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”] Does this happen to you – you are in the most beautiful place, with wonderful people, yet your thoughts are in a dark place?Somewhere in the past, with a negative event, or a person that caused you pain? We need to consciously bring our mind back into the…

[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”] Today I am sharing the story of a girl and her suitcase. Her suitcase always stood for instability and transition – a never-ending search for home. Today she has changed her perspective and considers her suitcase a companion on her journey of adventure and new challenges. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]

[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”] Came across the word sinecure while reading Set Godin’s blog, and it sparked me to think about my life a little bit more. Sinecure, or any other new word, can be a good trigger to remember something, or to remind yourself to ponder something important from time to…

[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”] Driving daily over bridges has made me reflect on the meaning of bridges for our life. I think we need more of them, and we can begin building ourselves.   [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]

[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”] I have found that happiness is not an end state, something we work towards to, suffer along the way and finally arrive one day. I have found a different way, a better way, one that removes the fixation on the end goal and allows me to enjoy the…

[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”] So often we approach our life from a place of incompleteness. We feel we need something else from the outside world in order to feel complete. Yet every time I have come to the place where I thought I would finally be complete – I didn’t experience the…

[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”] I’ve been thinking about the expression “coming to terms.” I always took it as settling and resigning to my circumstances. All the while while really not being ok with oneself. After deeper look into this I decided that coming to terms doesn’t have to have this negative undertone.…

[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”] Yesterday we talked about the need for more genuine greetings. Those are possible when we see the good in the other person instead of judging them. Seeing the good is more than just trying to be nice. It actually requires digging within yourself for more good as well.…

[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”] I just spent 2 weeks with the most amazing dog. What a companionship. We stuck together the entire time. He waited for me even when i went to the bathroom. I love dogs. And the best part about them are their greetings. How happy to are to see…

[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”] We need to learn how to speak up. In person, and with respect for the other. Writing long reviews online about subpar service is easy. But speaking face to face with those who provided the service is more effective. It helps them to correct the error on the…