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Did You Know Craving Validation From Others Is Actually Seriously Risky?
When was the last time, that you celebrated yourself or something that you accomplished? All by yourself and without anyone else celebrating you or your success first? Are you usually getting excited for yourself when something joyful or great is happening or you did something awesome? If the answer is yes, good for you. If the answer is no, then this post might be for you as you might be “craving” for or be dependent on the validation from others. Just to be clear, a little bit of that craving is likely in everyone who is posting any successes, stories…
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Failure? (Not) An Option!
My husband told me yesterday, that I should be writing “a positive” blog post again. I gave him a confused, yet slightly upset look as a reaction. What was he telling me? My daily diary posts are not “positive” enough? So he went on to explain, he meant a post like the ones I would have written before Covid-19. There was a life before Covid-19, right. Must have slipped my mind for a second! Don’t tell him, but I think he is right. While I will share another daily Covid-19 diary entry later as well, life is transitioning to a…
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Beat the Funk
Does that sound familiar? Have you ever been in a really bad mood that seemed to last forever? And by the time it was finally over, you did not even really remember the reason anymore? Or at least did not make an effort to find out? I have been there and done that. Probably more times than I care to count. In fact, I have experienced it so many times, that I actually gave this state of mind a name – the Funk. The reasons for getting into the funk are probably as diverse as the lives of my readers.…
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Hero/Heroine or Victim, to me it’s a choice!
Above all, be the heroine in your life, not the victim! Nora Ephron I am dedicating this post to a real life hero and friend that we lost this week far too early to pancreatic cancer. Dear friend, from diagnosis to your last hours you embraced your situation and fought your fight with your head held high. Words can’t descibe how impressed and how sad I am. Rest in peace, big lion! When I say “victim” you might think of someone that has fallen victim to a crime. And of course, that is a very special situation and is definitely…
