Inner Peace

Hi Danda,

it feels like ages since I last wrote in the blog but I have felt uplifted reading your entries, witnessing your fighting spirit and your growing wisdom (and of course, all the wonderful and inspiring entries of your friends and family)! You are always in my prayers, and before falling asleep I quietly send you a heartfelt whisp of positive and peaceful energy. There´s nothing more beautiful in life, I feel, than to have inner peace. It´s something rare and hard to achieve but it is the basis of fully appreciating all the other beautiful presents this life gives us, as well as a source of strength in the face of life´s challenges.

I recently opened my "Sailing to Barcelona" diary and read the following entry, which I thought I´d share with you...(not the best writing but I guess you´ll get the gist:) )

"Be flexible. Work on the frame, on the essentials. Then let things flow. Trust. Believe. Be positive. Take initiative. Be ready to shift tactics with the changing winds. Pronti per virare! (a sailing term I learned at the Sardegna sailing camp) Keep the objectives clear...punto di riferimento a terra! (another sailing term) Adapt to, and make the best of, the changing winds. Trust yourself, believe in your own capacities. You are your own pillar. Know when and where to lean, how to lean on other pillars. Fight your battles constructively, gracefully. Be wise in knowing when to tighten the sail and when to loosen it. Never force. Fight but never force or the sail may break under the wind´s strength. Flexibility will get you far, to your objective. Clarity at all times. Turn a threat into an opportunity. A sudden change in wind can either stop the boat or give you a refreshing boost."

Bueno, querida, thinking of you and your family so much and wishing you love and healing (both of which you have!). I leave you with a few quotes that I hope will bring you more courage, faith and positivity (if that´s possible as you are quite a Superwoman!):

"The first steps are worthless if the path is not followed to its end." -- Parminder Singh

"You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true." -- Richard Bach

"Your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing." -- Abraham Lincoln

"The two most powerful warriors are patience and time." -- Leo Tolstoy

"No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it." -- Albert Einstein


"When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." -- Harriet Beecher Stowe, novelist