Remembering how easy it is to feel good.

It’s easy to feel good.
All it takes is one thought…  one single thought.

It’s getting out of bed and remembering
that you’re walking on a mayor globe that’s floating in the air.
No strings attached…literally!
How amazing is that?

It’s watching a bee fly by and remembering the old saying;
'The bumble bee is too heavy to fly, but no-one told the bee'.
How spot on is that?

It’s opening the tab and watching water pouring out of it.
Hot or cold? Pick a choice.
Just like that…

It’s sitting in the sun and feeling how every cell of your being enjoys receiving the warmth.
It’s remembering to breathe and realizing that there’s an unlimited amount of air that you can breathe in, every day, over and over again.
It’s listening to a song and feeling your heart opening so wide that it almost makes you cry.
It’s feeling your own heartbeat and realizing it's not even on your to-do-list!
It’s that one memory that you can’t stop thinking about because it makes you feel soooo alive.
It’s remembering that you’ve made it so far,
though there were times you didn’t see it working out.
You did it anyway…and you always will.
It’s enjoying a beautiful ride in your car and remembering that there was the time it looked so hard to do that!
It’s smiling at a stranger and receiving the most genuine smile back.
It’s seeing an old friend again after what looks like a long time and feeling that same, delicious connection again.

It’s easy to feel good.
All it takes is one thought, one single thought.
And yet the irony is…
that it’s so easy to forget that! :-)

Thank God there’s millions of us,
so that we can remind each other
in all colors of the rainbow.

Red: You’re beautiful!
Orange: No one sees the world through your eyes!
Yellow: No one loves the way you do!
Green: No one feels sadness the way you do!
Blue: No one dreams the dreams you dream!
Indigo:  'All that is' would not be complete without your unique presence!
Violet: You're love incarnate, playing a game of amnesia!

Full Moon - Full Heart

Full moon…
one of my favorite moments every month.

There’s something magical about this beautiful ball of light
that no one needed to turn on
when darkness sneaked in.
It’s one of the gazillion things life  allows us to enjoy freely.
How lucky are we?
I love sitting on my balcony and just gazing at the moon,
watching some planes fly by…
like big, amazing birds of steal.

A few months from now,
I’ll be in the belly of one of those metallic birds,
literally flying into a whole new adventure…
It’s just as exciting as it is scary sometimes.
And sad… when I allow myself to ponder on what I’m leaving behind.

I have a beautiful family who has loved me unconditionally
and supported me every step of my way.
There’s angels in my family
who look after little babies that need special care night and day
or devote their life to taking care of animals that have no home.
There’s heroes in my family,
who are always there when things get messy.
No need for an extra superman when you got a family like mine.
 
There’s a handful of soul friends I would wish for everyone to have.
We’ve shared our souls with each other
and we’d swim through oceans to be with one another…
My friends give hugs that almost make your bones crack
and they all cry out gigantic “Woohoooo’s” when you show up at their doorstep.
They  give you the key to their house so that you can come over any time you want to.
There’s no chance to be lonely when you have friends like mine.

There’s a big amount of friends here who I love to connect with.
We don’t see each other that often…
but when we do…
it looks like no time has passed.
No time at all.
There’s no expectations, there’s just love that binds us.
I feel blessed with friends like these.

There’s a million other things that make my Belgian life so precious.
And yet… I still feel like something else is waiting for me.
So I’ll jump… and I’ll fly away… not knowing when I’ll be back again.

The beauty of knowing that I’ll be gone one day soon…
is that I get to enjoy every piece of deliciousness to the fullest
while I’m still here.
And that makes all the difference between being sad
and being extremely happy and grateful.
It’s just a matter of perspective, of focus I guess…
and especially
of remembering that I am surrounded by human diamonds.

When life gets really busy
it’s easy to take everything for granted
and to assume we’ll wake up again tomorrow
having the same wonderful people in our lives.

Full moon…
one of my favorite moments every month.
In some magical way…
it reminds me to stand still,
to quiet my mind
and to remember the love I feel
for the people that make my life so extraordinary.

Belgian beauties, I love you all…