Stewardship & Serenity

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So often we find ourselves in despair
because there is too much to worry about.
Picking apart what can and cannot be changed
can be a great way to empower ourselves
and the ones in our care.

Recently, my daughter expressed her frustration about worldwide pollution. It seemed that along with the sharing of facts, the school does little to catch those young minds as they battle the implications of what was shared with them. Tangled up in her questions, her frustration and her eagerness to make the world a better place, she asked me with some exasperation, what she can actually do.

I pointed out that we are conscious of the packaging we buy, and we are purposeful with the way we use our car and the fuel (both fossil and renewable) in and around the house. We also carry a garbage bag whenever we go for walks, and we collect whatever we find.

She was not convinced, and she told me about initiatives of people cleaning beaches, doing wonderfully creative things with the garbage. It seemed that our little interventions that she has been growing up with needed a bit of perspective. So I pointed out that even little initiatives like ours, that don’t have a lobby behind them or considerable funds to draw from can be a step into the right direction. Then we discussed the meaning of the serenity prayer.

I find that little things like that give the power of self-determination back to us. Furthermore, the thought of stewardship might gain wings, with people becoming conscious about where they dispose of their garbage when they are out and about.

  • What are your thoughts about this topic?
  • What do you do when you see garbage around?
Lived Serenity: Junko (25.9.2023)

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Manuela Zeitlhofer | Mental Fitness & Nature Coach

An Invasive Species?

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A few years back I was asked to raise three newly hatched starlings that had been found at the foot of a big tree by an old lady.

Reluctantly, I took on those birds, and lo and behold I was able to raise and release them successfully. Whenever I see or hear starlings since then, I like telling my daughter that those are our three starlings saying thank you. Today, a extraordinarily big flock of starlings landed around the house and well beyond the creek. They were so loud it was both amazing and a little bit intimidating. Afterwards I thought about writing about this, as in “I had rescued the starlings and they came back with all their friends to thank me”, when I remembered that European starlings are considered an invasive species in North America. That made me think about invasive species and the similarities to what humans do all over the world. So, this is what I want to write about today.

Starlings (May 28, 2020)

Starlings were moved from Europe, their ancestral habitat, to North America in the late 19th century, where they are now one of the most abundant birds.

Starlings are said to be very adaptable, eating a wide variety of foods and nesting in many different locations. Bottom line is that European starlings infringe on native species’ habitat. That affects the balance of the web of life, and so starlings end up with a bad reputation (Forgive me for bottom lining this so bluntly).

Stepping out of the problem zone and onto a meta-level, I am thinking that those birds do just do what birds do. They simply happen to be at the wrong place (human judgement).

It occurred to me to compare this scenario to human activity. Are we doing the same thing? If so, what makes us different? We do after all come with the ability to reflect on our own behavior and the effects of our actions on the world around us. This ties in with what I’m writing in my new book (“Freedom Within Reach” about living as part of nature and not trying to govern nature).

Some thoughts you might want to ponder over are:

  • In what way do we (as humans) behave like an invasive species?
  • In what ways do you behave, and affect the habitat and the species around?
  • In what way do you fit in with what’s around you?

That’s all for today thank you very much! Please drop me a note with your thoughts and answers.

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Manuela Zeitlhofer | Mental Fitness & Nature Coach | https://creeksideinspirations.ca/blog

Finding Your Wild Self & Living A Full Life

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Manuela & Anya, 2022

The doors to the world of the wild Self are few but precious. If you have a deep scar, that is a door, if you have an old, old story, that is a door. If you love the sky and the water so much you almost cannot bear it, that is a door. If you yearn for a deeper life, a full life, a sane life, that is a door.

― Clarissa Pinkola Estés

(Photo by Sandra Grünewald, Unsplash, 2023)

One of my doors is behind the pain and loneliness I experienced when I was a toddler, in a hospital, for several months, tied down so I would not fidget with my leg (it was in a cast), or stand up (which might have jeopardized the healing of the leg).

I have come to learn that the greatest scars can become our greatest strengths, because they soften us to the human-ness of the people around us.

What do you think?

I am so curious to hear about your doors. Have you found it yet? Do you dare look for it?

