heal yourself, but don’t rush help people, but have boundaries love others, but don’t let them harm you love yourself, but don’t become egotistical stay informed, but don’t overwhelm yourself embrace change, but keep pursuing your goals My reflection: heal yourself, but don’t rush – Process help people, but have boundaries – Boundaries, Saying ”no.”...
Author: Janaina Aguiar (Janaina Aguiar)
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Nagging Vs Teaching
Some ideas from the book ”Big Ideas for Curious Mind” Nagging is like very bad teaching. You are a teacher whenever you help someone else understand something. Remember that if you are being nagged, someone is just trying to teach you something – and remember too, that if you want to explain something to someone...
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Bird Watching
A lovely friend invited me to go on a trip for bird watching! Even though I am not a ‘’bird person’’ and had no idea of what to expect I said yes because this friend is someone I admire so much, and I always love her ideas and interests! We went to Tiritiri Matangi Island,...
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Sometimes people are just unhappy, not mean…
This idea is from a book I read last year, “Big Ideas for Curious Minds – An Introduction to Philosophy. If someone is mean or a bully, it could be because they experienced fear or hardship at home or in their past. My personal reflections include:
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The Hygge Manifesto
A friend of mine told me about this book: “The little book of Hygge – The Danish was to live well’’. Here is what I loved about this new concept I came across: Hygge has been called everything from ‘the art of creating intimacy’’, ‘’coziness of the soul’’ and ‘’absence of annoyance’’ to ‘’taking pleasure...