Courage….as a definition is opposite to fear…or(according to Wikipedia): “Courage is the ability and willingness to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Physical courage is courage in the face of physical pain, hardship, death, or threat of death, while moral courage is the ability to act rightly in the...
Read more“Dear Santa, This New Year I ask for your support in receiving three simple things: Appreciation Wholeness Perfect Timing Thank You!” Appreciation for myself This Year the preparation for defining my 2015 goal list has began in July and has taken many different forms....
Read moreWhat is stress? Although it seems a simple questions, the answer is not so straight forward. In general the meaning of “stress” is associated with the feeling that what we are asked to do, manage or cope with something that goes above what we can actually take. Stress comes...
Read moreHave the courage to live a life true to yourself (…). November (or this whole year) is quite a harsh month for a lot of people, including me. A lot of my friends have had some very difficult times lately and at some point I didn’t know what to...
Read moreLast time we were talking about perception and the way we see and interpret things around us, how we react to the environment and people around us as gods…or was it just as merely humans?! The human mind is a very powerful instrument and is able to make you...
Read moreBecause of the job of my husband, my family moved around quite a bit. Normally every 3 to 4 years. About a year ago time came to move from sunny Rome, Italy to green The Hague, The Netherlands. As that was not a new destination for us, at the...
Read moreI love getting my first cappuccino in the morning at the place at the corner: the friendly smile of the lady preparing it for me gives more of a boost in the day than the caffeine itself! Being positive, “positive thinking”, has to do with approaching difficult events by...
Read more“I’ve made peace with myself. Good for you. The hardest war of all to win. Didn’t say I won. Just stopped fighting.” – Joe Abercrombie We are born into a world of chaos. The sad stories of the world are tearing at our hearts and our minds are...
Read moreDo you appreciate yourself? Do you know who you are? You are amazing and you have to be aware of this! I am the person for whom life means feelings, experiences and especially love. I am made of feelings, of emotions, of love for me, for you … I...
Read moreGratitude is one of the most powerful positive emotions: it has the capacity to dissolve any negative emotions that you are experiencing. What does this mean? It means that when you feel angry, sad, frustrated, fearful or guilty, it’s enough to focus on the things or people that you...
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