A while back, at the entrance of a gym, there was a picture of a very thin and beautiful woman. The caption was “This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?” The story goes, a woman (of clothing size unknown) answered the following way: “Dear people, whales are always surrounded by [...]
“I’m so stressed!” How often have you heard it or even thought or said it yourself today? We may use other words, but the statement is the same. We experience a lot of stress from the moment we get out of bed until we – often exhausted – fall back into it and even beyond. [...]
It is not for everybody to find their purpose. With knowledge always comes responsibility,which is why some people choose to rather not pursue to find out what they are uniquely designed to do. Many ask themselves “What will happen if I find out what my purpose is but fail to live/achieve it?” instead of embracing [...]
If you are looking for a parenting handbook, look no further. The Family Virtues Guide written by Linda Kavelin Popov offers you a manual that delivers the best foundation possible of how to raise a child in any culture or society. Her ‘Simple Ways to Bring Out the Best in Our Children and Ourselves’ contain [...]
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. – John F. Kennedy How is Gratitude related to the relief, management or prevention of stress? It has been a big challenge for me to be grateful when I was younger and [...]
The translation of ‘Surrender‘ into my mother language gives me 12 different meanings, including expressions like -giving up (as in abandon) – capitulating or – giving over (resigning) Out of twelve only one interpretation comes close to a meaning of Surrender that I prefer most: To give up in favour of another The question is: [...]
An internal or external, personal or universal entity that provides guidance about purpose and other questions about life. Popular examples for an external universal trusted sources are God, Jesus, Mary, Allah, Buddha, Mohammed, Odin, Zeus, Grace, … Their main characteristic is that they would know everybody’s purpose or answers to each person’s questions about life. [...]
This is a big one for many people to accept, because very often responsibility is perceived as being held accountable for things that happen, even if we may feel like we could not have predicted, expected or prevented them. In fact, responsibility is one of the key indicators to living authentically and taking your life [...]
It was perfect timing. Yesterday a friend of mine sent me an e-mail, reminding me about choice. We are choosing everything that comes into our life – consciously or unconsciously. We choose our reactions, we choose our thoughts, we choose our job, our partner, friends, associates and we choose our emotions. In the long run, [...]
This is one of my favourite topics! That does not necessarily mean that I have mastered the art of de-cluttering - au contraire mon ami! But it is a very powerful strategy to get major results with minor effort. Clutter is as dangerous for the body as it is for the mind and the spirit. [...]
Loading ...
