If we can become lions once in a while, why do we choose to live most of our lives like cockroaches? If we know what to do to be happier, why not do it more often? Why be like lions who choose to live like cockroaches? We live by throwing our strengths in the trash so that we won’t feel compelled to give sweat, our sense of security and truth to become the person they can make us be. We are sad because the demands of happiness are great and of misery, none. Why be like lions living the life of cockroaches? We fail because the demands of greatness are huge and of failure, none. Everyday of my life I threw in the garbage those last moments that reveal to my soul any part of its beauty that I failed to find enough kindness in me to defeat my ego and my greed, so that I could share it with the world around me. That’s why, everyday of my life, I threw in the garbage those last moments that found my body overflowing with brand new hugs, which I never found the emotional generosity to give to the people around me, and instead kept them locked inside me to become the questions my compassion would ask me the next day. When we pay it in full, we see dreams at night and when we don’t, we see nightmares. Just be.Īt the end of every day the truth of who we are brings us the bill to pay for every word we said and every action we did during it. Feel the sand between your toes, the salt on your skin, the sun seeping into your bones. Relax, realign and reconnect with yourself – and nature. It is a place like no other because from the architecture to the interior design and the striking artworks and installations it is their creation, a family whose aim is to preserve, protect and nurture this tantalising land – and to share the dream and the island's mesmerising magic.ĭiscover its playful vibe and unique philosophy. Think sun-drenched seclusion surrounded by an ancient olive-pricked landscape - nature and art at its heart.Ĭalilo is a tranquil retreat, a visionary conservation project – and one family's vision. In a remote corner of unspoilt Ios, in the heart of the Cyclades, and just a pebble's throw from party islands Mykonos and Santorini, this 30-suite sanctuary offers an escape from the clamour and the crowds. Rising out of, and carved from, the native rock, Calilo is cradled by 1,000 acres of protected land and fringed by six miles of golden sand, lapped by a cerulean sea. Create A Life You Can Fall in Love With Calilo

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