Have you thought about your new years resolutions yet? Exercise more, stop smoking, have more quality time with the kids, loose 10 pounds, find a job you really like, be nicer to your ex? There’s is always lots to choose from. Now before you go wild on setting yourself all sorts of tasks you might …
You know how violinists can boast on having a real Stradivarius? Well….my dog is a real Pavlov. Pavlov, for those not familiar with the researcher who tied his name to dogs drooling at the sound of a bell indicating food was on its way, was a scientist who in fact studied human behavior, but felt …
Inevitably the course of a lifetime brings a varying few people who turn certain situation into quite a challenge. From parents to teachers or politicians who abuse their power. Everyone, at some point in life,will be confronted by actions like these, causing feelings of great disappointment, anger, fearfulness or defeat. Feeling misunderstood and humiliated may …
When I was 23 years old, my father very unexpectedly passed away due to a medical procedure gone wrong. I remember leaving the hospital where it happened and going back to my house. To go home I needed to walk through a street where a typical Dutch market fair was going on, with hundreds of …
Coming weekend, November 14, following good old Dutch tradition, Sinterklaas and his consort Piet will arrive at Scheveningen harbor again. Nobody really knows where the old custom comes from. Researching the history of it I found many different interpretations of the out of the box couple. On the Dutch isles up North for instance, Terschelling, …
Animal Kingdom has a lot to teach us. A lion or a cat for instance teaches us that some good tongue smacking, having a heartfelt yawn and stretching the limbs after a nap , is important to get the energies flowing. It makes me wonder how many people in our Western World in fact jump …
Each season brings along, not only its own characteristics, but also its own influence on people. While one group suffers from a feeling of blues when the first leaves start to drop, others enjoy the splendor of colors autumn brings. This morning me and my dog went for a very early morning walk in the …
Recently I read on the internet it is statistically proven I have less chance of contracting diabetes when I sit while I eat; than when I walk while I eat. Statistic results however always confuse me. Many components compound to an event or occurrence; I always find it dangerous to take one aspect out of …
While the brain wonders and questions, the heart knows. This may come as a bit of a shock to some, but actually our brains are not that smart. Our true intelligence resides in the heart. Unfortunately many of us live in the head rather than the heart,thus sourcing their lifestyle and decision-making from calculated thinking. …
Anything imaginable is also possible. “Use your imagination”. I bet it has been told to every one of us at some point or maybe even several times in our lives. The remark carries more significance than one might think at first glance. It is in fact one of these things we tend to say without …
