Don't Quit

Photo: Alice Karayiannis 
  
"I know you're tired, but come. This is the way."

~ Rumi 

When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place and look at how far you've come...

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow--
You may succeed with another blow,
Success is failure turned inside out--
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-- 
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit. 

~ Edgar A. Guest  

You can do it, I believe in you.

Wake Up

This short film by Kostas Karydas was awarded in the London 'Mofilm' festival

"I would laugh more, dance more, play more, love more..."

Why do we always postpone these things which are so essential to our well-being? It's so simple yet there is always something holding us back. Of course, we all do these things; we all laugh, we all dance, play, love; but not always, or as much as we would have liked to. We always tend to make life a bit more complicated than it should be. The problem is we think too much. I think we need to learn to be a bit more spontaneous in our life, to get out of that comfort zone. There are so many elements of life that can’t be captured in a to-do list. We can get more out of life when also being spontaneous rather that always following a fixed plan, we can do both. We just need to learn to be free, that's the key: freedom. Follow your intuition and try silencing the mind from time to time...

P.S. I came across this a while back; I think it kind of illustrates a part of what I want to say. Life could be a lot simpler and much more enjoyable if we hesitated less :)

 

Lost and Found

 Photo: Alice Karayiannis

"We all get lost once in a while; sometimes by choice, sometimes due to forces beyond our control. When we learn what it is our soul needs to learn, the path presents itself. Sometimes we see the way out but wandering further and deeper despite ourselves; the fear, the anger or the sadness preventing us returning. Sometimes we prefer to be lost and wandering, sometimes it’s easier. Sometimes we find our own way out. But regardless, always, we are found."

Hello November

Photo: Alice Karayiannis