18 januari 2013
17 januari 2013
Rituals for Renewal: 7 steps to lower your stress
R: Take a few minutes each day to reflect.
Turn off all electronic gear and take yourself off the grid. Sit quietly without any interruptions and let your mind unwind. Don’t become attached to any of your thoughts; just let them come and go.
E: We hear this one a lot—for a reason. Exercise every day.
A fitness center isn’t necessary, though. Take a walk during lunch or take the stairs instead of the elevator. This is not a weight reduction and muscle building routine; it’s about getting oxygen into your body and brain.
N: Make nutritious choices.
Begin small if you must—a piece of fruit instead of a cookie, or unsalted almonds instead of chips. You’ll feel good about your decisions, and your body will too.
E: Engage with someone you care about every day.
This is best done face-to-face, but a phone call will suffice. As you’re conversing, consider how much this person means to you. Your goal is to feel the love.
W: Take time to experience some wackiness in your day.
Find something that will give you a round of laughter—the more the better. Make it your mission to see the humor in the day-to-day goings-on of your life.
A: Find a moment for appreciation, too.
Every day, make note of the people, places, and things for which you are grateful. Each time you do this, you stimulate the production of a hormone called oxytocin, which has a neutralizing effect on the stress hormone cortisol designed to keep you hyper-vigilant (also anxious and distracted). So breathe, and give thanks.
L: Let go.
The simplest and yet most difficult ritual, and also one of the most important. We collect so much negativity from the time we wake up to the time we go to sleep: anger, regrets, disappointments, and insults real and imagined. Never stop making it your goal to release grievances, forgive, forget, and move forward.
Turn off all electronic gear and take yourself off the grid. Sit quietly without any interruptions and let your mind unwind. Don’t become attached to any of your thoughts; just let them come and go.
E: We hear this one a lot—for a reason. Exercise every day.
A fitness center isn’t necessary, though. Take a walk during lunch or take the stairs instead of the elevator. This is not a weight reduction and muscle building routine; it’s about getting oxygen into your body and brain.
N: Make nutritious choices.
Begin small if you must—a piece of fruit instead of a cookie, or unsalted almonds instead of chips. You’ll feel good about your decisions, and your body will too.
E: Engage with someone you care about every day.
This is best done face-to-face, but a phone call will suffice. As you’re conversing, consider how much this person means to you. Your goal is to feel the love.
W: Take time to experience some wackiness in your day.
Find something that will give you a round of laughter—the more the better. Make it your mission to see the humor in the day-to-day goings-on of your life.
A: Find a moment for appreciation, too.
Every day, make note of the people, places, and things for which you are grateful. Each time you do this, you stimulate the production of a hormone called oxytocin, which has a neutralizing effect on the stress hormone cortisol designed to keep you hyper-vigilant (also anxious and distracted). So breathe, and give thanks.
L: Let go.
The simplest and yet most difficult ritual, and also one of the most important. We collect so much negativity from the time we wake up to the time we go to sleep: anger, regrets, disappointments, and insults real and imagined. Never stop making it your goal to release grievances, forgive, forget, and move forward.
Het geluk van warme handen
Voor een op de kou mopperende blogger zijn in Zweeds Lapland (-25 graden, dus waar heb ik het over) deze handwarmers gemaakt. Gisteren kwamen ze met de post. Precies zoals ik graag wilde: vingers vrij, de rest lekker warm. Opdat ik in bed in een koude slaapkamer nog wat kan lezen of een kaartje leggen op mijn telefoon. Elke avond ging ik daardoor met twee ijsklompjes slapen. Maar gisterenavond niet. Wat een genoegen! Wat een geluk zo'n lieve, en vooral nijvere, vriendin te hebben!
13 januari 2013
Geluk op papier
Zo af en toe komt geluk in papieren vorm. Kost wat ... maar dan heb je ook wat. Een kleine atlas uit 1740.
10 januari 2013
Mooi en melancholiek
I'll remember you
Long after this endless summer has gone
I'll be lonely oh so lonely
Living only to remember you
I'll remember too
Your voice as soft as the warm summer breeze
Your sweet laughter, mornings after
Ever after, I'll remember you
To your arms someday I'll return to stay
Till then I will remember too
Every bright star we made wishes upon
Love me always, promise always
Oooh, you'll remember too
I'll remember you
09 januari 2013
Koperrond
Ik heb altijd iets met koperblazers gehad. Zeker als ze meerstemmig een smaakvol arrangement spelen. Rietblazers als saxofoons schuif ik het liefst terzijde. Liever hoor ik de trompet, de bugel, de trombone uit de boxen rollen. Want koper rolt.
Op het mooie album Temptation van Holly Cole, vol verstilde liedjes met minimale begeleiding is het smaakvolle ronde kopergeluid te horen in het liedje The Briar and the Rose. In het spannende intro en vanaf 2 minuut 49.
Luister en geniet.
Op het mooie album Temptation van Holly Cole, vol verstilde liedjes met minimale begeleiding is het smaakvolle ronde kopergeluid te horen in het liedje The Briar and the Rose. In het spannende intro en vanaf 2 minuut 49.
Luister en geniet.
05 januari 2013
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