give yourself permission to be happy and heal
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2023
- give yourself permission to be happy and heal
In this video I wanted to open the discussion on giving yourself permission to be happy. I don’t know about you, but I often internalize so many negative things going on in the world that I feel like I don’t deserve to experience fulfillment or contentment when so much suffering is happening. As if, somehow, it’s selfish to do so. But as I’ve grown I’ve realized - at least in my case - that cultivating peace and joy in my own life actually makes me more effective in helping others. When I am allowing myself to be happy, I want to share those feelings and feel more hopeful about the future. It makes me do more, and be a better person. This is in contrast to the video I made about cynicism a while ago: my response to my past mindset has been to seek out little moments of joy, even when I’m not at my best. Hope you enjoy this, maybe it will resonate with you! Either way, feel free to share your thoughts below!
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As you see this I am about to leave to go home after visiting my abuelita and family in Puerto Rico ❤ It’s been wonderful to have been able to speak my other native tongue and see so many I love. Hope to be home safely very soon, take care everyone!
Thank you Paola. Yes, our fellow living creatures are my best companions too when I need to relax and leave the cares behind. Thank you ❤
safe travels
Safe travels glad you enjoy la islita. My siblings and most of my family are still there…
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Thankyou Paola. This is now one of my favourite videos. The water photography is so beautiful. Your honeymoon video in the beautiful magical garden video is another favourite. I never get enough of your scenery type videos.
I also do breathing techniques it helps calm me when panic sets in. Especially when I despair at the way our world is going. Safe travels and Bless You and all your precious family 🙏🦋🕊️🌿🍀🍃🌱
"If we waited for everything to be right before we allowed ourselves to heal, we would never heal". (paraphrase).
Well said, Paola.
I LOVE the nature videos!!! To me , thats what your channel signifies. It's an escape from stress and into the magical natural world and it's teachings 🍄🪻🪺🏔️ I enjoyed breathing with you 🌳💞
I am 54 years old. I think that you are wise beyond your years. Thank you for encouraging me today and reminding me that I need to take time to heal and enjoy nature more. I love all of your videos and have watched you for years now. Thank you and God Bless!
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Sandra, I am 63. Yes! She is wise beyond her years! So refreshing
A lovely way to start my day, after reading some of God's Word. ❤ It's my birthday today, and I already planned on simply BEing and resting today. So much has been going on in my life, and I'm just happy to be quiet. Your video blessed my morning. Thank you, Paola. 💕 🌷
Happy birthday! I hope you have a wonderful, quiet day. And I hope things will get better in your life...🥀
I hope you'll have a beautiful birthday! 🌻
Thank you, friends! So kind of you! You have a blessed and happy day as well...
Happy birthday!🫀🤍
May you always be happy!
Happy birthday dear ❤
Have a wonderful day
Sometimes I feel like life is too serious to have fun, or too dangerous to relax. There are so many dangers, anything could happen to me or to the people I love. I feel like I have to be on my guard all the time. But this video is a good reminder that it is far from selfish or irresponsible to be happy, and that allowing yourself to be happy does not invalidate the sufferings of others, or your own. Thank you. :)
Monica, may you be safe, healthy, and may you find peace in your heart!
Thank you for your unexpected kindess! 🤗 May you also have safety, health, and peace. 😇
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I so enjoyed sitting peacefully in nature together. I share your love for all the growing plants around us. A treasure.
Yes, very important to be a 'human being' and not always a 'human doing'.
Reminds me of what a classmate wrote to me on the last day of uni, “you deserve the happiness you are denying yourself”. Thank you for this wonderful reminder Paola 💚
Hello Paola. This was an especially beautiful video. At this time I am going through a health crisis but you remind us that whatever is happening we can still take moments to feel peaceful and happy. The video was full of joy and the meditation was peaceful and blissful. Thank you so much. Love from Australia.
I am also facing health issues; I hope yours resolve themselves in a positive way. Having someone like Paola to guide us through this is a real gift, isn't it? Sending you good wishes from USA
I hope you get better soon
Feel better may Our Lord bring you healing.
I hope you get better! :)
I’m to. I’m 12 years living with Stage 4 Breast Cancer. I’m feeling some changes, and scans come next month. Trying not to worry, but, near impossible. I hope all of us, feel Gods peace and we get the strength we need to deal.
