Quotes and going far... I love a good quote, maybe thats not a secret anymore? It somehow has a way of waking me up and realising that which I already know. And reminding me that if I think about it differently, it can change my entire being. Often via Facebook or other media, and by people around me, I hear the most beautiful insightful quotes that get me to ponder on many of life’s big questions. For years i’ve shared those quotes that have inspired me the most. I try doing so not by a mindless copy-paste. I ask myself at that moment, what do I feel and which words can best describe how I feel. So i go and search for example “feeling a lot of pressure and not sure which decision to make" and see which writings, blogs, video’s or any other forms of media/art come up that synchronises with that exact feeling I have inside. Once I find a good quote, I like to dive into the source: Who wrote it? When did they write it? Why did they write it, What does it mean to them?. This not only makes the quote a bunch of words, it also gives the quote a story in itself. A quote from a Martin Luther King or Nelson Mandela carries as much weight as it does because we know their story, their struggle and their quotes come with an insight that brings us back to their personal story, their journey. For quite sometime I was absolutely obsessed with the quote by Marianne Williamson, namely “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us". This quote is from her book “Return to Love" which she wrote more then 20 years ago and was inspired to write due to the wonderful writings in “A course in miracles" which was written by Helen Schucman. If you keep searching you realise that there is a wonderful journey that has taken place before Marianne Williamson actually came to the point that she wrote this piece in her own book and how significant a piece like that can truly have at this present day and age. I know that “our deepest fear" quote somehow resonated with my entire being. It truly spoke out what I think applies to my own fears. I’ve repeated it thousands of times, I’ve sent it through to everyone that I could imagine might be inspired by it and i’ve personally reminded myself of it a countless amount of times to help me through the toughest of moments. I do realise that we all have a universe of quotes within us. We have life wisdoms and general thoughts that get us by our days, and that at any time we too can come up with ingenious quotes that others can understand, feel and relate to themselves in someway. The quote that is most prominent for me at this moment is: "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together" - African Proverb And why is that? Because if I look at the years that have passed, I wouldn’t be where I am today were it not for the amazing people, loved ones and family that I met on this journey and have been walking with. Not just met, that believed in me, helped me, guided me, supported me and were there for me no matter what. Along the way I have also, in my own perception, mistreated close ones, done things that I’m not proud of and lost myself and thereby getting out of touch with some people along the way. I have also found myself and learned what it means to truly be who I am at this moment and i’m learning this more along the way. Although this in itself is the embodiment of “The more we know, the less we know". One can only get that far if it were not for the people I would be traveling with. This is my way of saying thank you to all those that have been on this long journey and an apology to the ones that I wished to have treated differently then I had and truly believe should have. You can’t turn back time, we can only learn from the road we have travelled and look towards the the moments to come. The quote above on "going far" is the embodiment of how I’ve been able to experience wonderful things in my life, do what I absolutely love to do, partner up and build a company, start foundations, be a part of incredible events and projects and so much more. I am personally not the one doing it, we are, together. All those that believe in the same. And the fact that we believe in each other and despite things sometimes not working out: amount of times that trust is tarnished, feelings hurt, expectations not met, promises not kept, the willingness to believe in ourselves and each other, drop our expectations, have no judgement and show unconditional love to each other is why we can go further then we could ever imagine. There is still a very long way to go, and I look forward to every step. So… lets keep walking and Thank you ;o) Also posted here bit.ly/1dWJGEt
Posted on: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:18:28 +0000
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