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I grew up in an Orthodox family, and religion has interested me since I was little. I don’t know why, but it seemed like an intriguing subject to me. Also, I liked asking many questions and contesting the things I was hearing or reading about.
After I got in contact with other religions, I began to see some patterns that started to confirm some ideas I had begun to form in connection with God, life, self and religion.
Now, after many years of internal and external research, I can’t identify myself with a specific religion and with all of them at the same time. A paradox, yes. In essence, they all speak about the same thing; a supreme loving reality from which we all came, that is in all of us and with whom we will all reconnect at some point.
So I decided to accept all religions and take everything I could that would bring me closer to understanding myself and this indescribable entity that some of us call God.
How I started with mantras
I first heard about mantras many years ago and tried to practice it in a few meditations. But without a clear understanding of it, it left my memory as quickly as it came.
After listening to Eknath Easwaran’s book, The Mantram Handbook, I was able to understand what a mantra really means, how simple it is to practice, and how powerful it can be.
For me, Rama, Rama, Rama resonated the most. It seemed effortless to memorize it and to say it in my mind. Especially in the moments I feel angry, upset, or overwhelmed.
During my pregnancy with Tara, I had some really intense moments in which I felt so sad and cried from the deepest of my being. In those moments, Rama, Rama, and deep breaths were my only comfort. And they worked. I managed to shift my state of mind and regain calm and peace of mind.
So, what is a mantra?
The word mantra is derived from two Sanskrit words—manas (mind) and tra (tool). So mantra literally means “a tool for the mind” and was designed to help practitioners access their higher power and their true nature.
Sally Kempton, a meditation teacher and author of Meditation for the Love of It: Enjoying Your Own Deepest Experience said, “Over time, that vibration sinks deeper and deeper into your consciousness, helping you to eventually feel its presence as shakti—a powerful, if subtle, force working inside each of us that carries us into a deeper state of awareness.”
For me, a mantra is a way of bringing myself into presence—a method of calming my mind that gives me time to think about other possible reactions or no reactions to different situations I find myself.
I often see myself when Arun is challenging my patience, how I get annoyed and how a few moments later, after I say the mantra in my mind, I regain my senses. It’s pretty annoying in a way because your anger wants to come out to the surface sometimes, but then you discover you have the power to transform it because you saw it. So it creates a feeling of restraint that sometimes feels like you are applying the handbrake as you go at high speed.
But, in the end, it is such a powerful feeling to be able to stop yourself from having different reactions or saying words that you usually regret the moment they came out of your mouth.
Mantra benefits
In a study published recently in the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, researchers from Linköping University in Sweden measured activity in a region of the brain called the default mode network. This is the area active during self-reflection and mind wandering.
They were looking to determine how practising mantra meditation affects the brain. An overreactive default mode network can mean that the brain is constantly distracted, restless, or not centred as it should be.
Rozalyn Simon, Ph.D., who authored the study, communicated that “the study indicates that mantra training can more effectively reduce default mode network–related distractions than something like tapping along to the beat.”
Here are some benefits of saying the mantra regularly:
reduces stress, eliminates the risks of getting Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases,
slows down the heart rate, and decreases blood pressure levels.
relaxes the mind, which leads to lower consumption of oxygen.
clears the clutter of the mind and calms down the nervous system.
regenerates the body through deep sleep.
strengthens the will.
Mantras – God has many names
Even though the studies suggest that we will get the results we want, as long as we repeat something with focused attention, I tend to resonate more with what Eknath Easwaran says.
“It is important to take into account your own background, your response to the meaning, and the practical significance of the words. Choose a mantra from one of the established traditions and recommended by a spiritual teacher with personal experience of its power.”
In other words, mantras that were used for many centuries and by great spiritual teachers like Buddha, Mahatma Gandhi, or Saint Francis of Assisi are more profound and powerful.
I believe Univers, Allah, Atman, Consciousness, Shiva, Brahman, Divine Feminine, Divine Mother, and so on are all the same God addressed by a different name in different lands and different ages.
Below is a list of simple and powerful mantras and their meanings from which you can choose. Take your time in doing so.
OM – ॐ
Universal sound, the actual vibration representing birth, death and the process of rebirth. According to the ancient sages, it is the so-called cosmic sound, the creative word from which the entire universe of stars and seas, plants and animals and human beings evolved.
Jesus
The name Jesus is derived from the Hebrew name Yeshua/Y’shua which is based on the Semitic root y-š-ʕ (Hebrew: ישע), meaning “to deliver; to rescue.” This mantra can help us become more like Jesus Christos– full of wisdom, mercy, and love.
Hail Mary
A very powerful mantra that is coded in the infinite love of Mother Mary. This mantra can help us obtain great grace.
Om mani padme hum
This mantra refers to the “jewel in the lotus of the heart.” This jewel is the permanent treasure of joy and security hidden deep within us, waiting to be discovered.
Rama
This mantra is one of the simplest, most powerful, and most famous mantras. The name comes from the Sanskrit root “ram,” which means “to rejoice.” Rama means “he who fills us with abiding joy.” By repeating this mantram, we are reminding ourselves of the source of abiding joy that lives deep within us.
Krishna
The meaning of the name is “he who draws us to himself.” In the traditional Hindu language, the Godhead has three functions: creation, preservation, and destruction. Krishna is the complete form of God as the preserver or saviour of the universe.
Barukh attah Adonai
The meaning of the mantra is “Blessed art thou, O Lord.” where The Lord is the source of all strength, all courage, all joy, and all love.
Ribono shel olam
The meaning of the mantra is “Lord of the Universe.” The whole of creation is his; our lives rest in his hands.
Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim
The mantram means “In the name of Allah, the merciful, the compassionate.” Once we set our hearts on becoming united with him, the burden of our past mistakes will disappear.
Allah or Allahu akbar
“God is great” are also powerful mantras that remind us about the unity of life. It gives us the assurance that we will find our joy in contributing to the joy of those around us.
Hare Rama Hare Rama,
Rama Rama Hare Hare,
Hare Krishna Hare Krishna,
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare.
This mantra combines three names of the Lord: Rama, Krishna and Hare. Where Hare means “he who steals our hearts.”
How to practice these mantras
There are many ways to say the mantra – you can sing it, write it, recite it loudly. Also you can listen to it if it’s sung by someone else. Or you can record yourself and listen to the record when you can.
Yet, the mantra is most effective when we say it silently, in the mind, with as much concentration as possible. Repeat your mantra silently whenever you get the chance. I say the mantra while taking a walk, waiting for the bus , when I get angry or doing mechanical chores. Very importantly is to say the mantra, when I you fall asleep.
Final words
I know we are all different and that we resonate with different things and practices. Still, I ask that you do not say, “It’s not for me,” until you try working with a mantra.
I believe the most transformational practices are the simplest ones and only need our presence and attention.
I hope you will find a mantra that will bring peace of mind, abundance and many blessings in your life. The same as Rama, Rama has brought blessings in my life and in the lives of many.
I first read about raspberry leaf tea and its benefits in the last trimester of my pregnancy with Arun. Then I bought it and used it for the first time. Arun was born two weeks earlier than the due date, and the birth was faster than both Christian and I was able to realize.
Even though it is said to be a magical elixir that helps make natural childbirth easier, I can’t say that my easy birth experience happened due to the red raspberry leaf tea. But I do believe that, to a certain degree, it contributed to how my body reacted before, during, and after the labor, along with birth affirmations, research and other things I had done.
If you are not pregnant or don’t plan to have kids, don’t worry, this tea has plenty of benefits that you can benefit from too. I will list them below, so bear with me.
For my second pregnancy, I made sure to drink this tea regularly and also add a few ingredients to make it more enjoyable. It doesn’t taste bad, but it doesn’t have the most delicious taste either.
At the end of this blog post, you will find five recipes you can try.
Researchers – what are they saying?
Many studies have proven that red raspberry leaf tea can make labor faster and reduce complications.
This study on a group of mamas indicates that raspberry leaf tea can help shorten labor and result in fewer medical interventions.
Red raspberry leaf in capsule form helped shorten the second stage of labor and reduced the need for forceps delivery to some extent, as shown in this study.
D. Jill Mallory MD, in Integrative Medicine (Fourth Edition), says, “Although this botanical is often mistakenly recommended to induce labor, its actual role is to increase blood flow to the uterus and aid the uterine muscle fibers in more organized contractions.”
Benefits
Best known as “the woman’s herb,” red raspberry leaf tea has all sorts of benefits, especially in vulnerable and possibly challenging moments such as periods or pregnancy.
For thousands of years, red raspberry leaves were used for menstrual support and during pregnancy to help prepare the womb for childbirth in Europe. The ancient Greeks, Romans, Chinese, and Ayurvedic physicians also used it widely as a treatment for wounds and diarrhea.
