A way of life
26 days — 26 learnings: Part twelve of looking back & looking beyond. My word for today is: Lap Every parent will have at one point heard the sentence: „They grow up so fast.“ And every parent will have had moments, where they’ve thought: „Yes, please!” But then when it happens, it’s suddenly a More +
26 days — 26 learnings: Part eleven of looking back & looking beyond. My word for today is: Kindred Out of the 75+ books, I read in 2017, I’ve given a handful an extremely well-deserved 5-star rating on goodreads.com. Kindred was one of those books. It’s written by Octavia E. Butler, and when it came More +
26 days — 26 learnings: Part ten of looking back & looking beyond. My word for today is: Jam Jam as in Marmelade that is. Strawberry, Raspberry, Orange & Ingwer, you name it… As I left my job last year April, I was fortunate to be given a chance to work with a personal coach to expand my horizon. More +
26 days — 26 learnings: Part nine of looking back & looking beyond. My word for today is: Ideal When reviewing an entire year, one is compelled to do the math and ask: So how was the year? Bottom line; was it good, was it bad, was it ok? How do the parts sum up? My first response was a loud: It was More +
26 days — 26 learnings: Part eight of looking back & looking beyond. My word for today is: Habitude James Clear his legendary newsletters, Michelle Mc Quad her global strength habit challenge, the TED talk from BJ Fogg Forget big change start with one tiny habit; they all talk about the importance of More +
26 days — 26 learnings: Part seven of looking back & looking beyond. My word for today is: Grainbowruru Close your eyes Take a deep breath Imagine a land, far away Picture a bird A bird, so large, no tree — not even a forest, can hide it So colorful, the rainbow becomes shy And her eyes They More +
26 days — 26 learnings: Part six of looking back & looking beyond. My word for today is: FSD — First Shitty Draft Early 2017, I decided to write a book. I wasn’t just going to write a book. I wanted the whole world to read it :-) Ha, ha, makes me smile at myself when I read these words. I am seldom More +
26 days — 26 learnings: Part five of looking back & looking beyond. My word for today is: Essence The core substance. The heart of things. The quintessence. For me, the essence of life is to embrace. A few years ago, I read The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt. Somewhere at the start of the More +
26 days — 26 learnings: Part four of looking back & looking beyond. My word for today is: Decisions Big decisions, can come with big doubts; I already wrote about the struggles I faced making some big bold moves during 2017. Yet, oftentimes, it’s not the big decisions that alter our lives. It is the More +
26 days — 26 learnings: Part three of looking back & looking beyond. My word for today is: Comfort Are you comfortable enough with yourself, to get out of your comfort zone? Do the people you’re surrounded with, give you the support and the love that we all need, to dare do things, you’re slightly More +