This post is essentially a copy from the longest comment I ever wrote... There is a very large number of women that feel like a failure after giving birth because instead of a natural childbirth they had medical assistance. I hear about this feeling of failure over and over again from women I speak to... from my birth class, from gymnastics, from ( Read more... )

According to the Oxford dictionary, pragmatic means "dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical". A worthwhile characteristic to develop in one self.

I once read a passage where a mother called her young daughter "her little stranger", I think it was one of the Joanne Harris books maybe even Chocolat. For some reason, it stayed with me ( Read more... )

At lunch today a colleague mentioned an issue he is having with a service supplier we work with. The problem is that they take a list of tasks, do them and give no thought to wether the intended end result will be achieved or not. I was too busy eating to join the discussion. I was feeling tired, had other things on my mind and its not easy keeping ( Read more... )

At the beginning of 2008 I posted about my lake. Back then there were small ripples starting to appear on the surface of my lake and I wondered what the future would bring. Little did I know that a year later we would have a baby in our life's ( Read more... )

Dear Car Industry ( Read more... )

Just came across this short article: Happiness: 3 amazing tips from the world's oldest case study.

In summary:
1. Have a Healthy Outlet While we are/were young and healthy we may feel strong and invulnerable, may work long hours and thrive on stress. I remember saying I performed best when under stress. I still say that sometimes. Over time this ( Read more... )