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Margaret Fuller: “Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live.”

Today is that unique and special day in the year when one day makes a whole year difference; we turn the imaginary page of time tonight and after celebrating it we wake up in a brand New Year. By then, page 2016 of the ‘book of life and the world’ has been completely written, and we have stored all experiences of the past year in it.

The year of 2016 has mostly been a year of continuances; running my own company (once again a busy year without any real vacation, the unforgettable five day trip to Ibiza compensated a lot though), Misha turned five (literally a handful 😉 ), still the happy camper *full* of enthusiasm and energy, enjoying and loving his life in both Norway and NL, there were many memorable moments and some really nice (dance) events to remember…the year flew by through the continuous process of letting go of past and getting to know the present and future possibilities…there were not too many highs this year, yet also not so many lows…all is balanced in the end.

It is good to know that all the 2016 experiences are stored in a safe place; in my heart and my memory…I can look back, laugh, cry, read, learn, and all of that without any regrets!

Writing things down and then turning the page of time also means that things can be put to rest…it is a good moment to go on and look forward towards everything that future offers and say: “Oh, hi 2017! Here I am!!”

Time…it is o-so relative…I wish everyone a splendid life in the Now, filling each moment with unconditional love, share it and pass it on…

Anonymous: “Better to get up late and be wide awake than to get up early and be asleep all day.”

Ann Radcliffe: “Happiness arises in a state of peace, not of tumult.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”

Sir Wilfred Grenfell: “Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile.”

Eric Schmidt: “In a networked world, trust is the most important currency.”

Thomas Tusser: “At Christmas play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year. ”

Warmth, Light and LOVE to all angels out there!

Ho ho hoooope you have wonderful Christmas days! 🙂

John Green: “The weird thing about houses is that they almost always look like nothing is happening inside of them, even though they contain most of our lives.”

Oprah Winfrey: “Nobody’s journey is seamless or smooth. We all stumble. We all have setbacks. It’s just life’s way of saying, “Time to change course.””

A. R. Ammons: “Anything looked at closely becomes wonderful.”

Dr. Seuss: “Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.”

John Ruskin: “Say all you have to say in the fewest possible words, or your reader will be sure to skip them; and in the plainest possible words or he will certainly misunderstand them.”

Will Rogers: “Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.”

Lois McMaster Bujold: “If you want to catch something, running after it isn’t always the best way.”

Edgar Allan Poe: “Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.”

Hugh Macleod“: The old ways are dead. And you need people around you who concur.
That means hanging out more with the creative people, the freaks, the real visionaries, than you’re already doing. Thinking more about what their needs are, and responding accordingly. Avoid the dullards; avoid the folk who play it safe. They can’t help you any more. Their stability model no longer offers that much stability. They are extinct, they are extinction.”

Albert Pike: “He who endeavors to serve, to benefit, and improve the world, is like a swimmer, who struggles against a rapid current, in a river lashed into angry waves by the winds. Often they roar over his head, often they beat him back and baffle him. Most men yield to the stress of the current… Only here and there the stout, strong heart and vigorous arms struggle on toward ultimate success.”

Albert Einstein: “Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.”