Dalida Turkovic
Your mindfulness mentor and inner wisdom coach
Numb
“Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone.” Fred Rogers
Reparenting
“It’s like a mother, when the baby is crying, she picks up the baby and she holds the baby tenderly in her arms. Your pain, your anxiety is your baby. You have to take care of it. You have to go back to yourself, to recognize the suffering in you, embrace the suffering, and you get a relief. “Thich Nhat Hanh
Effort
It will not be easy, but it is going to be worth it.
The First Step
“The heart is like a garden: it can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love. What seeds will you plant there?“ - Jack Kornfield
I Cannot Decide
“Countless words
count less
than the silent balance
between yin and yang” Laozi
Listen
“Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t.” Bill Nye
Falling in Love
“Close your eyes, fall in Love, stay there.” Rumi
Pattern Interruption
“You are under no obligation to be the same person you were 5 minutes ago.” Alan Watts
Parts
ONE BUT MANY
One God, many faces.
One family, many races.
One truth, many paths.
One heart, many complexions.
One light, many reflections.
One world, many imperfections.
ONE.
We are all one,
But many.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun
Fire
“Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.”
Rumi
About Travel
“I just told my suitcases that we aren’t going on vacation this year. Now I’m dealing with emotional baggage.” Unknown
Everything Is As It Is
“Nothing is like it seems, but everything is exactly as it is.” Yogi Berra
Just Sitting
“The secret of being wrong isn’t to avoid being wrong! The secret is being willing to be wrong. The secret is realizing that wrong isn’t fatal.” Seth Godin
Not Knowing
“The simplest questions are the most profound. Where were you born? Where is your home? Where are you going? What are you doing? Think about these once in a while and watch your answers change.” Richard Bach
Experience
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” Helen Keller
Qigong
Qigong is…
A way of moving
A way of opening
A way of closing
A way of grounding
A way of giving
A way of receiving
A way of awakening
A way of healing.
~Nigel Mills, Qigong for Multiple Sclerosis: Finding Your Feet Again, 2010
It Takes Courage
The universe is not trying to break you, my dear, it’s trying to find a way to wake you up, so that you will see what is real, and worth fighting for. It takes time to heal, but it also takes courage. Jessica Stein
Do’s and Don’ts
"Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" - Einstein
Bird
“I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears them or what they think.” - Rumi
Dance
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain." Bob Marley