Mark of Quality
It does not do to leave a dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.
J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien
Post written by Katarina Miletic Join my Inner Circle
Do you know how people feel around you? Not how they feel in general, but specifically how they feel when they have contact with you. Do you bring them peace, do you project love and display understanding – even when you don’t agree or justify their position? Do you exude calm and make drama melt away like morning fog in the summer sunshine? A lot of our finest qualities will be reflected to us in those moments of close contact with others.
Life situations we find ourselves in can be both wanted and unwanted. It helps to remember that all of the ones that appeared as unwanted in the beginning – usually turned into our greatest personal victories, and inspired us to be the better person coming out of them than we were before them. We can’t change the hand life has dealt us, but we can improve the quality of our game – if not the outcome. There is always the choice to give up, but we didn’t come into this life to give up, my friend. We are equipped with unpredictable humour – that alone will make for a very enjoyable and interesting game. We are also equipped with grace, tact and intelligence. All of these can be employed to boost our chances in beginning to love the game itself, irrelevant of the outcome.
And exactly the same principle that applies to the big game also can be used in every other smaller game within the big game – to our advantage. Not advantage over anyone else, but the advantage of good over all that’s not good. We don’t even like watching mediocre, safe play games, any meanness, average, self-centered players, and cheaters who only cheat themselves from everything that is honest and real. We prefer generosity, grand gestures, smart movers and quick wit, smooth and kind players, and those who risk everything for the big dream. Fortune is always on their side. Not to mention they have a better time!
How you play with the hand you hold determines everything. Not just for you, but for those you come to contact with. That never depended on the cards you have, but on how you play them. Think about that before you make your next move. Think about the impact, the ripple effect, the difference and the mark of quality you display through everything you think, do, and embody. If it doesn’t come from the place of pure, positive love – don’t even go there….
* * * * The Exclusive Update – 341 Days to Dream * * * *
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Gardening day, part 2 – what a joy it is to be outside for a long time, tend to plants, rearrange the pots and see everything blossoming and ready to go full bloom just as soon as the air gets a little warmer. It’s imminent now. I used this day as a quiet therapy, an antidote to the busy days of late – which are full of activities I love, but probably over half of them involve sitting and reading or writing. Unless I am painting, but then I am standing and completely transported into the painting, I don’t notice much outside that dimension. So, gardening was pure bliss today. Yesterday in the evening I watered the plants for the first time this year (they had more than enough rain to see them through), and they seemed even more fresh and lush with the new growth this morning. I kept on thinking of everyone who isn’t lucky to have a garden where they can pop out to and even take their projects out – and I kept sending them good vibes from my garden for today, for the spring, for the year and beyond.
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Something ancient wakes up in close proximity of nature and living things such as birds and plants. The feeling of elated, peaceful joy fills every cell and inevitable calm seeps over into other parts of my day. I’m truly grateful to have the opportunity to share these feelings with you. And I am privileged you are accompanying me on my 365 Days to Dream journey. I sincerely wish that from my words you will be able to see the benefit this challenge is brining and the real difference it is already making in my life. Perhaps, I can even extend the hope that you will be inspired enough to think about how you can start making one of your big dreams come true in the next year. The creative energy within our circle is pulsating with life – it’s nothing short of pure magic.
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Something is in the pipelines for the podcast in the coming episodes, so stay tuned in, my friend. In the next couple of days, there will be more work around that to bring it all together for you, and I am very excited about it. You are going to love it. There are two live classes I am hosting next week, so preparation work has already begun and I have to dedicate time each day to keep on track for that. The free art class will be on Tuesday, 6 April 2020 at 3 PM GMT. It is open to all to attend and the focus is on pencil drawing – but if you are working with another medium you can bring that along. Should you wish to attend, and you are not on my email list – please contact me with your email and I will then send you the invitation and your direct link to the meeting room. (This will be on Zoom).
Remember – You Are Safe Here
This is the sacred place between our souls. Thank you for sharing your visions, dreams and ideas. Your courage to be vulnerably seen will always be respected, and you will be treated with nothing but kindness and compassion. ♡
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