Red raspberry leaf is known to:
ease menstrual discomfort
improve reproductive health
help improve the immune system
balance hormones to increase fertility
strengthen the uterus and the pelvic area
prepare the body for labor and childbirth
improve the strength of the amniotic sac
improve the effectiveness of contractions
improve chances of implantation
help balance postpartum hormones
reduce pain during labor and after birth
help produce breast milk due to the high mineral count
prevent miscarriage by strengthening and toning the uterine wall
Red raspberry leaf contains vitamins and minerals such as vitamins C, E, and A, a variety of B vitamins, magnesium, potassium, calcium, and phosphorus. It also contains essential trace minerals such as zinc, iron, chromium, and manganese.
When is the right time to drink it?
The answer to this question is not an easy one. So it is best to talk to your healthcare provider about when to start drinking red raspberry leaf tea.
Many birth professionals (midwives in general) recommend waiting until the 2nd trimester. This is because raspberry leaf tea is a powerful uterine tonic that stimulates the pelvic floor muscles. This may increase uterine contractions and potentially threaten early labor, although there are no studies to verify this.
The most important thing is to watch how YOUR body responds and make changes accordingly.
How much red raspberry leaf tea should you drink?
Again it depends on how your body reacts. It is best to talk with your doctor or midwife and after receiving their approval, start with the recommended dosage on the package—one cup per day in the second trimester.
Please bear in mind that every mama is different and some of you may have irritable uteruses, which means that it is best for you and your baby to drink red raspberry leaf tea once you reach your due date because of uterine cramping.
The best red raspberry leaf tea
Go to your local health food store and ask for this tea. There is every chance you will find it there. Aim for the organic certified bulk bag of red raspberry leaves.
You can also find the tea online. In the USA, you can look for FRONTIER CO-OP; in Europe, you can buy online from Plukt.
Avoid raspberry-flavored herbal teas because they may have ingredients like hibiscus, rose hips, apples, elderberries, or artificial raspberry flavors. These teas are very likely not to contain raspberry leaves and thus do not offer any of the potential benefits of red raspberry leaves.
Red Raspberry Leaf Tea recipes
1. Warm Coconut RRLT
This creamy drink will fill your body with a feeling of coziness and peace that both you and your baby will enjoy.
In a pan, mix the following:
2 cups of water
2 spoons of RRLT
1 cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon of black pepper
1 teaspoon of cloves
1 teaspoon of cardamom
half a cup of light coconut milk
After mixing,
boil the ingredients for 5 minutes
get them off the fire and let them sit for another 5 minutes
pour the tea into a cup
put 1 teaspoon of honey to taste and stir
Sip slowly and enjoy!
2. Hot recipe – RRLT, Lemon, Ginger, and Honey
This elixir will not only strengthen your immune system and your baby’s immune system but will also help both of you have a more pleasant third trimester, labor and delivery.
For this tea, I used a regular tea cup.
In a tea bag, I mixed
one and a half spoons of RRLT
1 spoon of freshly grated ginger
After mixing,
insert the bag into the cup
put the juice of half a lemon
put 1-2 spoons of raw honey, preferably manuka, for added immunity
pour boiled water and cover the cup
let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes.
Enjoy!
3. Cold recipe – RRLT, Camomile, and Rose Petals
This delicious recipe is a must for summertime. Besides needing extra fluids and minerals in hot weather, this tea will satisfy your thirst and taste buds. I’m so happy that my second pregnancy had the final months in summer because I was able to discover and enjoy this tea.
For this tea, I used a 1,6 L of a tea-making cup
How to:
fill the tea container with equal parts of red raspberry leaves, camomile, and rose petals.
pour filtered room temperature water
let it sit for a couple of hours in the refrigerator
It lasts me about two days if Christian is not drinking from it, which happens all the time because he also likes it very much.
4. Hot or cold recipe – RRLT and Mint
Mint is refreshing and makes the RRLT so smooth and enjoyable to drink, both hot and cold. In Denmark, you can have almost all the seasons in one day, so this tea fits perfectly.
For this recipe, I used a regular tea cup.
In a tea bag, I mixed
one and a half spoons of RRLT
10 fresh mint leaves
How to prepare the tea:
insert the bag into the cup
pour boiled water and cover the cup
let it sit for 10 minutes
drink it hot or let it in the refrigerator for a few hours
Enjoy!
5. After Pregnancy Tea Blend
During the postpartum period, it is best to continue drinking tea blends that can help with nutrition, recovery, and milk supply. This tea combination is excellent for boosting vitamin K, iron, and magnesium levels.
In a tea mug, mix the following
2 spoons of RRLT
1 spoon nettle leaf
3 spoons camomile
1 teaspoon of fennel
After mixing,
pour filtered, boiled water into the tea mug container
let it sit for 10 minutes
you can add some honey as a sweetener if you feel like it.
Enjoy!
I hope these recipes will delight your senses and will make your pregnancy more enjoyable and healthy. If you have other recipes that you discovered, please feel free to share them with us.
Mama, I’m wishing you an easy and flawless birth. May you and your new bubble of light be healthy, joyful and thriving.
I have always liked bamboo plants and the products made from them. I think it’s such a beautiful and unique plant. After I started researching how we can live a more sustainable life, I discovered that bamboo has so many properties which I did not know before. Now I’m just in love with it.
The journey to a more sustainable and eco-friendly life is a process that takes time and is made with little but consistent steps. Nowadays, it’s easier to have a cosy home and also care for the environment. We just need to see where we can make a few changes.
So If you’ve wondered how to start, the answer is very simple – start with stuff you use every day. For example, you can replace your plastic toothbrush with a biodegradable bamboo toothbrush.
More about Bamboo
There are many products made of bamboo, ranging from household items, clothing, cosmetics or jewellery and ending with buildings. There is even bamboo honey – the possibilities are endless.
As a material, bamboo is much more efficient than wood – it grows more quickly, requires little water, and doesn’t require any pesticides.
Bamboo is one of the most eco-friendly plants. It is a super sustainable alternative due to its naturally renewing properties:
anti-fungal
hardwearing
anti-bacterial
earth-friendly
odour resistant
100% biodegradable
helps rebuild eroded soil
regrows to its adult plant size in 3 to 5 years
produces 35% more oxygen than similar plants
requires far less water than similar plants (e.g. cotton)
Due to the fact that the production is more cost-effective than other similar materials, the items made from bamboo are much cheaper.
Also, bamboo forests are extremely valuable to the environment. They lower carbon levels, produce oxygen, control soil erosion, provide organic material, and conserve biodiversity. Isn’t it easy to fall in love with it?
So, if you need a little inspiration, here are some examples of bamboo products that we use every day for a more minimal and low waste home.
1. Bamboo (electric) Toothbrush
I think the first bamboo product I bought was a bamboo toothbrush. Recently, we discovered an electric bamboo toothbrush that totally changed everything. Christian and I are super excited about them.
They are made with compostable bamboo heads and plant-based bristles and are a true revolution for those who want more powerful teeth clean.
Dry brushing clears pores in the exfoliation process. It also helps to detoxify the skin by increasing blood circulation and promoting lymph drainage.
In the beginning, dry brushing your skin can feel a bit rough, but after a few brushes, your body starts to relax and to enjoy this healthy and beneficial pre-bath habit. My body loves it every time.
4. Bamboo Wooden Laptop Stand
I spend a lot of time on the computer due to the nature of my work. Last year, I had some shoulder problems due to an incorrect position in front of the computer, so I started investing more in things that could help me be more comfortable when working.
One of these things is this bamboo laptop stand that gives me a more ergonomic viewing height. I chose this model because it has a beautiful design, is ultra-lightweight, easy to use and easy to carry with me when I’m working remotely.
5. Japanese Bamboo Wind Chime
I like to use different objects that can help me go deeper and have a more profound experience in my meditation practice. For example, I started using the sounds of chimes a year ago and each time I hear them, a feeling of peace and gratitude runs through my whole body.
These chakra healing wind chimes are specially created with sound healing frequencies to heal a specific chakra and are also made from bamboo.
6. Montessori Wooden Toddler Knife and Cutting Board
An important aspect of kids’ development is teaching them to be independent. We noticed Arun’s interest in helping us in the kitchen, so we bought him this Montessori wooden knife for his birthday. Since then, he always cuts his fruits by himself and enjoys the process every time.
It is very important when you encourage independence in our kids but take into account the child’s age so they don’t handle tasks above their age. Each age has its freedoms and limitations.
7. Bamboo Side Lamp
I have had this lamp for six years now, I brought it with me from Romania when I moved to Denmark, and I still enjoy it every single time I use it. Each time I turn on the light in the bedroom, a sense of peace and cosiness surrounds me. The light it emits is perfect for relaxation and peace of mind. I adore it.
8. Reusable Cotton Rounds with a Bamboo Jar
I use make-up occasionally, but I still clean my face at the end of each day. It’s incredible how much dust can stick to our faces daily. These reusable cotton rounds are so soft to touch and the jar looks lovely in my bathroom.
9. Dynamic Copper-Nail
Meditating on dynamic nail boards can improve emotional and physical strength, focus and overall wellness. According to Chinese and Indian Ayurveda medicines, feet and hands have hundreds of acupressure points responsible for energy flow, relaxation, and the entire body’s health.
