Show Diligence in your Undertakings

A couple of weeks ago I felt like I was multitasking everything.

The activities and responsibility’s within Evado Lifebalance, my new part-time job at Newport Health & Spa, Light Day 2011, my relationship and myself.

I wanted to do everything the best I could and give everything and everybody all my attention. Even though I totally love all these activities and I am passionate about them, I started feeling I was in a tank and the water was slowly filling and filling.

At the Light Day, a friend explained the Reiki rules of life. One of them was “show diligence in your undertakings”. Which basically means, do all that you do with devotion. It brings me back to my life long lesson of living in the moment and living your passion. How can I give a 100% to something or somebody when I am already busy with the next activity even if just in my mind?

As I was searching articles on the internet about multitasking I came upon a quote from Dr Compernolle: “Would you want a surgeon who multitasks during the operation?” I guess the answer is very clear. 

After the Light day, I felt a shift in myself. Getting back to our topic of this season, the art of slowing down. I chose my priorities, doing what I love and decided that when I am working on one of the above I give it my total attention. Leaving the other activity to it’s own moment. Amazingly I feel I have more time!

Saying no, belongs to this topic. Knowing the path I want to take I am learning to politely decline. This has always been very hard for me. Interesting is that the more I stay true to myself and my path, I learn that people respect me for my decisions. It is ok to say no too!

I am Fresh Meat

I am so excited to announce that I joined the Death Row Honeys as a Fresh Meat.

For you who don't know what Roller Derby is check the link below:
Roller Derby Explained
Death Row Honeys
I would like to share a story with you about what motivated me to become a Fresh Meat.

A couple of years ago I had a boyfriend who really wanted to go rollerblading with me, and wanted to buy me a pair as a present. I had told him it had been like 10 years since the last time I had stood on anything with wheels. He was confident that it was something you don't forget. So he brought me to Decathlon a store where you could buy really cool blades & skates and had me try on a pair of really cool rollerblades. He told me to make a round in the store. To see how they fit. Of course I was very shaky and could just make the round by balancing on everything that kind of came in my way. I actually was quite happy I was able to make the round without falling, and had a huge smile on my face as I arrived to where my BF was sitting.
When I looked at him he looked really disappointed and was shaking his head. He told me there was no way he could take me out blading. It would take ages for me to even be able to move around normal on them and it would be a total disaster. I remember the word disaster being mentioned a couple of times.

I took off the rollerblades and he put them back and we left Decathlon. There are a couple things I have learned from this experience and hope everybody can learn from my mistakes.

I felt sad, and sorry for myself. Thinking poor me, (or he must really love me because he is so worried about me falling) and believing every word my BF said. This kept on going and getting worse for the next 3 years in our relationship until I finally learned the lesson I am so grateful for.

I should've thought, what?? I believe I am a quick learner, I believe that falling won't kill me and I believe and am certain that I can do and achieve anything I set my heart to!!

It is so beautiful how we get people in our path to teach us certain things. So believing I can be and do what I want to, I also believe I can be a Derby Girl.
Yes after two practices I am still a bit shaky on my Quads (which are much cooler than Blades by the way) But I am surrounded by people who motivate me :-) And most important of all, I motivate myself.
I feel happy, grounded and free on my quads and every time even stronger!

Om Tat Sat


*special thanks to my Girlfriend who gave me my quads for my B-day and supports me in all that I want to do. And to the Rotterdam Death Row Honeys who work hard in teaching and motivating their Fresh Meat :-)

My subconscious just made me conscious about something that happened years ago

While I was sleeping I accidentally kicked you

You woke up in pain and got angry

I did not mean to kick you, I was having a bad dream

A dream where you were trying to take something away from me

You were trying to take away my hope 

You were trying to take away the trust I have in myself

You were trying to take away my identity

It felt like I could not move

It was happening and for some reason I was letting it happen

With the friendliest smile you told me I could not be what I want to be

With a concerned face you told me I have no talent 

With a loud laugh you told me my own style was horrible

Now you woke me up to tell me I kicked you

Isn’t it so that while dreaming my subconscious helps me to digest all that happens during the day?

Isn’t is so that the subconscious realizes far more than the conscious mind?

I wake up happy, happy I finally kicked you...

Living in the Present

We humans like to think about what is going to happen tomorrow. Or what we have to do in an hour from now. I also find myself thinking about yesterday... Thinking what I could have done better.

Psychics are asked about what is going to happen in the future. Scientists calculate how the earth will change in the future. Religions tell us what is written in their scriptures about the future, and everybody interprets it in their own level of understanding. And we are worried. Worried about what is going to happen tomorrow with our beautiful earth, and with us humans.

What happened to the NOW...
How about just focussing on what you are doing now.

In meditating you are supposed to sit and watch your breath and watch your thoughts. Not judging what you are thinking, not judging yourself. Just sit and observe, after meditating a while, by a while I mean 5 min daily for 1 months you realize that maybe..just maybe you are not thinking about anything. Not worried about anything, and can experience peace.


That means that if we would live in the present, just observing what we are doing now, things become clear and we would experience peace.

NOW I am writing this blog in my pj's, feeling relaxed, observing how my fingers type on the keyboard of my computer. What do I feel... I feel peace


What are you doing NOW?

PS. I would like to dedicate this post to a very special little girl. Who became a light on tuesday.
A little girl who was stronger than most strong men amongst us, a little girl who lived each day of her life in the present. Going through a terrible disease, but always looking at the present with a smile.
NOW she is a guru, a teacher, an important example for us all!

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/elliebrookewilkinson/journal  

Wat Yoga voor mij betekent!

Yoga betekent voor mij:
Mentale rust, physieke kracht, disipline, flexabiliteit, geduld en heel veel geluk...

Wat is mijn lievelings Asana:
De Sarvangasana (kaars)
Toen ik net begon met het beoefenen van yoga vond ik deze asana erg zwaar. Vooral de angst van het niet kunnen ademhalen. Ik heb deze angst los gelaten en kan echt ontspannen in deze houding.
Daarnaast is deze houding natuurlijk heel goed voor de bloedcirculatie naar de hart, voor zuurstof in de bovenste gedeelte van de longen. Activatie van de schildklier en circulatie van zuurstof rijk bloed naar de hersenen.

Hatha Yoga in Almere

Sivananda Hatha Yoga in Almere

Maandag om 19.00 - 20.15 Slow Yoga en Sivananda Hatha Yoga om 20.30 - 21.45
Dinsdag om 20.00 -21.30 Sivananda Hatha Yoga (VOL)

Kosten:
€38,90 per maand
€13,- per losse les


Voor meer informatie neem een kijkje op www.evado.nl of mail info@evado.nl

Growing through pain

In a deck of tarot cards, there is one card that I always feared. It was the card that has a beautiful heart with three swords going right through it. Called three of swords. Now I truly appreciate this card.

Obviously this can mean various things, but mostly it means letting something go that will hurt. Yes growing through pain...
The number 3 stands for growing, developement and giving space.
The swords (element air) stand for thoughts, by using our mind we can work out great ideas and make a plan.
The grey in the card shows that there will be no more obstacles.

It was important to let go in order to grow, but as a child we already learn that growing hurts...

I am still amazed how much and how quick I was able to grow through the pain!! If your going through pain at the moment, just remember that your growing! Your increasing knowledge only to grow above the pain into something even better..... Hope it eases the pain a bit :)

Om Shanti

S Devi