Tag: Happiness

Churros now, don’t wait

Posted on by philipdodson

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You can book tickets for a flight next year, a thing that doesn’t exist and that may not happen. We plan for Christmas, Easter holidays, Summer holidays, outings etc, but these are all for future events that haven’t even happened and there are no guarantees that they will.

Then we worry about them, a thing that has not happened, might not happen and a thing that we have no control over.

Then we talk about things that we did wrong in the past or didn’t do last week, last year, 20 years ago. Then we regret the outcomes of the past. A thing that has happened and again we have no way of changing, no way of controlling, it is already gone. It is after all the past.

The thing is I am sat eating churros and chocolate at Chocolateria San Gines in the centre of Madrid with my wife.

This is where life happens, now, the exact moment that is now, as we can control that, we can experience it, and as it is happening, not happened, or may not happen, it is where all the magic of life is created.

Not the past, not the future, life is now. Enjoy it, be happy, no regrets, fears, worries and don’t wait for something that may never happen.

Painting at night

Posted on by philipdodson

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There are many choices in life and there are no right or wrong answers, as apart from when it hurts others, the choices we make and what that outcome looks like to us, is all that matters.

We often think far too much about what are going to do or not. Whether to create something or not. Whether to share something with others, or to leave it uncreated.

Last night at midnight, we drove up a track to a view point in the middle of nowhere in Fuerteventura Spain, and we choose to create different effects night painting using luminous juggling balls and long exposure photography.

The results were amazing, and when it was my turn, I decided to create a happy face, to reflect upon one of the best choices I’ve made in a long time, to come to this coworking camp in Fuerteventura organised by Copass.

Often in my life I have said ‘I’ll do that next time, when I’m less busy’ or some other excuse, as ‘less busy’ is an excuse and it never happens.

Choose night painting, choose happiness and share your creations.