Author: Janine

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.63″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] A comment by a listener to this podcast inspired this episode. Falling apart. When I think of something falling apart I think of small flowers shedding their pedals and leaves. When we fall apart, it fells similarly. As if parts of us are lost and will never come…

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.63″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] By accident I stumbled across the book Here in Berlin by Christina Garcia. In a combination of short stories that are interwoven by a person searching for meaning,  the author shows us what a Quest For You can look like. Confronting our past – not always a pleasant…

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.63″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] Adding on is something that has made a major impact in my life over the last few years. Despite never having enough time I still decided to add on – small things, new activities and practices, minor changes – almost every day. Yes, it can get busy at…

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.63″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] The topic of dating is always of interest to me but I have so many mixed feelings about it. This episode is my first venture into talking a little bit about dating. More will come down the road, I am sure. But for today, I was inspired by…

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.63″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] Have you wondered what makes things fall into place? How sometimes everything just seems to work out? My theory is that its not some draw of good luck or magical intervention. Things fall into place after we have worked towards them, slowly but steadily and without even noticing…

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.63″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] Even when everything feels right, we still sometimes get pulled away in our thoughts to darker places, making us unhappy in the midst of beauty. I am sharing a simple appreciation practice that helps shift our focus to the present and to everything that is going well, away…

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.63″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] What if everyone you meet has a purpose? To teach us something along our journey? To help us overcome obstacles and be a better person? I know, it can be hard to grasp when we think of the people that did us harm and hurt us. But I…

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.63″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] Vacation time is fun and needed. But it also often is a time when we forget about our goals and dreams in favor of some well-deserved laziness. However, coming back from a long break can be hard, almost like starting over. Today I am sharing a few tips…

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.63″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” border_style=”solid”] My recent trip allowed me to reflect on the act of packing, which I never seem to get right. I always pack to much of the wrong stuff and never have what I really need. So I learned a few things about myself when I analyzed my packing…