Circumstances don't define you

Fiji much...

What a poser

In this and the last post you find some pictures taken in an environment where my mind, body and soul are at complete peace. I love being at the beach, in the water, riding a horse, looking at palm trees, exploring the underwater world as much as everything above sea level. While the ocean and tropics seem to have a magical influence on me, I really want to point out here that it doesn't matter if I am at the beach or in the city to be happy and at ease. It is completely up to me and my mindset on how I feel no matter where I am in this world. If I choose to be happy on a rainy day in the city, enjoying a nice cup of tea while I am getting some work done, I make a conscious decision not to let circumstances or environment influence on how I feel.

"Happiness has to do with your mindset, not with outside circumstance." Steve Maraboli

Keeping this in mind, you are able to experience limitless freedom and happiness. I have experienced this so many times while traveling the world and living in all kind of different places, especially not always the most inspiring and beautiful ones. What I've learned from the journey is that each single place teaches you something about yourself. It teaches you how to deal with a certain environment, with its people and their culture, and if you are open-minded and willing to embrace what each place has to offer, what each place is going to teach you - even if you don't realise or see it immediately - you will grow. You will grow stronger and most of all, you will get to know yourself better.

Blaming circumstance, environment, everything and everyone around you is the easy way out of not having to (get to) know yourself or facing any challenges in your life. Of course it is so much easier for me to be happy and carefree in an environment I am comfortable in, either because I grew up there and it's all I've ever known or because it's a place where I always wanted to be. Being at the beach in the tropics and being happy is one of the easiest tasks (for me) but aren't you up for a challenge or do you want to keep living your life where and how "you're used to" because getting out of your comfort zone is just a little bit too hard?

Well, it's not for everyone because one thing is certain if you want to grow - YOU GOTTA GO OUT THERE AND DO IT!

"You have to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was." Abraham Lincoln

Join the journey! That's all for today.
Hope to see you on the flip side xx