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 dare to say that remote work is going to be a big demand in the future job market. While spending the life in an office to build a career and earn a lot of money to then buy a house and … Read More
For my weekly posts I developed a habit. I start by reading a book or article, get some inspiration and start writing. After I finish my post, I take a break and distract myself by doing something else. The break allows distance from the … Read More
Greed. What an ugly word. And because it’s so ugly, you believe it has nothing to do with you. You know greedy people, but you don’t count yourself in. I didn’t count myself in either. But I realised that greed is not … Read More
The beauty of life uncertainties: we hate them and love them. We want to know what the future holds for us, and at the same time we appreciate uncertainty. Not knowing what is going to happen keeps us in high spirits … Read More
The jigsaw puzzle experiment A group of four-year-old kids has been given easy jigsaw puzzles to play with. It was an easy game and all of them completed it without much struggle. Afterwards they were offered a difficult puzzle. Some kids were … Read More
Until you try strawberries you don’t know how they taste, you can only imagine. When I was 18 I had to decide what I wanted to study, and ultimately what I wanted to become. It’s a great deal of responsibility to take … Read More
I had a great idea for this article, so I jumped to my computer and started typing. While I was writing I did a bunch of things at the same time. I was typing and … went for a mug of coffee. Continued … Read More
It’s been THE change at workplaces in the last years: open office designs with few or no barriers between you and me, you and your boss, you and everyone else. The idea started in the US and has been largely implemented in … Read More
I’ve recently broken up with my job, as we weren’t made for each other. I have been ignoring the warning signals way too long. After analysing what went wrong I understood that it’s like with a romantic relationship – if … Read More