A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking. - Earl Wilson
Sometimes everything we need is a little time-out.
The new year has begun at high speed for me - a balancing act between business and private life. It's been quite energy-sapping, and my body red carded me with a heavy bronchitis which lasted more than one month in the end. I read the signs too late.
Now it's time to close the agenda for a while and reload batteries.
Let's go find some snow!
@surfermarly on her way to Switzerland
Time to reset, rethink, reposition
Going on vacation always helps me to reorganize myself.
New environments, new experiences and new people will be able to help me to redefine my priorities. If we spend too much time at the very same place, surrounded by the very same people, repeating certain processes over and over again, our thoughts can get a bit rusty :-)
Huge amounts of powder will help me to clear my mind and restart new.
With regards to Steem I've entangled myself in too many discussions lately. I thought we could change certain things here, but I have to learn that it's gonna be rather impossible. It feels like fighting against windmills: a whole waste of time and energy.
Now that my energy reserves are low either way, I've decided to stop taking part in these debates and getting myself out of the crossfire.
If you can't change the situation, change how you feel about it :-)
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We're the architects of our own fortune!
We need to be the heroes of our own story.
Nobody will tell you where to set your priorities in life except yourself.
If you do one step back it's easier to see the overall picture. That's why I'll close my web applications for a while and go back to the essence of life, enjoying pure nature at a place that's called 'The Pearl of the Alps'. Sounds romantic, huh? :-)
So here we go: heading for the snow!
See you in a couple of weeks.
Love, Marly -
Thanks for your valuable time!
This blog was launched at the end of July 2016
aiming to provide stories for open-minded
people who enjoy living on the edge of their lives,
stepping out of comfort zones, going on adventure,
doing extreme sports and embracing the new.
Welcome to the too-much-energy-blog!
PS: If someone asks for Marly, tell them she's offline.
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Recharge those batteries 😂
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You bet! :-))
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I was just lovin' the drama recently too 😋🤣💖
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Hope you had enough popcorn available?! :-D
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Always haha :)
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You're the boss, Charles! I always knew it!! :-D
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Those dogs are hilarious !
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I've seen some of what you have been trying to do - support quality posts and ask for change in the all the weird, poor quality posts that seem to be trending. Seems like such a backlash for trying to do something good.
I agree with you completely, and support your goal. I wish there was more that could be done. It feels like fighting against something that has no intention of changing. So in the meantime, I'll continue to post and connect with people who want to share good content and show beautiful, genuine and interesting things from their corner of the world.
Have an amazing time on your vacation! Stepping back from the all the work and striving is SO important. Enjoy it.
And I hope you don't give up altogether. You have inspired me because of your courage, and how you've just jumped in and created all this. I'm thankful for the inspiration - it has helped me to have more courage too. I appreciate that so much.
All the best,
Kara Elizabeth
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Thank you very much for your encouragement, Kara Elizabeth!
I will go on vacation and then see if I start blog posting again :-)
I appreciate your support!!!
All the best for you, too.
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Ha, you perfectly summed it up! That's me no doubt about that :-))
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well no one can stop surfers
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Haha, very well said :-)
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Absolutely the only opinion that matters is one's own. It's the only one that should effect an individual. There's so many varying thoughts, opinions, and frames of mind out there that no one should focus on any of them from an outside source unless it directly effects one's personal path in a manner that is unavoidable. If this isn't the case then why bother? I'm glad you're taking some time for yourself my friend. My wife and I are heading to the beach in about three weeks to do the same without the kids.......... it can't come fast enough......... have fun!
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From my point of view, sometimes we have tu jump in even though it doesn't affect ourselves personally. That's at least how I understand the principle of community. I could easily lean back and look away, I've achieved everything and more than I ever dreamt of on this platform. But I'd love see more people having similar opportunities, and that's the reason why I raised my voice. Yet I won't do it ever again, since I don't need any type of drama in my life. I know who I am and that's enough.
Enjoy your family time at the beach! I'm sure it's gonna be great :-)
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We are enojoying a great holiday in Austria skiing, recharging the battery... You have a great holiday, looking forward to the great stories about it.. We are going to have some more great days in the snow... !! have a great one !!!
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Awesome, I've been to Austria many times when I lived in Munich :-)
Enjoy your time!!!
