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.” love others, but don’t let them harm you – My heart is mine love yourself, but don’t become egotistical – Self-love include being a better person to others stay informed, but don’t overwhelm yourself – Reality embrace change, but keep pursuing your goals – Be...
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 it’s better to teach than nag. If you want to get other people to do things we have to explain properly what we want. We have to get them to see for themselves why it is such a good idea. *** I thought that was...
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, a predator-free island, and I have learned so much! In the beginning, she taught me how to use binoculars (I always wanted to have one!), it can look like something straightforward, but like everything, it needs practice! We spent our early mornings walking in a...
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:
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 from the presence of shooting things’’. In a clear way, it can be understood as wellbeing, a feeling of home and being with the people we love. The Happiness Research Institute shows that the key to understanding high levels of well-being in Denmark is the...