I came back from Zurich a couple of days ago. This was the first time I traveled somewhere since Covid-19 happened. I do feel guilty sometimes but traveling is something I really feel I need. Or I could learn to do without it of course but it's not something want. Traveling really helps me to get a different perspective and break my habits. I tend to form strong habits and even though that also is a good thing sometimes (I can be really disciplined) I often feel my habits keeps me in a cage, they restrict me. And I often tend to think that my habits and routines are quite boring.
In this post I'll share some new ideas I have since returning. As always, I'm trying my best to stay in the present moment but I also need to start to plan a bit for my future. In a couple of months I'm moving back to Sweden after three years in Berlin.
A change of scenery is (almost) always for the better
I was actually a bit nervous about the short flight to Zurich in these Covid-19 times. Usually, I'm actually pretty relaxed when it comes to travel, it's like I enter I different state or something. I often feel like I become the version of myself I desire to be all the time. More open, outgoing, and curious. I guess you can also say more positive. I feel more alive. But I also know I shouldn't 'need' travel to activate this state. I still have a lot of work to do in order to fully appreciate my daily life and to feel inspired by what sometimes feels like mundane habits.
Anyway, the flight routine wasn't any different except for the compulsory mask and a form I had to fill out so they can track me in case someone on the plane would fall sick. I didn't think much about that.
A change of scenery was very welcomed and I enjoyed getting out of the city. I didn't swim as much as I anticipated but I'll make an effort to find some lakes around Berlin. I do miss Sweden though when it comes to swimming in a lake. But I'll not focus on that, instead, I'll do my best to feel grateful for everything that is available to me right now, in this moment. And since I don't feel that I have so much time left in Berlin I'll try to be more active. In that sense I'll push myself more, for sure.
I want to get back in shape
This is actually also what I mean when I say I want to be more active. I feel it's time to start to push my body more. For such a long time I have felt I can't do that anymore, my body is weak, and for sure, that has also been the case. But now I feel I'm stronger than I have been for a long time and I want to find out. I want to get back into my regular yoga practice of course but I also want to run and use my muscles more. I want to see if I can feel as strong and fit as I did 10 years ago. With the right mindset I think it's possible. I'm older of course but also wiser. I'll recognize when it's time to rest. But I'm convinced I can push myself way more than I'm currently doing, in all areas of my life really.
When it comes to physical exercise I now have a Fitbit tracker, a birthday present. I think it'll help me to stay motivated, I haven't paid attention to how many steps I take each day before. Let's see if I'll give Actifit a try.
I feel eager to get more out of my life and make things happen. Sometimes I feel I spend so much time waiting. I mean, I think and reflect a lot but I easily tend to feel a bit depressed and then I don't really see the point in doing much. I know physical exercise will help me to break out of this habit. It's so familiar to me so it's comfortable. But I don't want a comfortable life, I want a vibrant life. What that actually entails is still for me to figure out though. I try my best to do so without any pressure.
I also want to meditate more
Meditation is really so important to me. Since I started to meditate I'm much more self-aware, I can catch myself more often when I get caught in destructive thought patterns and I'm much more connected to my body. For about two years here in Berlin I had a strict spiritual practice, it was necessary in order to keep up with the tantra course I participated in. But since my schedule got very busy at the beginning of this year I reluctantly decided to quit the course. And I can tell I somehow have lost much of the determination and aspiration I had. Not in general, but when it comes to my spiritual practice. I miss having a spiritual teacher.
One wish for the future is to go to Portugal and stay at a tantric retreat that's just about to open. A part of me really wants to fully immerse myself in a spiritual practice. To meet with like-minded people, who are as dedicated. This is not really in the cards for me right now but it's definitely something that's alive in me. In the meantime I'll do my best to meditate more on my own.
I'll end this post with a Buddha quote:
Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine.
Thanks for reading 🙏
Love and blessings to you all 💚
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Good luck with your move back to Sweden, wishing you all the best
Thank you. It wasn’t really planned but now I feel it’s probably for the best 🙂
I think the best decisions often turn out to be the ones you didn’t plan! That why you have no Preconceived ideas and you live in the moment and make the best of it
We get too hung up on planning sometimes
Yes that's true. I have been away for 4 years so I'm sure I'm returning a somewhat different person.
I'm sure some things will have changed too once you get there and who knows with your new perceptions and ideals you may find things that once you disliked but now you do. Life has a funny way of humbling us
Even though you covered a lot of ground with this post, there was something very peaceful and grounding about reading your words.
Perhaps what we all seek is our own version of a vibrant life. And maybe that's just a lifelong and ongoing journey; we adjust as we go.
It's nice to see more and more people travel again. Unfortunately, the US is such a mess when to comes to how they handled Covid, so whereas I miss Denmark (usually go back during the summers), it seems unlikely that I'll be traveling anywhere, anytime soon. Which I am taking as an invitation to stop and truly appreciateand be grateful for my immediate surroundings.
Thank you for your kind words 🙏 Yes, it might be a lifelong journey for sure. And yes I'm aware of the mess somehow in the US, that's unfortunate. But as you say, there is always an invitation to discover something else, and also to learn not to take anything for granted.
Good luck with the move but daaamn you did good. Living in Berlin, a trip to Zurich. Were you floating on the Limmat river there? That is a sweet one doing!
Thank you 🙏 Yes Limmat 🙂
Enjoyed your post. Nice read.
Good luck with your goals, they will be realized I am sure. Physical exercise always helps me to clear my mind and just breathe.
I also find nature very soothing to my soul.
Beautiful pictures by the way.
Thanks for sharing
Have a blessed day
Thank you for your kind words 🙏 Yes nature is healing for sure.
I too like to travel and love the sense of freedom it gives me. Movement is so important for our well being, it really goes back to our nomadic times I think. But I find that the best way for me to relieve any stress or worry is to walk it out, especially when in nature, as this brings a whole other level of healing.
It is really important to connect with our spirituality during these times, as it really brings us back to self and empowers us. It sounds like you have some great plans in place xxx
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Thank you 🙏 Yes walks in nature can be so healing. It’s hard for me sometimes to live in a city. But in Berlin there are many parks at least.
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