Encouragement

Guard your heart

Life is sometimes hard! People hurt us verbally or with their behavior. That hurts. Recently someone told me, “Don’t make such a fuss, you’re so difficult!” Ouch! My spontaneous reaction is to...

What’s your mindset?

Imagine being invited to a classy evening at the theater and for some reason not being able to dress nicely, but showing up in older everyday clothes. You are probably quite embarrassed...

Put yourself into his light

Do you like being the center of attention? How does it feel when negative things about you are brought to light in front of people? Whew, that’s tough!In contrast, when you put...

Are you a peacemaker?

Do you see and feel this atmosphere? Corona certificate or not, vaccination yes or no, the atmosphere is quite tense. The debate about vaccination and about the certificate is heated even among...

Shift

Imagine a large house with lots of windows. It’s there in the evening light, aloof and cold, no flowers in the windows, no decoration around the house, no lights shining in the...

Collect trust like marbles

Do you have people in your life that you trust completely and others that you don’t know where you stand? And sometimes you don’t understand why? Who deserves your trust? And how...

Keep at it!

How did you learn to ride a bike? You probably had a small kid’s bike with training wheels to practice with. Do you have memories of the first time you tried it...

Sparkling wine or orange juice?

When I was 17, my boyfriend was employed as a salesman at his parents’ BMW dealership. He was the son of the owner and I think mighty proud of it.I remember the...

Power Moment

Imagine yourself standing in the front yard of a house, the birds chirping, hills and woods all around you. After the long winter, it’s finally sunny and warm, but the ground and...

Happy Easter!

“Happy Easter” is what we wish each other at this time of the year. We give each other chocolate bunnies and colorful eggs. What do Good Friday and Easter tell us, other...