I’m sitting in a small airport cafe, in the middle of one of my 3 long layovers. No matter how many times I have promised myself not to fly cheap, I still do it sometimes.
14 hours in Mexico City, 8 hours in Santiago Chile, and another 5 in Buenos Aires before I reach my final destination, Bariloche, Argentina.
Long times waiting around like these are always great for multiple reasons. You can sleep on very comfortable airport benches, drink really bad coffee and enjoy overpriced food. Like – why is airport food always so bad? It can’t be that hard to prepare a good meal for that kind of money, can it?
Why do we shrink our energy, when we feel “too much”?
Do NOT dim your own light to please others. Or to make others feel more confident, and comfortable… I would love to talk about that today a little bit because it has been on my mind for a while now.
2023, if I can choose one quote to say goodbye to you, this would be the one.
Most of the time your friends & family don’t realize how harmful their comments or lack of support is to you. People love to speak out about other people’s actions because they think they are helping by providing their opinion or advice. It’s too easy to think you know better than someone else. Even about their own life.
In their mind, they’re protecting you and protecting themselves.
They see what you’re doing as “unsafe” or “different” or not following the “status quo.” Small minds are limited by their own mentality, living in a small world, and thinking small thoughts. It’s not their fault, our society isn’t very expansive as a unit, everything around us is designed to distract us and keep us addicted to scrolling, consuming, and spending precious time and money on things that don’t matter.
They are confined to the limitations of what they believe is possible.
By you jumping outside of the box you scare them and you may threaten the choices they have made for their own lives. It’s like you are making them insecure about their own life, by living a life they have dreamed about but never dared to live.
You should never dim your light just to make other people feel secure.
People will always talk, and people will always judge. Because all they have is their own perspective.
Hiding, or cutting yourself short isn’t going to do anything good for anyone.
Never hide.
Never give up.
Never dull your light.
The world needs your gift.
Any thoughts to add? Comment down below.
Happy New Year, from my heart to Yours, Alenka
