Gosh, where to begin? Okay, let\u2019s just start by saying that I actually never thought I\u2019d like Mallorca. The first things that came to my mind when thinking of Mallorca were party animals, drunken jerks on the beach and bad taste in music. I mean, really bad music. Nothing more to it, really. Oh, had I been wrong!<\/p>\n
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Gosh, where to begin? Okay, let\u2019s just start by saying that I actually never thought I\u2019d like Mallorca. The first things that came to my mind when thinking of Mallorca were party animals, drunken jerks on the beach and bad taste in music. I mean, really bad music. Nothing more to it, really. Oh, had I been wrong!<\/p>\n
The journey you\u2019re about to read about changed my perspective. And I\u2019m not only talking about the island itself here, it actually changed me as a person. You know, everybody carries around their own individual worries, fears and self-doubts, me included. We may not think about them all the time, but that doesn\u2019t make them go away. On the daily basis, we see other people doing amazing stuff, living their \u201elife goals\u201c and pursuing their dreams. As a logic consequence, we compare ourselves to them \u2013 maybe only subconsciously:<\/p>\n
Why am I not living like this? Why am I not perfect? Why can\u2019t I pursue my dreams and live the life I ever wanted? Why am I afraid of the future? Why am I afraid to fail? Why am I here and what is my purpose in life? Why is my work not as good as theirs? What do I do wrong? Why are they more successful than me? Why does their work, which is not even that good, get more recognised than mine, although I shed my skin and put my bones in it?<\/p>\n
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These questions sound familiar? Welcome to the club \u2013 You\u2019re a human being!<\/p>\n
Why am I writing all of this, when this post was originally supposed to be about my trip to Mallorca? Because I travelled with five awesome and talented fellow human beings and photographers (of which I only knew one personally \u2013 I know, crazy, right?) and in these four days we spent in Mallorca, we grew so close and although I left my olf self behind, I won five new friends and started to think about these questions more consciously.<\/p>\n
You see, it wasn\u2019t just a trip to take beautiful photos, it was a creative journey with lots of emotional input. Tami<\/strong><\/a> and Melli<\/strong><\/a>, who basically brought this project to life, spoke about fear and about ways to find your inner calm in such a personal way, that I was deeply touched by their words. What got stuck in my mind was the phrase<\/p>\n \u201eTo be afraid of fear is pointless. Fear is a decision. Fear is restricting. Fear is temporary \u2013 Regret is forever.\u201c <\/strong>(Tami)<\/p>\n Even as I\u2019m writing this right now, my eyes start to fill with tears, because I once again realise how personal this journey was and that these words really spoke to me. I felt so addressed by them \u2013 almost as if God gave me a sign. This spot, right on this finca in Mallorca, was the place I was supposed to be in this moment, to hear these words. You know what I mean?<\/p>\n To face your fears and to start writing about yourself and your thoughts can be so hard. But it\u2019s oh so worth it! Talking to the girls about everything, laughing, crying and letting loose by running aroung naked just set something free inside of me. Sounds cheesy, I know. But I don\u2019t know how to describe it any other way. Along with Sa<\/strong>ndra<\/strong><\/a>, Rebecca<\/strong><\/a> and Kathrin<\/a><\/strong>, we spent unbelievably amazing days in Mallorca \u2013 you could say, it was UNREAL.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n