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Manuela Zeitlhofer | Mental Fitness & Nature Coach

Connecting over Garbage

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At first, we saw some garbage, the usual, a few discarded food containers, a coffee cup lid, carelessly dropped or lost by the inattentive visitor. Nothing that could not easily be picked up and collected in a small garbage bag later (and I generally do, because it hurts my eye more to see the garbage than it is an effort to pick it up and dispose of it in a designated spot).

It was a hot Sunday. We decided to go for a swim at a place along a river, where the water cascading over sheet rock is easy to access and not too deep.

Walking on we came across an abandoned campsite, with bottles and aluminum foil in the fire pit. Right next to it was a good sized box full of discarded packing material and bottles – the leftovers of a party. It seemed that someone had just abandoned the site and walked away that very morning. I looked around, but aside from a lone person walking along the shore in some distance (we had parked right next to his car) we were the only ones around. I pointed out to my husband that I was going to bring the box of garbage back and dispose of it.

I anticipated the wind would scatter it soon, and the rain would soak it. Then it would be much harder to clean it up next time around. My heart was full of resentment, and a fun day felt suddenly spoiled. I was at odds with the world and definitely upset with the person(s) who had left their garbage behind. While I realized that emotion, it was hard to shake it.

Regardless, we did our thing and explored the river. Eventually, the lone walker came towards us and I spoke to him. He told me that he was not from around here, and that he was camping out. Oh, I said, is that box up on the bank yours by any chance? He said that it wasn’t, but that he wanted to come back with a garbage bag and clean it up. I responded that I was going to take the box, and that he could come back with the said garbage bag and clean up the rest. He said, bless you, and that was all it took to put my world back on its hinges.

Connecting with just one like-minded person can change our world.

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My intention:

Sustainability- How to live happily while leaving the earth in the same or a better state than before – is what I strive for and educate people about

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Manuela Zeitlhofer | Mental Fitness & Nature Coach

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(Photo by Anastasia Nelen, Unsplash, 2023)

Mind the Little Things

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Part 1: Leopard Frog

I just came across a very small (what I believe to be a) leopard frog. Why I saw it? – Because it moved. Once it stopped, I had a hard time finding it again. Can you spot it in the picture-insert?

Leopard Frog, June 28, 2023

When I held out my hand the frog jumped on it. It did not stop but kept moving, and I felt fortunate to get one shot with the little amphibian in focus.

I am sharing this experience, because I felt so passionate about this sighting, so amazed at how tiny, how perfect and how fragile this little frog is. That created a sense of responsibility and reverence in me.

What I learned from the encounter: Frogs are amazing. Life is precious. I am grateful.

What was the latest thing that created a sense of awe in you?

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Part 2: Johnson Salamander

I almost stepped onto this little guy. At first, I thought somebody had dropped a piece of rubber in the grass.

Then I realized I had a visitor. A mysterious visitor.

Luckily he did not mind waiting there, in his spot in the grass, while I found out that the Jefferson Salamander is considered an endangered species in our area. I sat in a distance from him for a while, then let him be. He was there all evening, but gone the next morning.

Johnson Salamander, June 24, 2023

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Manuela Zeitlhofer | Mental Fitness & Nature Coach

Spirit Plants

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When I lived in the Yukon, I was given a handful of Haskap berries. I harvested the tiny seeds and started them. I planted the little plants in a raised bed. They survived winter after winter, and after a three years they produced their first fruit. When I left the Yukon, I took some seeds with me. The whole story repeated itself, and we had our first berries last summer. This summer, we have such an abundant harvest, which made me think that Haskap bushes are definitely my spirit plant:

They are easy going, produce fruit very early in the season and for an extended period, they are abundant, appreciative of what I can give them, they are decorative, and they are not of interest to little harvesters like chipmunks (strawberries don’t stand a chance against those neighbors).

What is your spirit plant? – Look around. What plants are doing well in your care or in your surroundings? Please kontaktieren Sie mich, if you need more questions or a reference-guide.

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Manuela Zeitlhofer | Mental Fitness & Nature Coach

Your Body Has You Covered

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When the fog is too thick for you to find your way around, your body knows where to go.

