The Courage Prayer

There is a light

 that beckons you forward

 and it comes from within you

Embrace it

Don't try to hide 

 in the shadow of fear

 it casts behind you

For if you are committed 

 to finding the courage to live

 with an open heart

There is no greater way to love others

 or love yourself

 than to fulfill your unique potential

 to express your unique greatness

 and become the unique leader

 you have it within you to become

Finding the courage to be a leader

 and touch lives of others in ways 

 that only you can do

 is the most profound act of love

 and service

 and significance

Dare to want more from your life

 and to dig deeper into yourself

 to experience its mystery

 its richness

 and its sacredness 

 more fully

For when you do so 

 you will see with greater clarity

 just how universal we all are

And sensing that we are all part of a bigger whole 

 you will come to know

 perhaps for the first time

 that your life is truly holy

 and that it is not just your responsibility

 to honor the sacred within you

 but your obligation

This is the truth

 that speaks from the heart

I invite you to open yours 

 to receive it

Give the world the best you have

 and it may never be enough

Give the world the best 

 you've got anyway

- by Mother Teresa

Surprising Buddy Relationship

What a surprising call from Buddy

It has been 10 years

Many things change

Something special 
does not change

A special Buddy

We are true friends

We are twin sisters

We are partners

We are learning partners

We are trusting partners

We are growing partners

10 years ago

The two kick ass women met

They become buddy buddy

Women with dreams

Women with independent opinions

Women follow their hearts

Women who go all out

Women who are open
 and willing to grow

Women who are honest 

 yet willing to see/hear the truth

Women who share common interest

 and distinctive kick ass personality

 who make things happen

Women who are strong outside

 and cry really hard when no body see

Women who instinctively know

 the timing for everything

Women who are not settling anything less than

 they could possibly be

Women who speak out direct

Women who kiss ass

Who knows

What makes us 
 re-connect again after 10 years

You have your own reasons

Perhaps your business associates 

 reminded you of me

And many other reasons unexplained

This is the time to reconcile with buddy buddy

I have my openness 
 and timing is right
Only the Universe knows 
 our dreams and wishes

We instinctively know the timing for both

 and our value for each other

 in increasing life & business
 in moving forward the dream together

Now we are taking our buddy buddy relationship

 to the next level

I am so grateful

You are thinking of me

I am so proud of your accomplishments

We are learning partners

We are trusting partners

We are growing partners

We have cut short all the journey

 of getting to know each other again

We could just fall back to our strong foundation

 of trust and awareness

We are empowerment partners

We are enlightening partners

Today's meeting 
Confirm and affirm 
our buddy buddy relationship again
Something special 
does not change
Because we have been through 
 some learning curve together
 with openness and awareness


Buddy buddy
You remain so timelessly strong and beautiful 
You remain humorous and funny about life and love
You remain charismatic and inspiring with people
You remain kick ass woman
 yet understanding and big heart
You remain kind and loving
You remain optimistic and go all out
 follow your heart


The buddy buddy relationship
after 10 years
For the first time
I suddenly find my another wing
to fly like a bird
in the blue sky
You have shown me 
the confidence in the dream 
You have shown me 
the faith in everything to dream
You have helped me 
to collect the lost pieces of me
I suddenly see them in my buddy 
which are already in me
With that 
I am so much grateful


You reminded me 
Something must come into better piece
To be Big
To be True
To be Authentic


Thank you buddy buddy
Love you very much

Voyage 1319: Empires & Odysseys

Istanbul, Turkey

Kusadasi, Turkey

Mykonos, Greece

Santorini/Thira, Greece

Fethiye, Turkey

Kefalonia/Argostoli, Greece

Kotor, Montenegro

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Venice, Italy

Once it was
an idea
It turns into
a dream
Charged with
emotional intensity
Sealed with
soul and spirit
It becomes
a decision

Mediterranean Cruise
From Istanbul Turkey
to Venice Italy
V1319
Empires & Odysseys
confirmed
and final

Countdown
10 days

In appreciation
I surrender

In celebration
I surrender

In excitement
I surrender

In anticipation
I surrender

In re-imagination
I surrender

Surrender

Stronger and stronger
My body moves with grace
and sweats with satisfaction
One at a time
I surrender


Stronger and stronger
My mind's concentration of power
builds up the momentum
One at a time
I surrender


Stronger and stronger 
My emotional courage
opens the door to the opportunity
One at a time
I surrender 


