It’s been a while since I’ve written down some thoughts or articles but I have a strong need to share RIGHT NOW in those times of uncertainty and fear. After I talked to two wonderful friends of mine, whom I was fortunate to meet during my travels in Portugal in 2017, I decided to put…
Lessons Learned In 2020 – Survival Guide
Oops, I Changed My Mind Again
A tiny situation made me wonder about a very important topic: I commented on a facebook post, where a guy bullied a successful athlete and fitness trainer. He wrote that this guy changes his mind all the time and two years ago he was claiming something else than today and his words are crap, because he changes his…
Just Say “Thanks”: Difficulty of accepting a compliment
“We are prepared for insults, but compliments leave us baffled.” –Mason Cooley I love humans, but sometimes they confuse me. Recently I started to wonder extremely about one obvious paradox. Let me give you some life-examples: Before going on my crazy adventure trip, back home in Germany I’ve met an amazing guy, who is not only beautiful…
Saying No and Quitting The Games
Each one of us wants to say “no” sometimes, but it seems to be very difficult as we don’t want to disappoint others and we want to avoid unpleasant conversations. That is why we stay stuck in toxic relationships or friendships forever and why we do jobs we hate and do “favors” we don’t want…
Dealing With Negative Feelings
A few years ago I consciously started to self-develop and re-build my mind. Today I feel such a huge difference between “pleasant” and “unpleasant” around and within me. Even tiny negative emotions cause a huge wave of crap. Every single day I practice new things in order to raise the quality of my life. I mean,…
When Loneliness Is The Answer For Being Alive
“Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life; they’re big, flashing signs that something needs to change.” – Gretchen Rubin Pre-pre-story: Let’s say that I’ve been single my whole life. I never had a longterm relationship like it should’ve been “normal” for my twenty seven years…
A Funky Guide For Men How To Become “The One”
I was working on my blog in an overcrowded coffee shop and in the background of a lunch-time noise I heard this amazing instrumental funky music playing quietly. Thanks god some super-brain invented shazam. I came home and listened to this shazamed song like a hundred times, without really listening to the lyrics, because I liked…
Who Are You in Your Relationships? A Master or a Victim?
“The real mission you have in life is to make yourself happy, and in order to be happy, you have to look at what you believe, the way you judge yourself, the way you victimize yourself” ― Don Miguel Ruiz In a world full of self-criticism and competition, it’s quite difficult to stop and untie our…
What I Learned From Dating a Classy and Adorable “Asshole”
He came naturally into my life. Almost every woman knows him too. Almost every woman fell in love with him. Almost every woman tried to manipulate him to stay in a committed relationship with her. Almost every woman tried to avoid him. But almost every woman fell for him another time. Almost every woman over-interpreted his…
3 Little Secrets About Men
Men always inspire me. Their way of doing stuff, their skills of getting shit done, of keeping themselves fit, their easy view on many (for us women) complicated things, their coolness and their manly appearance. I love them for being gentlemen, I love them for being strong, I love them for being powerful, I love…