10. Wall hanging Baskets
I use these baskets in our bedroom as support for flowers, on the balcony for lights to make the balcony cozier, in the bathroom to store my brushes and hair ties and in the kitchen for towels. The colour and beautiful design make them fit everywhere with style.
11. Organic Bamboo Bed Sheet set
Sleep is an essential part of our well-being. It’s the time we regenerate the most.
I discovered the organic bamboo bed sheets recently and we are so pleased with them. They are made from 100% premium and organic bamboo fibre and are insatiably soft, cooling and moisturizing. Me and Christian love to tuck into them for a sweet and quality sleep.
The fabrics are Oeko-Tex certified for chemical safety and tested in an SGS lab for antibacterial properties.
12. Natural Bamboo Drinking Cup
Our daily smoothies look lovely and taste so good in these bamboo drinking cups. Arun is the biggest fan of them because they are easy to use and feel so fine to touch.
We couldn’t opt for a more suitable dining set for Arun. They are made from beautiful bamboo, kinder to the planet and nicer for little hands to touch, easy to wash and resistant to shocks. We all know how children love to experiment and that can be professional quality controllers.
Final Words
Now more than ever, it’s easier to find products that are affordable and made from sustainable materials that are good for our health and also have respect for this wonderful planet we live on. We can all make a difference and create a greener world today by switching to sustainable bamboo products and we can always start with little steps.
How are you contributing to a healthier ecosystem? Share your thoughts with this community. We are more than willing to find out new ways in which we can improve the quality of our lives.
Pregnancy and labor are two experiences that come with many challenges and blessings at the same time. For my first pregnancy, I planned and organised everything months in advance.
Now, with my second pregnancy, I’m more relaxed and more focused on the things I noticed that really helped me in the moment of labor, during my first pregnancy. Things like conscious breathing, Kegel exercises, yoga, birth ball and birth affirmation.
So, I have decided to share with you my favorite labor affirmations. Whisper them, scream them, sing them, repeat them over and over in your head and they will help you be more conscious during the whole process of birth — before and after.
Download these birth affirmations, share them, and print your favorites to take to the hospital as a reminder that you can handle everything that comes your way. You are a strong and beautiful woman. You are a goddess who will soon give birth to a beautiful and healthy baby. Be proud of yourself and let this moment empower you in every possible way.
I’m sending you blessings, positive thoughts and vibrations if you are giving birth soon! Do you plan to use these birth affirmations? What are your favorites? Please comment below.
I have always admired people who worked from home. From my perception, they worked less and had more free time to do also other things like pursuing a passion, going for a walk in the park in the middle of the day or resolving certain administrative issues. Overall, I believed they were more relaxed and happier in their lives.
Now that I have experienced working from home, I can say that I don’t necessarily have more free time, but surely I accomplish more in my personal and professional life. I am happier, more relaxed and my creativity doesn’t feel choked.
In the beginning, it was extremely challenging to shift my perspective from a fixed working schedule, 09:00 – 19:00 to a self-designed schedule. I had plenty of times when I felt like I was shadowing the earth in vain. So deep were certain beliefs rooted.
Fortunately, I managed with time to change my perception, be more organized with my time and start feeling productive in all aspects of my life.
So, if you just started working from home and you are searching for some productivity and creativity ideas, you have come to the right place. In this post, I will be sharing 9 productivity tips for working from home.
1. Create a schedule
I have made so many schedules and routines in the past two years that I lost track of them. After many trials and errors, some things stuck with me and I noticed that they helped me be more focused and accomplish more in a day.
One of these things is planning. Organising the things I have to do before I start working on them is an ideal way to save valuable time. Often, it seemed like a waste of time to take 2-3 hours to make a plan. However, every time I did this, I felt more relaxed, my mind was sharper, and the things I accomplished were many and better done.
It is not for nothing that it is said that things planned are half accomplished. It is like you are detaching from the situation and creating a clear picture of it. Suddenly, the weight of the unknown dissolves, leaving behind enthusiasm and a desire to stick to your schedule.
Keep in mind that different people have different working styles, and it might take some trial and error to figure out your own way. It is best to experiment with different approaches until you finally determine what kind of planning works for you.
2. Designate a workspace
Having your space well divided can help you much more than you can imagine. When I first started working from home a few years ago, I did most of the work on the couch. I was very driven to do something on my own and didn’t pay too much attention to how or where I was working.
After one year, I started having acute pain in my shoulder blades, so much that at one point, I couldn’t even work. I had to go to the chiropractor a few times to put my shoulders back in the correct position.
With time, I began to create and recreate my working space. It started small, with just a little desk and a chair, which eventually expanded into a whole room.
I had so much fun decorating my office, and now I enjoy every single moment I spend there. Also, I am more productive and I feel there is a healthy delimitation between work and family.
Having a cosy home and a working space where you are comfortable and productive is key to living a balanced and fulfilling life.
TIP #1: Don’t stress about having to buy new furniture. Check your Facebook marketplace to see if you can find something you like there. In this way, you will not need to invest a large amount of money and you will help the environment too. I got most of my furniture from there.
Yes, get dressed. Don’t be careless about yourself and your appearance even if you work from home. In fact, when you arrange yourself to go to work, you don’t do it so that other people will see you, correct? You take care of yourself because it makes you feel good. It gives you confidence and power in yourself.
It is the same when you have your office at home. Since I started my freelance journey, I have had days in which I worked in my pyjamas, but surely they weren’t my best and most productive days.
It felt ok at the beginning, but after a few hours, it seemed like I was somehow lost in time. My mind couldn’t figure out if it was leisure or work, morning or afternoon and besides these, I didn’t feel good about myself.
4. Opt for healthy food and snacks
I believe you already know that what you eat throughout the day affects the way you think and act, your productivity and your concentration level.
This is just a reminder for you to opt for healthy foods and snacks that can fuel you and not drain you. Also, always have a water bottle on your desk and within your reach. I guarantee you won’t even realize when you will finish it and in this way, you will stay hydrated too.
TIP #1: If you need inspiration on what you can eat during the day or what kind of snacks can fuel your body, check out Pick up Limes. I often make the recipes she recommends, and they always turn out to be delicious.
5. Plan your breaks
It can be very easy to lose yourself in work and forget to even get up from the chair and walk a few steps. This has certainly happened to me many times. Luckily, I now have a watch that reminds me to get up every 30 minutes. You can also set a timer on your phone or laptop to notify you every 30 minutes or one hour to take a break.
Research has shown that breaks can help us reduce stress when we work. We all know that the less stress we experience, the easier it is to be more productive and creative.
Observe the things that distract you throughout the day and do your best to avoid them at any cost. Types of distraction; phone notifications, emails, phone calls, your husband asking what to pick up from the market or your kid who wants to play with you. Basically, anything that interrupts your flow when you feel you are fully immersed in what you are doing.
There’s a reason that distractions threaten our work output: According to a University of California Irvine study, “it takes an average of 23 minutes and 15 seconds to get back to the task.” Pretty much for a simple interruption, don’t you think?
TIP #1:What can we do instead to refresh our minds and be more creative? A good thing to do is gaze on a window. Looking out of a window can give us a quick cognitive boost. It provides a micro-break for our brains, a micro-rest that can be very helpful for our attention.
7. Develop routines
Habits can help us be more driven, focused and productive in all aspects of our lives. But it is important to cultivate uplifting routines like morning routines or evening routines that will prepare us for success.
TIP #1: Declutter and ventilate your working space before starting to work.
TIP #2: Check your to-do list and write down your priority tasks for the next day, after finishing work. In this way, you will know exactly where to start the following day.
At one point, these actions will become familiar, part of your daily life, and you will not even see them as to do things but rather, natural things that you do effortlessly.
If you are not living alone and your only concern is stopping your cat from parading in front of your laptop, then you need to communicate very clearly your boundaries.
No matter how much you intend to stick to your plan and be productive, at one point, you will be distracted. Especially if you have kids. I think many of us have experienced at least once the frustration of being completely absorbed in getting something done and being interrupted by your kid.
So having some clear boundaries can help prevent moments of frustration and feelings of guilt that often accompany such moments.
Yes, if the kids are little, we can’t expect them to understand and respect those boundaries fully. In this case, the discussion should be with the other adult that is taking care of the child.
TIP #1:I can say that many times when I told my son that I needed 5-10 minutes to finish something, he understood and gave me a few minutes to finish what I was doing. For this to work, you always, ALWAYS have to keep to your word. After those 5-10 minutes, you go and give him/her your full attention. In this way, you will create a healthy communication between you two.
9. Go easy on yourself
We have the power to be our worst judge and enemy or our best supporter and source of motivation. The choice is always at a change of perception distance.
Often, we think that we could have accomplished more in a day than we actually did. When we begin to rebuke ourselves over the things we haven’t done, instead of congratulating ourselves for the things we did do, we settle ourselves for frustration and low self-esteem, among others.
Speak kindly with yourself, using positive, encouraging and uplifting words that will settle your mind for expansion and greatness.
Working from home can be both challenging and extremely rewarding. I believe a lot has to do with how we manage to organize ourselves and find the flow that works best for each of us. There is no right plan to follow.
