{"id":8878,"date":"2016-11-30T15:36:09","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T14:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tinaengel.com\/?p=8878&lang=en"},"modified":"2019-02-19T14:53:49","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T13:53:49","slug":"rainbow-salad-and-courage-for-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madewithaloha.de\/en\/blog\/2016\/11\/30\/rainbow-salad-and-courage-for-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow-salad and courage for everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lack of courage and other difficulties!<\/h3>\n

Before I\u2019ll lure you into the kitchen with my rainbow-salad, there is something, I have to tell you:<\/p>\n

Yesterday, despair was just around the corner. I really,\u00a0 I mean really and definitely want to share our trip to the Pacific North-West with you. It took me weeks to screen, thin out and edit the digital data-flood. It almost made me runaway and give up the entire thing more than once.<\/p>\n

As my brother recently so fittingly mentioned: \u201c You know, I think I rather enjoy shooting than editing pictures\u2026\u201d. Dah, I thought, me too\u2026But then I thought about it again and it\u2019s rather the choosing of which pictures to keep and which ones to let go! Once decided which shots to work with, I fairly enjoy getting started \u2013 chosing the crop I want to display, hunting for the last bit of light here and there, \u2026 I am really enjoying that! Once those 700 pics were finished and ready for viewing, I was really proud of myself. Not to mention the feeling of freeing my computer of 2500 rejected pictures!<\/p>\n

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Back to my day yesterday.<\/h4>\n

The blog-post about our trip. How in the world is that supposed to work? Where to start? Again I realized, that I had to deal with major thinning out again (700 Shots to choose from ?!?!). And there it was again \u2013 the first wave of discouragement was getting to me. I could overcome that with a glass of hot water (but that\u2019s an entirely different story, which I\u2019ll tell you another day \u2013 the secret of hot water) and some leftover courage and will. There I was: new folder, choosing the pics, sizing them down for the web-use. So far so good.<\/p>\n

Then the courage was rapidly fading away again \u2013 I couldn\u2019t place the pics where I wanted them to be in my post – technical difficulties I stumbled upon. Of course I also got stuck with my desire for perfection. Also I haven\u2019t cared about file size and the right technical settings\u2026. Argh. More discouragement on it\u2019s way. HOW<\/strong> is it possible to gain the knowledge of writing a functional, beautiful and inspiring blog?<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know how it is for you \u2013 for me self-doubt\u2019s little devils is instantly knocking on my door: \u201cHello, here we are \u2013 don\u2019t you love the state of discouragement?!\u201d<\/strong> They are silently creeping up on me or sometimes running rapidly towards me \u2013 no escaping. Equipped with good points why this entire project doesn\u2019t make any sense at all and won\u2019t be doable anyways.<\/p>\n

And hey does the world need one more blog?<\/p>\n

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And about the courage, that allows you to always go on!<\/h3>\n

Biefly tucked away and closed my laptop for a few hours. Let it settle, let it sink in. I grabbed the heather-plants from our balcony, drank another glass of hot water and braided a floral wreath. I did something with my hands. Being able to feel the texture of the tiny heather-blossoms, put on some music and decided to face and fight the discouragement. Courage, simply courage!<\/strong> Reminding myself of all the things I already accomplished. How often did I think: \u201cI can\u2019t do that! That\u2019s not going to work!\u201d<\/p>\n

BUT then I decided to dare it and what can I say? It worked!<\/p>\n

\"Erica\u00a0\"Erica<\/p>\n

I decide<\/strong> if the thoughts and worries push me to the ground or whether I accept the challenge, if I make room for discouragement or whether to simply shoo it away\u2026<\/p>\n

Using my energy<\/strong> to look forward.<\/p>\n

To make yourself smaller than you are never helped. So go on \u2013 move forward! Step by step knowing that everything has it\u2019s own time!<\/strong> I can always decide<\/strong> again. Now<\/strong> is the time to say: stop you little devils, go away and take those sorrow-filled discouraging thoughts with you! GET LOST! Now<\/strong> I can stand tall to my full potential. Already I can see so many things that make me happy, that make me smile, that give me COURAGE<\/strong>! Then I can concentrate and open my laptop again ready to ask people for solutions and to bring clarity into my thoughts.<\/p>\n

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Rainbow Salad – bring the energy on!<\/h3>\n

Sometimes the awareness of being the pilot, the director, the producer, the responsible person all in one is quite exhausting! On the other hand it can also be so liberating that it\u2019s hard to put in words! Feeling how new courage<\/strong> permeates my life! Courage that comes from within!<\/p>\n

So I accept the struggle and pull strength out of it.<\/p>\n

The rainbow-salad for example. I can recommend it for those days when your thoughts feel like hanging low again!<\/p>\n

\"Rainbow-Salat\"<\/p>\n

Rainbow-Salad with avocado dressing<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n