༄ Growing older ༄

Apostolia — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 05:31:48 +0000

༄ Growing older ༄

Apostolia Tue, 04/02/2020 - 07:31

In every elder woman, I see my grandmother. Who’s the name I carry and it means mission.

Who was an intuitive healer at a small Greek village and taught me how to heal body and soul. Who was an artist of life, creating all kinds of artifacts. Who was singing and dancing every day just because she was alive and she inherited this gift to me.

Who was a true embodiment of Mother Earth feeding and nourishing her 9 children and 16 grandchildren.

Who was in love with my grandfather since she was 15 years old and at her 70s she was telling me: Look at your grandfather, isn’t he the most beautiful man in the world?

In every elder woman, I see my grandmother.

Who taught me that kindness to all living beings is the key to unlock your heart and spread happiness around you.

When I meet an elder woman I honor her with a smile, a warm truthful hello, a gaze of gratitude for her wisdom as I see the miracle of life in her.

No, it’s not elder women’s day or grandmother's day today...

It’s my birthday coming up in a few days and I am full of gratitude that I am alive and that you are alive just because elder women took care of our mothers and fathers and us...

If you read these words and you meet an elder woman today, be truly present. Maybe you can see your heart sparkling in her eyes.

Love always prevails.

Apostolia

The photo was taken in Koufonisi island, Greece while facilitating the Blue Bliss Happiness Retreat 2018.

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༄ Creativity - How we create Happiness༄

Apostolia — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 18:07:21 +0000

༄ Creativity - How we create Happiness༄

Apostolia Mon, 29/07/2019 - 21:07

My dear beautiful friends, blessings for this exciting July 31st New Moon that also marks the end of Mercury Retrograde! The intense pressure of the past month will be lifted and the rest of the summer will be more peaceful and enjoyable! Time for celebration and new intentions!

I am writing these words as I am on vacation on the beautiful Greek island of Kythera, Greece, enjoying quality time with my family and friends. Yesterday we visited a beautiful beach full of umbrellas and a beach bar (full of people) on the sandy part and stunning caves and stones on the other side. (nobody was there)

As we wanted to find a natural shade and some peaceful time to swim in the emerald waters we headed for the caves. We found this stunning large cave with a small private beach in front, the perfect home to spend our day by the sea!

But, there was a big problem! We couldn't really lie down as under our spine there were these big stones ....so many of them, what an "obstacle" we faced in this perfect place! Everybody was irritated, started complaining that they couldn't stay, some wanted to go to the sandy beach bar and some wanted to go find another beach.

I looked at the stones and I saw so much beauty, I saw how many years it took them to be polished by the seawater, I saw some incredible shapes and forms. Very silently I started excavating the stones and putting them as statues around a little sea rock.

I didn't do it on purpose, it is just my "inner child" coming forth. When I see "obstacles" I play and create, create and play. In a few minutes, my son (16 years old) started putting stones on a line and my best friend followed ...to make the long story short, everybody engaged passionately in excavating the stones SILENTLY without any call or instructions, creating an amazing "zen " garden, a stone altar, a tiny museum, a proof that human beings can create their reality. It is a matter of choice of how we see and feel when obstacles appear.

In 30minutes our little beach was clean of stones and we stayed until the sunset enjoying our beautiful nature "home". Most important is the way we felt. Happy, Fulfilled, Connected, United.

“Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up”
Pablo Picasso
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"The creative adult is the child who survived."
Ursula LeGuin

This story is a metaphor for our every day lives. In my teachings, I always say that there is no point to meditate, to practice yoga, to dance, to sing if you can not apply the principles of your practice in real life.

Creativity is an amazing tool to find happiness. It involves breaking out of expected patterns in order to look at things in a different way. The way we "see" obstacles creates our reality - can be stagnant or playful and creative. Sometimes, what appears to be an obstacle is an opportunity to build something beautiful and new.

July Blessings

Remember you are born a creative being.
Remember that you have infinite possibilities.
Remember you are a beloved member of the soul family.
Remember you are not alone.

Oceans and Rivers of Love.
༄ Apostolia ༄

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༄ Growing older ༄

༄ Creativity - How we create Happiness༄

“Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up” Pablo Picasso༄"The creative adult is the child who survived." Ursula LeGuin

July Blessings

Remember you are born a creative being. Remember that you have infinite possibilities. Remember you are a beloved member of the soul family. Remember you are not alone. Oceans and Rivers of Love. ༄ Apostolia ༄#howwecreatehappiness#thehappinessretreatgreece#apostoliapapadamaki

“Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up”
Pablo Picasso
༄
"The creative adult is the child who survived."
Ursula LeGuin

Remember you are born a creative being.
Remember that you have infinite possibilities.
Remember you are a beloved member of the soul family.
Remember you are not alone.

Oceans and Rivers of Love.
༄ Apostolia ༄

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