Memories...

Failing winners

It is so easy to think that failing a task means you're failing yourself. How often isn't it that we associate one assignment with the long life-dream? (Or maybe it's the neurotic me who's thinking hehe). Nevertheless, we forget what we've actually learned on our way to failing. All those new experiences, revelations and abilities that have been gained, aren't they the point of it all? Because, lets face it failing is normal, it's bound to happen today or tomorrow. What matters is how well you catch up on the lesson learned.

I recall several assignments that have been due for various schoolwork and the (in hindsight) unecessary meltdown when things didn't go as planned. You're asked to do a certain thing, then when you can't fulfill all of the requirements in the way you thought the teacher wanted you too (because you've already made the assumption that it should be perfect), you automatically think you've failed. But, don't forget the fact that you actually reached the goal. Maybe not in the perfect matter you had planned but you still got the job done. When you find yourself in this state, think about all that you have gained as you worked towards the goal. New knowledge, new ways of learning (faster and more efficient ways) and what to do when things go bad. All this you take in and learn for the next task, because we all know that tasks never end in life.

One problem people will always come across when doing tasks, is where to set the expectation bar, for yourself and what others may expect of you. Setting expectations isn't difficult, reaching them is another issue. Knowing yourself and your range of achievement is key. A matter of perception and understanding. Only then will we know that failing isn't the end of the world. Under the dark covers of insufficiency lies pieces of a puzzle for you to work out. These pieces represent newfound abilities and knowledge about yourself to help you as you form your own path to success.

The Dream

What's meant to be...

"I find hope in the darkest of days and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe." - 14th Dalai Lama

A fallen star

We were once children, innocent little children who believed in fairy godmothers, ghosts and whitches.The belief of that anything is possible is greatest in the mind of a child, for imagination is what fuels them. Let's keep the child inside of us alive by reminding ourselves where we started out.

- I remember the days when it was snowing outside, mom had just finished the cookies we liked, the house was smelling as if Christmas had arrived and dad cuddling up in the sofa next to us. A video of Robin Hood, Pochahontas, Scooby-Doo or Tom&Jerry would make me feel less weary. For in that moment, time and space, it was as if nothing could ever hurt me.

The essence

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

Happy times

Life is all about the little things we do everyday. We never realize it, but taking that special way, waiting an extra minute or just talking to someone you've never spoken to before can all be small signs of faith leading you to your very own destiny.

We ourselves possess the power to influence and stear direction of our own lives. The people we meet, the things we do and say, are all apart of your life. Everything we do today will show its consequence in the future, either near or far away.

Take time to appreciate the little things in life. Don't let weather come in your way. Dancing in the rain, playing in the fresh fallen snow or just listening to the thunder reflecting over life can be quite calming and allows you to make peace with mother nature =)

Special encounter

Funny how different events in your life change you without you even being aware of it. Things happen and we think that life, just is. However, reality stays changed and the life you once lived is altered forever.

I saw you, you closed your eyes.
I smiled, you looked away.
I touched you, you shrugged...

Everytime you were in my presence my heart started beating faster, then you took a left turn and left me hanging. Years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds later and my heart still feels for another. Tainted with a love unanswered everything is changed. The fact still remains, had I known then what I know now I would not be who I am today.

Dreamworld

"Words would fly right from out of my mind, out of my mind into your heart, into your life. And everything would sound just right, and no one would stop me from drinking my wine."

Give your head permission to follow your heart.

As she continued her life not knowing where to go or what to feel,
letting the mind taking over what is meant to heal.
Not actually wanting to look in and try to deal,
you go on hoping and praying that someday it will all be real.

As the days go by and we grow up for each day becoming wiser,
the tendency of forgetting what's more important becomes unclear.
For some it is not so much about forgetting as it is about being afraid
of something bigger than you.

When choosing a path to go by we think rationally.
But often, the language of the mind does not speak the language of the heart,
and we end up doing irrational things.
Wanting to let go and feeling free and allowing yourself to be happy,
as happiness is what one continuously strives for.