Still, certain things can make our workflow feel more creative, productive and fulfilling. Those things can be schedules, routines, healthy fuels for the body, communicating boundaries, gazing through a window or having a beautiful place where you enjoy working. It is up to you to find what fills your heart with joy and your mind with creativity.
If you put into practice some of the ideas presented above, please share your experience with us. It will be wonderful to know how they improved your productivity.
Gratitude is a virtue that can change our lives but that is slightly used and far too little understood. When we think about gratitude we need to have in mind the three components that make it so powerful. The first one is feeling grateful for the things you have in your life. The second one is expressing your gratitude to the people, situations, places, animals who have made your life better. The third and final element is adopting new behaviours that enrich your life due to interacting with those who have taught you.
Brain scans of people assigned a task that stimulates the expression of gratitude show lasting changes in the prefrontal cortex that enhance sensitivity to future experiences of gratitude.
We all encounter gratitude at least once in our lives. So it is not a strange concept that needs to be understood. Instead, it is something to be remembered and practised daily. Gratitude is a state of awareness that can be cultivated.
Before I started practising gratitude
I grew up in a contradictory environment in many aspects where gratitude and feeling sorry for myself was one of them. So even though I knew that I had things to be grateful for, I also felt a lack inside me. A constant feeling of not being enough and not having enough.
Our parentsalways taught my sister and me to be grateful for what we have. But on the other hand, all our childhood, we heard our father complain about everything: money, government, society, etc. So I grew up thinking and feeling that life is unfair and cruel to those who are not wealthy and that you have to work hard all your life to “make it”. To have a secure job, to be obedient and be like the rest of the world.
For the major part of my life, I felt sorry for myself for not having enough money, not being smart enough, or living in the wrong country. These thoughts and ideas made me restless, insecure of myself and upset at how unfair the world is. Even though all my life, I enjoyed the little things like riding a bike under the moonlight or the gentleness of a ladybug, I never saw them as blessings or reasons to be grateful for.
Why did I start practising gratitude?
I started practising gratitude because I could no longer bear to feel like a victim in my own life. I was tired of waiting for something to happen — to be understood, to be saved, to meet someone who would see me as the beautiful, intelligent and unique human that I am.
As we all know, everyone has their bottoms. When you feel like you hit one, you can only start rebuilding yourself. One of the tools I used to reconstruct myself was through practising gratitude, which wasn’t as easy as I imagined.
For example, I had many moments in which I was telling myself that I was grateful for the bed I slept in but didn’t really feel any gratitude. I felt like a liar, and I thought I was fake. There was usually a conflict inside me between what I was thinking and what I was feeling. Consciously, I knew gratitude would free me, but my emotions were not on the same page.
How and when I introduced gratitude into my daily life
The changes we want to see in the world starts with the changes we do in our perceptions. Many studies have shown that if you train your mind to look for the good in humans and in the world, you will be more inclined to act with kindness. Even when a difficult situation occurs.
I know that life is not full of rainbows and honey bees but let’s think logically. When we have a mindset of luck and misfortune, we live in fear. In such stages of awareness, it is too unlikely for humans to help and care for each other. We incline to focus more on our misfortune.
I have also been leaning toward this mindset but since I started practising gratitude on a daily basis I see everything through another spectrum. Below are three situations in which I worked with gratitude and managed to make it a lens through that I now view life.
Complaining
Whenever I noticed myself complaining about something, I stopped and searched for something to be grateful for. Let’s take an example. All my life I was concerned about money and not having enough until the end of the month. My head was full of drops and additions but mainly drops. “So if I buy this thing, I will remain with that amount, minus the bills, extra costs, minus food etc.”
So I changed the drops and additions with being grateful that I had enough money to buy some food, to pay a decent rent, to buy clothes to wear, money to charge my phone, pay for the subway ticket and even afford to buy myself a coffee from time to time, and so on.
Little by little, I started to lose grip of the old pattern and it became easier to shift my mind from a mindset of lack to a perspective of abundance and gratitude.
Challenging situations
Whenever I was facing challenging situations, I began focusing more on the good things that could result from it. I focused on accepting the situation and gave more time to thoughts like – ‘what did I have to learn from the situation?’ rather than ‘why did this happen to me?’.
In 91% of the cases, I got to the point of being so grateful for what had happened, even though it seemed like it was the end of the world at the beginning. The other 9% are situations I have forgotten or I need more time to understand them.
For example, many years ago, I was fired from a job where I constantly felt pressured and judged for my actions. But, throughout this job, I never had a clear direction from my superiors on the tasks I had to do. The feeling of being fired can be devastating for some. You feel like you failed. You feel unworthy, like you have a mark of NOT GOOD ENOUGH on your forehead. It’s horrible.
Oprah Winfrey and Bruce D. Peery wrote a book explaining how what happened to us in childhood contributes to the distorted perception we have about ourselves and life and how this affects us.
Still, it was after this event, that I started meditating and working more consciously with myself. Finally, after three and a half months of mental and emotional struggle, I found a wonderful workplace. I met beautiful people, which helped me grow in so many ways I can’t possibly explain. Now I can only feel gratitude for being fired because I would not have dared to resign.
When you disagree, break up or fight with someone.
These are the moments when your patterns can be changed or reinforced if they serve you.
I believe we all have had moments where we wished we had more control over our words, reactions and emotions. Only recently I have learned that things like this take time to be understood and by many repetitions. If you didn’t grow up in an environment where these values were taught and also practised.
I’m still learning not to be hard on myself whenever I don’t manage to keep cool and stay calm. I exercise to change the judging part with being grateful for the situation because it shows me where I need to focus my attention. All it needs it’s a bit of awareness.
After each tense situation, I spend my time visualising myself being calmer next time and expressing myself more clearly. Finally, I end up feeling grateful for the opportunity of expanding my wisdom and self-understanding.
If you break up with someone, be grateful that life has forced you to take the next step. Unfortunately, most of us keep trying to resurrect long-dead relationships that only drain us of self-love. I have done this in almost all my past relationships until I understood that I was much better off without them.
When I look back on all of these situations and moments in life, waves of gratitude run through my whole body. I couldn’t be more grateful to life and to the people who contributed to these events because they all helped me become the person I am today.
Other ways you can practice gratitude
Take a photo/video daily of something you are grateful for and post it on your social media platform – Instagram, Facebook, TikTok. You can add #365project as a caption/hashtag.
Write a letter, send a message, or an audio message to someone you appreciate. Tell them what you learned from them and that you are grateful for the lessons and teachings you received from them.
Write on a piece of paper the basic things you are grateful for. Things like eyes, ears, hands, hair, feet, the clothes you have on you. Write that you are grateful for the water you drink, the food you ate, the plate in which you had your food. Keep writing and expanding until you run out of things to be grateful for, or field out two pages. Then, look at the pages and draw your own conclusions.
Insert gratitude into your daily rituals. Link it to something you’re doing every day, like brushing your teeth for example. Next time you brush your teeth, say this. I am grateful for my teeth, toothbrush, toothpaste, the water I use to brush my teeth, for the sink, for your bathroom etc.
Play a game with your partner or yourself before sleep. Both of you should say three things you are grateful for. Learn how to play this game.
Start a gratitude diary. Each day, write three things you are grateful for in your journal; one thing that made you smile and one thing you like or appreciate about yourself.
Benefits of daily gratitude
Practising gratitude has been shown to create structural and functional changes in the brain, benefiting physical and mental health. Among the benefits are – grounding in the present moment, strengthening the connection to others, increasing feelings of self-worth, blocking negative emotions and improving sleep quality. A study made by a team of experts explains how gratitude can also be seen in the brain’s activity.
“Our findings show that greater gratitude expression generally correlated more with activity in the parietal and lateral prefrontal cortex rather than activity in the limbic regions. We found activity correlating with gratitude specifically extending across the intraparietal sulcus and inferior frontal gyrus, both of which have previously been implicated in mental arithmetic.”
An earlier study also showed that “individuals who identify gratitude in a social narrative more often showed greater hypothalamic activity while reading sentences that describe a social interaction. This may reflect significant physiological effects of recognising gratitude.” In other words, when we practise gratitude, we incline to see the social events more compassionately.
Personally, what I feel has changed the most in my life since I started practising gratitude daily is the pressure and judgment I put on myself and others. I feel more relaxed and have a clearer picture of things when unexpected events occur. This practice created a space where I can see my thoughts and actions before doing them. Not always, but significantly more often than in the past.
Final words
Gratitude has more power to make our lives happier and healthier than we have ever imagined. Now that we have so much research backing up this information, we have no excuse not to practice gratitude daily. We can all change the old patterns that no longer serve us and start living more consciously and healthily.
Feeling and expressing gratitude changed my life. I have more confidence in myself and I see people and situations in my life more compassionately. I have more peace of mind than ever before and I’m more certain that I can design the life I want for myself.
As I said before, I believe God (or how you choose to name this force that it is sustaining everything) lies in paradoxes. The paradox here is that most of us live in fear and lack while we also have instant access to gratitude. It is free, always at a thought distance and with long-term benefits on every aspect of our lives and still, we don’t use it.
