Tag: acceptance
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Our wish to be thinner…
For many of us, the wish to be smaller starts early on in our lives as we internalize diet culture’s messages that link thinness to worthiness. It is not the only wish we have of course. We wish to be rich. We wish to be curvy or sexy or muscular, all depending on our gender…
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Rest & Digest 😋
Have you ever asked yourself why it is sometimes so difficult to take time to rest? I have noticed my inability to take breaks and rest properly a long time ago – probably around the time I moved to Denmark. Having spent most of my work life up to that point in the US and…
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Nothing lasts forever…
One of the main Buddhist teachings is that of impermanence. The loss and change are the only constants in our lives. Nothing is fixed and nothing stays the same for long. We all experience it in our lives but often try very hard to make things stay the same if we like them. We value…
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Find Your “New Normal”
What is “normal” anyway? Sometimes we seem to use certain words without thinking much about their meaning. Normal can be defined using statistics by a bell-shaped curve of “normal” distribution. Whatever falls within the middle of that curve, where most individuals exhibit a given characteristics, we often call “normal” or “average”. But are the areas…
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It’s OK not to be OK
As I am battling a nasty cold, I would like to remind you (and myself) that it is OK not to be OK. Whether we are talking about physical health, emotional difficulties, or mental struggles – it does not matter. We are human beings with our perfect imperfections. We deserve to take our space and…
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