the world has changed.
it is no longer the world i once knew.

as i sit looking back on my life
on the things i have accomplished, 
on the mistakes i have made
i realized more and more, i am no longer that person.

and as i looked at all the things i no longer am,
i am reminded of The Street Artist in my book The Mosaic
as he sits surrounded by broken pieces of ceramics and tiles
and listens to them talk of how magnificence they used to be
when they were whole
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and now as i discard my stories of who i used to be
and sit in the emptiness of not being that anymore,
i ask the emptiness to speak to me

and it does not speak immediately 
or perhaps it does, and i do not know how to listen to it
and so i sit more,
right in the pain and the loneliness of not knowing who i am 
and i do not run away, nor do i ask this feeling to leave,
but rather i listen to what it is trying to say to me
and become more quiet.

and then i hear it. i hear who i am today.
and because who i am is so beautiful to me, 
i want to share it with you what i heard and who i am.

i am an observer and a listener.
i watch you and listen to the voice inside you.
i am a questioner
and i simply ask you this one question.
what if what you believe is not true?
what if the stories you have created 
and the way you look at the world make it all seem true,
but what if it isn’t what you believe?
is there any possibility 
that things could be other than what you believe them to be?
what would that world look like to you?

and then i hold the space for that world to emerge in you
with you, for you?
and i listen to the voice of your soul, smile.

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i so look forward to a conversation with you
about what working with you or your business looks like.

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Author(s)

  • Daniel Levin

    Visionary. Author. Magician. Mentor. Speaker.

    Daniel Levin walked away from an opportunity to run a billion dollar business, to hitchhike around the world to find happiness and inner peace.   His life has been a combination of incredible victories and massive defeats. He left the seminary one day before being ordained a Rabbi, and lived as a monk in a monastery for 10 years.  He has meditated every day for over 45 years. He has run a restaurant, a publishing house, a market, a meditation retreat, has owned and run a clothing company, a branding company and a coaching business.   He was the Director of Business Development at Hay House and led it’s growth from $3,000,000 to $100,000,000 in revenue over a 10 year time span.  He started DbL, by branding “the most anticipated hotel opening of the year 2013” according to USA Today, The Andaz Maui @ Wailea Resort and Spa. The book he wrote for them, The Ohana of Red Earth created a corporate culture of family not staff.   Levin is a rare blend of mystic and business guy. He is a storyteller and the beautiful story he weaves in his book, The Mosaic touches the hearts of people and soothes their souls. It is a story about loss and discovery, about seeing the things we can’t see, about knowing the value of every living thing, and about connection.   He is married to his soul mate who teaches him what it means to love and be loved. He is the father of a beautiful special needs daughter who teaches him that he is able to do far more than he ever thought possible; the step father of a handsome and fun loving teenage boy who helps him remember how powerful fear is; and a brilliant and beautiful teenage daughter who reminds him how important it is to live inside out; and #hashtag, their adorable and loving golden retriever who reminds him that life is all about play.   They live by the ocean feeling very blessed, loving others and helping people get what they want.