For someone who now lives in South Florida my love of the forest, the meadows and the mountains is filled by watching your videos. I miss them so much so really appreciate living vicariously. They are a gentle, peaceful reminder of my love for mother earth. Thank you Paola 🙏
I'm right there with you I also moved to southern Florida and miss the north the mountains, the forest, the seasons watching these videos gives me a little of home
And yet another FL person who misses the mountains the forests and real grass..
Why do people move to Florida when they love forests and mountains? I never understood that.
@@harrietcarter3307 it wasn’t my choice but my parents
we moved cuz of little grand babies@@harrietcarter3307
That was lovely. The garden and then the sitting and breathing in life. Thank you for this. I needed this today.
You bring so much joy and peace to the world. Thank you so much.
Perfect timing. I woke up a little anxious this morning. Your videos are always comforting and relaxing. Thank you. 🩷👑
Acts 2:37-39 will do you a lot of good and calm your spirit.
paola🌸 You are a fresh breath of air in my world of chaos. you have always kept me feeling calm, when it was hard to.
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Dear Paola - gracias 🪷 Lovely to begin my day with your beautiful video, inspiring words and delicious breath work. I will return to this slice of forest many times. May we not forget happiness and healing are a choice in every moment. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🙏
Thank you so much, Paola. I love nature. Years ago, I jogged and walked in a beautiful park. I so miss the beautiful smells of the trees and woods. For me, it was a pleasure walking and jogging on the dirt paths surrounding by trees. It was beautiful even on a rainy day. I must get back there. Thank you.
This came at just the right time, thank you. I hope things get better for your family members and I’m sending lots of love and healing. 💜
Yesss!! I always look forward to your videos. They are one the highlights of my day!! Travel safely and take care, Paola.
Dearest Paola, I have been going through some life transitions and your beautiful videos have brought some magic into my life. Keep creating, beloved. Your simplistic approach and zest for life lift up the soul of many like me.
Hello and thank you so much for this video. I totally enjoy your natured themed videos, I find them relaxing and reflective. I will keep you and your family in prayer and hope things go positive for them. ❤❤❤
i never comment but i loved the quiet moment (9:00). Your videos are like a guided meditation to me 💚
I was just thinking, "I am missing Paola's beautiful, peaceful videos", and up popped this wonderful trip through such a magical place. Thank you! Enjoy your time with your family. 💜💙💜
I always come home looking forward to see your videos, set myself with hot coffe and windows open where I see green leaves, you make me feel being in a wonderful world with my little space I have. I'm so thankful to you.
Wonderful video Paola ! Thank you for all the beauty you bring to us in your videos and sharing your soothing soul! The surroundings of your filming and what you capture centers our very being! Truly enjoyed this. Again thank you!
This video made me feel crying i don't know why. Suddenly i thought " The nature is actually so beautiful, it's sad that i am not gonna be able to see and experience everything." Thank you so much. 🌹
Beautifully done Paola- I too am entering a new chapter of my life and am giving myself permission to rest and heal- this was a wonderful way to start my day- thank you and wishing you all of the very best🌲💐❤
Best of luck to you on your new chapter in life. I am in a stressful place and Paola has been a source of great comfort to me, too. 🌹
@@kathif8598 thank you! Sending peaceful and healing thoughts your way
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I needed this peace and your gentle voice. Happy friday!
It is me who shall thank you, deares Paola for all the wonderfull wisdom and reflextions that you bring to me❤ It means more to me than you can ever imagine, and helps me to heal so much brokenness from childhood. You are a true light in this complicated and noisy world, Paola, and I love you for it.
Thankyou Paola for reminding me to enjoy some little thing for myself. So many illnesses and stress in my life right now I will now take a small bit of time for me to enjoy. Blessings
Thank you Paola for such a beautiful video. I too love spending quiet time outside in nature. I am a very sensitive lady as well and the craziness of the world sometimes overwhelms me. I love to potter around my home and garden. I am in my 60 and reduced my working hours and it has helped me a lot to slow down.
Thank you so much, dear Paola. That was a beautiful, meditative video, and I so appreciate your sharing your breathing meditation with Mother Earth with all of us. So necessary for self care during these chaotic times. My garden, local parks, the ocean and old growth trees where I live in Canada are my temple and sacred sanctuary. ❤💚🌲🌻🏵🌹🌳🐝🐳
Thank you for sharing the beautiful landscapes and your breath work.