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Thank you very much, the weather is great a bit cold but great sun, so we will have a great time :)
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Well I am just jealous now. Do you surf most of the time and then go boarding for a break? I went to Andorra last snowboarding and I want to go again now. We shall see ,not as easy to get a holiday these days. Have fun.
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Oh nice, I've been to Andorra two times as well and enjoyed it very much!
I haven't been skiing for four years now, so I really miss the snow. Can't wait to be there and feel it under my feet :-) Well I surf at home and then go on vacation to discover new spots. Since I've got the nice weather at home, I don't mind freezing during my holidays.
Thanks for stopping by and your wishes!
All the best
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Nature is an energy faucet!
So any time we feel that energy-zap!
Just go back to tap!😁
Go get some skii powder marly!
You've been doing a good Job!
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You got it! Nature is the very best energy booster in the world.
I'll go get a good portion of it :-)
Thanks for your support!
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You welcome ma'am!😏
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Well, thanks a lot for giving a boost to my energy level through this woderful quote and i am gonna put it as my #whatsapp status ;)
This thing gave me goosebumps and yes i do agree that fortune helps those who are risk takers in their lives. Although i am a bit late to comment but you really deserve 100% upvote from me Marly :)
Best wishes for your trip to Switzerland, Stay Blessed :)
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Great idea on using this one as profile picture! :-)
I'm glad you found it inspiring.
All the best for you
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Thanks a lot for you kind words <3
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Enjoy the fresh mountain air.
Look forward to your travel stories when you return.
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Thank you Stephen!! :-)
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hiii @surfermarly, good Decision and have a safe journey, best wishes for you. Take care.
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Thank you!! :-)
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Finding new things and improving our selves to that is definitely awesome. If new things makes us feel extraordinary then absolutely we should say YES to that!
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I fully agree! :-)
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Just posted this on @themarkymarks post. I've often read you but never commented before but absolutely respect and agree with your comments you made in a recent post Ive just read about Steemit becoming an elitist 2 tier system. Something I've bleated about in very unread posts on a number of occasions.
"@themarkymark don't take it to heart, you do a brilliant job and care about the community and keeping it clean. @surfermarly also cares about the community and wants to keep it fair and clean. You are both fighting to achieve the same objective, both aiming to get to point B from point A but both taking different routes...instead of the pair of you coming to blows, you are both whales and both capable of making a difference so get yourselves into a virtual room and talk it out. The pair of you alone are great, but together could be awesome...I will post this same reply on her most recent post on the off chance she reads it.
In the meantime for what its worth. You're a superstar here whom I respect. Its not worth getting stressed out about. Best wishes."
It goes without saying, that you are also an inspiring superstar.
Best wishes to you too and have a great trip :-)
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Thanks for your encouragement and support!
See above:
That's my very last statement in that context :-)
Thank you!! I'm pretty sure it's gonna be beyond awesome.
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Sounds like your going to have a great time, I assume snowboarding?? Snowboarding in Austria for myself was one of the best adventures ever:) Takes a while to adjust between surfing and snowboarding. Snowboarding you lean forward a lot more ;) have fun
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I'll go skiing! Had a heavy snowboard accident once, and after that I decided to switch back to skiing again which I'm basically practicing since I'm 4 years old :-)
Thanks for stopping by and for your wishes!
All the best for you
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hahaaa, Binter Canarias
I used to fly with them all the time... They give a cup of water as drink service...
We went skiing in the Swiss alps yesterday.. temperature freezing but amazing... here is an image to give you a taste.
I wish you an amazing holiday and a nice evening in your "wooden house"
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Haha, well on a 30 minutes flight you don't need any service actually. It's like a taxi drive through the city where you wouldn't get any drinks either :-)
Nice picture! I guess I'll take a couple of them, too.
Freezing is fine, I'm well prepared ;-))
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Oh I totally agree with you. Steem is something too big that any one person can control. It will move in direction with or without you or me. I am seeing it as creating opportunities that are quite radical. Radical in the sense that it isn't really main stream.
I am glad you are taking a break from all this. Burning out is no use to anyone and especially not to you. I hope the snow is powdery and you are having a ball.
Long story short. I am trying to grow a movement in which steemit users have the opportunity to plant trees via me. All this just for an upvote.
I have been working in international development (tourism and protected areas) for over 10 years. Long story short. I see steem as a radical new was of fund raising for worthy causes and projects. People simple click the upvote and voila! some funds raised at no cost.
