And that quote should actually be enough for this blog. But I still want to add something more. My blog wouldn't be my blog if I didn't post my story to it.
My website has been online for a week now and I have already received some wonderful reactions. Dear friends and family with encouraging messages or things that appealed to them. That's what I hope. That I may encourage and inspire people to follow their own path in life.
One of the responses also made me realize that sometimes I can have my own way in things
... maybe even quite a bit outspoken. For example, in my blog about the chickenbroth I told about our view on healthy food. And what I want to let you know through this way... is that I NEVER do this so you have to exactly follow me... because my path would be the only good one. Because you know ... my way may be partly your way... but never completely. Because everyone has his OWN path. And you can really only find your own path yourself.
We are currently making more choices that are quite different from many others around us. For example, we do not wear a mouth mask and do not use disinfectant hand gels. We won't do this because we do not believe that this contributes to a healthier society. And we really want that. A healthier society. To us, this is a line, a line that we drew because we find life way too valuable to just participate in how things are being told, when our heart says otherwise.
An easy road? No absolutely not. It feels like swimming against the current. Quite alone sometimes. Yet I feel that we may be who we are and that it is good to stand up for what your heart says is right. Or sometimes even screams. It is not my intention to go into the why of this choice in this blog, there is enough info on the net for everyone to make a conscious choice on his own.
What I'm writing this for is because I realize that everyone really has their own way. You can walk together for some while, because the roads overlap, but you can never walk your whole way together, you will have to make choices at certain times in your life that you have to make all by yourself. Just because you are the only one who is you. And if you really dare to make that choice, about what you feel is burning in your heart, but is so difficult to do, because you have to go against what is around you.. against your loved one('s) or against prevailing beliefs... If you do.. you will notice that it will make you more whole. More you. More alive. More lovingly. And you will also notice (regardless of whether the other realizes that) that you have also helped the other. While you were afraid that it would do the opposite.
So never feel offensed by my blogs.. but rather envited to take from it, whatever inspired.. and translate it to your own life, in your own way.
Is it a coincidence that I just wanted to listen to some music and just picked a song... and that it was 'Wonderful life' of Katie Melua?
A song, bittersweet actually, that beautifully describes the moment when you realize that you sometimes just have to stand alone while making an important choice on your own path.
As bittersweet as that moment may feel... once you have chosen, you will see the beauty of life again. This is like a law of nature that appears to be valid over and over again. I wish to you that you will dare to make your own choices of your heart in the coming period. We are in a time when this sometimes feels extremely difficult to do. Just follow your heart... it knows the way.
Katie Melua - Wonderful life
Here I go out to sea again
The sunshine fills my hair
Gull's in the sky and in my blue eyes
You know it feels unfair, there's magic everywhere
Look at me standing here on my own again, up straight in the sunshine
No need to run and hide, it's a wonderful, wonderful life
No need to laugh and cry, it's a wonderful, wonderful life
The sun's in your eyes, the heat is in your hair
They seem to hate you because you're there
And I need a friend, oh, I need a friend
To make me happy, not stand there on my own
Look at me standing here on my own again, up straight in the sunshine
No need to run and hide, it's a wonderful, wonderful life
No need to laugh and cry, it's a wonderful, wonderful life
Mmm, mmh, mmh, mmh, mmh
I need a friend, oh, I need a friend
To make me happy, not so alone
Look at me here, here on my own again, up straight in the sunshine
No need to run and hide, it's a wonderful, wonderful life
No need to laugh and cry, it's a wonderful, wonderful life
It's a wonderful life, it's a wonderful life, it's a wonderful life
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