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Why creativity is such an integral part of slow living
There are days when I miss the flow of inspiration, especially after a day with a packed schedule, after a long work day, when you’re glad that you can sit down and pause for a moment. I need to take a few deep breaths then and have a cup of tea to calm my mind. Switching into the creative mode doesn’t come easily in those moments but I remind myself how soothing it is to create: to write, to take or edit photos, to draw or design something. You don’t have to be an artist to experience the benefits of creativity. Sometimes it’s just working with your hands like building…
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Start where you are
Start where you are because this place has meaning.Your past has brought you there, all these wins and losses, all the healing, growing and scars.There’s no rushing to this point because you needed every detour, every step of the journey to become the person you now are.It’s like getting equipped with special tools that allow you to go further on your journey, to the destination you are meant to go. This place in the distance is calling you.You feel attracted by it, although you can’t even say why.You pack your rucksack, get all your learnings and memories in, and you leave all the limiting thoughts, all that’s wearing you down…
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Dance with the flow
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” Alan Wilson Watts Change can be scary because we fear the unknown, starting from scratch, letting go of things we used to create memories with. Change is always chaotic and destructive so that something new can be built, like the tide that washes over the shore and leaves a blank canvas to paint a new future into the sand. To plunge into change is the first gasp you make when the cold water washes over you, when you emerge in the here and now. The past is gone and…
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The beauty of doing nothing
You probably know these days when you get home, so tired after an exhausting work day. Everything feels too much: cooking for dinner, there are corners in your room with things you wanted to sort out a long time ago, there are messages and emails you haven’t responded to yet.But you feel so tired, depleted and a little bit sad. ‚Where’s my time going?The weather was so beautiful the whole day and I couldn’t make use of it.There are all these things I would love to do but now there’s no energy left to do any of them.Why does everyone else get so much done throughout their days?’ There’s nothing…
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What is most important to you in your life?
Sometimes it feels as if the days run by. You go through your day more or less on autopilot, through your daily tasks that you have learned to fulfill a long time ago. You don’t question them. Everything is deeply rooted in your subconscious mind. In the modern world so much is scheduled into calendars, meetings, workflows, the latest productivity hacks, tips and tricks on how to get even more done are all over the place. Do we even know why we want to check all these things from our to-do-lists? Why do they make it even on these lists in the first place? I want to invite you to…
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Finding balance in a fast-paced world
Embracing a slower, more intentional way of living Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by the news and constant information and opportunities we have access to from all directions.It can be so challenging to step away from the noise and slow down. The fast-paced world we’re living in, where it gets more and more technical, as if we are on a way to outsource human interaction to fill it with superficial chatter on social media or AI. Of course, all these things can have its benefits but what about deep conversations, taking time to create something without the pressure of perfectionism and productivity?Our brain isn’t wired for such an overload on information…
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The first offerings of spring
I went into the forest for a Sunday walk today and although the trees are still without leaves the first buds and wood anemones were greeting me alongside the path. This forest is known for its huge amount of corydalis blossoming in spring season and other early flowers along the winding paths. I love to go there in early spring to collect wild garlic which you can find there covering the forest floor like a green carpet. I had to stop so often to take in the whole scenery, the first new green, the fresh white of the anemones and the scent of wild garlic. It filled my heart with…
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Ways of reconnection – The ingredients of slow living
Reconnection is going slowly, becoming aware of your steps, of your path and of everything that surrounds you. Reconnection is taking your time, time to be in the present moment and recognise how you feel, what you can sense in your body. But where to start when you feel so stressed, always in a hurry as if something is constantly chasing you? How to stop overthinking, the turmoil of the mind, the worries that make you feel depressed or let you run through your day with an endless to-do-list? Take a deep breath, I’ll take you on a journey to the magic of slow living. For the next 30 days,…