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Simplify – it’s not that simple, is it?

Ok, I’m almost laughing as I write. And this whole process of writing this blog post just shows me again how much I need this.  Yes, my seemingly simple word for 2021 isn’t that simple for me!  What’s my word and intention setting for this year you wonder? It’s simple – Simplify.  Yes, that word …

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Overthinking ?!

Funny how a skatepark brought connections to real-life situations. I was watching my kids cruising around, challenging themselves and I could notice when the overthinking started and what it did to them at that moment. The moment when they took too long when they started to analyse any possible outcome, losing their easiness. One could see …

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Have fun and stay fit with a short beep test

Summer holidays started or are about to start. And if you have younger kids you know that means (very) limited time for yourself, let alone sports. Whether with kids, your partner, friends or alone a fun way to keep active and to increase endurance and speed for everybody is the “beep test”. In short a …

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Don’t judge a book by its title – “Happy for No Reason”

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves. ~ His Holiness the  Dalai Lama ~ I recently came across a book I would have never picked up myself due to its title “Happy for No Reason” by Marci Shimoff. As I mentioned in a previous blog (Happy life, the …

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S.T.O.P. practice

We all know those moments when we feel upset, pressured, overwhelmed or uncomfortable. Especially in such situations we tend to become disconnected to what is actually happening around us. Here comes a little awareness exercise I got to know during my mindfulness course. It may come in helpful to be be more “there”, in the present moment, …

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Enough…

A while ago I came across this article (https://freefromtoxic.com/2015/06/16/the-8-most-common-narc-sadistic-conversation-control-tactics/) and shared it on Facebook. And quite few came back and thanked me for sharing. It seems the article struck a chord with some people out there. The above link gives a great description of narcissistic behaviours and I won’t go into that any further. But what …

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Dare to be bold

During an evening event us, the audience, were asked to write something that makes us “be bold”. Now that one had me thinking. I am rather introvert and overthink my steps, worrying about upsetting others. Yet, at the same time I need moments where I make myself uncomfortable, where I try something new – moments …

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Thoughts – they can be so simple

I recently came across the “flow mindfulness workbook” and one article got my immediate attention, it was about “a busy head” (written by Otje van der Lelij). Going deeper into why we do take everything that we have in our mind so seriously. Do you find yourself imagining the worst case scenario, a situation where …

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Empathy – Sympathy?! And can empathy be learned?

We talk about being sympathetic and empathetic, but do we use them correctly and can we all be empathic? I wondered about this some time now and decided to dig a bit deeper. To understand this fine line let me give you some definitions I came across. Showing sympathy means we have feelings of sorrow, …

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Day 9 – blog challenge – Location Independence

This blog post is in response to Natalie’s 10 Day Freedom Plan Blog Challenge Day 9 Today`s challenge is to think about Location Independence and Location Freedom and what it means to you. Initially we have been asked to “write about how you will balance your adventure and work while you are away on a long holiday.” …

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Day 7 blog challenge – Procrastination and Overwhelm

This blog post is in response to Natalie’s 10 Day Freedom Plan Blog Challenge Day 7 I almost, no in fact I did laugh out loud when I read the intro for today’s blog challenge. It is so me to getting into something, getting carried away to get more information and then starting to feel overwhelmed by …

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Day 6 blog challenge – Finding your tribe

This blog post is in response to Natalie’s 10 Day Freedom Plan Blog Challenge Day 6 Another interesting thought on day 6 – Finding  your tribe! “Your tribe is made up of the people who understand and support you, and can inspire you to keep creating your own freedom lifestyle successfully.”  And this came with the recommendation to …

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ICT…

A rather interesting conversation, this weekend between my kids and their friends while walking outside: Kids: “We will have ICT* lessons and then we will work on computers, that will be fun.” Me: “Do you know what ICT stands for?” Kids: “Yes ipad, computer, telephone – I, C and T; we will use all three of them, how …

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Letting go of (summer holiday) expectations

Summer holidays are coming to an end and when talking about them I can’t help but review a little on how they went. I will start with my outcome from this summer experience, my lesson learned so to say: While I strongly do believe that is important to take time for yourself and your things …

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Meditation – don’t let it scare you!

I know some people, and include myself here, who cringe when they hear the word meditation. Hearing that word doesn’t put us at ease, instead, it creates tension. This visual image of sitting in lotus pose or at least crossed legged for a long time. Peacefully, no moving nor thinking! “No way, not for me!” …

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Progressive Muscle Relaxation

I wrote about relaxation techniques like Visualisation – Relaxation and IRT – Instant Relaxation Technique. Two very different and powerful tools, and techniques I personally find less daunting and ‘scary’ than meditation. Today, let`s have a look into the Progressive Muscle Relaxation by Edmund Jacobsen. He developed this technique back in the 1920. It is a technique …

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