I’ve felt much better.
Good night from Tokyo.
your videos are so calming ;'), once again, loved this too. 💖
Your writings are magical them selves. I hope you are planning to ride a bike one day. It will most definitely be at that seller! You are a beautiful young lady. Thank you for this beautiful video. I needed it so much.❤
Thank you for reminding me that happiness inside is much more important than any external success. As you said, we have the right to allow ourselves to be happy, no matter what happens in the world. If we are happy, we can spread this happiness to others, bring more light into this world. And indeed, joy and peace within us make us more effective in helping other people. To take away your permission for happiness is like depriving yourself of an important internal resource.
Glad you are home safely Paola. Thank you for sharing all of the wisdom you have. That garden was beautiful. The land is beautiful. God;s creatures are beautiful. You are a beautiful woman full of wisdom. Have a great weekend. ❤
You always share such beautiful, contemplative videos. The garden was gorgeous. I like to watch before sleeping as it quiets my mind. Thank you Paola!❤
A beautiful video in so many ways. The mossy lush green of the garden is such a lovely setting. And I loved your message about finding space for love and joy even if there are bad things going on in the world. It also felt magical to take a moment to just be quiet and breathe along with you.
Thank you to share your outer and inner world with us! 💖🙏✨
I swear you posts these videos right when I need to listen to them the most. Thank you
I saw a little petal fairy dancing in the breeze at 01:25 and a rock fairy standing in contemplative silence at 05:03 🌸🌳🌲 What a beautiful video, Paola! Sending love. And a safe homeward journey 💕
Thank you for sharing that with us! SO uplifting... Ever since I was small, I have been seeing and experiencing things like that, but for many years I didn't have the courage to talk about it. Now I just think that we are all free in our experience-worlds!...
Wishing you all the best
Good eye ! 🧚♀️🧚♂️
06:36 I see our cottage fairy walking under a wildflower in a beautiful meadow. Do you see her?🧚
Yes,i saw that too!Wow!its really magical this place..Thanks Paola🙏
It’s always calming to watch your vlogs, your voice is soothing ❤ you really seem like a sensitive person and you know how to use that to your advantage ❤
This video was so beautiful at times it gave me chills. Your skill and artistry shone through, and this is definitely a new favorite. Thank you for the time and effort you’ve put into sharing beauty and peace with the world. Much love and safe travels!
Safe travels! Thank you for this beautiful video.
It's a beautiful place!!! I love your channel, u have a great energy!!! God bless you!!!
Hi Paola,
Such a gratifying and blissful feeling it is.What a delight it has been navigating through the serene nature , accompanied by your ever so grounded , beautiful, meaningful words . It instantly connects us to the absolute truth and the eternal energy flowing through us !
Towards the end of the video , when we watched the breathing exercise as part of the mindful meditation, we have been motivated to mention a step further , where we find ourselves spontaneously connected to the all pervading subtle energy, backed by our pure desire to feel the truth- our true inner self !
Thanks again for making and sharing these videos, which keep adding to the beauty , bliss and joy in our daily lives 🙂
Thank you for such a positive message to start my day. I too am seeking and working on a more peaceful life and to make an effort to slow my life down
I absolutely love seeing the beautiful nature there. Thank you so much for sharing.
Your videos are pure Beauty and magic, such marvelous art Paola you gift us, Thank you!!
Good morning, Beautiful. You're so talented and whimsical. Thank you for sharing. I hope you have a lovely day.🐝
Thank you Paola for taking us along with you as you visited that Gorgeous garden. I too enjoy being one with Nature and just being still. I'm glad you made it back home safely and I'm sure your husband and fur babies were so happy to see you.🧡
It is absolutely magical. If I were given the chance to visit that fairy garden I'd probably cry out of happiness (I cry when I don't know how to handle the happiness I'm feeling)
Thank you so much Paola for taking us to the Garden and nature I so much enjoy your videos they are therapy to me, I live in Tucson AZ and it's been sooo hot here we can't get out because of the 3 digit temperatures and I am an outdoors person it has been very difficult, so again thank you for the beautiful peaceful green nature walks I look forward on seeing your videos. Blessings to you and your family💜
Such a gift, every time, a gentle and exquisite few minutes sharing your world. Thank you Paola. 💜🙏🕊
Anyone wishing to see, sense or connect with Fairies, must enter nature with an open, humble heart and mind just like Paola. This video is a gorgeous reminder of the beauty and power found in stillness. Just beautiful!