That might be a bit of a metaphorical exaggeration. Please bear with me as I unroll my thoughts:

Unfortunately, our area is currently experiencing dense smog from wildfires in this and other provinces of Canada. While we cannot really smell it (unlike yesterday, when the smell of a cold fire pit hung in the air), my chest felt heavy this morning, I felt reluctant to take a deep breath, and a headache was (and is) lingering. I pointed out to my daughter that there are people who spend their lives in conditions like this, where the air is polluted all the time. And how lucky we can be that this is only a temporary situation.

I also became aware how messages from my body – reluctant to take a deep breath – can be such a great guide, and how important it is consequently, to listen to somatic impressions.

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As your coach with a strong affinity towards stewardship for our natural world I would ask you:

When do you feel your body telling you something you are not consciously aware of (yet)?

There is a very useful little exercise with which you can quickly gain (or regain) access to your somatic wisdom and your inner compass. Schreiben Sie mir if you are interested.

(Photo by Greg Rosenke, Unsplash 2023)

When Life Happens

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We live on the side of a beautiful creek. In the spring, the water level is fairly high and the current is fairly strong; strong enough so I can swim in it without moving in relation to the shore line. It is perfect: cool, refreshing, clean. The birds are singing, the mosquitoes cannot get to me, and all I see is nature.

I have a tendency to forget this beautiful setting, when the water level drops radically later in the season and the flow comes to a halt, until the creek is full of long algae. That is partially due to the fact that this creek drains from a lake that is dammed up so the people with cottages around it can enjoy the water all summer, when there is less water feeding the lake. I have a tendency to feel resentful about that. Gentrification of formerly pristine rural lands into cottage country for wealthy retirees is not something that I digest easily.

Today, however, when the temperature rose to 30 degrees, I hopped into the creek, and I was swimming against the current with my goggles on, exploring the underwater world (I tickled a mussel with my toe and it clammed up, I listened to some shore birds chirping, and I enjoyed the gentle flow of water against my front, when I stopped swimming and put my feet down), I realized how much I miss out on, when I am not living in the moment. So I did.

How have you lived in the moment today?

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By the way, I am offering a few really cool things in my coaching services: A 6-week program to help people gain clarity about their life purpose (direct link coming soon!), and an 8-week program that builds serious mental muscles. Both have helped me and brave souls around me who jumped into the adventure with me. Feel free to schedule a nonbinding discovery call to talk about your journey.

Fit Body & Fit Mind

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I have good news and a reality check. Let me tell you a story, and you can see if you can find the good news! If you are lucky, your body was naturally fit in your younger years. For example, you could eat whatever you wanted without gaining any weight, for example, and you were naturally fit, even if you did not work out a lot.

If you are anything like me, now that you are older, you are putting on weight much more easily, and to stay physically in shape takes time and dedication. Again, if you are lucky, you love healthy food, which can give you an advantage with regards to healthy eating habits. Me, I love crunchy vegetables and any kind of fruit. So now that we are older, we come to realize how important healthy nutrition and exercise are in maintaining a healthy body.

The same principles – although less visible – apply to our mental health and fitness. The mental challenges of more mature humans are versatile, but there might be a midlife crisis, overwhelm with the responsibilities of life, and possibly some first signs of an aging body. To put up with those challenges and maintain a healthy disposition, one needs to exercise the mind just like the body.

It is quite possible to remain mentally fit, just like it is to remain physically fit. Consistency is the key. If you want to know more about that, please kontaktieren Sie mich, or read up on my mental fitness program.

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Note from my canine sidekick: “I help a lot with Manuela’s mental and my physical fitness! I make her run a lot, and she says I always bring a smile to her face. Can you guess why?”

Photo: Danica’s cool ear fluff, 13.1.2023

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Manuela Zeitlhofer | Mental Fitness & Nature Coach

Pictures Touch

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I use pictures in coaching to evoke reflection, inspiration, and associations.

Something in a picture might evoke an association, a thought or a feeling that wants to be talked about.

For example: In a coaching session, a client might say that they feel stuck. I might show them the following card, and they in turn can share what they see, and what the card makes them think about, thus getting the person “un-stuck”.

Question: What does that card make YOU think about? Please comment or send me a message.

