Joy Blog

The biggest shift I’ve made towards more joy and lightness in my life YOU can actually start making today!

Do you ever say “See, you are just too stupid to do this!” to yourself? Does it ever feel like the voice in your head is constantly bullying and belittling you?

Does it ever feel like the voice in your head is loud or quiet, mean,...

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Is the word "should" in charge of your life?

Let’s do a little thinking experiment. Think about a “should” in your life that you’ve heard over and over again, from somebody else or from yourself. Eg. You want to work part time because you prefer to have more time off than...

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Chasing sheep in the mountains

“There was a young married couple up on the mountain last week and they chased sheep with their dog!” That’s what my parents heard when they went up to our mountain cabin in summer 1993.

Have you had gossip turning a big round in...

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Why you should question every “should” in your life

Imagine being at a party and observing a person throwing off their shoes and dancing wildly in the moist grass while the other rather distinguished guests shake their heads in disapproval.

Or seeing a father bringing a funny and colorfully decorated...

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The only way is downstream: “Actually, Pishkanogami”

Do you ever indulge in happy memories, when suddenly the smell is in the air again, you can hear the sounds, maybe even sense the breeze or the temperature on your skin and you feel really vivid reliving these wonderful moments?

This is exactly what...

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Do you feel like your life is on autopilot and you’re sitting on the passenger seat?

Wild guess: “Should” is your autopilot.

You
should dress appropriately. You should be a stay at home mom. You should stay in your well-paying job and not risk everything for self-employment. You should say yes when...

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“When I’ll graduate I’ll replace Newton on that wall!”, he said.

The gentleman who wanted to kick Newton out and change the mural on our world famous very traditional university facade was my roommate and we both studied food engineering together. Before I moved into that amazing shared apartment I was staying...

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Our parents just trusted that we'll come back safely!

Two 14 year old girls hiking for 3 days - no phone.

It was 1992 when my bestie and I had the idea to walk from Yverdon to Lausanne, sleep in a tent, cook over the fire and have the best adventure ever. So we did it.

When I imagine my daughter Mika...

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Do you keep yourself from being happy?

If you’ve read a book or a blog or watched a video on self-development and/or spirituality I guess you’ve come across the word „surrender“.

It’s usually used in connection with challenging situations, with loss, with...

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Because of a Photoshoot!

„Eleshia, are you in for a photoshoot? With Bry, the brilliant and most wonderful photographer who came to the mountaincabin for a week to shoot me there!? There are two slots free in a gooorgeous house at the South coast of England!! Can I...

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When Japanese TV made my man the 3rd most famous Japanese in Switzerland : )

5 years ago a TV-team from Fuji Television Japan came to Ken's Restaurant. They planned a show about "The most famous Japanese people in Switzerland".

Ken scored 3rd famous after Kei Nishikori the tennis player and Mr. Takahashi who runs a Japanese...

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I’m made in Iowa City - a place to grow : )

I‘m made in America : ) actually made in Iowa City. My mother told my father in 1975 after they got married that she wanted to go to Iowa city sometime because her beloved Swiss Godfather was living there. My father had the biggest grin on his...

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