Se video om kunsten å beholde nybegynnerens sinn og samtidig ære all erfaring, kunnskap, kompetanse som kommer med levd liv og alder.
Om å beholde lekenhet og nysgjerrighet og utfordre seg selv på fastlåste forestillinger og samtidig anerkjenne all innsikt et liv (i refleksjon og lærevillighet) byr på✨
Det er mulig å ikke være nybegynner og samtidig beholde nybegynnersinnet✨
My lovers these days
in fact it’s the closest I’ll ever get to a Lover these days;
a Man passing by in the street,
or in the light of a dream in the dark or an early tweet
He who makes my Heart beat
whose smile lets my Soul sing
whose wit makes my Body tune in
whose kindness soothes my frazzled Nerves
whose eyes very gently evoke my Curves
And his Legs…
Aaahhh; leave it, ripe woman!
Legs are legs are legs
ooh, no
Experience knows
they’re not
They are not
never is a leg is a leg was a leg a leg
differs from a rose in that way
although not knowing and aware,
neither he nor me,
my body reveals me with a light breeze of giggle and blush,
my tounge with chatter and rush
so
Will I allow myself to Sense
Enjoy the smile
Listen to the beat,
Soften to the urge to close my eyes and Feel
Hands and Legs of soft steel
although bewildered
that age is not age is not age
just a number with no restrictions when comes to giggles and joyous play
Will I dare to be there
to be true
and risk blue
or will I close the doors,
the blinds, the shutters,
choke the giggle,
shout: Be silent, my heart!
Lurking Lust or Relentless Love,
who knows
who knows
is who knows
is the one who dares,
I suppose
Listen to My lovers these days.m4a by Sofia Maria Fossum on #SoundCloud
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/J8ccY
Sometimes we just need to soften and meet people and ourselves just where we are💜
Not force or rush or resist – just allow ourselves and other living beings to be. Even if thoughts like «… should have been different…» come visiting, let us gently aim at letting them go and really see what is, embrace what is.
Maybe we can open our hearts to see the beauty in stead of what «should be» different. Maybe we can rather see the beauty and light in the person, the animal, the overgrown garden, in stead of the mess, the undone, the weeds, the shit… Also if what is needs to change (clean up the mess, make a call, pick up the dirt, but oh, let the weeds be), we can allow ourselves to rest in a moment of accepting what is💜
All the Best – Always
FiloSofia
#strenght #courage #peace #compassion #embrace #bewhereweare #presence #love #accepting #acceptwhatis
Just for today let’s be curious and gently notice whether our thoughts and our kind of thinking make us happy – or rather gloomy…
What we think and how we perceive our thoughts affects our whole system; body, emotions, mind, spirit. What we think can change how we feel physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually.
Sometimes we are such firm believers of our thoughts. We tend to believe our thoughts more than we believe in «God» – God as in our chosen God, regardless if our preference of «God» is a person, an entity, the universe, a religion, atheism, money, a yoga teacher, a politician, a personal trainer, a certain book, a friend, a lover (or someone we wish were our lover), an athlete, a church, a car, a teacher, a dog, a lifestyle we desire, a career to pursue.
If what our «God» expresses is contradictory to our (stubborn) thoughts, beliefs – we tend to believe our thoughts more. So, our thoughts are powerful.
Often, many of us, are stuck in the strong belief that there are no other thoughts or ways of viewing the world, others, ourselves, our life circumstances available. Sometimes we are even so convinced of the truth of our thoughts that we’re not even aware they are thoughts or beliefs that in fact are changable.
We sometimes live in the illusion that our way is the only way. Which of course, I’ll admit, can be a pleasant and comforting, and ego-boosting, belief. «It’s my way, or no way». It gives a sense of reassurance, doesn’t it…
However I want to invite us, just for today, to be curious, to ever so gently see, notice what our thoughts make us think 😉 how they make us feel, act – and thus affect those around us, people, animals, even nature.
How does this particular thought affect me? Does it bring joy, peace, ease, love, lightness, laughter, courage, a feeling of connection or fear, worry, stress, sadness, feeling of rush, hurry, pain, unworthy, small, being in a trap or jail?
Let us just kindly observe. Let us be soft and gentle in our curiosity.
What happens if we ask: Is this thought really true? Or is it a mere perception, an assumption? A cloud passing by? Is it possible to see the same from a different perspective, change the view?
How does it affect this moment, our life, if we constantly believe our thoughts to be true, bare facts of (our) life? And what happens if we open our hearts and minds to question the thought?
