A Sahaj Declaration

Charlie Chaplin on his 70th birthday: As I Began to Love Myself

As I began to love myself I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth.

Today, I know, this is “AUTHENTICITY“.

As I began to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody as I try to force my desires on this person, even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this person was me.

Today I call it “RESPECT“.

As I began to love myself I stopped craving for a different life, and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow.

Today I call it “Maturity“.

As I began to love myself I understood that at any circumstance, I am in the right place at the right time, and everything happens at the exactly right moment, so I could be calm.

Today I call it “SELF-CONFIDENCE“.

As I began to love myself I quit steeling my own time, and I stopped designing huge projects for the future. Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm.

Today I call it “SIMPLICITY“.

As I began to love myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health -

food, people, things, situations, and everything the drew me down and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism.

Today I know it is “LOVE OF ONESELF“.

As I began to love myself I quit trying to always be right, and ever since I was wrong less of the time.

Today I discovered that is “MODESTY“.

As I began to love myself I refused to go on living in the past and worry about the future. Now, I only live for the moment, where EVERYTHING is happening.

Today I live each day, day by day, and I call it “FULFILLMENT“.

As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick. But As I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally.

Today I call this connection “WISDOM OF THE HEART“.

We no longer need to fear arguments, confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or others.

Even stars collide, and out of their crashing new worlds are born.

Today I know THAT IS “LIFE“!

You are The Sun

Happiness, Content, Joy.

The meanings for the Sun are fairly simple and consistent.

Young, healthy, new, fresh. The brain is working, things that were muddled come clear, everything falls into place, and everything seems to go your way.

The Sun is ruled by the Sun, of course. This is the light that comes after the long dark night, Apollo to the Moon's Diana. A positive card, it promises you your day in the sun. Glory, gain, triumph, pleasure, truth, success. As the moon symbolized inspiration from the unconscious, from dreams, this card symbolizes discoveries made fully consciousness and wide awake. You have an understanding and enjoyment of science and math, beautifully constructed music, carefully reasoned philosophy. It is a card of intellect, clarity of mind, and feelings of youthful energy.

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Yoga cannot be realized by force,
because it is not really an achievement.
It is an awakening to a reality that has been existing within us
from the beginning

Acro Yoga in a Yoga Ashram in Westerwald

My path went back home!

My tattoo, a nautilus star between my shoulder blades, expresses a desire to find my way in life. Always with 5 points (one pointing upward), each has its own meaning. The upward point of the star is representative of the spirit. The other four points all represent an element; earth, air, fire, and water. All these things contributite to life and are a part of each of us.
Even though, I didn't intend to live in my birth place again, I find myself back there. For some reason, Leigh and I got drawn to that place. I believe that the last 5 years I was flying very high. For sure, I needed some grounding. Where else could I find a better grounding then close to where my roots are. After 3 years of studying, I can see that it is important to finally practice what I've learnt. It's a challenging time, you've got to function and work with "real" people. It takes a lot of time and energy and therefore teaches me how I can divide my energies equally. The yoga teacher training I am following for the next 2 years gives me a lot of light on my way. And at the same time it holds me in one place for a little while. Doing all of this with Leigh gives me a lot of strength and motivation. It is very beautiful to be able to share such deep experiences with a partner and at the same time grow with it. I feel the direction of my life path. With the knowledge of a physiotherapist, soon a yoga teacher and similar courses in the future, I want to devote my life to yoga, healing and councious thinking. The only thing I've really got to do is trusting myself and not being afraid of my ideas and visions.

The quality of life depends not upon external development or material progress, but upon the inner development of peace and happiness.

DON'T FORGET.....

Ich lebe ...

... manchmal verliert man sich in Zwängen und Normen. Man meint, man müsste einen Weg befolgen, den jeder geht. Und manchmal muss man diesen Weg auch gehen um wieder zu sich selbst finden zu können. Man muss es sich nur eingestehen und sich trauen, einen neuen Weg zu gehen, der eigentlich das wirkliche ICH in die Strahlen der Sonne stellt!

Trau dich,
veränder dich,
finde dich!