Isn’t that what we’re all looking for with such zeal when we are searching for something to help us live fulfilling lives? Free, now and have the capacity to transform our lives forever for the better?
One of the most important aspects of a relationship, whether we are talking about a romantic relationship or our relationship with ourselves, are the habits we embrace. Habits are part of our daily lives, even if we want them or not.
Life is a constant process of learning and unlearning things, so it is better to design new habits that can help us thrive and unlearn the old ones that no longer serve our current purpose and views.
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Creating new habits
First, I want to propose a new perception about creating new habits. Most of us have been taught to believe that adopting a new habit is something that is very hard. Well, I challenge you to contest this affirmation. If creating new habits were so difficult, then smoking, unhealthy eating, alcohol drinking and so on would not be so widespread.
It is our perceptions that make any new habit difficult or easy to install. So, the next time you choose to create a new practice, think about the process as challenging rather than hard. Challenge gives you the motivation to go on and experiment while hard; it just stops you before you even start. night habit healthy relationship
Healthy habit before bed night habit healthy relationship
Almost a year ago, I proposed to Christian to make a few changes in our night routine in order to offer ourselves some time together. When you have a kid that demands a lot of your attention besides the things you do daily, spending meaningful time with your partner can be a bit tricky.
Christian and I decided to, as often as possible, go to sleep at the same time and ask each other five questions before we sleep.
This habit can work just as well in a relationship with a partner as in a relationship with yourself. If you don’t have a partner or you can’t do it with your partner that’s ok, you can be your own partner and ask yourself these questions before you sleep.
Why before sleep? So you can end your day in a positive way, and show yourself some love and appreciation. Also, to wake up in the morning feeling more grateful and happy for the new day.
Questions we ask before we fall asleep
1. What made you feel good or smile today?
Unfortunately, most of us have been conditioned to think and complain about the things that are not going well in our lives. Rather than seeing and appreciating the events that made us feel good in a day. Especially if they are small events like someone giving you priority in traffic or noticing a flower and enjoying its beauty for a couple of seconds.
I think we are too caught up in our lives and waiting for big events to happen, which makes us miss the little moments that are, in fact, the basis of life.
For me, the answer I gave to these questions on many occasions showed me how blessed I am for having Arun. He is almost always my answer on the most challenging and depressing days and even on the good days. Even though he stretches my nerves many times throughout the day, somehow, he still makes me smile every day.
It was fascinating to discover that even if it felt like I was finishing the worst day of my life, I still had that moment of joy that I had completely forgotten about.
2. What would you do differently?
Rather than blame ourselves for the things that didn’t work as wished for during the day, it’s better if we think of them in a constructive manner. Let’s be clear, what is done can’t be undone. But what we learn in the process can be life-changing. It can help us not repeat the same patterns and create new approaches that are more in line with our current selves. We can learn how to bring balance into our lives.
So, ask yourself or your partner, what would you have done differently so that things would have had a different trajectory? For you and the rest of the entities involved.
We want to give ourselves time to reflect on our actions in a conscious way. Don’t you agree?
3. What did you like about yourself today?
Too often, we judge and blame ourselves for the things that we haven’t done or that we would have wanted to do differently.
We often get lost in the thoughts and judgments that only create a distorted impression about ourselves. In order to have an accurate perception of ourselves, we have to be honest with ourselves. For example, we have to acknowledge and give ourselves credit for what we have done well in our lives.
So what better time to look and appreciate those things, if not before we go to bed? This way, we will remain with a conscious perception about ourselves that will translate into better sleep and a positive start for the next day.
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4. What are you grateful for?
Sometimes this question may seem like it has no response, especially if we had a hard day, week, month, year. Still, even in the most difficult times of our lives, we can find something to be grateful for. If you are not used to practising gratitude, it can feel strange and even fake.
In the beginning, when I started practising gratitude, it felt so unnatural. It was as if I was lying to myself. It took me months before I started saying and feeling at the same time that I was grateful for a glass of water, for example.
On those nights, when you feel you have nothing to be grateful for, start small. Say that you are thankful for the bed you are lying in, for the pillow you have under your head. The little toe of your right foot that helps you keep your balance. For breathing and having the opportunity to shift everything as you did many times before. Once you start, you will find endless reasons to be grateful for. The start is the challenging part.
Serotonin is a chemical produced by our bodies that contributes to feelings of well-being. It stabilises our mood and helps us feel more relaxed. It is often called the Happiness Chemical.
5. What are your intentions for tomorrow?
This question is meant to give us a direction for the next day. It helps us focus on what matters and not let ourselves get caught up in the uncertainty of a new day.
It doesn’t work every time. We still have days when we remember our intentions when we go to bed and ask the question the next day.
Still, even this is okay because it makes us more conscious about our unconsciousness. Moreover, it gives us plenty of opportunities to practice being more aware of our words and intentions.
How has this habit translated into our relationship?
These questions had a significant impact on our relationship on many levels, some of which I am aware of now, as I wrote this post. Since we started this practise, we went through all sorts of feelings, reactions and understandings.
We had moments when we were so tired or disappointed that we forced ourselves to find something that made us feel good that day. We had to really look deep into the day to discover a moment of happiness. There were also times when we just had to accept that we didn’t notice any single moment of joy.
We have also had moments where we had so much fun with these questions laughing to tears while also trying not to wake up Arun. But, most of the time, I can describe our habits as a conscious part of our days. That moment in which we release the pressure we have accumulated over the day, learn from our mistakes and lift one another.
I cherish these moments tremendously because we learned so much about one another and individually. We give ourselves new perspectives and reasons to wake up with joy and hunger for life.
When I look at us now, I see two people who are more peaceful, have learned to admit when they are wrong and are keener to see the good in bad. We are more conscious parents and more willing to learn new things.
In life, there are things that happen by themselves and there are things that we have to create the context for them to expand. It is necessary to nourish our relationships in conscious ways in order for them to thrive and blossom.
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Final words
The questions I have chosen for these habits are what worked for us. You can create your own questions depending on your intentions and needs. There is no fixed thing to apply.
Still, if you feel they resonate with you and speak directly to your soul, I invite you to try applying them to your life. Write to me if they had any impact on you. It will bring me so much joy to know if what I shared with you was helpful.
Habits have the power to break us or transform our lives.
Quotes have a strange power to change people’s perceptions and even lives. I believe we’ve all experienced at least one moment in our lives in which a phrase said by someone or read somewhere made us pause and think about it for a long time, even after the moment passed.
I gathered in this post 47 of the quotes I have collected over the years, which shaped me in different ways, at different moments in life. Hope they will inspire you to get closer to yourself, to others and unleash your authentic voice.
Compassion Quotes
Compassion comes from the Latin word “compati” which means “to suffer with”. So it is more than mere empathy and care. It is the desire to help someone who is suffering and to be able to help that person ease their pain.
1. I will never know the bigger picture of anyone’s life, so it is best not to judge it.” – Unknown
2. “Empathy is really the opposite of spiritual meanness. It’s the capacity to understand that every war is both won and lost. And that someone else’s pain is as meaningful as your own.” – Barbara Kingsolver
3. “Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle.” – Charles Glassman.
4. “The way you see people is the way you treat them and the way you treat them is what they become.” – Jon Wolfgang von Goethe
5. “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” – Plato
6. “A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.” – Steve Maraboli.
7. “Let our hearts be stretched out in compassion toward others, for everyone is walking his or her own difficult path.” – Dieter F. Uchtdorf
8. “Too often, we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” – Leo Buscaglia.
9. “Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life.” – Jackie Chan
10. “We can’t heal the world today, but we can begin with a voice of compassion, a heart of love, an act of kindness.” – Mary Davis
11. “Compassion is the greatest form of love humans have to offer.” – Rachael Joy Scott
12. “Use your voice for kindness, your ears for compassion, your hands for charity, your mind for truth, and your heart for love.” – Anonymous.
13. “Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.” – Jack Kornfield
14. “When we give ourselves compassion, we are opening our hearts in a way that can transform our lives.” – Kristin Neff
15. “Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.” – Bob Kerrey.
16. “People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
17. “Compassion is the greatest form of love humans have to offer.” – Rachael Joy Scott
When we practice self-love, our lives start to be more balanced, more attuned with life’s rhythms, and we begin to experience flow at all levels. Let these quotes guide you through this journey and help you fall in love with yourself.
18. “These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them.” —Rumi
19. “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” – Maya Angelou.
20. “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” —Aristotle
21. “Having compassion starts and ends with having compassion for all those unwanted parts of ourselves.” – Pema Chodron.