So, let’s just for today, see what happens when we notice thoughts that bring gloom and doom into our hearts and bodies, if we the very moment we are aware of it, choose to open the the door to the rehearsal room – and see if we can try another thought that fits us better? A thought that is more present, more tuned into this moment, this day, here now. Let’s see what happens if we change the angle. Maybe what we are staring at in the mirror is an angel – not a beast? Or maybe we suddenly see the beauty in the beast?
May we, just for today, remember that we can choose not to be prisoners of our thoughts. May we remember that colourful, happy thoughts always are available to us, even though they might seem hidden behind the bars right now…
All the Best – Always
FiloSofia
Sometimes we keep carrying the burdens of earlier days, or the presumed burdens of days to come, with us in the present moment. Sometimes we have loads to carry because we are unaware of all we keep carrying or we are aware, but not willing, or ready, to let go… And over time it might feel heavy… It might even manifest in our surroundings, on our bodies, in our minds. Clutter, volume or lack of it, monkey-mind/busy-mind🙉
So, what about letting this day be This Day – The Day – and finding the courage to let go of everything that doesn’t belong to This Day, all that doesn’t belong to this very Moment 💜✨🎈
Let us just for a moment, put our burdens down, let them be, let them take care of themselves for a while, let them take a break from being carried, and let ourselves take a break from carrying. Let ourselves rest and be free for a Moment.
If it is new to us, or challenging to us, or for other reasons not known to us, not possible for us to be in this state of being/letting go, all day long, maybe we can see if we just for now, can open ourselves to the present moment by sighing! A long sigh, letting the air, the breath, out of our bodies. Then pause for a moment, and let the body breathe in when it is ready💜
Just by doing this we connect with ourselves, the body, this moment. And if we feel like it, we can repeat two more times. Voila! Three breaths of presence – three breaths of letting go of everything that doesn’t belong to this very Moment✨✨✨
We are always free to enjoy the freedom of Presence💜❤️💜
Let us be kind to ourselves. Sometimes we really deserve to put the burden down, even leave it behind and let go 🎈
Often it seems like we «have to», «must», «ought to» do things – and almost as often it is just our mind playing games with us, convincing us that THIS is utterly important and needs to be done. By me. Now. Or preferably yesterday. But don’t let our minds fool us. We are free to choose what is important in our life, how we want to spend our days and our deeds
So if we long for a deep sigh and a long inhale and a moment of letting go of everything – let’s do it💜🎈✨🎈💜
Alt Godt,
FiloSofia ✨
When painting in the dark
Sometimes this is what it looks like in broad daylight
Colours and shapes find their own way of bringing light even if you barely see the brush and the tin of paint in the light of one small candle
Sometimes what looks dark in the dark reveals brightness and clarity in the light of the next day
So what about letting ourselves free – let go of «right», «nice», «perfect composition», «colour theory», «follow the pattern» and let the colours and shapes flow through us and show the way to the gems inside us 🌟💎🌟
Let our hearts and spirits paint (or whatever we prefer doing) – and leave a message from the unspoken inside💫✨
Let the unspoken speak through colour and shape✨💫
Let the unconscious become conscious through expressions of art (painting, wood, steel, pottery, paper, yarn, fabrics, flowers; whatever you feel drawn to)💫✨
Even though it might take a day or two (or even longer) – after the session in the dark – to really see the light, the gems, the message… let’s be patient with ourselves. Sometimes we need to pause and digest, let the new settle, before we can see clearly🌟☀️
Expressing ourselves without words is a way to getting to know ourselves deeply💜❤️💜
It’s a way of tiptoeing gently to the place where we can get to know the deep insights about ourselves, the wells of (our) life.
Without waking up the amygdala and trigger the fight, flight or freeze respons.
Without getting into the old, oh, so wellknown loop, repeating ourselves like welltrained parrots🦜
Without falling into the tempting, but oh, so bottomless pit of too many words and too much thinking. The pit tempting us to try «just once more»… One more time and I’ll get the words right and the thinking straight. This time I will find an answer, find THE solution…
Expressing *without* words can paradoxically lead us to *find the words* that explain ourselves to ourselves, the words and expressions that make sense to us and ultimately set us free. And eventually we are able to express our insights, wisdom, treasures; to share our special gift with the world. Wordless or not.