Thank you for your beautiful outdoors video 💕it’s always been my go to place for healing and relaxing even if I’m working in the garden 😊I always feel so much better mentally and physically and emotionally thank you for sharing your beautiful journey with us ☘️
👋 hello,
This is a beautiful garden and thank you for sharing.
After watching so many of your wonderful videos especially the ones on books 📚 I bought some of your recommendations to add to my library.😊❤
Yes I shall join you and sit still and breathe
This was so refreshing and peaceful. Nature is so soothing and everything about it is a miracle. It is necessary to get outside in nature on a daily basis. This post is not written well but I just wanted to relay that I am so grateful for you and your love of nature. Thank you Paola 🌿🍂🌻💕
Thank you! This was truly magical. I love the remainder to be happy even in the chaos of our lives. ❤
Love the nature videos. I spend as much time as I can in nature. I wish more people would just sit and breathe like you did. Does wonders for our souls!💕 those gardens looked absolutely enchanting.!
I love the nature videos! They are refreshing and healing to me, especially with the water sounds. I hope you had great trip to see your family!❤
Hope your family is improving. I enjoyed the meditation with you. Love the nature videos also
Thank you very much for holding space for a moment of silence and intention, it feels special to share in those moments together over space and time! 💛 I am so grateful!
I've been following your videos ever since. I'm always inspired to get connected with nature to harmonize and balance my emotions that kills me inside. Thank you for reminding me always that I can manage it alone just by giving time to reconnect to my surrounding.
Thanks you for the video, my favorite part is sitting in silence with you at the end! my comfort person
No, we should be thanking you! Its ashame we have to be reminded to relax and 'just breathe'! You are a joy to be around! ❤️
I LOVE your nature videos, book videos and self care videos. Thank you so much! 🌸
Gosh that was so very beautiful. The colour of the many, many flowers. It was perfect timing for me. As I have been spending these first days of real spring sunshine in my garden sketching. The birds here in Waikanae Aotearoa NZ are constant, it is incredible. But I have been fighting feeling guilty not doing much, but just sitting in my garden contemplating the sunlight and shadow and sketching. This heartfelt vlog of yours has redeemed me and my sense of being present with these first bright spring days, after weeks and weeks of dark rain and freezing temperatures . Thank you for your peace giving vlog today x
What a wonderful day in this beautiful environment! If I too lived in or near a fairy forest it would take a lot to even make me leave..nature is so healing and connecting with the earth brings us renewed energy and peace 🍂🍁🌸🧚
What a beautiful, nourishing video. Thank you as always Paola for your gentle encouragement. This message really resonated ♥️
Stillness speaks peace in our souls! We need to find that balance between the NOW and the worries of the future, so be present and experience the calm within…from moment to moment…that is JOY. ❤
This is why I come here! Softly go into this peaceful realm!
What a beautiful place to go to!! I love nature videos!
We are all learning how to be happy in this complicated world❤
What a beautiful and peaceful video this is. I can't travel anymore due to some health issues, and to be able to experience the magical garden and calming nature this way is such a blessing. Thank you so much for this. :)
I have been unwell lately , & it makes you rethink your priorities in life,
just the small things makes life worth wild ,
your voice soothes me so much 😊🙏
No words 🙂 my heart is so full.... thank you ❤
Magical! Thanks for sharing this little gem I had no idea was in my own backyard. I will visit and experience it’s majesty for myself. Blessings and peace❣️🙏🏼🧚🏼
The videography of this video was so gorgeous and enchanting, and I really needed to hear this message. I've struggled for a long time with feeling like things aren't good enough, mostly from this internal belief that I'm not good enough, and that maybe once I reach point x I can allow myself to be happy. I had to realise that I am good enough right now, and that even if I'm not perfect, I'm allowed to rest and enjoy and heal.
You are good enough! Adopt Nam-myoho-renge-kyo as your mantra, and meditate often! This is a vow, an expression of determination, to embrace and manifest our Buddha nature. It is a pledge to oneself to never yield to difficulties and to win over one’s suffering. At the same time, it is a vow to help others reveal this truth in their own lives and achieve happiness. Each of us is born with all that we need to find the light inside. We need only dedicate ourselves to the task, and work toward enlightenment.