Source: Dixit Board Game

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If you are curious about more thought-provoking questions and inspirations, I am looking forward to meeting you in a Free Discovery Meeting:

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The 3-To-1 Positivity Ratio

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Research shows that our brains are hard-wired to over-emphasize the negative experiences we have. Due to an evolutionary survival mechanism called the “negativity bias”, the human brain holds on to and amplifies the negative much more than the positive. It was more essential for our distant ancestors to remember the experience with the dangerous bear, than the beautiful field of flowers.

According to Dr. Barbara Fredrickson (University of North Carolina, 2009), we need three positive experiences for every negative emotional experience in order to keep a positive mindset. According to her, we can actively build a collaborative relationship between our survival minds and our thrive minds. This 3-to-1 ratio should be maintained both in thoughts and feelings, as well as in interactions with people that matter to us.

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What are a few ways to build that collaborative relationship between those two parts of our minds?

It starts with awareness: Pay attention to when you are having negative thoughts and feelings, including stress, anxiety, anger, disappointment, blame, guilt, shame, self-doubt, regret, etc. These thoughts might happen in response to yourself, to others or to events and circumstances. When you notice them, counter by commanding your mind to come up with at least 3 positives:

–See the adventure around the challenge: Can you learn something new? Can you explore something exciting? Can you grow a new skill?

–Look for opportunity: What is a positive aspect of a negative event? What could be a positive consequence of the negative circumstance?

-Zoom out and broaden your view: What does the big picture look like? What do you see now that you have not seen before?

–Take small risks that take you out of your comfort zone.

–Practice self-compassion: See the beautiful essence in you! Treat yourself like you would treat your best friend.

These thoughts could be quick and simple, and they will start to shift your brain activity to the positive side.

If you are curious about this and many more Mental Fitness exercises, I would love to meet you in a non-binding chat.

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Here is a Link to Dr. Barbara Fredrickson’s Positivity Self-Test

Edison and the Light Bulb

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Failure is a natural part of the creative process!

Thomas Edison, the American inventor, is thought of as being one of the most creative and intelligent men in history – and yet, the history books tell us that he attended his school in Michigan for only three months before being expelled at the age of 12 because his teachers thought he was ‘educationally subnormal’. In later years, Edison was to become famous for his saying ‘genius is 1 per cent inspiration and 99 per cent perspiration’.

This was certainly true for him in his attempts to convert electricity into light, one of his most famous endeavours. He was reputed to have tried and failed over 1,000 times to perfect the incandescent electric light bulb, and when advised by his colleagues and friends to give up the whole project because it was doomed to failure, replied with total conviction and some surprise: ‘Why, I haven’t failed; I’ve just found a thousand ways in which my formula doesn’t work!’

It was as much Edison’s positive and tenacious attitude to endeavour and problem solving as his obvious intelligence and creativity that, in the end, were his most powerful allies.

(Source: Tales for Coaching, p.109)

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Moral: There is no failure – only feedback!

Questions:

  • What represents the ‘light bulb’ that you are currently trying to invent?
  • What projects have you given up because you thought you had failed? Could they be rekindled?

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Manuela Zeitlhofer | Mental Fitness Coach

The Star Thrower

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Do you see your mission and your goals clearly? And how do you feel about small steps – do you give yourself credit for them, do you celebrate your small accomplishments?

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Story: A man was walking along the beach when he noticed a young boy apparently picking something off the ground and throwing it out into the sea. As the man got closer to the boy he saw that the objects were starfish. And the boy was surrounded by them. For miles and miles all along the shore, there seemed to be millions of them.

„Why in the world are you throwing starfish into the water”, he asked the boy as he approached.

„If these starfish are on the beach tomorrow morning when the tide goes out they will die”, replied the boy, continuing with his work.

„But that’s ridiculous”, cried the man. „Look around you. There are thousands of miles of beach and millions of starfish. How can you believe that what you’re doing could possibly make a difference”? The young boy picked up another starfish, paused thoughtfully, and remarked as he tossed it out into the waves, „It makes a difference to this one”. (by Loren Eisley)

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Moral: What is never attempted will never be accomplished; even the smallest of efforts defeats apathy.

Question: Who or what are the ‘starfish’ that you want to save?

