Mind over matter
“Sometimes your heart needs more time to accept what your mind already knows.”
Open minded vs. open hearted
Which one opens up first?
What is the true message of the tattoo?
Who is the woman?
A woman in the mid twenties from a neighbouring country, sitting in the narrow pathway from the shoreline on my way to our stone terrace. She was there with her sister and mother who were visiting her over the weekend.
She comes from one of the neighbouring countries because pay is good, water is excellent and life is marvellous in Croatia.
As I was carrying my sup-board up from the water, her tattoo mesmerized me.
The story goes;
One day she was drawing and as the creative spark hit her, the tattoo appeared.
She simply fell in love and decided to get it on her back.
As a reminder that it´s all connected.
Mind over matter or matter over mind?
What does it really mean?
How do you act when you feel your feelings are out of control?
How do you act - rationally or emotionally?
In which sitations do you prefer to use rationality vs. emotions?
Do you know how other people percieve you?
Do you care?
Does it matter?
If yes, why does it matter?
If no, why don´t you care?
Reflecting over the tattoo, being from the Balkan region myself, one would think that these types of passionate people certainly must have very big open hearts.
The reality is - for some - that yes, there is passion.
Yes, the passion leads to heartbreaks.
Yes, that leads to more heartaches.
Which in turn leads to closed hearted people.
With so much fire and acitvity in the summer period - it is obvious for most that Southern Europe truly lives up to its reputation of La Dolce Vita way of living in most regards.
Despite the lush views around us, a lot of the people hide behind a facade of a crackled smile.
What happened to that gentle heart, that was once trustworthy, filled with innocent desires and dreams?
Who crushed it?
Who speared it?
Who misguided it?
Why did it stay disconnected to the brain?
Logic and love do not generally make sense.
For most people it´s either or.
Some call it foolishness other business - a partnership is just a business venture.
Once the papers are signed then it is all about running the family as if it was a business.
After all, when you come to think of it;
How often do you bring your proper business acumen home?
Mostly, after the romance has worn off, it´s back to nagging and daily complaining.
Or is it?
Does it truly have to be that way?
Says who?
So why settle?
Why let the society or SoMe trick you into believing that everything has to be “Insta shiny”?
After 384972937437 tries and you´re still not happy with the lightening, you decide to use a filter?
What then?
No luck?
No satisfaction?
How about disconnecting from it all and simply allowing yourself to feel.
To be present.
To be in the moment of the other - or - yourself.
A thought provoking tattoo from a very kind and gentle woman.
Thank you for chatting with me and offering your tatto up for the world to see.
We are forever grateful.
Hvala ti. 💚
Surround yourself with people who feel like honey.
The ones that makes your heart melt in a heartbeat.
The ones who hold you with all their love.
The ones who will embrace you with kindness with just one look.
The ones who you know deep inside are good for you.
Those are the ones to keep.
Thank you to the Italians, Dominika & her family and to the Beekeeper & my bees for an incredible summer filled with lush memories.
To All the people I met along my way this summer;
Thank You All for being a part of this journey called Life!
