A dosis of self-esteem
Self-esteem is to blame! 🙂 It’s been silent lately on my end! Yes, I haven’t posted an article in ages, and many of you have asked me what was going on. The thing is I am working on a new … Read More
Self-esteem is to blame! 🙂 It’s been silent lately on my end! Yes, I haven’t posted an article in ages, and many of you have asked me what was going on. The thing is I am working on a new … Read More
“What colour are you?” Asked Cami when they were both outside lying on the grass watching the sky. The sun was shining, filling their eyes with light. “I don’t know, Cami. I don’t know what colour I am, it is so … Read More
We prefer to put a hundred plasters on blisters before we change shoes. — Everyone knows that you shouldn’t walk too much with new shoes. I know that. But I thought these new boots were quite comfortable, so I exposed them to some kilometres … Read More
Each step promised to bring me closer. Closer to the cave. I was walking up the long and steep path, not losing the sight of the stone cave with a dimm light in the entrance. I knew it was fire … Read More
Today was one of those days I thought it was a good time to write, because I had some spare time before I would engage into other activities. Similar like entering a meeting into an agenda, I decided now is the … Read More
In order for a planet to complete a whole orbit around the Sun, the planet does not always move forward. Several times during the cycle, the planet retrogrades, that is, it moves backwards. Mercury, for example, enters retrograde motion between three and … Read More
As a faithful Capricorn I’ve always been somehow climbing. Getting further and higher, day in day out, in many aspects of my life. It’s always been quite natural to me, so I can’t even say I do with a … Read More
Different shapes in different colours falling down. You need to be quick, turn them… move them… make them all fall into place! Sometimes you make a shape merge perfectly with the others, sometimes one stands out and messes up the … Read More
The responsible and organised self at work. The lazy self on Sundays. The behaving self with grandma. The funny and warm self with best friends. The stressed and annoyed self in traffic. The cautious and observing self with strangers. The sexy mysterious self when flirting. You … Read More
Control Having control is like having a box with measuring instruments. A ruler, a clock, a thermometer… Everything that enables us to measure something. Whenever we use the instrument, we can check if something is off standard. Think of a … Read More
It’s been some time since I had my fingers on the keyboard, giving my abstract thoughts a concrete form here on the blog. I’ve recently received a beautiful feedback from one of my readers. It reminded me that when … Read More
Doing your own thing takes what it takes. Commitment, effort, time, discipline, love, and so much more. There comes the time you feel stuck on a plateau. Things are not moving so fast anymore. Perhaps you should give it … Read More
When things won’t go the way you think Recently my mind was all over the place. Actually, it has been all over the place for a long time already. I would jump from one thought to another quickly, even … Read More
I’ve found it to be an obstacle in many situations of my life. I get exhausted when meeting too many people, walking in a busy street and taking public transport. Watching action movies and popping balloons at a birthday party can … Read More
The other day I’ve been having a coffee with one of my best friends. We are both into personal development and getting our own thing (coaching/therapy) running. I wasn’t in the best spirits recently and welcomed any advice. To put you … Read More
When I had to choose what to study I was nineteen and had no idea. I didn’t know myself good enough, so I had no clue what direction my future career should take. How ironic that we live with ourselves the whole life … Read More
I’ve always seen myself as an insecure person. I was a rather shy child, often taking things too seriously. I would put a lot of expectations on myself and when I couldn’t fulfil them, my self-confidence shrank like a … Read More
Writing is my hobby. I like it. But sometimes it’s easy to forget that writers are artists, in a way. And artistic work is something that is triggered by inspiration, and it has to flow in a natural way. You … Read More
I saw this picture the other day and loved it. It’s the one I’m sharing here – the two horses on a large grass field. There’s this beautiful green colour of nature, but what speaks to me even more is … Read More
You’ve heard it a thousand times: “Do your best!” Has anyone ever told you NOT to do more than your best? Probably not, as it sounds counter-intuitive. And then, so many counter-intuitive things are the right things to do. What is your … Read More
I wonder what amount of freedom one can get by simply not taking anything personally. Miguel Ruiz (The Four Agreements) speaks about four important agreements you have to do with yourself in order to be free and happy. Not taking … Read More
I love this summer pic of the pineapples in the pool. Has nothing to do with todays’ post, but I hope you enjoy it anyways ;-). Summer time brings pineapples, swimming pools and in my case a lot of reading … Read More
Again the devil you know? Following the Spanish elections I’ve been reminded again of how many of us stick to the comfort zone like a newborn to the navel string. I’m not too much into politics. Still, the general elections in … Read More
This time I’ve got a video for you. Experimenting with different formats of posts now. 32 sec about the difference between those who prosper and those who (still don’t). Hope you enjoy!
In the moment we act in a certain way we often don’t realise how we act. And it happens to all of us that later we feel bad about what we said or did. At the moment it’s happening we are the … Read More
Average companies give their people something to work on. In contrast, the most innovative companies give their people something to work toward. The expert in leadership and inspiring company culture Simon Sinek just hits the nail on the head. Easy … Read More
Sometimes we are so sure about how we interpret things that happen around us that we grow rigid-minded. When something occurs we try to give it a meaning and sense. At first our mind creates different interpretations, and then it … Read More