Some background. For the last 3 years, I have been having a colony garden in Berlin. It is a lovely place, quiet and allowing me to enjoy the summer outside, but as it is a colony garden, it also has a garden. And for a colony garden in Berlin, there are some demands regarding the… Continue reading I need a mindset change
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The art of asking “Why?”
I think, I was 17, the first time I said I did not want to have children. Now I am 42 and still do not want to have children. But it is only in the last 5 years that people stopped telling me, that I will change my mind, when I get older. And I… Continue reading The art of asking “Why?”
I should
How often do you say or think that? I should clean my house. I should go for a run. I should call my mom. Does your ‘should’ give you the desire to do these things? Do you do them with joy? Or do they turn into something you just need to get done, to get it off your mind? The next time you discover a ‘should’, I invite you to stop and do this little… Continue reading I should
The art of compromising
We all compromise. On small things, sometimes on big issues. It can be on work, in our readerships and with ourselves. Some compromises can be easy to make, some need perhaps negotiation and others can hurt to do. I have done them all. In all situations. When you compromise, it does mean that you are not getting fully… Continue reading The art of compromising