The Magic of Writing

 30/01/2021

Today I wanna be mindful enough to live that day through the looking glasses of Gratitude. Gratitude for all the blessings which have become part of my life making it so worthy and beautiful, making me enthusiastic every day about waking up in the morning, beginning my day with daily routines of meditation, pulling oil, drinking turmeric, my very much loved vegan coffee and yes these wonderful morning pages that teach me so much looking forward to a new day full of more new eye opening learnings. Every day I try to be there to see what the Universe is holding for me and this feeling of curiosity paired with humbleness, openness, happiness, passion and gratitude makes each day a wonderful adventure. A new one because every moment will have an impact on our life...
 
Now I start realizing trying to pick up some blessings in my head that I*ve been doing that for a fairly long time without even noticing. When I was a teenager already I started, probably even earlier, when I started writing diary at the age of seven. I would make lists about the things I loved most, the things I was happy about, that gave me strength and joy. Later I would make friends lists, boys lists, love lists, kissing lists, lists of the most beautiful compliments I had gotten, collecting phone numbers and on and on and on. I wouldn*t actually do this to feel superior to others but to get a sense, any sense of being loved, that I was worthy; it gave me stability. That way I could literally visualize in numbers that there are people out there who love me.
 
I did not know at the time that this is a powerful practice I had already started as a child, until this very moment right now that I*m realizing how it has helped me so much throughout the years to establish a sense of confidence, self-love, gratitude. Yes without me even knowing I*ve been pulling myself out of these dark times and whenever people would ask me how I*ve changed my attitude towards life so dramatically from deeply negative to flying positive I could never really find an answer because I have not been practicing this purposely but just because I have all my life and I didn*t know anything other than writing down what I felt then, on paper to clarify my feelings, reflect them, work through them, heal myself, support myself. It was life therapy. Sometimes I wouldn*t have even known what to do without my notebook and a pen.

Never has it become any clearer to me than in this very moment right now how I*ve cured myself, opened up my mind and still do. How writing is such a powerful tool. Taking a pen and a piece of paper and see what your mind shows you even when you don*t know before. Especially when you don*t know before. Its just coming out as a surprise. Its the most fun experiment bringing your thoughts to paper that you have not known of and otherwise never would have. It is so simple and at the same time so magical. And it can be anything from funny, to sad, to curing, clearing, eye-opening, surprising, painful or shocking. It can be anything but you will not know before you*ve actually picked up a pen and written it down.
Actually most of the time you do Not know before. Its just coming out. That*s the beauty of it. Paper and pen are your magical companion that guide you through your most inner, deepest, hidden thoughts without you having to do anything but holding that pen and start writing whatever comes to your mind. In courage that whatever this pen is writing down, it is doing it for you, not against you. It is your friend and it will only write things that will have a meaning for you. Or not. But even at times when you think it might have not been anything of meaning or important, chances are you*ve gotten something off your mind that you don*t need in that place anymore and that at the very least makes you a bit lighter inside.

Your mind needs a tool to manifest what*s inside of you in the “real” world. Words, language, paper, pens, brushes, music, dance, colours, musical instruments, cooking pots, anything really to express your mind and heart through your physical body. You will not know what you have inside of you unless you unlock it, let it flow – out of you, let it be there, give it a chance to come into existence one way or another. Everything you need you have inside of you, just you cannot see it if you don*t find the expression of your heart to let it out into reality to let it reveal itself to you in all its beauty.
Isn*t this such a magical process? No less magical than life itself. Makes me so much more curious about all these things that are yet to come – out of my mind. Out of others peoples minds. Out of life. Each and every day of life without ever knowing before. That*s the pure, sparkling Magic of Life. We will never know what will be before it is. That*s the adventure. Our adventure. That*s the ride. Your ride, my ride. And therein lies the beauty of each and every moment we are blessed with on this planet.
                 
           L.I.N.A. {Love Infinitely Naturally Always}