Rhythm: Colors of the Day
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Daily photographs for inspiration based on the color of the day:
Heading to the Islands, Thank you!
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πIsland life. I am so happy and grateful we’re headed to you next.πΉ
Cheers to a peach fuzzy new year ππ₯πΉ
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Cheers to a peach fuzzy new year ππ₯πΉ
Looking forward to more slow downs
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Haven’t painted in a long while. Missing having a studio, and most of all the solitary time to breathe and let breathe. A lot of creativity comes in slowing down. Looking forward to more slow downs in the coming year. December is my birth month and usually marks my new year. Cheers to 2023, onward and upward to 43! β΅οΈ
π Itβs confused-weather time of the year again.
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Rainy, sunny, windy, cold, warm.
Autumn lasted less than a month. Weβve been back in Izmir for less than 3 weeks and we were still wearing summer pajamas last week! Now winter is here and itβs definitely not the most wonderful time of the year for tropical girl me.π₯Άπ₯Άπ₯Ά
To my friends who love winter, how do you keep warm and fuzzy when all around is frigid?π§£π§₯π₯
π What keeps you walking? π
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Picking up my rhythm posts after a month-long whirlwind in Istanbul for @leadiafestivals. Here’s a photo from the last days of calm before the storm, when @korayerimez and I took our 5yo exploring the Galata Bridge.
Thankful for everything that Istanbul gave us π, still so much to unpack from the first #LeadiaFest, and already we’re prepping for #Leadiafestlisbon2024 in February. To say I’m tired is an understatement, but it’s a filling kind of tired, much like the #teamnosleep vibe when a new baby comes.
After over a decade of dreaming up a space of possibility, we’ve finally given birth to it (with A LOT of help from unexpected places!) and it now has a life of its own. π
Sending lots of cheers to anyone who is on β¨οΈ the path of creating, building and honoring your dream–it’s all going to be so worth it!
π On Blue Day, take that much needed rest, so you can keep on walking tomorrow. πΆββοΈπΆββοΈβ¨οΈ
#LeadiaFestivals
#dreambig #istanbul #possibility #rest #recovery #blue #Bluejays #rhythm #leadiafest2023 #leadiafestlisbon2024
𧑠Who are your ducks? π§‘
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Ducks in a row spotted at the Ihlamur Palace, one of Istanbul’s summer pavilions used to entertain guests and hold special banquets. β²οΈ
It was such a spontaneous thing to happen for these ducks to form a row and start walking together. From loitering around the pond, then in a row to the gardens and away they went.π¦π¦π¦
Makes me think about all the effort we put into getting “our ducks in a row” when in fact it happens very naturally, with lots of quacking and waddling.
𧑠On Orange Day, take a look at what gets your ducks in a row. Maybe the right question to ask is who: Who are the people who align you and keep you in flow?
π What memories are you creating? π
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As a parent we take it upon ourselves to create memories for our children. Here’s our 5yo on her first bump car ride π, celebrating our last weekend in her dad’s hometown before we moved to Δ°stanbul. She loved it. And it was particularly more special because she did it with one of her favorite people, her Hala (aunt).
Birthing something new doesn’t always move us into the future. When we create an experience that lives on as a memory, we also birth into the past. Very interesting way to frame new memories.
π On Yellow Day, imagine one memory you want to have, and work your way forward from it. Begin with the past in mind, and live out that memory today.
β€οΈ What’s the lay of your land? β€οΈ
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We moved to Δ°stanbul yesterday, and as @korayerimez says, started the next leg of our life adventure π₯π
I’ve been here twice before and remember two striking things about its geography: lots of water, and lots of hills (the walled city is built on 7 hills).π
Istanbul has been the capital of empires, religions and trade for over 2,700 years.π π Filipina me with our short-term cultural memory can’t process that deep history just yet, and I’m really excited to feel it through everyday life here. Our stay this time is for a little over a month leading up to @leadiafestivals in October, after which we move on to the next land we shall explore as a family. π§
Life on the road is also still a landscape I’m getting to know, especially in my 40s with a family of my own. Wanderer me 20 years ago would’ve embraced this life without second thought–and the same goes for Koray who has lived in 10 countries. There’s something in us that seeks the road: the unknown is exciting and full of opportunities. With a 5yo though, life needs a rhythm, and we build it first and foremost by building a home. And so I’m framing it as such: our adventure now, our family’s lay of the land, is homebuilding. π‘
β€οΈ On Red Day, look at the land where you are: What’s unique to it? What are its gifts (and burdens)? Then look at your own inner landscape: what are your own hills and waters?
π Who recharges you? π
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These two are my superpower–they’re my secret weapon to living a life of joy and meaning.π
We tap into energies 24-7.π Energy is in our daily environment: our living and workspace, the food and information we consume, the people we surround ourselves with, the conversations we have. When we’re deliberate about the kind of energies we send out and let in, we get to supercharge more effectively.
π On Purple Day, turn to your human energy centers. Who are they who renew you and keep you charged? Are you connected to them? How often do you plug in and recharge?β‘οΈ
π€ What little things make up the big things? π€
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πΆ And the singing goes on…this time with our halam, effortlessly beautiful and kind, our family’s big sister.
We spent the weekend just enjoying family time and letting the summer go by. These are the last few weeks that we can wear our summer dresses, so our little one wears her new favorite on repeat (it changes every few days).π
When we make time to slow down, the little things take their place and the big picture becomes richer and more balanced.
π€ On White Day, slow down. Let your hair down and let the pieces fall where they may. Everything’s going to be all right.
π Do you hear your heart sing? π
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Never a dull bus ride with this one! We get a live show complete with hands in the air and hips swinging to her own songs as free in-ride entertainment everyday.π€
We’re raising our daughter to feel at home with who she is, and it starts with feeling at home in her body.πͺ No over-the-top praises, just matter-of-fact affirmations to listen to her body, sing her heart out, and dance to the beat of her own drum π₯.
π On Blue Day, let’s listen to our inner beat and turn up the volume. Let’s feel our body and enjoy it, honor it, be thankful for it.π