Tag: #growthmindset
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October 9, 2024

This months theme: OFFLINE OCTOBER When time stands still……. I can be amazed by what I see when I stop doing and start being. When time stands still, this is the result. A feeling of joy overflows me. I’m just touched by the amazing colors when the sun sets. What happens inside of you when…
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October 6, 2024

Sometimes being offline is just what I need to truly […] This post is only available to members.
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To stretch or to overstretch, that’s the question!

Who is number 1 on your priority list? “Make a wishlist and prioritize yourself, you are your own number one.” My teacher said to me. Believe me, I did some serious overstretching in my life! What it brought me? I learned. But to be honest, sometimes I really learned the hard way. While not…
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Just words?

Are they just words? Florence, Italy 1992After a huge discussion on my phone bill which, Dutch as I am, I didn’t want to pay the full amount and I was negotiating a new rate, my land lady actually gave me a compliment. “Sei una ragazza in gamba”, she said. Back then I didn’t understand these…
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September 1, 2024

Today, we arrive at Satisfying September, but as today is […] This post is only available to members.
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Reculer pour mieux sauter

In French there’s an expression ‘reculer pour mieux sauter’. It means, freely translated, that if you do something once again, you have a better base for taking your next step. For instance if you do a class over at highschool your base of knowledge is more stable and from there you can make a bigger…
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The FUN FACTOR of life

What makes your life fun? A new blog: The FUN FACTOR of life! Most of us desire some form of change in our lives. Being aware of the fact that our patterns are deeply rooted inside of us and change requires perseverance, we love to postpone our actions. Many of us plan to work on…
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Food for thought

In what way are you conditioned? Where does your inner automatic pilot guide you to? I posted this blog a few years ago. As it’s still valuable, I decided to re-post today, as many of us will be watching tonight’s football match. Enjoy both the blog and the match! Warm regards, Pamela
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Celebrate life!

Celebrate life! Both! I want both: I want to dance until the sun comes up in the morning and I want to do an early morning walk to see the same sun and nature waking up. See link for full blog.
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Focussssssst

Sssssst, be silent and listen to the sounds around you. Can you focus? Or does your mind take over and are you distracted by numerous thoughts? Did you ever drive your car to a place where you often go to and find out upon arrival that that place wasn’t the goal of today’s destination?Did you…
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Wise books

Whenever I read a wise book, something happens in my body. I feel a sense of bliss, a sense of coming home. I love this feeling of being at home. At home in my body, at home at myself, at home being just me. Being the Pamela that I truly am. To me there are…
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EYE-OPENER?!

Recently, I was in the garden of a friend overlooking the IJ river in the heart of Amsterdam. A sailing boat passed by in the distance. My friend is a sailor and was on his ship that week and stayed the night in a harbour at another village. He recognized the ship and said to…
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Be patient and crack that shell!

A seagull opens an oyster by throwing it on a stone ground from a certain height. If the shell cracks, his food is readily available. If it doesn’t, he picks the shell up again, flies to an adequate height and drops the shell another time. This goes on until the shell is open. There’s no…
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Hoe schrijf ik, op internationale vrouwendag, een ode aan alle wijze vrouwen zonder namen te noemen maar met het raken van jullie harten? (Below English version)

An ode to all woman. Originally written in Dutch, also translated in English today, international womans day. Happy reading, warm regards, Pamela
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Your golden next step?

Just tap from the pool of abundance! In my life there is a wise lady. She always says she likes to become one when she grows old, but to me she already is. In the past, when she saw me struggling with something, she would give me guidance. An example? I subcribed to an energy…
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Wake up your wisdom!

Today I write my first blog in English. I was a member of Junior Chamber International (JCI) some years ago. The slogan of JCI is learning by doing. So, let’s overcome uncertainties and see how far I get in English. At JCI, the moment you hit 40 you need to step back for the next…

