What's love got to do with it?

Not knowing what you want must be very hard, but actually knowing what you want and feeling as if the goal is way out of reach must be the hardest thing.

You crawl then walk and eventually start to run and run and climb and climb and keep climbing until you can't climb any more. You see the goal ahead of you. You reach out your hand but there's always a beam of air between your hand and that final destination all pictured out inside your head.

All those years of hardwork form a slideshow in your mind. Tears, sweat and a whole lot of thinking brings you back to the rainy days where the entire universe seemed to work against you and your dreams. Often you feel the tears streaming down your face forming a pool representing all your hard work. The days when you thought it wasn't worth it anymore, it wasn't worth the mental stress and emotional wreck it could turn you into. Your heart aching for the love of your goals and dreams. Your stomach turning into a hard knot twisting and turning by the thought of not succeeding, standing still, not going forward, not being who you want to be..being stuck with no choices and an ordinary life.

Where does love fit into all this..does it? Who's got time for love anyways, it just takes up too much time in your already busy schedule right...As soon as love enters life, goals become blurry and ambition goes low...Love is complicated and your sorting out of your future is complicated enough...There's no time and space for love in your life...It's all about you and your relationship with yourself...

The long road

They say life is what you make it. Just grab your shit and make the best out of it. Make it to the final destination and row that boat ashore.

The road to the finish line can sometimes seem long and brutal. It takes turns you never would have expected and sometimes it has a tendency to stop at dead ends, forcing you to make a choice. Either you stay and stare into the same brick wall all your life, or you go back the same way you got there, collecting and evaluating the different road signs you left behind waiting to get acknowledged. Expecting a road without a curve is like saying a life never ends. Once in a while there is going to be a sudden left turn and everything ends at some point. Life then, is not about what happens when that time comes, more than it is about how you got there, what relationships you shared, your discoveries and your happiness. Cause ultimately, this is what makes a life worth living.

Hear you me

"May angels lead you in,
hear you me my friends.
On sleepless roads,
the sleepless go,
may angels lead you in."

The promised land

Somewhere far somewhere beyond. Where life isn't already made, it's created. Where dreams are encouraged and inspiration is the only essential. Where imagination is the highest kite one can fly and birds fly on a parallel. Where dreams aren't just thoughts wandering around inside of a tired mind, but a place paving the way for passion and insight. Where personal obstacles no longer are an impediment, rather a tool with which one can smell infinity. Where life transcends the boundaries of conventional wisdom, allowing cut wings to grow back and blossom into spectacular handles of life.
- You, yourself have the power to determine your destiny.

One plus one

"This beautiful city seems empty. All the people in the world and it can still feel lonely. What's the point of having it all without the person you love. Sometimes you just need to start again in order to fly."

Lucky?

What's the purpose of certain things/moments happening in your life? Why do they occur?

- Today I lost my keys to then having the opportunity of reclaiming them once again. I had gone to the grocery store and when I got back to open the door there were no keys in the bag, in the jacket or anywhere else! They were completely gone, lost, never to be found again. I searched for about 20 minutes while all along feeling like it was hopeless, I wasn't going to find them. I called the landlord and asked if he could come open my door where I had the extra keys. But it wouldn't matter since they would have to redo the entire lock and change keys for safety reasons. While feeling that lump in my stomach almost like I wanted to throw up everything turns for a second, a glimpse of light is beaming through, an old uncle had found a bunch of keys and so the landlord was going to check it and then get back to me. I waited another 15 minutes. I sit outside with my groceries and look completely devastated with a thousand different thoughts running around my head. Where was I going to find the sources needed to fund the new set of keys? (Being a student with a tight budget, my income isn't exactly weighing up to my expenses this starting month.) Why is this happening to me? I really hope it's my keys that have been found! What am I going to do if they're gone?