Just over a month ago I planted one tree on behalf of Steemit. Just thought I could give something back and reduce our carbon foot print. Well I post about it and the feedback I got was amazing. I am now at my 6 post about it and I donate all the SBD to a local not for profit here in the village (northern peru). They give me tree saplings to plant and I plant.
I would like to increase my visibility for these posts, but even with well structured and detailed posts, at this stage may not bear fruit. What do you think? If you are interested please check out my posts on me panting trees for an upvote.
Thank you.
@intrepidsurfer
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I really want to be in your position @surfermarly
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Have you ever seen leafy trees in winter? When they look at them in the winter, they seem to be dead. But they awoke again at the start of spring. Start a new way.It beautiful moment in his life.
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I think travel is beautiful and fun moment of life
That time we enjoy very much.
Very thank for share this experience .
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Yes, changing of environment help reorganized, stayed in the same place for a long time Will be bored, you have made a right decisions.
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Three things can make understand a person
1.Long distance traveling along with a person.
2.Being a neighbour of a person.
3.Doing financial dealings with a person.
Yes you are right.
Going vacations not only reorganize but recognise yourself also.
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was just going down your blog, you got lovely stuffs in their...wish i could build an account like you..keep on the good work
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Sunguh menarik jika ada waktu kunjungi blog saya karena saya baru di steemit
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Waiting for you in Ticino in the South Of Switzerland ;-)
Big hug
Steemitri The Mannequin
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Well I can understand your situation as I am quite allergic to cold and every winter makes me suffer hard,too much of precautions I have to take just to refrain from allergic bronchitis.
I hope this Switzerland vacation helps in shaping out a new you in you.also would like to thanks for the motivational proverbs.
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Estoy de acuerdo contigo tanto tiempo con el mismo ambiente que nos rodea hace oxidar nuestra mente, siempre estamos para descubrir cosas nuevas por que aun quedan muchos lugares por visitar, espero que te vaya bien y sigas disfrutando como lo haces día a día y surfeando que es lo que te gusta, saludos mi amiga a qui tu fiel seguidor :D
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i respect your decision.
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I am very grateful, for your information and your policy to me, great post.
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Take off, to go find the snow, riding on a plane, well since you're not surfing, will this be the first time?
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most welcome man!!
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So amazing post by you Keep it up:)
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Well, you can't change the waves, but you can learn how to surf right?
Have fun!
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Correct! :-) Thank you!!
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I hope that you safe travels and that you receive great inspiration!
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Thank you so much!!! :-)
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Taking off already?! But I just found you!! LOL
Jokes aside, I do like your posts, hope to see more very soon!
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excellent photography...
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Woah great post.. just right in time for me(early today there's sort of trouble happening in our place) and all I could think is that I wish we could go some place not just to unwind but for good, for us to forget bad things and keep distance from negative people. You have a great insights In dwelling things and how to make it easier to deal with. I love the line if you can't change the situation, change how you feel about it its for good I can tell and with the vacation things good luck to you and hope you'll enjoy there and find what your looking for. How I wish I can do the same thing together with my family (we've been stress out, struggling and we're kinda tired of having an adjustment and we've been handling things hardly and vacation for sure will help us a lot) but sadly we can't do that for now many things to consider plu the finances. A very nice post with a good advice in coping up or handling things and situation. Thanks for the share. Enjoy the snow and Keep safe with your trips and God bless @surfermarly
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Exactly we need to be our Own heroes..Things might seem to be getting to one's head but its our will and grit that should keep us drawing forward...Give your body peace which your soul actually yearns for..Life is Beautiful , its never meant for a dull moment ;)
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aww have fun! You deserve it. BTW I gave you a shoutout on my latest post. Thought you might enjoy the read :)
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Thanks for letting me know!! For some unknown reason the tag alert doesn't work in my browser anymore. Need to fix that :-)
Thanks for the wishes, can't wait to reset.
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wow nice post , and life story...thanks
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Enjoy your time at the alps! Are you gonna do some skiing/snowboarding? :) The Pearl of the Alps sounds amazing, hope you'll be able to rest!
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Thank you very much!!
I'll be skiing :-)
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Nice Post, this is a motivation for me, sometimes we need entertainment and refreshing to relieve stress on us. enjoy your day. I wait for further news.
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i am vote , follow and resteem . because this is interesting to me
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Woow !! Something extraordinary and successful always @surfermarly
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good travel
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