Manuela Zeitlhofer | Mental Fitness Coach

Freedom in Between

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So often, people feel that they are not in charge of their own lives, that their lives are determined by circumstance, duties and habits.

Victor Frankl is said to have shared a thought-provoking perspective:

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.

Viktor E. Frankl

What are your thoughts on that? Please drop me a note.

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Mehrere Perspektiven

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Im Grunde ist es so, dass wir Dingen und Ereignissen Bedeutung zuschreiben. Manchmal verweilen wir bei den negativen Aspekten oder Implikationen von etwas, das wirklich zumindest eine andere Seite hat.

Im Coaching wenden wir dieses Prinzip an und nennen es Reframing: Wir fordern unsere Klienten dazu auf, eine andere Perspektive zu finden, oder etwas in einem neuen Licht zu sehen.

Heute habe ich das mit unserer Schottergrube gemacht: Ein Teil unseres Grundstücks besteht aus einer ehemaligen Kiesgrube, der in seinem humuslosen Zustand belassen wurde. Es wachsen hier seit 25 Jahren nur ein paar zähe Gräser, Weiden und noch zähere Kiefern und Zedern (die aussehen wie Bonsais). Im Sommer macht das mein Gärtnerherz traurig. Jetzt, mit ein wenig Schnee, eignen sich die Steilböschungen hervorragend zum Schlittenfahren. Und ich denke darüber nach, welche anderen Dinge in meinem Leben eines neuen Denk-Rahmens bedürfen.

Und du? Was könntest du jetzt neu formulieren? – Bitte lass mich wissen was du denkst!

Wie lebt man in einer scheinbar kleinen Welt

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Meine Welt schrumpft infolge der Einschränkungen, die uns durch COVID auferlegt werden, auf die Größe, die sie nach der Geburt meiner Tochter hatte. Damals lebten wir noch in der Wildnis, und ich war die einzige Person, die sich um das Baby kümmerte. Ich konnte für eine lange Zeitperiode weder das Haus alleine verlassen noch anderweitig Zeit für mich alleine haben.

In der Zeit lernte ich, mir Raum in meinem Leben zu schaffen, in dem ich mich bewegen konnte, um mich selber nicht zu verlieren. Und es funktionierte. Anstatt lange Spaziergänge zu machen oder meinen Arbeiten im Freien (wie Wasser aus dem Bach zu holen) nachzugehen, begann ich zum Beispiel mit Yoga, das ich jederzeit im Haus machen konnte, während ich mein Baby im Auge hatte. Ich gab auch scheinbar mühsamen Aufgaben wie dem Abwaschen oder Wäschewaschen (ich wusch die Stoffwindeln meiner Tochter per Hand) einen neuen Rahmen gegeben – in einen kreativen mentalen Raum, der entspannend war.

Ich habe es schon immer genossen, von zu Hause aus zu arbeiten und zu sehen, wie sich direkt vor meinem Fenster die Natur im Laufe der Jahreszeiten verändert. Während eines (in einer Serie von) Lockdowns zu Hause zu sein, ist für mich kein Problem. Manchmal vermisse ich jedoch, an einem kalten Wintertag mit meiner Tochter in ein Hallenbad zu gehen, oder im Sommer meine Familie in Österreich zu besuchen. Stattdessen finde ich Sinn in den kleinen und größeren Aufgaben, die der Alltag als Mutter, Ehefrau, Entenbesitzerin, Lebensberaterin und Lehrerin mit sich bringt: So ist es zum Beispiel sehr entspannend, jeden Morgen zwei schöne Enteneier einzusammeln, mit den Produzenten zu plaudern, und mich über bevorzugte Lebensmittel - insbesondere Erbsen - mit ihnen auszutauschen.

Ich hoffe, Sie sind in einer Position, in der Sie das Leben genießen und so sein können, wie Sie sind, ohne sich eingeengt zu fühlen. Wenn dies nicht der Fall ist, lassen Sie mich Ihnen versichern, dass es Ihnen freisteht, diese Bedingungen zu schaffen!

Bitte zögern Sie nicht, mir Ihre Ideen oder Fragen mitzuteilen!