Then he calls back. Your lucky, the number on the keys match your apartment number, I'm on my way. And it was like my entire world had been on the brink of collapsing to then land me on a pair of soft clouds in the light blue sky. I couldn't believe they were my keys, I had walked a pretty long way and yet they were found. All of this happened under 30 minutes. So I asked myself, why? Why did I lose my keys, went all crazy thinking all sorts of things, to then get them back? Why did this nice man pick up MY keys and turned them in, why didn't he just walk on by like any other person would do? What does this mean?

After some reflection the lesson to be learned could mean to become a good samaritan.
Good Samaritan Law - A law that requires able persons, without putting themselves at risk, to provide reasonable aid to persons who are injured, ill, or otherwise imperiled (jeopardized, endangered). Maybe all of this had to happen in order for me to really understand the impact of this man's actions. Now that has been passed on to me. I will always feel an obligation of turning something in if I've found it. Not because it would make me feel better, but it would mean the world to the person who have lost their personal item. We have to feel obligated and we need to pass it on, cause people are the ones making up this world and people are our only assurance of existence.

Purpose. Moment. Dream.

In life we all have different reasons as to why things work out the way they do. The only thing we share is the purpose. One purpose lead up to a moment that eventually takes you to your dream. The sequence is the same, what differs is the substance. As we are all individuals differing on a mental level, the purpose for each dream is sure to be different. As soon as you figure out the purpose you can begin to unscover your dreams. The chain also works backwords, for if you already know your dream you just have to go back and think what made you go for it and perhaps get even more inspired by it.

Never forget to think back as you go forward.

Happiness

- Happiness is the supreme goal of human beings. The meaning of life depends on it.
"What is the purpose of life? I believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. From the moment of birth, every human being wants happiness and does not want to suffer. From the very core of our being we simply desire contentment." - Dalai Lama

"The aptitude of man to suffer is comparable to his aptitude to enjoy, and his aptitude to misery is inseparable from his aptitude to happiness." - E.Morin

The importance of wisdom

"The wise man has the sun and the moon by his side. He grasps the universe under the arm. He blends everything into a harmonious whole, cast aside whatever is confused or obscured, and regards the humble and the honourable." - Tchuang-Tseu, Chinese philosopher

"Freedom to those who think."

- We are nothing without our thoughts, just a body walking around existing without a specific purpose. It's time to figure out the true reason behind our intents. Our existence is determined by our thoughts. A state of mind decides your attitude towards life and all its' trebulations.
To those who don't think or even worse, let someone else think for them, are doomed to a life empty of curiosity. Not thinking is not being. Your thoughts are your own, no one can take them away from you. Your thoughts are never for sale nor can they be diminished without your consent.

Back and Forth

"...I got jazz personality,G mentality, beats of soul train."

Från Och Med Du

"Ser dig på blåa i april i telefon i nya jeans, men jag har samma trasor på och röker samma marlboro, jag minns varenda scen ifrån vår film."

If I Was A Bird

"Occasionally I choose to travel alone but never fulfil my possibility. So mostly I attempt to achieve balance by seeking right knowledge of loving and reviewing and eventually overstanding those many lessons of my life."

- Flying is to be free in all of its glory. Those who fly, with or without wings, recognizing that immaculate air allowing anybody to reach towards their highest potential.Be the bird that fly's alone on a quest to heigher heights, but also be that bird who knows that the flock is out there waiting for her. All it takes is one shriek and you find home. It means, having an entire sky at your feet serving as a guide to your very own direction. Soar and you shall find, look and you shall find, believe and you shall become.

Being on your own gives a sense of balance. Being alone is not bad, on the contrary it gives substance to your life. Figure out who you are. Look deep inside and seek, navigate, stear and eventually find your self. The single constant thing that never lets you down. No matter how much the world spins, you stand firm.

You are the light, the road, the signs, the air and the thoughts.

Spider's Web

"The piano keys are black and white,but they sound like a million colours in your mind."

Troubles

"You just gotta let it go, all your hustles aint for nothing, you just gotta take it slow."