22. “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” —Rumi
23. “How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.” —Rupi Kaur
24. “Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.” —Brené Brown
25. “We do not have the right to feel helpless. We must help ourselves. After destiny has delivered what it delivers, we are responsible for our lives.” —Cheryl Strayed
26. “Love yourself unconditionally, just as you love those closest to you despite their faults.” —Les Brown
27. “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” —Rumi
28. “If you have the ability to love, love yourself first.” —Charles Bukowski
29. “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” —Rumi
30. “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but we rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” —Maya Angelou
31. “Loneliness is a sign you are in desperate need of yourself.” ―Rupi Kaur
32. You are loved. You are important, you are wanted and needed in this world.
Empowering Quotes
We live in a world where we all need to be emotionally, physically, and spiritually empowered. Nowadays, we want to do so many things. Society demands so much of ourselves, and most of the time, we finish the days, the weeks, the years feeling tired, overwhelmed and disempowered.
Fortunately, we can always use quotes and affirmations to lift our souls and regain our self-esteem. We are not alone. Somewhere in the world, there is someone who went through the same pain as you and managed to uncover the wisdom behind it. Let their wisdom be your guide.
33. “Accept what is, let go of what was and have faith in what will be.” —Unknown.
34. “Never be ashamed of what you feel. You have the right to feel any emotion that you want and to do what makes you happy. That’s my life motto.” —Demi Lovato.
35. “Grow through what you go through.” —Unknown
36. “I care for myself. The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself.” —Charlotte Brontë.
37. “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” —Oprah Winfrey.
38. “In life, there is no real safety except for self-belief.” —Madonna
39. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
40. “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right.” —Henry Ford
41. “Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself.” —Roy T. Bennett
42. “The Universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself, everything that you want, you already are.” —Rumi
43. “Trust the timing of your life.” —Unknown
44. “A person can rise through the efforts of his own mind or draw himself down in the same manner. Because each person is his own friend or enemy.” —Bhagavad Gita
45. “I know you’re tired but come, this is the way.” —Rumi
46. “When you are grateful, fear disappears, and abundance appears.” —Tony Robbins
47. “Nothing is impossible. The word itself says ‘I’m Possible.” —Audrey Hepburn.
Some thoughts
I hope these quotes resonated with you and helped you refocus your attention on things that really matter in this world—not treating yourself as a victim, loving yourself and being compassionate with all the creatures and people who come into your way.
We all walk difficult paths in our lives, so why not help and lift each other rather than judge and push apart from one another?
I have to say, my heart, my soul, my whole being is longing to see acts of kindness and compassion spread around the world like the wind.
There is a need for this. I know this is true for all of us. We gather too much suffering in our hearts, and loving ourselves is the only remedy for this. It is the hardest and yet the most transformative thing we can do. We all have access to it and it all starts with compassion. Compassion for our struggles, our wounds, for ourselves. The only ones we can truly change in this life are ourselves and no one else.
For me, loving myself is the hardest and challenging thing I’m experimenting within this life. I still judge, compare, ignore and blame myself. But, day by day, week by week, month by month, year by year, I am learning to soften up, not let my fears run me, and be kinder and more compassionate towards myself, my mistakes, and my failures.
No one taught us how to love ourselves, so we need to teach ourselves how to love ourselves. Nothing in this world is truly accomplished and complete if it’s not out of the love we have for ourselves. Because how can we love and give others something that we don’t offer ourselves first?
Good gifts have the power to inspire and change people. But when we consider the different aspects that make a good gift — the needs that a person has, the time invested, your personal touch, a sprinkling of love. Then the result is almost always the same; a smile on the face, a feeling of joy that rushes in the body, and a sense of connection and gratitude on both sides. These are moments to remember. We always remember the people who made us feel cherished and appreciated. gift ideas
Let your gifts have an impact in this world, be remembered and be an inspiration for others. Gifts have the power to change perspectives, so use every chance you have to do so.
I know it’s not an easy task, especially if you are a person who cares for others. This is why I thought that this blog post could be of help. So let’s get through them and find the perfect gifts for your family and friends.
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Books
When I was younger, I couldn’t understand how someone could be happy when receiving a book as a gift, even though I wanted to be one of those people. Now, many years later, I can’t understand how someone wouldn’t be happy when receiving a book. Well, I know how, but you got the point. Books have this incredible power to inspire and change people. These are some of the books I read and listened to this year and that touched me in various ways.
The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran
This book carved deep into me and my ego. I listened to it four times and had some of the chapters on repeat many more times until I learned the phrases. Bhagavad Gita means “Song of the Spirit” — the divine communion of truth-realization between man and his Creator, the teachings of Spirit through the soul.
It is a timeless book that has changed the lives of so many people and mine also. The truths contained in this work are indisputable. The Bhagavad Gita turned my world around. It is the best book I have ever encountered in my life.
Raising Boys in the 21st Century by Steve Biddulph / Raising Girls in the 21st Century by Steve Biddulph.
Oh, these books are such a treasure. I believe parents know instinctively how to raise their children. This is normal. But when we live in an abnormal world, we sometimes don’t recognize our instincts and gut feelings.
Fortunately, some writers out there can gently guide us with the help of the medical, psychological, physiological and emotional knowledge they have acquired over many years of research.
Raising Boys/ Raising Girls are two friendly and practical guides to the stages and issues in boys’ and girls’ development, from birth to manhood and womanhood.
Fully Human by Steve Biddulph
In this book, the author describes personal stories from his own life and those of his clients. He shares the knowledge behind each story. Also, he speaks about the frontiers of thinking — how the brain works with the body and the wisdom of the ‘wild creature’ inside all of us.
At the peak of a lifetime’s work, one of the world’s best-known psychotherapists and educators shows us how we can be more alive and more connected to one another.
Fully Human had a significant impact on me and the way I now listen to my gut feelings. As a result, I pay more attention to them and I recognize them much faster. In addition, this book helped my logical mind connect much faster with my other inner worlds.
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey
I don’t think you can go wrong with this book, maybe only if you give it to the 0.0001% of the people that doesn’t like Matthew McConaughey.
“It shouldn’t surprise you that this book is good, but it will surprise you just how good it is. Wise and entertaining, this is an inspiring memoir and how-to from one of the great outlaw philosophers and artists of our time.” — Ryan Holiday, author of The Daily Stoic.
“McConaughey’s book invites us to grapple with the lessons of his life as he did, and to see that the point was never to win, but to understand.”— Mark Manson, author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*CK
I enjoyed Greenlights to the fullest. I laughed and I cried, I was inspired, stunned and empowered. It was a true pleasure to hear it. I recommend listening to the book read by Matthew. It’s a delight for your ears.
I am enough: Mark Your Mirror And Change Your Life by Maris Pear
If you started your self-understanding and self-development journey, this is a book to read. “I am enough” gives a great insight into our thoughts, feelings and how this affects our entire being.
How our words and thoughts affect our lives, how we came to think the way we think, and why saying I am enough can prepare your life for the changes you have long waited for.
Digital wall art
I have created a series of printable posters inspired by the quotes and messages I have encountered in my life. Digital art plays a significant role in my life. These posters are expressions of my creativity, feelings, understandings and passions.
I believe they can be beautiful and inspiring gifts that can bring a ray of sunshine and gratitude for life, in the lives of those who will receive them. If you feel the same, you can find all my posters in the shop. You will need to download the files, print them, frame them and wrap them as a gift. The file will include all the details for printing and framing. See all digital art.
Apps
We all use apps nowadays and pay every month for some of them. If you have an app that you think is useful for you and that has helped you in any way, you can share it. Make a monthly or annual app subscription as a gift so the person would experience and benefit from it. Below are two apps I regularly use and that have improved my life.
FitOn
This is an app for movement, which I have been using for a year now. They have many kinds of exercises — yoga, fitness, meditation, pilates and much more. You can choose programmes depending on your available time or even participate in live training—all for free.
FitOn also has a paid plan in which you receive personalised meal plans, 500+ exclusive recipes, offline downloads and many other things. The price is 39 USD per year.
Balance
This app is balanced and brings balance. It has innovative experiences, like Vibration-Based Immersive Meditations or Interactive Wind Down Single. The voices are pleasant and peaceful, and the plans are well thought out.
Balance breaks down meditation into concrete and trainable skills, and it tracks the time you spend practising each day. I have found myself applying things from their meditation in my other meditations or at times, during the day. Things like posture correction, face relaxation or breathing techniques.
The app is free for the first year. Afterwards, the price is 17 USD per month.
Sustainable
Natural Coconut Bowls & Spoons
These coconut bowls originate from the Bên Tre region in Southern Vietnam. For many years, the local farmers have made a modest income from selling coconut by-products such as coconut oils and coconut milk. Once harvested for their prized possessions, they burn the discarded cocos shells to make way for the new crops.
By using these coconut bowls, you are helping to provide the local farmers with a secondary income and preventing more coconuts and trees from being needlessly burned as waste.
Palo Santo from Peru. Sustainably Harvested – 100 Grams
Palo Santo is an enchanting tree that grows in the coastal areas of South America. It is related to Copal, Myrrh, and Frankincense. Palo Santo means “Holy Wood”. Shamans and healers traditionally burn it for its energetic purification and healing attributes. When burned, it produces an enriching aroma that increases your vibration when preparing for meditation. It also leaves a delightful and lasting fragrance in your space.
*SERFOR National Forest Service and Wildlife certified.
