SOLID GENTLENESS (while visiting Croatian Adriatic coast)

Being solid but gentle, determined but flexible. The terms seem to contradict
themselves, but when fully accepted and experienced together, they appear to
create a synergy of their own. BEING both of these states at once creates a 
BURNING FLAME that allows apparently opposite sides of our nature to EXPRESS
themselves in limitless ways. And this tasty combination becomes like an EXPLOSION,
blasting us out of our own world like a rocket headed for another dimension!
At that point, we are free to do what we do to shine, determined but flexible...
without our internal self-imposed limiting patterns. Solid deliciousness;)

There's another tasty treat (side-effect) when we open up to solid gentleness:
By allowing ourselves to open up to receiving gentleness, we open up doors to
releasing more of our gentleness towards the world. And the other way works, too;)

I am experiencing a lesson in allowing myself to RECEIVE more these days.
What I am finding out is that the more I am allowing myself to RECEIVE, the more
I feel inspired to create and GIVE. And this is quite different from the way I was
inspired to do things in life. This is a conscious allowing of receiving, with a conscious
reaction of giving. It's a great circle, and it enhances my skill of compassion towards
the world. Focus on myself. Selfless. Inspiring. Creative. Delicious.

In that true spirit of sharing, I unleash more love and compassion into the world.

SixthSense

Pic above is taken in Zaton, Croatia...a hidden little oasis in the middle of Adriatic,
by someone very special to me (who took the incentive to take this pic).

Hello my awesome Gaian family,

My passionate website for inspiring (com)passion has been officially born today!
It is my portal for unleashing creative energy in a way that inspires, empowers, and
helps enhance lives of others.

PassionFull is a movement. It's about living life with passion. It's about discovering what makes us feel alive and happy. It's about inspiring the world to DREAM more, CREATE more, ENJOY more, and LOVE more. And that's what we are all about on Gaia: living with passion and spreading that passion around like that tasty organic peanut butter on a toasted sprouted bread - that wakes up all 6 senses and makes us wanna have some more and share it with others. 

What to expect to see and hear on PassionFull.com:

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I invite you to check it out, stay tuned and ENJOY;)

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ENJOY IT. SPREAD IT AROUND. THERE'S PLENTY FOR ALL.

Much love,
SixthSense

I traveled to Velebit Mountain to visit a friend who runs a retreat there. Something unexpected and mysterious happened during my visit...

Velebit Mountain is a magical place. Nikola Tesla was born there, as well as several other prominent Croatian people. The place has a special vibe. The mountains are truly majestic. The days are HOT, and the nights COLD! Mother nature is beautiful and totally wild, and there's no industry around for many miles (i.e. no pollution at all), all organic mom-n-pop farming...all in all, it's all good! There are several healing water sources and the place has a very soothing vibe.

Now to the experience: I decided to take a walk into the forest and find a place to meditate. I was advised (by 4 people) to be VERY careful because this place if famous for their poisonous leaping snakes (poskok) and was given a large stick to ward off potential jumping snakes;) I took it and hit the ground a few times in front of me as went through tall grass. I went on this little "adventure" with an intention to experience the forest fully and enjoy the meditation there.

One thing I pondered while I was walking into the forest was WHY there were 2 goats, a dog and 3 cats following me into another part of the forest on an earlier walk (they lived on the retreat - and followed me into the forest - and would not leave me alone!) OK, so I am walking through the forest, looking for a cave, which I was told was the best place to meditate. I followed the given directions but did not find the place. Bummer. So I walked back, and as I was backtracking, the forest looked enchanting, but my intuition was telling me to move a little faster and go in a certain direction. So I went faster and ended up on this open field, where I felt was a good vibe to sit down and meditate. I sat down and started appreciating the whole place with all my senses.

That was a very strange part: the wind started to blow harder through the forest behind me as I decided to focus on my hearing (as if it was sharing a secret message with me), a hungry mosquito started to drill into my arm vein as I decided to appreciate the sense of touch (through a shirt!), and a strange smell of burning wood appeared once I decided to focus on the sense of smell. It was very magical. Let me be clear: the things I was experiencing were not there before I decided to engage my senses fully! I didn't find this weird at that moment (only the next day, when I was recalling the experience). My 6th sense embraced it all and as I was feeling gratitude for the experience, I felt a sudden urge to return before the night fall. I felt safe but also felt a strange need to get the hell outta there!

I found my way back easily and did not encounter any jumping snakes. Next day I heard a story of Fairy of Velebit (a story of a battle of good and evil in the forest of Velebit, where an evil fairy tries to kidnap a child with a pure heart to gain power, and the good fairy rescues the child with a help of animals;) but that would add another weird dimension to my experience. Some weird things happened in the morning, but it all worked out for the good of all involved, so it was all good. I parted with Velebit mountain and my magical experience with deep gratitude, sense of calm and 3 mosquito bites;)

I also did an interview, featured on PassionFull.com.

Much magical love and unleashed passion

I was inspired to create a song that spoke of my love and respect for the animals. So this month, it came out. WHEN I LOOK INTO THESE EYES is the song. The video came out to add the visual component (in a most delicious way!). I am excited to have been inspired to show animals as they are: beautiful and loving.

This song was inspired by animals and their beauty. It honors our compassion towards them. It is a promise to see their beauty and act towards them with love. It is a reminder of what we may be overlooking. The song is my version of a WORLDWIDE ANIMAL ANTHEM. We can inspire others to look at animals in a different way, to see their beauty and aliveness. If you like it, share it with loved ones, friends, and foes. If you know of an organization that helps animals, feel free to send them the video and spread the love.
Here is the link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0Ox1J72Wxc

If you can tell me how many animals are shown in the video and send me your email, I will email you the song. Or tell me the symbolism of reverse / forward movement...I am curious if people will catch it;)

Much love and (com)passion,
SixthSense

More exciting stuff is unfolding on www.PassionFull.com ;)