#doingyourbest

[planetdiaries]

ONE'S PERSONAL BEST

For years, the questions I have asked most frequently with curiosity to understand people's views on life have been the following:

So the offer is... You will spend a month in a city of your choice in a country of your choice. Wherever you wish!  And you will do this continuously for 10 years. 10 cities in each 12 months. 120 exciting points of the planet with its thousands of colors. Wherever you wish! But at the end of each month, you will move to a different city, different country.

For this, you will receive 2000 dollars, which is enough for a comfortable standard of living for an average person, even if not in luxury, in many cities of the world. 2000 dollars per month, no questions asked. And a plane ticket for the next destination of your choice. Are there people financially dependent on you? Mother, father, children, spouse. We will take care of them too.

However… No, "I loved this country, I fell in love with this city, there is a gathering next week that I don't want to miss or I have made incredible friendships, I don't feel moving now, I am tired or even,  I have found the soul that I will walk with until the end of my life!" When 30 days are up, you pack your bag and leave. If your loved ones wish to and provided their conditions are suitable, they can follow you. If they don't get tired, if they don't get bored, if they don't say, it is enough now! Or until they say so.

Would YOU accept such an offer?

In life, every choice, every path comes with its own beauties as well as its own thorns. A life that seems very attractive to us at first glance can be much different than it seems. Only then you understand, that it is not the story that matters but your attitude within the story.

For many years I lived a life that many people only can dream of. Yet, I am only acting out my own scenario. I often remind myself these days. It is not my body, it is not my mind.  My body is a costume, and my mind is the scenario, perhaps the script writer. My responsibility is to play this scenario in the best way possible, to experience the divine joy of doing my best.

It turns out that all these years, I have in fact acted out the scenario of that question that I have been asking everyone with all curiosity. Only now however I understand the significance of the acting and not the script.

DOING ONE'S BEST

I have spent more than half of the last 2.5 years in Latin America. During this time, I have been in and out of nearly 15 countries, each of them three times and held more than a hundred business meetings. Many times it is not before a month that I get to sleep on the same bed  three nights in a row.

Counting the number of days, roughly 365daysx8 years in total, of my last 25 years have been spent in constant motion in nearly seventy countries around the world. I have met people from all over the world, sometimes they became my customers, sometimes they became my friends. We dreamed big and small dreams together looking either at the stars or  a business project on the computer screen.

Of course, one can not ignore the impact of intention in this place where life has deemed appropriate for me. It is the curiosity and the appreciation of the colorfulness of the existance, as well as I imagine, finding my place in this incredible collage of life, making myself heard.

Nevertheless,  I am only an actor in this scenario on the stage of life. This body is not mine, nor is this mind. I am just an actor who comes out on this stage to play this game in the best way possible.

A leader who made revolutions in his country, and Uncle Muhammet who carries the milk he milks from his cow to his customers every evening with his motorcycle. Each of us has the leading role in our own movie of life. No matter what the script is, a good movie can always be deemed worthy of an Oscar.

Whether it's about a superhero or a poor person. What makes an actor successful? Isn't it about playing the role in the best way possible every time? We have a role. First, we need to accept and embrace this role. There are two questions that bear critical emphasis  independent of where and who we are. They apply to  us all.

💫What is my intention?

💫Am I doing my best?

We each have different capacities in different areas and moreover a particular curriculum on the path to enlightning. I can neither be the best nor should I enter a competition to be the best, but it is possible for me to do my personal best under any circumstances. I find it important that people ask themselves these two questions in a sincere and frequent manner.

And there is also this. Regardless of the scenes in the script, whether it is pain, suffering or scarcity, love, passion, satisfaction or abundance, can I carry a state of mind in which I accept and appreciate whatever is going on outside? What will be my reaction if I encounter lovelessness or scarcity while doing my best? Will I get upset with this game whose rules I knew from the beginning? Or will I raise up and continue the game with the happy peace of mind that I tried my best? (Second one 😉)

In the latest movie played by my soul, my role was to move from one country to the other, from adventure to adventure. I did my best.

