Never ceases to amaze me how inconveniences that can seem so uncomfortable, end up being such blessings in disguise… After making a terrible and expensive mistake with my airplane tickets, I ended up having to take a flight to Berlin and stay there for the night. I lived in this MAGICAL city for a year in 2011 and ever since, it has always remained in a special corner of my heart. Coming back after 2 years was game changing.
Berlin was the first city I moved to once I started traveling five years ago, my first time living away from home. In Berlin I learned how to transfigure life with colours, and shiny glitter. There is 2 ways to go to Berlin, my soul friend told me once, “You can either go as a tourist, or with colours and a warm smile.” On the surface, Berlin thought me the magic of colours, and on a deeper plane, my german soul friend thought me the magic of transfiguration and creation of one’s reality.
I want to share today the story of how I met this very special person in my life. He’s in my heart, and the sole thought of him uplifts my soul and reconnects me with a vibration that is overwhelmingly loving, tender and wonderful. So this is the story of how we met. After a long journey traveling in Europe with my lovely sista, we went to our first Goa festival in Germany with nothing but some vodka and powder tang to guide our way. We arrived and saw a piece of cloth sticking out from a van to the floor and thought it would do as a base, as we didn’t have a tent.
There we were, under the rain, drinking and getting ready to party. We couldn’t have been more fortunate, as we squatted the camp were this person was staying. Eventually we met him and the first thing he told me was… “Would you like to fly?” And oh boy! I can’t believe after 5 years how much he gave me the permission needed for me to spread my wings and fly!
He was such a generous person who coloured everything and everyone around him, spreading love and good vibes to whomever came near, overflowing joy. One night we had a long, long, long talk. I was telling him about my view of the world, quite pessimistic at the time. I told him I believed everything should finish and a big meteorite should fall in the earth and kill everyone; for there was so much injustice that life wasn’t worth it. I couldn’t understand how all those kids could die hungry and there was so much inequality in the world.
During our conversation a massive shift happened in my being that shaped my years to come decisively. My friend told me a simple phrase that I’ve repeated so many times since. He said: “Change what you can change, don’t change what you cannot change, and differ both.” This changed everything for me. It put things in perspective and also placed the responsibility again in my hands. I was openned again to the world of possibilities and the realm of what I could achieve with my action, rather than feeling sad about abstract concepts that I could barely touch. His view of the world resonated with me deeply and fueled the beginning of my shifting of perception, from being a victim to being in control of my life and taking responsibility for my actions.
He said: “When you do something “bad”, you can see the result immediately. If you steel a bike from someone, you can see that person crying immediately after, action and reaction right in front of your eyes. On the other hand, when you perform a “good” deed, the result is not so immediate and maybe you won’t feel the repercussions until long after; however the effect is there, the reaction is still happening, and with a beautiful action you are changing your surroundings exponentially. The energy you put out there makes the whole difference.
My friend allowed me to aim for the best version of myself by giving me permission to access a part of me that I wasn’t so aware of. I don’t think he ever fully realised how much he’s been a turning point in my life, even though I have told him constantly throughout the years, and expressed my gratitude. I accessed a part of my being that loves to transfigurate reality on a daily basis, what was before dull and grey became a wonderful world full of shiny coloured-glitter magic! And so it has been ever since I met him six years ago.
Since I’m back in Europe, I haven’t felt this magic as much, even though I know it’s there. Perhaps I’ve been focusing too much on my shadow. Either way, the “inconvenience” which resulted in me spending a day in Berlin, allowed me to reconnect with my dear friend and put me back in contact with this strong perception of the “magic in the ordinary” once again. It’s a strong physical sensation in my body! My friend is the best magician I’ve come to know, a true artist in all the sense of the word. I call him my soul mate because somehow we resonate at the same level, I can feel him so close even when we are continents apart, and he awakens the magician in me. I’m so grateful for this mirror in my life!
Years later, I learned the tantric concept of transfiguration which means transcending the form; seeing what is behind the surface and shallow appearance to feel with one’s soul. Back then I had no name for what I was experiencing with my friend, and the world he showed me, and still shows me… mmmm….
Berlin Ich Liebe Dich!
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