(Originally posted in August 2015)

A little while ago, I walked past a violin shop. A place where they really, actually MAKE violins. I stopped for a second to look inside, and all I wanted in that moment was to open my own violin shop. I wanted to create a place that meant something to me.

We so easily go through life without really asking ourselves – is this what I actually want? We go through the motions without pausing to take a breath and wonder why we do what we do. We follow a path without questioning if it is ours.

So I started asking the questions. Again and again. The answers came, but I didn’t like what the answers were, I didn’t like what they meant. I came to a point where I was wondering, why do all this? what is the point? why go after your dreams? why does it matter so much in the end?
But then someone asked me why not?

So I asked myself why not?

I turned up every morning on my yoga mat with that intention. The intention of letting go of expectations – others’ but mostly my own – letting go of my own fabricated idea of what my life is supposed to look like. The intention of not worrying so much about how things will turn out – but rather trust and enjoy the process.

I choose to go with the flow.

I choose to listen to my intuition, even if it goes against logic, security and certainty.

I choose to use my fear as a pointer instead of a roadblock.

I choose to ask why not? instead of why?

I choose to trust.

I choose to jump with my eyes closed.

I choose to open a violin shop.