It's not easy, but it's worth it

To follow your heart, to stand up for yourself, to be proud of who you have become.

Life is what we make plans for while it’s happening to us. The more I grow in age and consciousness, the more I see how incredibly simple but seemingly complex it is.

I never knew I will be here writing this to you, but also knew I won’t stay where I was. What I’ve learned? - To value every moment more. Even the difficult ones, as they are just passing by just like the beautiful ones.

The impermanence of Life’s track used to scare me. Until I learned to observe it with curiosity and let it be. After all, we do not have all the answers or possibilities. And we definitely have no clue wha it going to happen or how things will turn around.

1 month left

Do you count days to your new year? What does approaching your birthday make you feel? Do you celebrate the rare opportunity of being alive or lightly sweep away your blessing?

So may people say “I don’t like to celebrate by birthday. It makes me feel XYZ. I ask why? Why do you neglect the most important day of your life, the one that you were born at the time you were born that gives you all the information you need to discover you who are and why you were send here for.

Birthdays might feel strange. I’m often more excited for others than for my own. However I believe we must celebrate the day. This could simply be acknowledged yourself being alive, passing another year under the sun, being able to experience all that you have experienced so far. Because getting older is not a toucher, it’s a blessing. It is an experience that many we know haven’t had. It’s a treasure we must take care of.

Yes, we had lives before and we will have more. But here and now the most important is the here and now, the percent moment, the life we live.

One month left until my next birthday. Reflection is already ongoing. About the part year, about the past me, and about who I am becoming.

Don’t take life lightly. Appreciate with gratitude every single moment of it.

Skip a beat, but the beat doesn't skip

Taking a break is not the same as escaping responsibility. Keeping quiet is not the same as having nothing to share. In fact, the more we look inside, the more we listen to the silence, the more enriching it is.

11:11am. Are you aware of the signs the Universe sends you or you keep avoiding?

Photography is magic

We have become accustomed to using photography way more brother than before. We use it not only to create and record memories, but also as a note taker or research tool.

However photography is still an art form, a way to express yourself creatively that, in my humble opinion and proven experience, can help you with your mental health and body acceptance. Visuals born in a black box by the dance of the light inside - how more magical this could be?

Even I, who is professionally dedicated to the craft, often forget the power it has. The ability to capture a subject in a way that it appears, or to freeze a moment forever in time. Despite its mechanical side (which I sometimes dislike), photography has given me a space to express emotions, to heal wounds and to create without restrictions.

Next time you pick up the phone to use the camera for whatever reason, stop and think what other photo you can take that would be full of meaning. Repeat this 10 times and you might end up with a little collection that can cherish for years to come.

When it's time to change?

By will or by force? And why so often we wait for the force, even though we’ve had the desire much earlier?

It’s interesting how our own mind can sabotage us, it’s just trying to protect us and keep us safe. Even more when it has some kind of underlined trauma, It can trick us in thinking that the familiar bad is better than the unknown good. And here we are - facing the paradox.

There is a moment you’re perfectly familiar with, that you just make the firm decision to change, to move, to go, to stop or begin something that is beneficial for you, something that you’ve been secretly wanting for so long. This moment can take years and numerous of painful experiences, but once you decide, there’s no turning back.

Time is quickly passing by. Yesterday you said tomorrow. 10 years from now, you’ll regret you didn’t start 10 year ago.

We all know those lines, yet how long is it taking you so far to make that pending decision that will better your life and yourself?