Zero Waste Gift Box
We all have to start somewhere, so why not now? Many of my friends and family members don’t know where and how to start living more sustainably — what to buy or not, which products to change, where to start and so on. If you’ve had some of these thoughts or discussions, don’t waste this opportunity to make a change. Push the boat out with this Zero Waste Gift Box on the plastic free journey. Little by little, we can end the plastic regime.
Tree of Life Alignment Cork Mat
The Scoria Cork Mat delivers supreme traction when practising your movements. The mat is made of natural cork and natural rubber. Besides, it has a beautiful design and has no PVC, Perr, TPE or harsh chemicals.
The brand offers a portion of their income to support play-based education for life skills & healthy living for indigenous youths in partnership with Right To Play.
Children
Play kits from Lovevery
I like this brand so much because it has beautiful and creative toys made with care and sustainably harvested wood, organic cotton, non-toxic paint, and baby-safe plastics. Their play products are designed by child development experts and distilled to their simplest, purest purpose: to be exactly what children need at each stage.
Lovevery brings academics, researchers, and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines together for a holistic approach that is simple, accessible and relevant to you and your baby.
Besides this, they offer the possibility to subscribe to their play kits and receive them at the right time for your baby, when your child hits new milestones — 0-12 months, one year, two years or three years.
Montessori children’s knife and cutting board: handmade.
Children love to help and be independent under our careful supervision. From my experience with Arun, cutting his banana at the age of 2 years and 4 months was empowering for him. He felt so proud of himself and his achievement.
Both elements of this set are handmade! All corners of the boards are milled out and individually polished by hand so that everything is nice and soft and flatters the hands. The “knives” are manually tapered for sharpness and edges are smoothed to give a comfortable hold in a small hand. The knife and board are rubbed with a mixture of beeswax and linseed oil. The product is natural, contains no chemical elements and smells pleasantly of wood.
Wooden Archery Set for Boys and Girls (engraved with child name)
Archery helps to train kids to be more focused on each task at a time.
This Archery Set will help your child to set goals and also know how to set them. This is very important for personal growth. It allows you to realise what needs to improve and then set goals to hit those new targets. Archery helps our kids learn how to set these goals, a skill they can adapt into their day-to-day life.
Learning how to become an archer is very much a step-by-step method i.e nocking the arrow, drawing the bow, aiming and finally shooting. Arun alawys has a great time when he plays with his archery set.
Wooden Tea Set Toy (custom colour choice)
This cute handcrafted Wooden Tea Set has everything little ones need to host the perfect tea party. Mix and match with cake and cupcakes to create a perfect party scene. It will make an original and eco-friendly gift for Christmas or any other occasion.
Wooden Magnetic Fishing Toy
This Wooden Fishing Toy is a helpful gift for boys and girls. The toy is carefully polished and impregnated with edible linseed oil and beeswax. It is fun and helps your child develop motor skills.
Leaf Play Mat from Natural Linen
This stylish leaf shaped rug is inspired by nature. The outer material is 100% natural high quality linen. Inside contains hypoallergenic silicone fibre. I adore this leaf. It makes Arun’s room so playful, natural and vivid. We have had a yellow leaf since it was born, and he has used it so many times.
Montessori Wooden Play Kitchen—Mahogany Wood
If you’re in for something big, check out these beautiful kids kitchens. They caught my attention and admiration.
The bespoke wooden play-sets are made locally, from outsourcing materials from distributors in the EU to make them sustainable and eco-friendly. The brand uses FSC certified Baltic Birch Plywood, 0% VOC plant-based hard-wax oils and water-based eco paints (EN 71-3:2019), safe for kids. So your little ones can actually place food and “cook” there.
For Everyone
Kalimba gift ideas
Kalimbera produces high-quality handcrafted Kalimbas from pine and mahogany wood. They also have very nice features — you can engrave a symbol or a name on your Kalimba, for each Kalimba sold, they plant a tree somewhere in the world, they offer free shipping worldwide.
I have had my Kalimba for quite a while now and I can say with all my heart that it is such a great instrument. It’s easy and fun to play and the sounds are a delight for the ears.
If you will want to purchase a Kalimba from Kalimbera, be sure to insert code – mushroomdana – and you will receive a 6% discount on your order.
Love Cocoa gift ideas
How doesn’t love chocolate? Love Cocoa has 200 years of tradition in the chocolate industry. They use single-origin cacao, which is in the top 8% of the World. Their cacao is from Colombia, Peru and Ecuador, handcrafted into unique luxury chocolates, and presented in beautiful chocolate boxes. As a result, they have the finest chocolate in the world.
One bar = One tree. Love Cocoa plants a tree for all chocolate bars, nibbles and truffles they sell. All their products are so tasty, refined and beautifully packed. They also have vegan products.
Smart Natural Wood Mini Book Light – Walnut
The natural wood Smart Mini Book Light is a beautiful piece of art for any home. When closed, this smart light masquerades a laser-cut wooden book. When opened, it transforms into a sculptural light that emits a beautiful ambient warm LED light through the pages.
This design opens to full 360 degrees with cleverly concealed magnets. It has lovely soft touch papers that are lighted up by long-lasting LED lights. It is tear-proof and water-resistant.
London Nootropics gift ideas
Mushroom coffee is a blend of coffee and medicinal mushroom extracts. London Nootropics use lion’s mane and cordyceps mushrooms along with other adaptogens with synergistic properties.
Medicinal mushroom extracts are adaptogens – they help our bodies and minds adapt to physical, mental and emotional stressors. Blending them together with a fine micro-ground coffee creates an earthy, delicious cup of coffee with additional health benefits.
This can be an incredible gift for a coffee lover. Experiencing new things is always a good thing for our physical and mental health.
Sacred Geometry Wall Art
A mandala is a magnificent and harmonious symbol denoting symmetry and universal unity. It carries positive energy and a creative beginning. Beautiful reliefs and forms of this wall decoration perfectly complement both classic and any thematic interiors of various spaces.
I have times when I meditate looking at the mandala on my wall. It gives me a sense of peace and order.
Smart Diffuser Lamp – White Ash
I simply adore diffusers. They make homes cosier, beautiful and with the suitable essential oils, more healthy too.
The Smart Diffuser Lamp can help you to relax while enjoying the beautiful light that radiates from it. A portable and natural wood ambient desk light with a seamlessly integrated copperplate oil burning diffuser.
Cosiscoop Terracotta Fire Lantern
We love to spend time outside, on our terrace and gaze into the fire. It gives a sense of calm and peace that remains with us for many days that follow.
Cosi Fires Terracotta Fire Lantern can inject some homey ambiance into your outdoor evenings too. Whether it is dinner around the garden table or a casual drink on the balcony, the terracotta fire lantern is the ideal way to warm up as the night draws in.
Environmental & Child Care
I believe we need to rethink gifting in order to make it greater than ourselves. It has to serve greater purposes too. Step by step, we can transform the heavy impact on this planet, resulting from our messy lifestyles. Below are three organizations you can consider when thinking of a gift. It is always a good idea to offer a donation for a cause as a gift, in the name of the person receiving the gift.
Nori
Our warming atmosphere puts us on a collision course with extreme weather, food shortages, mass extinction, and social unrest. We’ve already emitted more carbon than we are supposed to, and we’re not reducing it fast enough. The threat is real and it will affect everyone.
We need to radically reduce our carbon emissions and remove the excess from our atmosphere to avoid climate catastrophe. This is where Nori comes into place.
I found out about this website through Kalimbera. They are partners with this brand, and for each Kalimba sold, they plant a tree. I find the idea so inspiring and beautiful. So why not expand it. I believe planting a tree for someone as a gift is something unique and beneficial to all of us.
Tree-Nation is the simplest way for people and companies to plant trees around the world. I know, we all want to plant trees and not someone else in our place. But until we actually do it, we can try this way too. So make a memorable gift to your beloved ones and to the planet. Plant a tree.
You will receive a certificate with the person’s name and the place where your trees will be planted.
Save the childrengift ideas
This is a humanitarian independent organization for children that helps protect children and ensure they survive and thrive. Save the children is an organization that has helped numerous children so far.
Children are the most vulnerable and precious treasures we can ever have. The adults that surround us were once children who maybe needed the involvement of caring and supportive adults.
Donate on behalf of your friends or family and offer them this as a gift. Don’t you believe that someone who will receive such a present will feel good in his heart? Knowing that he contributed to something greater than himself?
Homemade
This kind of present can complement the other gifts you have chosen to make. For me, this is the love and fun part. How better can you express your love for someone if not through something you have made with your hands? The secret ingredients of such gifts are your time and love. Two ingredients that money can’t buy.
Needless to say that it can be a fun activity to have with your kids. They will feel involved in something beautiful and creative. They will be empowered and their self-esteem will grow exponentially.
Cookies
How will it be if this year, you do three things at once? Spend time with your children, cook some delicious cookies and also make a few presents? I know, it sounds crazy and fun.
This simple and easy cookie recipe will delight the entire family and be fun for kids to make it. It is healthy, beautiful and vegan. The recipe is for around 100 cookies in 5 different flavours. See the recipe.
