People think being the best you is this long, epic journey of self-discovery, hard work and healthy living. But really, it is as easy as forming key habits and really sticking to them. Here are a few tips on how to be the best you…
“I’ve learned to value failed conversations, missed connections, confusions. What remains is what’s unsaid, what’s underneath. Understanding on another level of being.” – Anna Kamienska It is what it is. This statement could simply define our collective malaise. Lately, I have been catching this phrase…
The other day, I was putting my almost eight-year-old son to bed, when he turned to me and asked… “When I grow up, will I have a chin?! At first, I didn’t know what he was talking about, but then I realized that he knows…
This goes out to all my friends with kids or to prepare the ones who are expecting. This is all valuable information I wish I would have known earlier (and would have still gotten pregnant because I would have told everyone that I will do…
Me: Where should we eat? A: I’m happy to go anywhere! Really. I’m easy. I don’t care where we go. Any restaurant you have in mind? Do we need to get tested? Masks? Which kind? One vaccine? Two? Booster shot? Download the app? Social distancing?…
I believe the better the friend, the messier my house will be when she/he leaves. I believe in listening to a taxi driver (in Vienna) tell me about his runaway daughter, four ex-wives, getting punched in the face last night, and being shot at on…
Ladies and Gentlemen, can I please have your attention for this public service announcement: I did it again. My fourth book has been published. What the book is about: Like my previous books, I have written essays on my life in general, about simplifying, about…
Just ask for a promotion! What’s the worst that can happen? They say no? And your already fragile self-esteem is irreparably damaged? It’s really not that big of a deal. Oh, shit! I am sorry to hear you didn’t get the promotion. I wouldn’t feel…
When I lived in Canada I learned that Canadians apologise for everything. All the time. It is weird to me because Germans are so different. But it triggered this article. Here are some things I heard on a daily basis: Sorry, I have a question.…
I recently watched Titanic with my son and he loved it. I don’t remember a lot of specifics about watching Titanic in theatres in 1997, but I was 16 years old, which means my two biggest concerns were a) locating romance, and 2) not dying…