What defines me? Who inspires me? Who do I want to be? What can I give? The past half year I've just been writing. About whatever crossed my mind. Like as if life was a box of chocolate and I just didn't mind what would come next. The coming week I would like to take myself on a test. I've drawn up my More +
Archives for May 2015
I hug, I am, I feel, I belong
After more than 100 days of posting every single day, I did not post for seven days in a row. A big moment for me. Breaking this habit was a big thing. At least I thought it would be a big thing. In the end it just kind of happened. Or better said: I let it happen. It felt right. It reminded me of the blog More +
What blows your mind away?
I love surprises. This wonderful commercial put a smile on my face. Things aren't always what they seem. I think it's worth watching it twice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mTLO2F_ERY Quite mind-blowing :-) A fabulous cooperation between the German Ministry of Environment, the company Epuron (who More +
To pause or not to pause
Before you start reading this post. Please click here. And let the music play while you are reading . . . I've heard myself, say more than once, that there are moments where you need to take a big step back and ensure you are going in the right direction. But what does that mean exactly? Especially given More +
You can do better than that
Shawn Achor and many other positive psychology gurus say: Happiness comes before success. I would even argue happiness is success. So where is happiness coming from? Sometimes it is pretty straight forward. The sun is shining, we just received a big compliment or a wonderful hug. But there are also moments More +
Start with why – Why the world needs more huggers
Yesterday I published my very first YouTube video. Woooooh. I talked about my dream. My dream of getting people to embrace another. The idea that the world needs more huggers. But I forgot something. Something very important. Anyone who has ever seen Simon Sinek his TED talk or read one of his books knows More +
How to change the world
Yesterday in the car I finished reading "How to change the world" from John-Paul Flintoff. A truly inspirational book! I love the story of Rosa Park. By refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger she started off a huge bus boycott. It all has to start somewhere. If movements have one thing in common More +
First impressions of the hugging war
The first thought that came to my mind this morning was: "What is worth dying for is also worth living for." The second one was: "What's worth fighting for is also worth hugging for." What am I hugging for? What does the world need? Tolerance, Applaus, Compliments, Food for those who are poor, Work for More +
Let’s start a Hugging War!
Yesterday I was strolling along the beach listening to Eminem singing "Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity . . .” I scribbled yet another Moleskin full of thoughts, lots of random thoughts but as I was doing that slowly things became more and more clear. Earlier that day I took a long hot More +
Life is a gift
I started my blog post for today probably over 40 times. The ideas that kept flowing were sheer overwhelming. From simple things like "40 pieces of advise from 40 years" to "40 things I wish to be said at my funeral". Fact is I just turned 40. And I feel great. My head is all over the place. Scattered More +