovered that there is a rhythm to life.
The rhythm of life includes seasons.
Seasons can be split even into weeks. It is not just fall, summer, spring and winter, it is a season of working and a season of letting go.
In our American society, we often think of working hard until our time to retire.
I believe the contrary, I believe that in order to live a long life of health and happiness, we must learn to surrender to the rhythm of life and observe the seasons that require us to throw our hands back and listen to stillness.
This season requires us to trust that everything will work out, that there is a higher wisdom which we do not understand now, but will eventually.
Our unrelenting striving can cause physical illness, mental anxiety, anxiety attacks, unstable hormones, emotional breakdowns, temperamental issues, and others.
That is why, it is ESSENTIAL to allow ourselves to be still, to do nothing, to breath deeply, to listen and observe, and soak in wisdom about our situations….and lastly to trust. I often try to figure things out with my thoughts, I research relentlessly, searching, striving.
Reacting. But reacting is not the our best creativity, our best service to the world, reacting is a left over remnant of our energy.
If we desire to be the best that we can be, we must give ourselves the best gift of letting go, sitting still, being still.
And perhaps, after an hour or two of continuously being still, we can give the best of ourselves to the world. Perhaps in those few hours, we attain more energy, more wisdom, more creativity, more ideas and revelations than we could EVER WORK for in 20-30 hours, weeks, months of work.
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Growing up, I always considered myself unique and different.
My mother nurtured the creative gift in me and brought my brother and I to sketch at museums. We were well-cultured, attending classical concerts and also learning the gift of independent-thinking. I knew I was different and even more so when I moved to different countries where I didn’t know the language and had to learn to “be cool”.
One thing I am extremely grateful for was the MENTORS in my life that nurtured the WEIRD in me. They believed in me and thought my crazy dreams were special and needed to be protected. Of course, sometimes mentors don’t stay mentors forever and seasons in life brings them to stop believing in you or to be busy with their personal lives, these are all understandable situations.
I started working when I was just 14. Now, not many people were selling makeup at school, but I learned to find a way to make my own money. Fast forward, I am living my dreams with bamboos and orchids on my desk, typing away this blog post on my Mac. Has it been easy? Nope.
Sacrifice IS a must for entrepreneurs.
If we teach our youth that they have to sacrifice their dreams for security, what are we really doing?
We are destroying their hearts.
Not every youth has a strong heart and is able to protect their dreams from their parents, peers, friends. Especially if the overriding message is – “BE SECURE AND STABLE”.
Pursuing your DREAMS is not a secure and stable path.
The sacrifices might include…..over the years of being self-employed, the beginning consisted of:
1. Sacrificing going out with friends and instead forcing myself to eat at home, and at times even being hungry
2. Using second best office supplies, sometimes found at yard sales
3. Bearing the judgements and rebukes of family and friends alike, even people you thought you trusted.
And the list goes on….Though…
The Benefits:
1. Creating exactly and however you want your dream life and career to look like
2. Creating your life based on your top values such as freedom, love, flexibility
3. Leaving town and working at the same time – being completely MOBILE.
4. In the beginning it can be difficult, but if you persevere, the results are amazing!
5. Taking naps when you feel like it.
6. Working from cafes and libraries, choosing beautiful environments to work in versus a cold ACed room with neon lights (ew).
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Rebekka Lien 