You Are Here.

We are just a small speck in the universe. Our egos limit our perspective and limit our world. Ego Fools us into thinking the boss yelling at us is such a big deal. Or the planning of the wedding has to perfect. Etc. 

I urge you...the next time you get caught up in your small world...take a step back

Then take another step back.

And look at your thoughts. Yes look at them...be an observer of your own life.

Then remember we are on a small rock flying uncontrollably through a galaxy inside another galaxy in an ever expanded space.  

Our problems are microscopic in the bigger picture. 

Make the most of your life. Be kind. Live fully. And dont let your ego trick you into focusing on all the wrong things. 

Be a Good Soul

Be such a good soul that people crave your vibe :)

Space

I've met people trapped in crowds,
Who think that "space" means you are alone
Who find their silence is too deafening
To spend much time on their own. 
They ask how i can hear the whispers
If i stand back from the crowd.
But surely whispers are drowned out
When where you're standing is so loud?
If all you see of those around you,
Is the back of someone's head. 
Dont you think the bigger picture
Would mean so much instead?
Just like you can't find constellations
By looking at just one star,
Somethings the world does not make sense
Until you watch from afar. 
Space does not mean your empty
It just means you've room to grow
It doesnt mean you must be lonely
For there is more people you can know
Because the space between two beats
Just shows you have a working heart
And its the only way to tell if youre apart or a part. 

-Erin Hanson

Rainstorm

A Beautiful Poem by Erin Hanson

“You were born to be a rainstorm,
To send your voice throughout the night,
To sing your song with falling raindrops,
To break the darkness with your light,
You were born to show raw beauty,
To wash the dirt out from their eyes,
But the whole world ran for cover,
When you opened up your skies,
So you made your thunder silent,
And learnt to bite your rainy tongue,
You gave them what they thought they wanted,
You gave them life with endless sun,
But as they watched their lives grow weaker,
Watched as their leaves turned brown and dry,
They wished they didn’t take for granted,
Your booming presence in the sky,
You were born to be a rainstorm,
To be chaotic and be bold,
To show there’s beauty in the knowledge,
That you cannot be controlled,
Because you might think you’re not needed,
Life without you is the same,
But nothing beautiful would ever grow,
If it wasn’t washed with rain.” ~Erin Hanson

The Ripple Effect

Lately i have noticed my friends have been asking themselves what can they do to make a difference. 

What can they do to be the change.

After all isn't that what we all want? To make our Mark. "Be the change". Etc 

I see my friends struggle to find meaning and unsuccessfully seek for ways they can make their mark. 

Well let me tell you a secret, being the change is simple. 

You have to see the Bigger picture and put things into perspective. Yes, it is true that we might not be able to stop a genocide or human trafficking but we can change ourselves. 

By empowering ourselves on an individual level to be hopeful and find our own peace, we CAN make a difference. We have a tremendous ability to influence this transition just in how we manage our own emotional state.

By being postive and hopeful you will not only postively influence your life, but also all the lives around you. And like the ripple effect your good energy will circulate and  influence the world. 

Happy & Free

May all beings everywhere be happy and free and may the thoughts, actions, and words of my own life contribute to that freedom and that happiness of all.

We Will Be the Hopeful

How to be more Hopeful...inspiring words by Maria. 

"The easiest way to control others is to destroy people’s hope. Hope is so important that totalitarian regimes will go to great lengths to control or destroy it. Divide and conquer is an old social control mechanism. It creates fear instead of hope. So when we level the playing field, or bring down barriers, we are inevitably increasing hopefulness by reducing obstacles to it.

The human race is like one giant disco ball. 

Each one of us is a small mirror of talents, love and joy that we have to offer each other to create our world. So hope is energy – your positive energy, your talents, value and your soul. It is the lifeblood of the human race.

The easiest way to support a hopeful world  is to support hope in others and ask that others do the same for you. If you surround yourself with people invested in creating a hopeful world with you, then you are fortunate. However, not everyone will necessarily have a hopeful outlook. You can still support hope in someone else’s life whether they are able to value it or not. Helping to restore hope when it has been lost is a noble thing to do.

Look for ways to make hopefulness tangible. Don’t let it be just something for the future. Hope is all of the little things we do each day to make our lives. Everything you do contributes to hopeful living or takes away from it.

That may seem heavy.  But hope is that important. It needs to be treasured."

-Maria Hill

Listen to that that doesn't speak.

Its offically winter. In this time full of checklists, shopping, family, and parties.