Truth! Amen. Thank you. Love Well Being and Joy to All Everywhere!
I love your nature videos.. that's mostly why I'm here :) thanks Paola, for sharing your beautiful landscapes and stories and especially your wisdom. You are such a wise little fairy and I get so much from your messages. I've just picked up the Power Of Now after about 15 years since I last read it. Yes it is a perfect time to sit and ponder and just BE. It is always a perfect time. Thanks for the reminder. Lots of love from Australia. xox
Beautiful cinematography! Your videographic talents are growing with each video, the compositions gets even more beautiful and immersive, and the editing more fluid.
We have a beautiful garden and sculpture park close to our home, where I've spent lots of time, mostly to take photos, but sometimes just to wander and contemplate life. My wife originally signed us up as members, so that she could spend time with our daughter in a park setting while I was at work, and where our daughter could go and explore (there is a children's park component). Many years later we are still members, and our daughter likes to go to the gardens with me as she has gotten the photography bug as well.
Keep on making nature videos, keep on making bookworm videos, I think most who are part of this channel like your introspective style and will watch whatever you upload.
So sorry to hear you have family members going through difficult situations. You're so right: we can't wait for "everything" to be perfect so we can heal because it never will be! Your philosophy in dealing with today's world is SO HELPFUL!!! You are so wise beyond your years! I hope your time with your grandmother and family has been wonderful in spite of that....safe travels! ❤❤❤❤ (sending YOU love)
Me deleitan tus videos, Paola. Soy Mexicana y vivo en Australia desde hace 30 años. Me emocioné cuando vi el video con tu abuelita y Mami y sobre todo el momento cuando tu Mami dijo que su apellido es Morales, como el mío era antes de casarme. Tu voz es muy pacífica y transmite tranquilidad. Gracias! Saludos desde Queensland!
I absolutely love your nature videos and your time outdoors. I find them truly restorative and refreshing. I love all your videos but these types are a favorite. Thank you!
Suffering is a state of mind, as is happiness. We are blessed to be able to create our own realities 💖
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This Video brought peace in my stressful day - i love nature and the Sound of nature! I breathe with you and I tried to find inner peace for a moment.. I love your beautiful videos, thank you for taking us with you in your fairy world! 🌸💚
I love your videos! Every morning I unplug and feed the birds and squirrels in my garden and enjoy the experience. I look for nature discoveries, like a feather or a fall leaf and marvel over these small treasures. I’ve heard it called “forest bathing” and I love every minute of it. Thank you for sharing your imagination and your magical discoveries. ❤
I always enjoy your outdoor videos. Your nature esthetic is similar to mine and you live where humid gardens thrive. Thank you for sharing the moment! ❤
Like many of your community, I love the nature videos. The quiet and the calm are what's needed right now. Actually, when you said you couldn't do anything about what's going on in the world, you found the perfect way to help by bringing love, joy and quiet peace into yourself, your videos and your community. Thank you! I hope you enjoyed your visit with your family.
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I just got Paola's etsy order in the mail, it's so pretty! It's everything I ever wanted and more. Thank your beautiful soul for everything, Paola!
I watched Wild recently (highly recommend), and in the story, their mother had a lot of suffering and she still remained happy. She said that if she thought about all of the hardships, then what? It would be more suffering and she wants to live. It was really powerful. I lost my Mam when I was 22, coming on 8 years now and she always said "Every day is a good day, when we're alive". And I really try live by that. I just shared recently that happiness is in the small things, the nice cup of tea, the chat with friends, a hug, some nature. Notice 5 things every day that you are grateful for, this is what helps me. 🙂
Such a sweet video. i don't believe in fairies but i do believe that angels continually surround us:-)
Seus vídeos são sempre tão confortantes
Your videos are literally all I wanted to become and live my life as.❤
Absolutely love the wind through the trees, my favorite sound.
Thank you for the chance to breathe. I felt so spiteful as my husband has the tv blaring. After the breathing, I now feel like I can manage it. Thank you!
I recommend noise -cancelling headphones!!
شكراً لكِ على مشاركتك معنا الفديوهات الجميله و المريحه التأمل لطيف 🫂♥️🧘🏻♀️
Our Creator has given us so much to enjoy in this beautiful world! It brings me to thank Him and worship Him! What a wonderful God!
Good morning, Paola. Safe travels. ❤