ADVENT LETTER #3
Change & Evolve goes Christmas 🎄
Friday, December 3, 2021
📚My Poem of the Day
Poet Jacques Prevert (1900–1977) was born was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, near Paris.
“The Garden” by Jaques Prévert speaks of this never ending love for which even an eternity can never be enough because a life without the one you love is unthinkable.
The Garden
Thousands and thousands of years
Would not suffice
To tell
The tiny second of eternity
When you kissed me
And I kissed you
One morning in winter's light
In the Montsouris Park in Paris
In Paris
On Earth
The Earth that is a Star
Le Jardin
Des milliers et des milliers d'années
Ne sauraient suffire
Pour dire
La petite seconde d'éternité
Où tu m'as embrassé
Où je t'ai embrassèe
Un matin dans la lumière de l'hiver
Au parc Montsouris à Paris
A Paris
Sur la terre
La terre qui est un astre.
🎶My Song of the Day
I chose this beautiful piece of jazz “Strasbourg / St. Denis” originally by Roy Hargrove.
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👀Impressions of the Day
Winter sunrise from my balcony…
💭Thought of the Day
We all hear a lot about mindfulness and being mindful. I believe there are two essentiall things that we can begin with. The first one is sleep. I was always very envious of people, like my father for instance, that haven’t quite put their head on the pillow and are already fast asleep. I have been struggling with sleep since my earliest childhood. Sleeping was not the real issue but falling asleep was. I was sometimes in absolute despair because my head just could or would not shut down. There are two things that I have changed.
My mindset. I have heard that so often in my life, that most things simply have to do with mindset - and guess what, it’t so very true. As I had been struggling since my early childhood, the thought that I have issues to fall asleep were literally burned into my consciousness. I believed that this was a fact for so long that that is exactly what I have been experiencing for many years - the infamous self fulfiling prophecy. Today when I go to bed, I tell myself a very different story - and it works quite often, if not always yet. I tell myself that I will fall asleep quickly, sleep like a happy baby, have beautiful dreams and will awaken the next morning rested, energised and rejuvinated. I am the first to admit that it does not work all the time but it’s an enormeous improvement.
If all fails I meditate. It sometimes only takes a few minutes to calm my active brain down and sometimes a bit longer, but it really helps, even if I just count my breaths or follow my breath while snuggling into the covers.
I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate my invitation to join me on the 21 day of abundance’ challenge and meditation, starting from Saturday, December 11, 2021, just let my know if you will join me.
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Wishing you a happy day and a wonderful start to your weekend!
Yours
Tanja 🤗
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