What we want and what we need, or what we think we need and what we really need… sometimes it’s hard to figure out which is which and to strike a balance between those different needs.
Category Archives: wisdom
How to Find Your Creativity (Again)
When we go through our busy lives, it can be easy to lose track of our state of free-flowing creativity. Sometimes we only notice that it’s been gone when we catch a glimpse of it again…
Decisions: How to Approach Them and How to Finalize Them (Must You Really?)
When we are faced with big decisions in our lives, it can be almost paralyzing. The following lessons I learned from a friend/coach and my therapist have greatly reduced my decision stress. Maybe they work for you, too.
Some Things We Never Let Go Of…
As we get older, we often run into the same issues over and over again, and find ourselves faced with pain we don’t think will ever go away. And you know what? That’s okay.
Everyone Has a Control Freak Inside of Them
We all have a bit of a control freak inside of us. It just takes the right circumstances for our brain to shift to that mode, and then the result is often outside of our control as well, at least outside of our deliberate choices…
How to Develop a Steady Blogging Habit – 8 Crucial Factors (for Me)
It’s been two years! Going back to my old posts feels like visiting a former version of myself. I’ve learned so much since then, also about how to keep a blogging habit going!
How We Are Like Eggs…
The Egg is a symbol of fertility, of Easter and the first step to an omelette. But we also all come from an egg (be it a tiny one) and perhaps are like them in many ways, still.
6 Strategies To Curb Impulse Buying
Do you find yourself buying stuff that just looks fantastic in the moment but loses its shine ones you bring it home? I get that impulse, but I’ve also found ways in my life to deal with it.
How My Labels Help Me Love Myself Better
Labels are a dubble-edged sword: they can stigmatise and at the same time set you free. For me, it was the latter more so than the first…
Meanderings of the Mind While Walking Through a Graveyard (Includes Photographs)
An intense session at the therapist’s office lead me to a walk in the central cemetery of Bruges, the oldest one in the country. Here’s where my eyes and mind went in the mean time…