Do you remember when, as children, we spent the whole day or an afternoon with the neighbours’ kids in their house: playing, eating, and doing whatever else children do? Nobody had to plan those spontaneous visit weeks in advance. You just turned up at the front door, and if your friend/s could come out and…
Polish Gal in London
“Mind Games”
I bet we all played mind games in high school, just to get back at our mortal enemies, or to amuse our wondering minds, or possibly just to survive the jungle the high school is. When I was growing up, I had this romantic idea of being a grown up and behaving responsibly just like…
“The Best Advice Ever”
If our thinking or intuition (different people use different tools to make decisions) is somehow not functioning properly (many different reasons for that to happen, which I’m not going to cover in this blog), we may experience vulnerability and be easily persuaded into making decisions that don’t necessarily serve our best interest. Often, people feel…
“Shining Bright”
While driving from one of my son’s classes (he is currently homeschooled) the Little M. decided to share with me how he felt while he was still at school. We tend to do that; all of a sudden he remembers something that happened ages ago and talks about is as if it had happened just…
“Why Are Some People So Very Persistent?”
Anyone who decides to follow her heart’s desires needs to be persistent. In short, she must have a hard ass to land on. Pursuing one’s dreams is a long-term commitment, often without shortcuts or easy to follow guidelines. Some people are natural warriors and can easily resist the desire to quit. Some people need to…
“People Don’t Like When You Change”
Let’s be honest here; change is terrifying for most of us, and most people don’t like when others around them change. I know it first handed since a lot has changed for me in the recent months, which made a lot of people around me incredibly uncomfortable. The disapproval of my inner change was very…
“Mindfulness with Goldie Hawn”
The Little M. just finished class 2, and throughout the whole year, he was very restless, unfocused and all over the place very often. We don’t have a TV at home, and the Little M. doesn’t watch movies or play games on our phones so his restlessness couldn’t be blamed on too much exposure to…
“Parents Wake Up!!!”
Parenting isn’t easy and most parents I know will tell you that. Anyone involved in teaching or parenting will also tell you that kids are not like they used to be. Children became more demanding from their parents and the environment while at the same time more hyped up with short attention, restlessness and impulsivity…
“Roots and Uprooting”
When I was born, I lived with my grandparents for some time before my parents, and I moved out to our flat where we stayed for another ten years. I finished grade five when, out of the blue over the summer holidays, my parents decided to move the whole family to a tiny, full of…
“Are You Where You Want to Be in Your Life?”
As children, we all have hopes and dreams. Some of us follow our dreams, others don’t, and some find other dreams to chase. At times it is incredibly hard to stick with your dreams for many different reasons: personal, logistics or financial. I’m one of those people who stick with dreams and tries her best…