Welcome to Awakening and Creating Beauty

Hello everyone,

I have been contemplating launching a newsletter for a long time. Initially, I didn't have the time. Later, it took me a while to decide on the platform I needed to start this journey. Lately, I found another reason to postpone the launch. I had too many ideas flowing in and around me, and I didn't even know where to start!

Something inside me said this might be the right moment to begin my first post! To start from where I am, in the most humane way possible, with all my vulnerabilities and sensitivities.

And this is the intention behind this newsletter: to find authenticity in our lives, to honor and appreciate all of our humanity—not only the nice pieces approved by society—and to see the beauty we can create when we bring our authentic differences together for a common purpose.

That common purpose will be awakening our inner beauty and creating more of its reflections in our lives in the form of the highest expressions of our potential, synergies we can create within our communities, and the healing we can bring to the world through our conscious creations—art, business, family.

What you can expect to find here will be monthly contemplations. (I might experiment with increasing the frequency to bi-weekly, but that is something time will tell, and I'm open to your preferences as well!) Topics will likely be diverse, but in general terms, we will explore the art and science of healing, living, and creating beautiful lives and businesses.

In terms of my style, I suspect you will see reflections of my guiding principles in life: 'authenticity,' a touch of 'boldness' about the topics I am passionate about, and numerous conversations about 'conscious creativity'—why we need it and how we can bring more of it to our world.

Next, I would like to share some contemplative questions and suggestions to make this journey more enjoyable for us all.

Intention is the mother of all attention and action.

Why we start something determines the quality of our attention; the more conscious we are about why we're doing it, the more we can engage all of our faculties, leading to our full attention and, ultimately, conscious creations and actions.

So, in this first newsletter, I would like to invite you to set an intention for yourself.

• Why are you here?

• What motivated you to join this community?

• What are you ready to welcome more into your life?

Secondly, how we do what we do also immensely impact our experiences. So, it makes sense to make this journey memorable and easy for you to integrate into your life!

• How can you make this experience more enjoyable for yourself?

For example, I'm currently sipping my morning coffee with background music on Spotify, listening to "Vilya" by Jonas Oskar Vilya, with a beautiful blue butterfly flying freely against an open blue background. It's a beautiful message for personal transformation and freedom, aligning with the intentions of this newsletter. So, thank you, Universe:))

You can also make yourself comfortable on your couch or simply enjoy reading this under the warmth of the sunshine in nature. To allow the magical flow to manifest in your life, it might be better if you silence your phone before immersing yourself in this experience. If you have the means to do so, allow yourself to journal or simply sit with its reflections for 10 minutes; it would be the perfect way to honor your intention, integrate, and personalize your experience.

Lastly, celebrating your intention and undivided attention is an important action as well. Celebrate yourself with an action that calls to you after this experience! I will be going out to nature, celebrating this launch with the vibrant colors of autumn soon:)

John O'Donohue was an Irish poet whose work aligns with my heart. He shared beautiful blessings before he passed over at a young age. I would like to honor his soul and share one as a blessing to celebrate our beginning together.

For a New Beginning

In out-of-the-way places of the heart, 
Where your thoughts never think to wander,
This beginning has been quietly forming, 
Waiting until you were ready to emerge.

For a long time it has watched your desire,
Feeling the emptiness growing inside you,
Noticing how you willed yourself on,
Still unable to leave what you had outgrown.

It watched you play with the seduction of safety
And the gray promises that sameness whispered
Heard the waves of turmoil rise and relent,
Wondered would you always live like this.

Then the delight, when your courage kindled,
And out you stepped onto new ground,
Your eyes young again with energy and dream,
A path of plenitude opening before you.

Though your destination is not yet clear
You can trust the promise of this opening;
Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning
That is at one with your life's desire.

Awaken your spirit to adventure,
Hold nothing back, learn to find ease in risk;
Soon you will be home in a new rhythm,
For your soul senses the world that awaits you. 

John O'Donohue, from To Bless The Space Between Us, A Book of Blessings

If you want to explore more of my creations, you can also follow me on Linkedin, Medium, Instagram, and YouTube where I frequently share.

Once again, welcome!

From my heart to yours, with love!

Doruk