The Element of Freedom

"And the day came when the risk it took to remain tightly closed in the bud, was more painful than the risk it took to bloom. This is the element of freedom."

- Basically what Miss Keys is saying is that, in order to live without regrets we need to dare and be courageous. To do what you heart tells you and not entirely follow what others tell you. Just because you’re walking a different path doesn’t mean you’re lost, you just have a different mindset and way of doing things. For if we never take chances in life, we stop to evolve into the beautiful creatures we could be. The day you lose sight of your dreams is the day you lose sight of who you are. Freedom in this sense means everything.

Girl Next Door

"I wanna let you know that I'm proud of you even when we was younger I admired you. That's why I always used to pick fights with you. I remember when we used to call each other names, mimic old tv shows and play those childish games. Like I was your Tarzan and you were my Jane."

Materialistic

"The less I have, the freer I am to do whatever I want to do."

Mary's Joint

"Unnecessary pain. Now tell me who would get the pain if we should go astray."

Caged Bird

“That’s why I say that I know why the caged bird sings; only joy comes from song.”

- To whom do we owe that much that we have to submit our own will and freedom? Why should we stay quiet, why shouldn't you and I make our voices heard? In a world filled with constant change and trebulations, words become priceless. Though the non-spoken language has equal effect, stating your opinion and thoughts help in bringing forth a new perspective to the world we live in. Man was created not only to breed, but also to think. In the words of Descartes' "I think, therefore I am".
However, do so in the right manner - do whatever you want as long as you're not hurting yourself or anyone else. Never forget the power of words. Sure they say actions speak louder than words, but words is what we communicate with the most. Words mean anything and everything. Choose your words wisely. Learn to cherish and value each word as if it was the last time you spoke, and you will see the difference it makes in the message delivered.

Power to the word!

42

“Those who are dead are not dead they're just living in my head, and since I fell for that spell I am living there as well.”

Ball and Chain

“Picture us whistling while fishing, picture us dancing while romancing. To a tune that belongs to me and u, my ball and chain we will all be free yea.”

- A life without any worries. A life filled with do’s and zero don’ts. Do as you please and not what you’re told. Everything according to your own schedule. Sounds great doesn’t it? Just because it seems close to perfect doesn’t mean it’s impossible to reach. You can try to ignore the fact that a life actually has the possibility of being filled with great moments, even though there are going to be rough patches along the way. A fact doesn’t cease to exist just because it’s ignored, so I say let’s start to enjoy life and all of its happenings. For it is what it is and life is the most valuable thing we have, because without it we wouldn’t be.

Star Mile

"If you burn the road that'll lead you back to her in time. I watch you turn to stone
you can't find the sunlight."

Jezebel

"Reach for the top and the sun is gonna shine. Every winter was a war she said I want to get what's mine."

Fear

"Blue is the color that she feels inside. Matador I can't hide my fear anymore."

Ain't Nobody Worryin'

"These are our precious times, deseases takin lives, medicaid ran out, showed me a weapon line. There's a mother on her own, tryin to beat the drout, tell me when will this end, all the sufferin, my faith is
runnin low, aint nobody worryin no more."

Don't Know Why

"Out across the endless sea I would die in ecstasy. But I'll be a bag of bones driving down the road along."

There's Hope

“A little was over rated, but a lot was a little too complicated.”

Bad Habits

"Lady when we lock it low we get together, it's an overdose.
I'm slipping, I'm here, I'm on my knees.
I feel my heart's about to explode."

Free as A Bird

“I’ve done all that I can do except let you fly away”

- Sometimes we just have to let people go. No one said it was going to be easy, but it is essential for your continuation in the long journey we call life. In life, we often find ourselves being the ones in control of our own actions and consequences. Always trying to be on top of things in order to maintain control, always making sure, always following procedures. But, in the midst of it all something happens, something outside the boundaries of your power and influence. Whatever you do, it's not enough and it never will be. These are the times when we shouldn't frown and look down, instead wear the gown and put on the crown. For you have done all that you can do except letting them fly away, leaving you free as the bird you always knew you were. Finally are the chains of sorrow and misery unleashed and your soul can now speak the true voice from within.

