Happiness, and I quote

Denis Waitley:

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude."

More quotes by Denis Waitley.

The wedding dress 2

Yes, again it's all about dreaming. I might be far away from wearing any wedding dress in real life, but my dreams seem to want to see me in one. This is: "The Wedding Dress, volume 2"

I had - again, without a wedding in sight - ordered a wedding dress. This time it was to be designed by Christian Siriano, winner of Project Runway, season 4. Well, Christian is on the top of the list when it comes to young designers, so I made a great choice.

Anyhoo, thanking Christian for the magic he'd done with the dress, I take it and - why, I don't know - start running with it (had I paid?). Of course, ending up stepping on the hem, ripping it off the dress. Some 30 cm, actually. I stumble around for a few moments and finally take a look at what came off. With the hem, off came also a part made as a print on the lower part of the dress. The print was the number 45. Hmm. Encrypted messages, I guess. I had a look at the dress and decided, it still looked great and I would go with it.

All these wedding dresses. And one proposal. I guess I soon will move on to choosing cakes.

Shortest way to happiness

Today has been a true fulfillment of the soul. I believe the shortest way to pure joy and true happiness is dancing. Instant effect. Therefore a quote that combines two of the most important things in life, love and dancing:

Please send me your last pair of shoes, worn out with dancing as you mentioned in your letter, so that I might have something to press against my heart. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Extract from dream

"I want to enjoy this moment, before I make you my wife."

Thank you

- Thank you
- Why do you thank me, I broke your heart.
- Yes, that you did, and that is why I thank you.
- I don't understand.
- You see, when you broke my heart you did two things.
- I'm listening.
- You shocked me, which in turn opened up my senses to the world. Secondly you showed me a love so strong, it almost pushed me over.
- I still don't understand, I'm sorry I hurt you. I didn't want to.
- Let me explain, this is what happened. When you shocked me with your words I got a cut so deep, I was in a state of total shock. That opened up a channel between my soul and the rest of the world. For a moment I felt like a light would have entered me, like someone would have told me a secret so big, it would alter my life forever. I felt full of light for some moments, and what followed was seeing everything so clear, I had never seen anything so clearly in my life. It was a moment of pure enlightenment, a moment of clarity at its best. For a moment in time, I possessed all the knowledge in the universe, I saw life for was it was, I knew the answers to every question in my heart, and brightest of all, was your love.

- I broke your heart and what you saw, was my love?
- Yes, it sounds strange, doesn't it? But that is how it went. And it gets better, listen to this: After my moment of clarity, the light dimmed, but I still knew it had changed me forever. I was, from that on, a keeper of the light, it was in my heart to stay, even though it wasn't as strong as when it entered me.
- I'm sorry, your words confuse me. Were you in some kind of trance? I have never heard you talk like this before. It confuses me, I feel a bit awkward, to be honest.
- I understand, and I think it's fine. Of course it might be strange, hearing me say things I never would have before. But it is all a positive thing, so don't let it scare you.
- What happened next? You said I did two things.
- Yes, you're right. The second thing you did was show me your love. I never knew how a person is supposed to break another person's heart correctly. Now I do. Like you did it. Breaking it, and then helping it to heal. You did just that, you showed me a love bigger and deeper than I'd ever seen in you before, when you helped me heal my heart. You were there, you didn't disappear, you stayed. And that made me realize: I loved you as ever before, but this time, without expecting anything in return. It felt liberating, I was free at last.

- And from those moments and on, I seem to spot love where I never did before, It's like love would come with a bright light, I see it from far and I recognize the light. Some carry a love bigger than others, some carry the same light as I do nowadays, we seem to recognize each other. It is some kind of magic that I never knew of before.
- I start to see what changed you. I don't fully understand it, though, but I like you found light.
- Thank you, my love. I always knew your role in my life was one of big importance, I just never knew it would be you who would be the one to bring me my light. I am forever grateful, even though it was an accidental thing. And please do not feel intimidated by all this. I still have no requests for you, other than to follow the path that you're on. It suits you.

Time for a poem

If you saw the trees bloom,
filling life with flowers of spring
Would that make you dream of love?
Would that paint you a picture
of an aisle along which cherry flowers were spread?
Would that make you feel
the light scent of perfume on warm skin?
Would that make you wonder
what spring was about to bring?

Oh! Spring in all its marvelousness!
All of those fragile pink petals
painted onto the blue skies!
All those dreams and hopes,
that day by day bloom and break out in colours,
one stronger and more vibrant than the previous!
All of those dreams of love
that sneak their way into our thoughts
let in by the heart when we were looking the other way!

Cherry trees in bloom. Love at its best.

Time for a movie

It's time for a movie! I suggest you watch "Henry Poole is here". Why? It leaves at least me with a good sensation, let it be the story, the screenplay or the soundtrack
[

1. Believe - Endicott, Sam

2. Promises - Badly Drawn Boy

3. Only You - Clarke, Vince

4. All Roads Lead Home - Grundler, James

5. 10 (This Time Around) - Evens, Jim

6. Silhouette - Diaco, Joe

7. I'm Not Who I Was - Heath, Brandon

8. Morning Yearning - Harper, Ben

9. Lucky Man - Ashcroft, Richard P

10. Devil's Arcade - Springsteen, Bruce

11. Why Can't You - Broocke, Zach

12. Hold On - Levitan, Alan

]
that caused it.

Watch the trailer and see what I'm talking about.

Empowering dreams

I had a fantastic dream some nights ago! Speaking of empowerment big time! I had been chosen to handle the PR for Obama. No, there's no problem with your eyes, I did say Obama. And I was proud as ****. Anyhow, as I was rushing towards a meeting held at the White House (obviously), a friend of mine stopped me and questioned my decision to do a job like that. But I was proud, standing tall, raising my fist towards the sky in a gesture of power, saying "Together we will make history!". Yep, not bad for a dream, I'd say.

Hearing about my dream, my colleague thought it was clear something remarkable is about to happen. Well a remarkable dream it was, at least.