There are those who travel more than I do, those who sell more than I do, and those who do much more fort he world than I do.

It is not about being  `the best`.   Trying the best allowed by our capacity. On the front cover of the book he wrote many years ago,  my dear friend Alper Tanyer has put forward:

"Didn't really work out in this lifetime, next time I hope."

I find this expression very naive. It includes `trying` and `acceptance` together. Sometimes it may just not work...

The question is: did you do your best?

[calvasche]

Virtue lies in always giving your best to do a job, regardless of the size of the audience, whatever the recognition you eventually earn. The Day Without Tomorrow

[kay-tee-wilson]

Sometimes I think it takes the most courage to be alone. To watch everyone around you finding their person and living the life you dream of. Accepting that maybe you won’t ever have that. But instead of settling for someone who won’t love you like you love, you learn to find the comfort in moments with friends that turned into family. In places you got to see because there’s a lot of people out there that DO love you. You may not think you’re where you should be, but I promise you’ll look back and smile at how much you’ve overcome. You’re doing great, Future you ❤️ Photo credit: @rumbo.visuals 📷 #staystrong #doinggreat #doingyourbest #wlwdating #singlewlw #ledollarbean #ledollarbeansoftiktok #tiktokqueers #tiktokqueer #queer #queergirls #samelove #loveislove #beyourself #beyou #loveishard #lesbiansoftiktok #queergirl #girlswholikegirls #girlswholovegirls #girlswhokissgirls #lgbt #lgbtlove #lgbtq🌈 #samelove🌈 #gaygirl #gaygirlsofinstagram #gaygirls🌈 #gaygirlgang🌈 #gaygirlgang (at Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgaj7QjtF1y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[spreadgreatideas]

“I sometimes fell short of being the best, but I never fell short of giving it my best.”

– William McRaven

Read more Doing Your Best Quotes: The Importance of Always Trying Your Best here: https://spreadgreatideas.org/quotes/quotes-doing-your-best/

[itzy-bella-23]

#dontbetoohardonyourself #doingyourbest #howharditsbeen #youdeserveit #thursdayvibes https://www.instagram.com/p/COO2N-3jdSu/?igshid=16geks077pklp

[clynn2590]

#quotes #doingyourbest https://www.instagram.com/p/B0qfRsKlW9M/?igshid=huzpfi6lf2us

[severelydistinguishedturtle]

What do you do after you have done the very best that you can? You give yourself a hug, put your feet up and enjoy your favorite drink. I always strive for and do the best. #opalpalmeradisa #knowyourauthor #jamaicanwriters #writers #doingyourbest #selflovequotes https://www.instagram.com/p/ChIshScPI-U/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[livinhealthee]

You know that you are doing your best. But what if people think you aren't trying hard enough? What if they don't realize how much time and energy it takes to do things right? It's easy for them to judge, but not so easy for them to understand the challenges of life. It doesn't matter!!! Let God be your witness! He is the only one that matters. He sees all and knows all! The more you focus on Him, He will reward you for it. Failure is not really failure, it's just a misunderstanding that will put you closer to victory!!! #forgiveness #forgiveyourself #doingyourbest #forgive #forgiveyou #forgiven #womensupportingwomen #womensupportwomen #womensupportingotherwomen #womanpower #womenpower https://www.instagram.com/p/CU-Zoltg3Sc/?utm_medium=tumblr

[whn004]

