A winter day in Stockholm

TODAY IS MY FAVOURITE DAY!

I needed exercise to shake down the christmas food so I took on my ski clothes and went for a nice long walk in the misty snow-covered landscape.

One nice characteristic of Stockholm is that there is water everywhere! There is plenty of open space. 10000 years ago we were covered by 1km thick glacier ice. The weight pressed down the land below sea level. The land is slowly rising but lots of water still remain.

Anyway there are plenty of opportunities for a nice walk along the water :o)

Carpe Diem,
/Tomas

White snowy Christmas coming up!

TODAY IS MY FAVOURITE DAY!

We have had several days of snowfall in Stockholm! Writing this I can hardly see the buildings across the street because of the heavy snowfall :o)

Yesterday was a pause in the snowfall, and I had a lovely walk around the city lake. It was covered with ice, of course, and a large number of herons rested there.

Stockholm will have a White Christmas this year!

Carpe Diem,
/Tomas

Laying the puzzle of life

TODAY IS MY FAVOURITE DAY!

Look upon your life as a puzzle! You are standing in the middle of the puzzle. There is a constant stream/flood of pieces come flying your way. They represent all opportunities that appear every single moment - far more than you can handle! You constantly make choices - select only a few of all the flying pieces.

You build the puzzle as you go, catching a few of all the pieces from the stream to build the puzzle.

Sometimes you catch a piece that does not fit where you planned to build the puzzle; you have to either dispose of the piece or build in another direction.

Sometimes you lack only a certain piece to complete a part of the puzzle... should you wait for the right piece to come flying or grab another piece and start building somewhere else?

Sometimes you put a piece somewhere in your puzzle only to find later that it did not really fit there.

Anyway this is a fun way of looking upon life!

Carpe Diem,
/Tomas

Pieces of the puzzle

TODAY IS MY FAVOURITE DAY!

A simple and fun little metaphor I use in order to understand myself and others is to look upon people as pieces of a puzzle.

We are all connected - right? And every single piece is important to make up the complete picture. All pieces are unique. Each piece is perfect just the way it is. But all pieces do not fit together well. There are many resemblences between a puzzle and people ;o)

Try it! I have lots of fun when I use it, and it honestly makes it easier for me to understand when I run into someone that I don't go along well with: It is nobody's "fault" - it simply that we are pieces from different corners of the puzzle!

Carpe Diem,
/Tomas

Physiology matters

TODAY IS MY FAVOURITE DAY!

Having talked about language, which is an easy way to improve how you feel about yourself and life.

Physiology is also an "easy" way to stay in the positive. Try greeting yourself with a wide smile every morning when you look into the mirror. Regardless how you feel...

Think about your posture... you will feel the way you look and behave! Feel the "hook" attached to the centre of your chest, pulling you forward and upward!

If you feel tired try to open your eyes really wide!

Carpe Diem,
/Tomas

When talking to yourself

TODAY IS MY FAVOURITE DAY!

Be very careful what you say when talking to yourself. It is easy to make a disrespectful remark, like "how stupid I am"... Well: DON'T DO THAT!

Talk to yourself using empowering kind words! It will set yuorself in a positive openminded powerful state of mind, ready to take on any challenge!

If you don't show yourself respect how can you expect others to?

Carpe Diem,
/Tomas

Language!

TODAY IS MY FAVOURITE DAY!

I have learned from several events with Tony Robbins that "language" is a good and efficient way to control your own state. And in practice I have found that it actually works! It is so easy to implement.

Always use clear, distinct and positive language, also when talking to yourself and about yourself! Avoid disempowering, vague phrases like "I will try to..." "I would like to..." A straight and clear "I will do..." is much more powerful and communicates more certainty and decisiveness. Notice the different feeling when saying it in different ways.

This is quite simple to do, and you will notice that people listen to you in a different way. And most important: You will notice a difference in how you look upon yourself and feel about yourself!

Carpe Diem,
/Tomas