Day No. X - Our pinboard - Gratitude!

You know how Facebook reminds you of events from the past? - Most of the time I am happy about this feature. - Today it is once again so far. This time Facebook reminds me of a photo I posted on my chronicle three years ago today. It shows a photo of our bulletin board. - No, not the digital pinboard, but our very real pinboard, which is behind our dining area. But this wall is more than just a pinboard. Surely one or the other knows the term visionboard or dreamboard. A place to collect, visualize and manifest positive moments, our dreams, wishes, desires and life vision for us.

Torgit und ich sind auf die Idee gekommen diese Wand mit Magnetfarbe zu streichen, um genau dort positive Energie für uns zu sammeln. Anstelle von Pins wollten wir bewusst Magnete benutzen, um unsere Wünsche sozusagen wie magnetisch anzuziehen. Also unsere ganz persönliche Bestellung beim Universum. Man merkt, auch ich habe „Bestellungen beim Universum“, das Handbuch zur Wunscherfüllung gelesen. Wobei ich eingestehen muss, dass mir der Inhalt ein wenig zu esoterisch angehaucht daherkam. Auf seine innere Stimme hören, klar das macht Sinn. Doch zu glauben, dass man sich wirklich durch seine Gedanken steuern kann. – Mir war das immer ein wenig dick. – Wie würde mein Freund Martin sagen? Think big or go home!? – Muss es immer schnella, weita, höha sein?

• We wanted to define our personal goals with two coach friends. - Why not in a wellness hotel?
• We wanted to experience real boat crew with our sales team
• We wanted to visit a concert of Fanta 4
• We wanted to sail for a week with good friends
• We wanted to discover Canada
• We wanted to secure a place at a corporate incentive
• We wanted to afford a VW camper in the long term and save for it in the medium term. 
• We wanted to treat ourselves to a few days vacation in a real Airstreamer
• We, no Torgit wanted, with a few girls, spend a few days in SPO. So yoga and so.
• We wanted to measure ourselves against ourselves: What am I doing better today than yesterday?
• Wir wollten ein paar Lebensweisheiten aus dem Buch „5 Dinge, die Sterbende am meisten bereuen“ berücksichtigen. – Mut zu haben sein eigenes Leben zu leben – weniger zu arbeiten – Gefühlen Ausdruck zu verleihen – Freundschaften zu pflegen, sich Freunde zu gönnen.
• Wir wollten ebenfalls ein paar Tipps aus dem Motivationsbuch „Fish“ berücksichtigen. – Unsere Einstellung wählen. Mehr Spiel und Spaß in unseren Alltag bringen. Anderen eine Freude bereiten. Und präsent sein!
• We have never been to New York - Clear goal
• Oh yes, that was something else, we wanted to visit a sushi cooking class. Therefore, tickets were ordered.

And what happened to our goals? - I would never have believed it. - All but two were realized. - We let the sushi cooking course lapse. Apparently it wasn't that important to us. Instead, we got sushi on a regular basis. We would never have come close to the arts of our sushi restaurant around the corner. And New York was put on the back burner. - Or was that destination lost to us? I'm not sure yet. But one thing I know, here and now, I don't want to be in New York. 

And what has become of our pinboard? - It is empty. Only a few magnets remind us that goals used to hang here. Have we lost sight of our goals? No, certainly not. But we don't need a pin board anymore. Our goals are colorful, full of colors. We feel them deep inside us, we can feel it, smell it and I mean even taste it. They not only smell like salt, they taste like it. - One thing has remained, it is no longer about faster, further, higher, but it is still about more, more sea.

Torgit: I hear the drums of Benirras. And I have a longing. For the beach and the sea and the freedom and the lightness that I'm missing right here in Cologne.

Our life in Cologne was characterized by a lot of work and stress. It was never a question of whether we were turning with the world, but whether we were turning fast enough. Höha, weita, faster. Optimizing more and more and more. A weekend at Bollants, one of the most beautiful wellness hotels in Germany, not for relaxing, but for coaching. A weekend at Daniels in Vienna, not for sightseeing, but for training and working with the team. On the flight to Vienna I marked in a great alternative travel guide what I would like to see. I didn't implement any of that. But we did a lot of work. 

Conclusion: Live more colorful!