Du bist von Paolo Coelho's Buch "Der Alchimist" begeistert? Und willst die Kernbotschaften immer in deinem Blickfeld haben? Dann hänge dir jetzt das Visual Memo zum Buch an deiner Wand auf. Inspirationen garantiert! ;)

If doing less sounds impossible, try simplifying your to-do lists with these 8 recommendations. Make time to rest and relax.

Eet beweeg slaap hoe kleine keuzes leiden tot grote veranderingen – door Tom Rath Eet Beweeg Slaap is een overtuigend pleidooi voor een goede nachtrust en voor het zoeken van een goede balans in het samenspel van eten, bewegen en slapen. Als je beter slaapt, heb je minder behoefte aan eten dat slecht voor je is, voel […]

Dear Reader: I remember hearing today's title post phrase at a teacher conference long ago...I must have been pretty young because I was still taking notes then. :) And I remember thinking... even while writing the phrase in my notebook..'Shouldn't it read... There is nothing more beautiful than a mind changing?'...since it was applied within…

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We live in a society which doesn’t promote the freeness of changing your mind, or changing your situation.  From a young age, we are asked to set the goal of our destination and guide our boat heedlessly towards it, our hand firmly on the tiller.  We get ourselves into situations we cannot extricate ourselves from, and we find we would like to change our mind, but it is frowned upon by others.  We give in to the herding instinct, the fear of going against what the masses say for fear of ex-communication and persecution.  We have the saying “you’ve made your bed, now you have to lie in it” but why should we put up with a situation we know isn’t right for us?  We need to think of ourselves as Goldilocks.  We may need to try a few different beds.  Go through the hard option and the soft option until, with experience, and though deliberation and connecting to our soul and knowing our path, we choose the one that is ‘just right’.  The one aligned to our soul.  It may be that the destination is the same as we imagined, but perhaps the journey to get there goes via a route we never dreamed of, or we may find ourselves in unchartered waters.  That’s the beauty of the soul journey!   What bed are you ‘laying in’ which isn’t aligned to your soul purpose?  Can you find the courage to try another one?

We have long been encouraged to think of old age as synonymous with a decline in skills. Yet recent studies show that our decision making improves as we age, and our happiness levels peak in our eighties. What really happens to our brains as we get older? In The Changing Mind, neuroscientist, psychologist and internationally bestselling author Daniel Levitin invites us to dramatically shift our understanding of aging, demonstrating its many cognitive benefits. He draws on cutting-edge research to offer realistic guidelines and practical cognition-enhancing tricks for everyone to follow during every decade of their life, and show us what we all can learn from those who age joyously.

Uma changing her mind

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I've never been a fan of spirea. When I hear the name, what comes to mind is one of the big, sprawling bridal veil varieties (Spirea cantoniensis, S. prunifolia, or S. x vanhouttei). These plants produce masses of white flowers in spring that, to me, smell unpleasantly musty. I don't want to be around them. But there is a mound form of spirea (Spirea japonica) that has won me over. There are several plants in this group, many of which stay below 3' tall, all with striking foliage. Cultivars such as 'Goldflame,' 'Goldmound,' and 'Limemound,' certainly live up to their names in the garden. I've been admiring some of these on my regular trips to the local PCC store, where they are planted in the dry stream bed garden out front. Here you see examples of what I assume are either 'Goldmound' or 'Goldflame' in the PCC garden. So it happened that yesterday I was working in a corner of my yard that I haven't been happy with for a while. Most of the plants work well together, but there's a spot where nothing has quite fit or been able to thrive. I took out the plants that weren't working and weeded the bed. While I worked, I thought about what might fill in that area and pull it all together. Then I headed up to West Seattle Nursery for more inspiration. Here's what I came home with: This is Spirea japonica 'Magic Carpet,' a Pacific Northwest Great Plant Pick. It will hold this yellow/chartreuse color all season and will have pink flowers in summer. This vivid foliage, edged with bits of bronze, red and coral, appears to be lit from within. Mature size will be about 2' x 2'.  I've planted it next to 'Red Fred' heather. We'll see how they get along.

We have the ability to reprogram our minds by changing our thoughts and attitude.

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