How i spend my summer between light and darkness

"You must not ever stop being whimsical."
- Mary Oliver -

What being whimsical means? It is a childhood quality,it is being curious just for the sake of it, it is following a balloon on the sky for half an hour only because you can. As a child, following the desires of your heart and the pull of your ideas, this means whimsical. As an adult, i often forget. Too many tasks, too many lines on my to-do list, to many events to attend or problems too solve. But our curiosity is still there, waiting patiently.


"One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen, can change the world."
- Malala Yousafzai -

Another reason to awake your inner child is your hidden potential. How often do you feel that you are not all that you were meant to be, that you were destined for greatness, and you can even feel it waiting for you around the corner. You were always thinking that it is something inside of you, a great river behind the dam. The dam is only a mental construction, a prison of which warden are yourself. You accepted the rules of whatever society are you living in it, without questioning them first. But something there is making its way to the surface, and soon you will find what you always knew. Yes, you are destined to be great. You are the one who will change the world. At least your world, at first, and then you will touch others.


"Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars."
- Serbian Proverb -

And then, when your meaning is clear, do your work from behind the words, enjoying the smile of other people and being humble. But continue to bring happiness into the world. This is a duty of every person.

Aim, goals and travels

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"The dedicated life is the life worth living. You must give with your whole heart."
- Annie Dillard -

If you have a goal, if you focus into something, your overall brain activity is increased, you perform better, you are acting better in response to the environment, you are even energized and ready to use some unknown resources to fuel your pathway. Don't be aimless, find a meaning in your life. There is no dream too big, no project too small. Find your courage and do the first step.

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Today's gift for all my readers

For the Traveler
by John O'Donohue

Every time you leave home,
Another road takes you
Into a world you were never in.

New strangers on other paths await.
New places that have never seen you
Will startle a little at your entry.
Old places that know you well
Will pretend nothing
Changed since your last visit.

When you travel, you find yourself
Alone in a different way,
More attentive now
To the self you bring along,
Your more subtle eye watching
You abroad; and how what meets you
Touches that part of the heart
That lies low at home:

How you unexpectedly attune
To the timbre in some voice,
Opening in conversation
You want to take in
To where your longing
Has pressed hard enough
Inward, on some unsaid dark,
To create a crystal of insight
You could not have known
You needed
To illuminate
Your way.

When you travel,
A new silence
Goes with you,
And if you listen,
You will hear
What your heart would
Love to say.

A journey can become a sacred thing:
Make sure, before you go,
To take the time
To bless your going forth,
To free your heart of ballast
So that the compass of your soul
Might direct you toward
The territories of spirit
Where you will discover
More of your hidden life,
And the urgencies
That deserve to claim you.

May you travel in an awakened way,
Gathered wisely into your inner ground;
That you may not waste the invitations
Which wait along the way to transform you.

May you travel safely, arrive refreshed,
And live your time away to its fullest;
Return home more enriched, and free
To balance the gift of days which call you.

~ John O'Donohue ~

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 "Everyone thinks of changing the world but no one thinks of changing him or herself"
- Leo Tolstoy -

Here you have one alternative view to our almighty internal noise. Check the link.

Miracles and mindfulness

I used to feel amazed watching this.