A headache or even worse a migraine is such a pain in the neck (see what I did there!). Today I had an important meeting which meant I worked yesterday pretty much all day until late at night. I didn...
{source} Stuff Parisians Like: Discovering the Quoi in the Je Ne Sais Quoiby Olivier Magny As Ive mentioned before, Im mildly obsessed with Paris and I love all things French. This book is written by...
I dont use all my senses equally. I rely heavily on my sight and forget to cultivate and stimulate my other senses. Imagine how much richer life can be if we could let all our senses soak every exper...
A wild sheep chase by Haruki Murakami It is the sequel to Pinball (1973) and is the third book in Murakamis "Trilogy of the Rat". This "detective" tale follows an unnamed Ja...
Hi everyone, Ive missed you so much. Im popping in for a quick update and then Ill hop off to catch up with all your lovely blogs. Life has been weird around here, so many changes in such a sho...
{late afternoon walks in the park} I spent most of the week working from home, hence the delicious lunches I prepared for myself and the late afternoon breaks walking around the park or flicking thro...
Now that I got my running mojo back, I want to push myself a little bit further and become a tiny bit better runner. I though Paula Radcliffe could give me some useful advice and she did. Some tips I...
Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the worldby Haruki Murakami A mad scientist, his granddaughter and a regular guy try to figure out "the end of the world". The book is written based on t...
Blind Willow, Sleeping Womanby Haruki Murakami This book is a collection of 26 short stories. I cant praise this book enough. I dont normally like short stories, I prefer big, fat novels but I though...
{watching the sunrise from my window} This week Ive been really good to my body and mind. I managed to wake up early everyday, run a lot, practice yoga twice, get lots of thing done, take time off en...
Last week I practiced mindfulness meditation following the instructions of Jon Kabat-Zinn CDs. Jon Kabat-Zinn is the person who introduced mindfulness to the Western world and his CDs and books are a...
South of the border, west of the sun by Haruki Murakami Because memory and sensations are so uncertain, so biased, we always rely on a certain reality - call it an alternate reality - to prove the re...
Pre-run energy*: 2 carrots {vitamin A=energy production} + 1 orange {vitamin C= immune system booster & helps absorb iron from spinach} + 1 bunch of spinach {iron= helps formation of red blood ce...
I’m trying to lead a life where I won’t be constantly displeased with how things are and wish for things to be different from how they already are. There is no point for that. Of course this doesn’t ...
Kafka on the shoreby Haruki Murakami People soon get tired of things that aren’t boring, but not of what is boring. What’s that all about? For me, I might have the leisure to be bored, but not grow t...
{Sunset with Instax 210} This week was very nice and relaxing and Im sad to see it end. I didnt have much work to do but I had to attend lots and lots of small admin type of things that I had left ac...
Declaration: Im desperately helpless in the kitchen. I know, many people say that but Im serious, I cant boil water. To try and remedy this situation, I recently got a few cook books to learn some cu...
Strange and mysterious things, though, arent they - earthquakes? We take it for granted that the earth beneath our feet is solid and stationary. We even talk about people being down to earth or havin...
Ithaca When you set out for distant Ithaca, fervently wish your journey may be long, — full of adventures and with much to learn. Of the Laestrygones and the Cyclopes, of the angry god Poseidon, have...
Dance, dance, danceby Haruki Murakami Things can work out. And if they dont, well, you can deal with that when the time comes. A 30 something regular guy, who works as a commercial writer, is l...
You always look so cool, like no matter what happens, its got nothing to do with you, but youre not really like that. In your own way, youre out there fighting as hard as you can, even if other peopl...
You may have noticed I havent done any Happy Notes post for a while, its because I prefer reading things on paper or Kindle these days rather than on my computer screen. I find it more relaxing and m...
Last weekend, I read this little booklet put together by The school of life for Guardian. It felt like a breath of fresh air. This was not a usual self help time-management booklet and I really enjoy...
I had planned a different post for today but then I saw this TED talk, it brought tears to my eyes, I had to share it. Hope you enjoy it!
IF you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and ...
Mojo refers to a charm or magic spell. One day you have it the next day is gone. I started running even though I didnt like running because I wanted to enjoy those extra triple chocolate co...
Dont pointless things have a place, too, in this far-from-perfect world? Remove everything pointless from an imperfect life and itd lose even its imperfection. A young man, the narrator, is in love w...
I love lazy Sundays spent indoors with loads of readings and numerous cups of tea. Recently, I have replaced the Sunday papers with more interesting reading material. Im reading the Blind Willow, Sle...
It’s been a bit over a year since I started my mindfulness course and now I’m putting together the material to teach my own course! When did all these happen? I just wanted to stop and reflect on thi...
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