This 3-min video is created by Alexandra Feldner & Agata Wels and touches me on soul level. It is that powerful, so I just have to share. The poem is written by Alexandra Feldner as well.
❤️, Cherryl
At the end of the fall, I turn inward, both physically and mentally. Along with winter it is a time to reflect, to learn and above all to intent for the coming year. When I notice the spectacular beauty of autumn trees, I often forget that the next step is for the trees to release those leaves. But in the end they will all fall, bringing us stillness as a result.
As natural beings, our lives also have cycles. There are times when we hold on, and there are times when we must learn to let go. Just like trees. When we act like them so when we let go of things that no longer serve us, we make room for new things to come into our lives. In other words, it’s like cleaning up.
Live in accordance to our annual cycle
To reap the benefits of this annual cycle, we must live it. Firstly, let us all release what no longer serves us and use the winter for rest and deepening. So when spring arrives we affirm new beginnings and new possibilities. More importantly, realising our spring dreams requires care and energy, nourishment and vigilance, persistence and endurance. As a result we can grow and get to fruition. Subsequently we are able to harvest again in autumn and the cycle starts again.
With the above in mind I wanted to share this beautiful poem by Safire Rose. I’m sure it will resonate to some extent. Let’s start our new cycle by letting go.
♥, Cherryl
SHE LET GO – by Safire Rose
Without a thought or a word, she let go.
She let go of the fear.
She let go of the judgments.
She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head.
She let go of the committee of indecision within her.
She let go of all the ‘right’ reasons.
Wholly and completely, without hesitation or worry, she just let go.
She didn’t ask anyone for advice.
She didn’t read a book on how to let go.
She didn’t search the scriptures.
She just let go.
She let go of all of the memories that held her back.
She let go of all of the anxiety that kept her from moving forward.
She let go of the planning and all of the calculations about how to do it just right.
She didn’t promise to let go.
She didn’t journal about it.
She didn’t write the projected date in her Day-Timer.
She made no public announcement and put no ad in the paper.
She didn’t check the weather report or read her daily horoscope.
She just let go.
She didn’t analyze whether she should let go.
She didn’t call her friends to discuss the matter.
She didn’t do a five-step Spiritual Mind Treatment.
She didn’t call the prayer line.
She didn’t utter one word.
She just let go.
No one was around when it happened.
There was no applause or congratulations.
No one thanked her or praised her.
No one noticed a thing.
Like a leaf falling from a tree, she just let go.
There was no effort.
There was no struggle.
It wasn’t good and it wasn’t bad.
It was what it was, and it is just that.
In the space of letting go, she let it all be.
A small smile came over her face.
A light breeze blew through her.
And the sun and the moon shone forevermore…
Almost a year ago I challenged myself to the extreme with Coast to Coast Scotland. It was a 170 km breathtaking course in the most mysterious and wild locations in Scotland. In 2 days we went from Nairn to Isles of Glencoe; cycling, running and kayaking. What an amazing but tough event it was!
How did I end up in Coast to Coast?
People who knew me 10-years back would never refer to me as the sporty type of person. I was a bit overweight (about 5-10 kg’s) and surely I wasn’t in a good shape. My priorities at that time were with my young family and with my career. A very stressful combination and I convinced myself I couldn’t find the time nor the need to exercise. 10-years back I couldn’t run longer than three minutes without gasping for air.
Sometimes I did an attempt, but finally not having enough character to carry on. Maybe you recognise this from your own behaviour. Then what made my behaviour change in the end? Well, the short answer is: I met Matthias, my new sporty partner, I noticed something during my yoga-classes and I was invited to a party.
That’s the mind-blowing message of Adam Roa, an amazing spoken word artist. Last June I had the opportunity to attend Mindvalley’s A-Fest in Algarve Portugal and see Adam perform live on stage. He touched me deeply with his poem; what a beautiful reminder. So I wanted to share this motivational video with you, because it might just be the answer you’ve been looking for.
♥, Cherryl
This powerful video (Dutch spoken, English subtitles) is made by Arthur Kruisman and Patrick Donath. And it is a call to start ‘doing’ again! Taking matters of life back in your own hands. And thrive again on your creative ability by allowing unpredictability, chaos and diversity.
Video: ‘Doing is the best kind of thinking’
You are the top of your creative ability when you’re 5 years old and by the time you’re 8 your creativity is halved. At 44 you reach a state of ‘terminal seriousness’. Structure determines your life and reality can only follow.
Message to my daughters and myself: don’t take growing up or being grown up too seriously….
♥, Cherryl
A couple of months ago, just before I started this blog, I saw this video: ‘the lie we live in’. Most likely it turned up on my Facebook. Spencer Cathcart is the producer (on YouTube familiar as Freshtastical) and this video really got to me. The last weeks I searched the internet, not knowing the title nor producer, as I really want to share it with you. I hope it will inspire and awaken you as much as it did for me…..
Video: the lie we live
‘We act as if we are all knowing beings, yet there is much we fail to see…… We fail to make the connection to the bigger picture’
What are your thoughts on this video?
♥, Cherryl