Bath Tea
We all know the benefits of drinking a cup of tea, but did you know that you can also bathe in tea and enjoy numerous benefits? Bath time is a time of relaxation and pleasure, so why not take it to the next level and bathe in minerals and flower petals. This can be a beautiful and useful gift you can offer to everyone because we all need a long, relaxing and nourishing bath.
Men can also receive these bath teas. You will only need to change some ingredients as described below.
Ingredients for her
Dried roses
Dried lavender
2 cups Epsom salt
Dried calendula
Dried chamomile
Essential oil of your choice – lavender, bergamot, patchouli, eucalyptus.
Ingredients for him
Dried lavender
Dried cornflowers
2 cups Epsom salt
Essential oil of your choice – vetiver, peppermint, sacred sandalwood, ginger, tea tree.
Instructionsgift ideas In a container, mix the ingredients for her and in another container mix the ingredients for him:
2 cups Epsom salt
10 drops of essential oil
3 tablespoons of lavender
4 tablespoons of calendula
3 tablespoons of chamomile
4 tablespoons of roses/cornflowers
Packaging Pour the Epsom Salt Tea you just made in small jars or small bags (use muslin or tea bags). If you use bags, store them in an airtight jar until ready to use. Advise your dear ones who will receive this gift to drop one bag into the bathwater, hang it under the running water or pour two spoons in the bathtub.
Roses & cornflowers – soothe the skin, add fragrance, and look so beautiful in a bath.
Epsom salt – detoxifies, soothes sore muscles, reduces stress and inflammation.
Lavender & chamomile – calms you down and prepares you for a better sleep.
Calendula – has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.
Stovetop Holiday Potpourri
Let the natural aroma of Christmas fill the souls and homes of those you love. This easy-to-make stovetop potpourri are the perfect treat for friends and neighbors. Let your creativity run wild and create some fantastic gifts. gift ideas,
What do you need gift ideas,
Cloves gift ideas,
Star anise gift ideas,
Cinnamon sticks
Pine sprigs, fig branch or rosemary
Dried orange, grapefruit, lemon or apple slices
Nutmeg & cinnamon powder (half and half a teaspoon)
Packaging gift ideas
Jars gift ideas
Gift tags gift ideas
Red and white twine, jute or ribbon
How to gift ideas
Insert all the ingredients from above in a jar, making sure they are arranged exactly to your liking.
Instructions gift ideas
The person who will receive the jar will have to turn the content into a pot, cover it with water, simmer it on low heat and enjoy the unforgettable smell.
I hope you found my proposal interesting, beautiful and easy to make. Please leave me a comment if you have tried any of my recommendations or if you have others you wish to share with us. We will love to discover new inspiring gift ideas.
Place kids and cookies in the same setting and you will get an overdose of sweetness. christmas cookies,
It’s that time of the year where there’s a festive smell in the atmosphere, but this usually comes with some pressure. Generally, at the end of the year, we have more things to do at work, we start searching for presents, we plan for the holiday, want to spend more time with our kids, while also wanting to find some time for ourselves.
How will it be this year if you do three things at once? Spend time with your children, bake some delicious cookies and also make a few presents? I know, it sounds amaizing and fun.
By baking and handing out cookies as gift, you will solve the problem of gifts for some of your friends. You will also save money, offer a beautiful and tasty present filled with love and most importantly, you will spend time with your kids.
During such magical moments in the kitchen, you will have time to talk with them and teach them about science, counting, fractions, weighing, measuring, language, fine motor skills, reading, problem-solving, all constructively and naturally. Without pressure and without them noticing, you are teaching them all this stuff.
Yes, these moments costs—more time spent in the kitchen, extra cleanup, and lots of patience (especialy if you had a tiring day). But I believe all of this is worth it when we see how delightful the results would be. Don’t you agree?
Child and family experts across many educational disciplines agree with this too. They believe the time invested is worth the effort. Both parents and children will reap short and long term benefits.
Benefits of Getting Kids Involved in the Kitchen
Builds confidence and self-esteem.
It sets an example for a healthy lifestyle.
Increases the interest in food and cooking.
Cooking helps to build essential math skills.
Improves comprehension and reading skills.
You’re able to spend quality time together as a family.
Children who cook at home feel a sense of accomplishment.
Present the kitchen as a learning lab to your kids where they can do edible science experiments. For example, you can explain the changes in food ingredients from liquid to solid, the effect that yeast or baking powder has on the other ingredients, or how things turn out due to the effect of heat. They will be fascinated to learn new skills.
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Let’s start baking!
One Dough – 5 Different Flavours
I choose to make a simple and easy cookie recipe that will delight the entire family and be fun for the kids too. Besides, it is healthy and vegan. This recipe can make around 100 cookies—five different flavours.
Pressed Dough:
1/4 tsp salt
750 gr soft room temp butter
900 gr all-purpose flour (6 cups + 1/2 cup)
3 room temp, large egg whites (scroll below for egg substitute and other note)
Cut the butter and place it in a large bowl. Mix butter and salt until it’s creamy and pale. Add the egg whites and mix until combined. Start adding the flour slowly, not all at once, until all combine in a soft dough. You can use the egg yolk to grease the cookies before putting them in the oven.
Divide the dough into five equal parts and work with them one by one.
1. Lavender and Orange Butter Cookies
Add the following ingredients to the dough and mix until they all combine in a soft dough
2 tsp lavender
Juice from ½ orange
Zest from an orange
50 gr all-purpose flour
5 tsp powdered cocos sugar (1/4 cups)
Take the dough, put it between two baking sheets, and spread it out using your hand or a rolling pin. Place it in the fridge for about 15-30 minutes. Take the dough from the refrigerator and cut it into different shapes using cake tins. Insert the cookies in the preheated oven at 170°C/340°F for about 15-18 min. Scroll below to note for other details.
2. Parmesan Caraway Cookies
To the second cookie dough, add:
5 tsp caraway
40 gr flour (4 tbsp)
1/2 cup of vegan or traditional parmesan
Take the dough, put it between two baking sheets, and spread it out using your hand or a rolling pin. Place it in the fridge for about 15-30 minutes. Take the dough from the refrigerator and cut it into different shapes using cake tins. Insert the cookies in the preheated oven at 170°C/340°F for about 15-18 min. Scroll below to note for other details.
3. Ginger Cookies
To the third cookie dough, add:
40 gr flour (4 tbsp)
2 tsp fresh grated ginger
5 tsp powdered cocos sugar
Take the dough, put it between two baking sheets, and spread it out using your hand or a rolling pin. Place it in the fridge for about 15-30 minutes. Take the dough from the refrigerator and cut it into different shapes using cake tins. Insert the cookies in the preheated oven at 170°C/340°F for about 15-18 min. Scroll below to note for other details.
4. Rosemary & Lime Cookies
To the fourth cookie dough, add:
Zest of one lime
½ juice from a lime
1/2 cup fresh rosemary
5 tsp powdered cocos sugar
50 gr all-purpose flour (5 tbsp)
Take the dough, put it between two baking sheets, and spread it out using your hand or a rolling pin. Place it in the fridge for about 15-30 minutes. Take the dough from the refrigerator and cut it into different shapes using cake tins. Insert the cookies in the preheated oven at 170°C/340°F for about 15-18 min. Scroll below to note for other details.
5. Cocoa and Nuts Cookies
To the fifth cookie dough, add:
1 tsp cinnamon
40 gr flour (4 tbsp)
1/2 cup grounded nuts
2 or 3 tsp cocoa powder
5 tsp powdered cocos sugar
½ vanilla pod or 3-4 drops of vanilla essence
Take the dough, put it between two baking sheets, and spread it out using your hand or a rolling pin. Place it in the fridge for about 15-30 minutes. Take the dough from the refrigerator and cut it into different shapes using cake tins. Insert the cookies in the preheated oven at 170°C/340°F for about 15-18 min. Scroll below to note for other details.
NOTE
If the dough is too soft, add more flour.
If it’s too hard add a little plant based milk.
For a stronger gingerbread flavour, add more ginger.
You can use inactive yeast flakes instead of traditionl parmesan.
Replace egg white with 3 tbsp of milk/plant milk and add 2 tbsp cornstarch. Mix with dry ingredients.
After the cookies cool down, you and your children can start packing them. I recommend using anything you have around, except plastic bags. We want to reduce the use of plastic. Be creative and find alternatives—jars tied with an ornamental thread, paper bag, wooden box, straw baskets, etc.
Your gift has special ingredients that will definitely be noticed and appreciated by those who will receive the cookies — love, fun, exciting combinations of ingredients and positive energy. Your kids will be so proud of themselves when they see the delight on the faces of those who will receive these presents.
As parents, what more extraordinary gift can we offer to our children as they step into this enormous and challenging world? If not the beauty of caring and nourishing their bodies, the ability to be confident in themselves and the power to be conscious adults?
I hope you will have unforgettable moments with your kids and I invite you to share them with us. We would love to know the stories from your kitchen. christmas cookies christmas cookies christmas cookies christmas cookies christmas cookies
Remember to love yourself
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