✍🏾🖼️💫🎹🪔📝📚🛠️🪓🛡️⚖️🎨🎭🧵🧶⚽✨🎈📷⚱️💎👑
{FiloSofia}
#workinprogress #keeppainting #colours #shapes #artjournal #artforfun #arttherapy #lightinthedark #paint #paintforyourself #letyourselffree #withoutwords #letthecoloursshowyou #lettheshapesshowyou #gemsinside #paintwiththeheart #letspiritpaint #unspoken #theunspokenrevealed #gettingtoknowyourself #letthegemsout
Hva skjer, hvordan føles det om vi, bare for i dag, bare for én dag, bevisst bytter ut ordene du, deg, ditt/ jeg, meg, mitt med vi, oss, vårt?
Hva gjør det med oss? Og hva gjør det med de rundt oss hvis vi har et inkluderende språk? Inkluderende ord?
Føles det fremmed og rart? Som usant? Gir det mer ro, fred? En innsikt i hva som forener mer enn hva som skiller? Åpner det for ydmykhet? Det kunne vært meg? Åpner det for å se at det som bor i deg også bor i meg, ellers ville jeg ikke sett det? En variasjon av det som rører seg i deg, rører seg også i meg?
Hva gjør det med oss å legge vekk pekefingre som skaper adskillelse og heller åpne fanget for forbindelse, for det store vi?
Se at vi på så mange forunderlige, uventede, ulike vis henger sammen, er forbundet, virker inn på hverandre, selv om det er gjennom mange, mange ledd og langt ut i rekken, kun som et vingeblaff – sommerfugleffekten🦋
Se at hvis vi åpner hjertet kan vi finne gjenkjennelse, medfølelse, se at noe i oss kjenner seg igjen i, forstår den andre – uansett hvor fremmed det først kan føles. Vi kan forstå og gjenkjenne andres suksess og andres fortvilelse, andres forvirring og andres styrke, andres klokskap og andres dumskap. Andres oppnåelse og andres utilstrekkelighet.
Og der ligger åpningen, nøkkelen til sannheten i et vi, fremfor et du, et jeg. Vi åpner for erkjennelsen; det bor også i meg. Om enn i en annen form for erfaring, så bor det også i meg.
Dette handler ikke om om du er sammen med noen eller alene. Har hundrevis av venner eller en. Er i et forhold eller singel. Om du er i et fellesskap eller flying solo.
Jeg har sett mennesker omgitt av masse mennesker, en flokk, som føler seg alene, og «einstøinger» som føler seg forbundet med alt og alle.
Enhet er for alle. Uavhengig av livssituasjon.
Det vesentlige er å åpne for muligheten av et vi og dermed åpne for den ydmykheten og respekten som naturlig følger med det
Da åpner vi også for å være tro og kjærlige mot oss selv, og ved det spre lys og medfølelse For det jeg gjør mot meg, gjør jeg mot deg og det jeg gjør mot deg, gjør jeg mot meg.
Alt Godt
FiloSofia 💜
Hva med å la fantasien og forestillingsevnen vår bringe oss inn i nye verdener, gi oss nye perspektiver? Og åpne for lek og letthet? Gjenkjennelse og befrielse? Healing? Heling?
Bare for i dag…
Må ikke gå noe sted… Kjenne underet i det som er. Her.
Verden for(an) våre føtter.
Verden under våre føtter.
Verden i våre hjerter.
Verden i fantasien.
Verden i oss.
… snart må vi plaske i en foss
fra kløveren den røveren
som heller dugg på oss…
(Fra Prestekraveland, Inger Hagerup)
#justfortoday #bareforidag #fantasi #lek #forestillingsevne #kreativitet #frihet #healing #enhet #naturenheler #natureheals #dikt #ingerhagerup #kløver #prestekraveland #imagination #creativity
Alt Godt
FiloSofia
Can you imagine how it would feel like to let go of what’s not, what’s over, what’s the past, what never was or came to be anyway?
Does it evoke fear, stress, heavy, resistance in you? Or a sigh of relief, peace, as if opening a window; welcoming fresh air and light inside? Does it bring a breeze of freedom? Does it feel like a light touch of a different state of mind, mentality, heart, one that allows more space, light(ness), freedom within?
What about embracing what is rather than obsessing about what is not? What about making peace with what is? What about embracing yourself as you are, life as it is, in this very moment? Just for today; just for Now.
Whatever you choose to hold on to or let go of, may you be happy, may you be healthy, may you be safe, may you feel peace, may you live with ease 💜✨💜
With Love,
FiloSofia 💜
#justfortoday #embrace #embracing #letgo #lettinggo
#lovewhatis #poem #question #poeminaquestion #choice #choose #chooseyourwayofthinking #grateful #gratitude #thank #thanking #life #lifeasis #love #peace #makingpeace #makingpeacewithwhatis
FiloSofia 