Entenliebe (22. Oktober 2021)

Jedes Ding hat zwei Seiten

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Ich habe meinen Briefkasten neu gestrichen. Es sieht aus wie neu, aber die Fahne ist noch nicht richtig montiert (lange Geschichte). Als ich ihn heute untersuchte und überlegte, wie ich das Problem lösen könnte, bemerkte ich schöne Eiskristalle auf der Nordseite des Briefkastens. Die Südseite dampfte im Sonnenlicht.

Ich dachte daran, dass alles zwei Seiten hat. Buchstäblich und metaphorisch gesprochen.

Wenn wir akzeptieren, dass unsere Perspektive nur subjektiv sein kann und dass jede Situation andere Aspekte hat, dann müssen wir akzeptieren, dass wir vielleicht nicht immer auf der Sonnenseite der Realität sitzen. Und wenn das der Fall ist, könnten wir daraus schließen, dass es tatsächlich eine sonnigere Seite der Dinge gibt.

Was denken Sie über dieses Konzept?

Übrigens kann ich Ihnen als Life Coach dabei helfen, diese anderen Perspektiven zu finden. Und ich akzeptiere neue Kunden!

Freiheitsentscheidungen

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Ich denke an meine österreichischen Landsleute. Mein Geburtsland scheint gespalten und Propaganda scheint den Keil noch tiefer zu treiben.

Wenn ich an unsere kollektive Geschichte denke, mache ich mir Sorgen, wohin dies (wieder) führen könnte. Was kommt nach der Teilung? Trennung? Einen Sündenbock finden? Dann was?

Ich denke immer wieder über dieses Dilemma nach. Und ich will verstehen. Lassen Sie mich ein paar Fragen stellen.

Die Situation, wie sie sich mir in den Geschichten darstellt, die ich von Menschen höre und lese, die ich kenne:

Die Regierung nimmt uns einige unserer Freiheiten, und wir fühlen uns eingeschränkt. Einige von uns kämpfen, indem sie hartnäckig sind oder sich beschweren. Andere sind eher nach innen gerichtet unglücklich. Einige mögen an konstruktivem politischem Aktivismus beteiligt sein; andere vertrauen darauf, dass die Staats- und Regierungschefs unserer Länder ihr Bestes geben.

Derzeit werden uns einige der Freiheiten genommen, an die wir uns gewohnt haben, wie die Freiheit zu reisen, die Freiheit, Freunde zu treffen, die Freiheit, einen Schaufensterbummel zu machen oder ein gutes Essen in einem Restaurant zu genießen.

Ich stelle folgendes zur Debatte:

Unsere Freiheit ist niemals absolut. Es gibt immer einige Einschränkungen für unsere tatsächlichen Entscheidungen.

Freiheit wird dann zur Wahl. Wir können uns ganz unabhängig von den Umständen dafür entscheiden, glücklich zu sein. Wir können glücklich sein, dass wir leben, zufrieden sein, spazieren gehen zu können, die Sonne, den Wind und die Sterne lieben. Wir können unsere emotionale Reaktion wählen, wenn wir hören, dass Menschen Negativität verbreiten, wir können sogar den Fernseher ausschalten oder uns von diesen Menschen abwenden.

Wir können wählen, auf welche Gefühle wir reagieren: Liebe oder Hass, Zufriedenheit oder Unruhe….

Vorschlag:

Geben Sie immer Ihr Bestes, aus einer Position der Liebe und Rücksichtnahme. Lass Sie alles andere los und seien sie glücklich, in diesem Moment.

Schreiben Sie mir bitte Ihren Gedanken. Danke!

My Freedom in a Tree (August 8, 2021)

Die Welt der kleinen Dinge: Samen

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Ich ging auf unserer Kiesauffahrt nach Hause, als mein Blick auf einen kleinen Wolfsmilchsamen auf dem Boden fiel. Es glänzte von Tautropfen. Während die allgemeine Szene, wenn auch sonnig und nicht zu kalt, eher braun war – wohlgemerkt, es ist November und die Natur sollte braun sein – war dieser kleine Samen ein funkelnder Bote der Hoffnung und des Lebens.

Was fällt IHNEN gerade auf, wenn Sie auf die kleinen Dinge achten?