“And when you fast, don’t make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, for they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will ever get.” Matthew 6:16 NLT When reading the above text, I can opt to keep […]
My focus for 2013 is: getting more creative! The past year I’ve been looking inward, searching for ways to be more balanced and self-loving, dealing with fear and procrastination and from there reaching outward in love to others, rekindling old relationships. I regularly wrote about the benedictine monks and their daily practices, which inspired me […]
All year I have been carrying my ubiquitous capturing tool: my paper notepad everywhere, becoming a ‘Capture‘-ing blackbelt. But something kept nagging at me…. Eventually I noticed my Weekly Review consisted of a lot of Someday Maybe’s related to consumerist wants on the one hand and quotes for blogging on the other, which I was […]
Yesterday I got a great tweet-question about GTD and ZTD from@raymondu999 @E5ter ah. Alrighty then!! Thanks for your info Which one do you use by the way? Is #ztd flexible enough to let you use #gtd programs? which I answered with: #ztd #gtd Sure! I am using GTD http://wp.me/pKD06-1v and I tweak it with ZTD. […]
I just returned from an amazing trip to London, where my favorite and only sister is living with her fiancé. This city enthralls me, excites me and at the same time gives me a great sense of peace. It’s great to be able to spend precious time with my sister and brother-in-law-to-be as well as […]
Here’s a beautiful and profound piece by Henri Nouwen, from Bread of the Journey, as an introductory on today’s topic: using creative versus destructive words Words, words, words. Our society is full of words: on billboards, on television screens, in newspapers and books. Words whispered, shouted, and sung. Words that move, dance, and change in […]
Today I read David Allen‘s Productivity Newsletter. It inspired me to look ahead into 2010. How would you answer the following questions? What would you like to be your biggest triumph in 2010? What advice would you like to give yourself in 2010? What is the major effort you are planning to improve your financial […]
My husband suggested glueing my New Year’s resolutions to the floor in order to make them stick…. I, however prefer a more practical approach to the matter Recently I discovered a very inspiring and motivating site on habit change, constructed by Leo Babauta, author of the Zen To Done approach to productivity, simplicity and habit […]