Brand New Day

"Some kind of magic happens late at night. When the moon smiles down at me and bathes me in its light."

I just wanna be successful

"In person, I'm everything and more. I'm everywhere these other n****s never been before. But inside, I'm treadin' waters, steady tryin' to swim to shore. I'm on a shoppin' spree to get whatever is in store."

Strenght, Courage & Wisdom

"Behind my pride there lives a me, that knows humility.
Inside my voice there is a soul, and in my soul there is a voice."

- We all know how it is to feel vulnerable in various situations. It feels strange and highly unfamiliar. We would rather take the other, longer road, instead of the one with high exposure. But it's time we took a deep look within ourselves and found that voice miss Arie is talking about. Let your guard down sometimes, but be sure you know who you let it down to. Pride doesn't have to mean you can't recognize humility in your own environment, instead let it become part of what you value the most. Don't forget about you, priorities are important and if you don't come on top of the list, who does and why? Let your own voice be heard for a change. Your voice is your instrument. Be sure to feed, nurture and look after it, for it is the key to unlock your soul.

A lesson learned

“Yes, I was burned but I called it a lesson learned. Mistake overturned but I called it a lesson learned. My soul has returned so I call it a lesson learned.”

A Long Walk

“Your background it ain't squeaky clean shit sometimes we all got to swim upstream. You ain't no saint, we all are sinners but you put your good foot down and made your soul a winner.”

Right to Be Wrong

"I've got a right to be wrong, my mistakes will make me strong. I'm stepping out into the great unknown, I'm feeling wings though I've never flown."

- We are all people and people are not perfect. Things happen, things go wrong and everything doesn't always work accordingly. I make mistakes, then again where would I be if I didn't. We are what we repeatedly do and thus, mistakes don't mean anything unless you take action towards them. Mistakes mean change and change is liberation. Take the leap and see what is out there, start to feel those wings and stear yourself into the right direction.

The one

“In your tears and in your blood in your fire and in your flood, I hear you laugh I heard you sing I wouldn't change a single thing.”

A few reasons

“If we had computer love, I would let you hack my myspace. If your love was a dance, you could youtube me and watch me. You, you, you, you bring out the youth in an old soul baby. And that's a few reasons why I'm with you."

The way you look tonight

“With each word your tenderness grows, tearing my fear apart. And that laugh that wrinkles your nose, it touches my foolish heart.”

It's up to you

"No matter how hard you work to bring yourself up, there's someone out there working just as hard, to put you down..." - Dr Dre

- Negative energy is everywhere. The art of filtrating and looking beyond it, is what makes or breaks you in your reach for a successful life.

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Dreams

“Keep on dreaming, Keep on shining, Keep on grinding, Don't stop trying, Keep on dreaming, Keep on flowing, Keep on growing, Don't stop hoping, Don't stop hoping.”

Positive thoughts

"I need to be surrounded by people as passionate and as dedicated as I am."

- Whatever you do make sure you do it well. A major reason to why successful people are so great at what they do is because they have positive people around them, people wanting them nothing but good, wanting to see them improve and succeed. Accomplishing, aspiring and living your dream is hard enough without having negative people surrounding you with bad energy. Stay passionate and dedicated as Miss Hill says, but most importantly make sure that the environment you're in, reflects your ambitions.

Someday we'll all be free

"Hang on to the world as it spins around just don’t let the spin get you down."

Little Things

"Been around the whole world still ain't seen nothing like my neighborhood
and off all of the fancy satin and silk my white cotton feels so good.
Search high and low for a place where I can lay my burdens down
ain't nothing in the whole wide world like the peace that I have found."

Life is what you make it

”The truth is you don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride and nothing is guaranteed.”

Final Hour

"And even if there are leaks you can't capsize this ship cause I baptize my lips every time I take a sip."