Remember to slow down.
Embrace the silence
And rest.

Take the time to listen to those things that speak without words.

🌱 Growing 🌱

I've found that growing up means being honest. 

Honest about what you want. 
Honest about what you need. 
Honest about what you feel. 
And honest about who you are. 

✨ Open up ✨

The possibility for rich and life changing relationships exists all around you...it's crazy to think we share a world with so many people we will never know. 

I dare you to talk to get to know as many people as you can. Listen to them. Open your eyes, your ears, your mind, and most importantly your heart to people. 

Don't use Force

Dont force anything in life. 
Friendships, relationships, career paths. 

Let go and Go with the flow.

Forcing things will only lead to unhappiness. 

Have trust in the universe that everything and everyone will be in your life when and if they are suppose to be. 

Us and Them

There is no us and them. Rid that idea of division among us. 

We are simply us. We are all one.

One human race connected in more ways that we sometimes forget. 

Let us come together in Love and compassion

TRUE YOU.

In a world that is constantly trying to change you, 
It takes a tremedous amount of self love, self worth, and strengh to stay true to one self. 

Enemies, the media, co workers, peers, friends and family. Everything around you 
calls to question your personal truth. 

"Should I? They did." " My friends want me too. But do i really want to?" my parents told me...my boss said..." so many influences making us question ourselves. 

Take a deep breath. Close your eyes. And Look deep within. No where else. Find your truth. What alligns with your morals. 

Be strong enough to stick up what is morally right to you. What is right to you. 

When you are able to entirely truthful to yourself you will be free. You will feel light. 

Free yourself. Be yourself. For only you can be you. Take pride in that. Spread you wings and fly. 

Define me?

"You think you can define me,
That Im a tick in just one box.
Like my being is a door,
That just on key unlocks.
Let me tell you something
I have the inside
I hold the untamed ocean
With the constant changing tide.
Im home to endless mountains
With tips that touch the sky
Flocks of grand migrating birds
And deserts harsh and dry.
I hold the wildests rivers
And host sweeping plains
I feel in waves of sunshine
Or in unrelenting rains.
Dont tell me you think you know me
And "this right here is who you are."
 i am the universe in motion
For i was born from the stars."
-Erin Hason

I decided Long Ago

I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone’s shadows

If I fail, if I succeed

At least I’ll live as I believe

No matter what they take from me

They can’t take away my dignity

Only A Surfer knows the feeling.

"I SURF BECAUSE IT KEEPS MY LIFE ON AN EVEN KEEL. WITHOUT IT I WOULD DISAPPEAR INTO OBLIVION." 

-ANDY IRONS. 

🌞Follow the sun 🌞

🌞Follow the sun.🌞

It's Weird Not to Be weird

There is No Statue of Limitations on Starting over.

Re-invent yourself everyday.

Today, be the girl who walks barefoot and listen to the Grateful Day.

Tomorrow wear your a studded leather vest and speak blunt & fierce truths.

Let go of the idea that you must always be who you have always been.

Be free.

Be unorthodox.

And don't be so easily defined.

Offer Your Gift

“If you feel something calling you to dance or write or paint or sing, please refuse to worry about whether you’re good enough. Just do it. Be generous. Offer a gift to the world that no one else can offer: yourself.”

“Can you remember who you were, before the world told you who you should be?”

Unshackle the chains society has put on your mind.

Be Free

Think Abstractly

Challenge the status Quo

Live completely and fully your Truth.

Because you are rad.

 

No bad Days

Perfect end to Monday.

Love Nature More

There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not Man the less, but Nature more.

FEAR & LOVE

“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.” ― John Lennon

I am you & you are me.

I am you and you are me. 
The mirror effect. 

I have been surrounded by judgement lately. It has made me ask myself why we judge each other and what we can learn from the way and what we judge. The truth is how one views the world and others is more a refection of oneself. The world is a mirror and your judgements are a refection of you.

I challenge you to explore beliefs and assumptions instead of judging people. When you do this you open a door to expanded self-awareness and self-acceptance.

Rather than unconsciously delighting in the ego gratification of judging others, you let your reactions and judgments help you achieve greater self-understanding—and accordingly, greater happiness and success.

When you use your judgment of others as a mirror to show you the workings of your own mind, every person’s reflection can become a valuable gift, making each person you encounter a teacher and a blessing. 

Let your perspective allow you to grow and teach you more about yourself and who you want to be. 

Everyday is a Party

Joy comes to us in ordinary moments.

We risk missing out when we get to busy chasing the extraordinary.