Stronger and stronger 
My spiritual guide 
shows me the life path
One at a time
I surrender


Let go resistance
Let go sweats the small things
Let fo swimming the upstream
Let go doing the same old things
I surrender


Stronger and stronger 
I surrender


Stronger and stronger 
I trust

You Deserve It

Confirm 
and affirm 
who you are 
and who you will become
Connect to the fullness
of your life
in a state of 
worthiness
gratefulness
and 
unlimited possibilities


Worthiness
Is the spark of greatness
that allows you 
to declare out loud
your dreams and desires
It is your birthright
to receive 
and embrace
the gifts of life
and fully express
your true greatness


Your innate worthiness
is the unique essence 
of who you are 
and who you were designed to be


When you recognize 
your worthiness
you create a sense of
confidence and peace
believing and knowing
you are wholly connected 
to your divine purpose


Remembrance
you are fearless
expressive
emotionally flexible
and free


Acknowledge yourself
Forgive yourself
Determine where to improve
Make a commitment
And be grateful for all the lessons


You deserve it
You deserve all the greatness
And gratefully receive life's 
abundant gifts
In absolute joy 
In love and peace
In total freedom 
In unstoppable vitality
In prosperity
In great health
In great wealth
In happiness 
now


You deserve it

Integrity Under Fire

Home education 
It's the most gifted educations of all
How a person is being brought up
The love education
Has strongly impacted his/her life
Many ups and downs at a later life
You begin to apply/learn/change/teach/share
What you need to learn
And what you learned the most
Heal your life
And be right


Many people do not take integrity seriously
In such a fast phase cosmopolitan city
Everything is instant result
Instant money
Instant reward
Instant love
Instant foods
Instant ...
All short term results
And lose sight on 
What do they stand for


What these people 
do not understand is 
When their integrity is under fire
People lose confidence in you 
You have no second chance
of turning it back


Integrity under fire
It's awakening
It's time to change
It's time to re-build character
It's time to re-connect with your deepest soul
Integrity is not something
you are born without 
How have you made it works for you
with good intent?
Was it a good intent?
Did you fire your own integrity
for the short term gain?
You must know 
Once it is gone
Everything else 
is not as meaningful 
as you thought it to be
Value it 
Protect it 
Like the only thing 
that matters in your life
You will be all right

Something special from Holland

Open Museum in Arnhem, Holland
(Photo courtesy from Joke & Theo Janssen)

Open Museum in Arnhem, Holland
(Photo courtesy from Joke & Theo Janssen)

Special message for
special family in Holland
My dearest sister & brother, Joke & Theo



You are so far
Yet both of you are so dear
and so close
in my heart
This is a wonderful family love
Something special from Nijmegen
A special place called home
I miss it for long
I miss it for now
I miss it very much

Thank you so much for being so special
Both of you have pampered me
with tons of unconditional love
This is a wonderful family love
Something special from Nijmegen
A special place called family
I miss it for long
I miss it for now
I miss it very much

Both of you have created a safe place
to uncover emotional and spiritual openness
that I could not have found in any other place
Both of you have shown me
the strength and power
to live life with courage and faith
Both of you have traveled far in distance
in physical, mental, emotional & spiritual
with me
in bad and ugly
in turning around
in sorrow
in grief
in sadness
in fear
in faith
in love
in strength
in joy
I love both of you
for who you are

Your family love
is special for me
Something I will always treasure
with deep love
In the moment of quietness
I think of both of you
In the moment of serenity
I think of both of you
In the moment of peacefulness
I think of both of you
In the moment of celebration
I think of both of you
You are the harmony factor
for love
for relationship
for family
for any strangers come into place
for any business come into deal
for any community to value

Thank you so much
for your love and strength
I am grateful
For all the growth journey you travel with me
For all the emotional openness and
tears of pure love and joy
when family come together
I appreciate something so special
about both of you

As I write
There is always
something so special
that touch my heart
It's deep love and gratitude
For your total acceptance and love
For that
I celebrate in tears

I truly love you both
My Angels of Love & Protection
will always be with both of you
Stay strong
Stay healthy
Stay in satisfaction
Stay in harmony
Stay in love
More to travel together

Mijn liefste zus & broer
Ik houdvan u beide

Open Museum in Arnhem, Holland
(Photo courtesy from Joke & Theo Janssen)