Have
you ever thought of how we live in a “funny” little world? Last
week I went to my first international workshop in a beautiful
Ireland. I was so excited to go, but few days before the departure my
heart started getting pretty anxious and restless. There were so many
doubts going on in my mind... it was the first time I was leaving my
kids home without tucking them in bed at night, … When I was
leaving on a plane and my kids were crying “mommy don’t go” and
between desperately trying to held back my tears and calming them
down by letting them know we will soon be together again, I said to
my husband: “This is totally out of my comfort zone in so many
ways.” You know what?! My kids survived! They had a great time home
alone with their dad and I had such an amazing time and such an
amazing experience in Ireland that I can’t wait to repeat some of
my workshops again in the future! By stepping totally out of my
comfort zone I allowed myself and my family to make a big step and
grow so much in so many different ways.
Routines
and habits are a big part of our lives. They provide stability in our
lives and reduce anxiety. We write our appointments and our schedules
down in our notebooks, sometimes down to the last minute of the day.
We feel it is important, so we can get more things done and achieve
more goals that we set for ourselves and sometimes also our dear
ones. I believe some planning is actually pretty good and quite
necessary to have in our lives. But did you feel at any point in your
life that sometimes these habits, routines and patterns of our
everyday lives take over and we find ourselves at the position when
our lives are running us? Between job, family obligations and chores
we forget to enjoy our time with our dear ones, we don’t take time
for our hobbies anymore, sometimes we don’t even take time to sit
and listen to ourselves, listen to our hearts and think about
important things in life. We sometimes give up on dreams just because
of the time it will take to make them happen. But we don’t realize
that the time will pass anyway. And life is not about passing of the
time. It is about enjoying those amazing moments in time, it is about
collecting beautiful memories throughout our journey. Like they say -
Life is not measured by the number of Breaths we take, but by the
moments that take our Breath away. So don’t forget to stop, listen,
think, enjoy and dream. Don’t let time be more important than the
precious moments in time.
