The quote in the title is from Captain Paul Watson, Founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and Co-Founding Director Greenpeace Foundation. Having this in mind, it’s even more surprising. A man who’s wanted by countries like Japan and Costa Rica, who…
Only three nights sleep until the first day of Berlin’s Forever Now Festival is upon us and we will be celebrating transformation. Four days, Thursday – Sunday, packed with inspiration, joy and adventure. Connect to your own as well as…
Recently, I came accross thie TEDx talk where Nic Marks – founding director of Happiness Works, a company that focuses on science-based, responsive analytics to kickstart new ways to happiness and productivity within the workplace – speaks about happiness and work….
The following poem is attributed to Charlie Chaplin. Supposedly, he recited it on his 70th birthday but that has never been confirmed. In fact, it’s from a little book by Kim and Alison McMillen, a collection of wisdom that is…
Serenity is the word of the year. At least for my year 2015. Serenity is such a powerful and complex word. It describes the state or quality when your mind is still, perfectly calm and peaceful. But it doesn’t necessarily…
Volcanic eruptions, frequent earthquakes, sandstorms, long and almost entirely dark winters, inclement weather conditions year round, a severe financial crisis with serious negative impact on the economy… just to name a few of the conditions and things Icelanders have to…
Scientists found that day-to-day well-being does not reflect how well things are going, but whether things are going better than expected. The subjective well-being or happiness of individuals is an important metric for societies and a common question in the…
A while ago I wrote about “One happy moment a day” and that I wanted to write down at least one happy moment every day on the cards of my calendar box. But it didn’t take long until I stopped doing…
Today ist the International Day of Happiness. Although, in my opinion every day should be a day of happiness, I like the idea of the UN announcing happiness as a global priority. The UN campaign is coordinated by Action for…
Sometimes there are things in Yoga I don’t know what they are good for. As I’m a very analytical person, I need a reason for everything and I am often questioning things. In one of the the Yoga classes a…
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