What is important? A story of a little boy

Just read this little story. I found it very touching and want to share it with you.  A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.  SON: "Daddy, may I ask you a question?" DAD: "Yeah sure, what is it?" SON: "Daddy, …

How did my dreams come true? (Part 1)

I had many dreams in my life and I never stopped having dreams. Here are some of my dreams I had: I wanted to become a teacher, a fulltime youth worker, a stewardess and a life coach. Which dream came true in my life? All - so far! When I look back I think: how …

Gratitude

Today in the morning I thought about my life in general. And once I read a book and made some notes, which I read again this morning. Reading these notes motivate me a lot and I do read them once in a while to remember what is important for me in my personal life. A …

How can you resolve conflict in a positive way?

Do you know any person, who never has a conflict to resolve or a disagreement? I think conflict and disagreement belong to our lives, but the question is: how do we resolve conflict? Do we resolve it in a negative or positive way? How can we handle emotionally-charged situations and defuse them before they escalate? …

Talents

                    (c) colouryourdream Just read this quote today and thought: Oh yes! This my big wish: to use the talents God gave me. Often I see so many opportunities what I could do: but I only want to do what God wants me to do and …

Are you right-brained or left-brained?

According to a personality test I did not long ago, I am more right-brained than left brained. What does this mean? Right brain: Focus is on images Focus in on perception Focus is on intuition&abstract thinking Tends to be more creative and emotional Likes to see the big picture from start to finish Street smart …

Emotional intelligence and flight experiences

As I mentioned earlier before, I am reading an E-book on Emotional intelligence – a dear friend gave it to me, for which I am very thankful: The IQ Edge: Emotional Intelligence and your success; 3rd Edition, Steven J. Stein, Ph.D., Howard E.Book, M.D. I will write here a few things what I was reading …

My personality

In one of my last posts I wrote that I like the topic: personality. It’s so interesting for me. And since about 20 years I am reading about this topic and I constantly discover something more about me and also others. When you know yourself better it is easier to “understand” why you act sometimes …

God answers prayer

Today I had such a wonderful experience that I am overwhelmed. I experienced it so many times, that God answered my prayers. Not always right away, but he answered it. But today he answered it right away on the SAME day! There was a big problem in the morning and I thought: How am I …

Personal growth

Photo by Evie Shaffer on Pexels.com   There is one area in my life where I am quite constant =) I am constantly thinking about myself - and I question myself a lot. I ask myself: In which area do I want to grow this year? There are lots of areas where I do want …