When I did this photoshoot, I was thinking of visually representing ‘Be The Change’ as a campaign of #GoodVsEvil, beginning in the battleground of the heart and mind. With the recent developments in #Afghanistan, I see (and starve for) that change to manifest. #America is a place of #freedom, choice, and prosperity, and it is also a place of division, pride, and ignorance. If there is a time to better the #maninthemirror, it is now….No, it is overdue. We MUST ‘Be The Change’. Time isn’t just running out…it’s too late. Our fight is against the evil of the world; those who seek to squash the human spirit through tyranny, fear, and misinformation. I am not a soldier; I am an #entertainer. But as long as even one person listens to my work, I will work to be that change in hopes that you will be inspired to do so as well. I do not claim to be perfect, but I will keep #doingmybest as long as I have breath in me to do so #cometogether #rightnow #ourhopeforthefuture is #peacethatwilleverlast #keepon #doingyourbest #listen #look #seetruth #stopmakingenemiesofyourneighbors #keepanopenheart #keepanopenmind #loveothers #lovetruth #dontbeafraid #speakup #speakout #BeTheChange #wnme https://www.instagram.com/p/CTJJVgELJNS/?utm_medium=tumblr

[simplyminovet]

God is really working on me over here during my off time. When I should be concerned about myself, all I can do is think about how I can continue to serve you. This is not an income bringing thing, but a #giveback and #serving thing! "When you get, give. When you learn, teach.” - M. Angelou I have learned so much over my years as an entrepreneur and have now been given time to share it and that's all I want to give back to you all right now. My pen hasn't stopped moving since the day I was able to pick it back up. I am not physically working right now to focus on health but the work is being done to and still through me. While I am seated I will be writing and sharing when I am able to. Not all of my days are the same. Some can be productive where I am out and about soaking up the sun and some days not so much. What I am able to always do is think and document. Even from my bedside. It’s therapeutic for me. So why not? 🤷🏽‍♀️ #JustWaitOnIt Growth is about to happen to all that are willing to listen, accept, and implement. . . . . . . #growth #restoration #findingpeace #givingback #workingonself #puttingselffirst #selflove #selfcare #holdingfirm #avoidingdiatractions #removingnegativity #blockingoutthehaters #growingandglowing #doingyourbest https://www.instagram.com/reel/CS40tbXg9oz/?utm_medium=tumblr

[helloagonyaunt-blog]

#QOTD You're all doing your best, and I'm so proud of you 💓💛💙 On a different note- I've been somewhat absent from this account for a little while due to some personal stuff I had to deal with, but I'm back and should be posting and interacting much more from this point on 😊 Love, Agony Aunt . . . . . . . . #quote #quoteoftheday #quotes #loved #agonyaunt #love #youreloved #doingyourbest #yourbest #mybest #advice #perfect

[1percenttalent]

1%talent tag key rings, coming soon . . . #keytag #flighttag #1percenttalent #blackandwhite #monochrome #doingyourbest #doublehappiness #design #indy #smallbrand #toronto (at Toronto, Ontario)

[neuro-babblers]

#mentalhealth #doingyourbest #reallife #charlestonillinois #mattoonillinois #colescounty (at Neuro Harmony, LLC) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN7u7ctrAek/?igshid=10rt59lqv6b2z

[spreadgreatideas]

“When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.”

– Hellen Keller

Read more Doing Your Best Quotes: The Importance of Always Trying Your Best here: https://spreadgreatideas.org/quotes/quotes-doing-your-best/

[nottinghamcounselling]

#doingyourbest is not #burnout .#exhaustion is not a good thing .#tinybuddahquotes #mentalhealth #worklifebalance #counselling #counsellor #therapy #gedling #gedlingcounsellor #ng4 #ng4counselling #carltonnottingham #carltoncounselling #netherfield #netherfieldcounsellor #mapperley #mapperleycounselling #nottingham #nottinghamcounselling #elainebondcounselling (at Elaine Bond Counselling Services) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHaSCtUF3tz/?igshid=1g9jc8w0f7gro

[angelsart777]

You are doing your best. ✨ #yourself #takeback #takecare #doingyourbest #selfcare #selflove https://www.instagram.com/p/CGql3AAnRir/?igshid=2ipoyrq4d56n