by Katrien Degraeve | 11/06/26 | Uncategorized
I’ve always been intrigued by the 4 blue zones in the world, and especially now that my oldest son is living in Okinawa. That is why I read Thomas Oppong’s* article about ikigai with great interest. Ikigai or your reason for getting out of bed in the morning. I think...
by Katrien Degraeve | 29/05/26 | Uncategorized
Whenever one gets asked ‘What do you want in life?’, the mind goes blank. Nothing comes up, or everything comes up. A straightforward answer seems impossible to form. A while ago, I read the following advice: “Stop trying to answer that question.” This...
by Katrien Degraeve | 22/05/26 | Uncategorized
In “Excuses Begone, part 3” dr. Wayne W. Dyer* writes this quote of Carl Jung. The first time I read it, I found it a bit disturbing, so I read it again, and again. Our most important problems cannot be solved? I was intrigued. How come? Most of our problems, most of...
by Katrien Degraeve | 8/05/26 | Uncategorized
I read this statement the other day, written by Marc and Angel Chernoff* and I totally relate to this. Whenever I feel overwhelmed, whenever emotions, or outer circumstances, threaten to take over, I make my world smaller, I return to simple rituals. For example. When...
by Katrien Degraeve | 24/04/26 | Uncategorized
This is one of the quotes of my mentors, Joshua Becker and Courtney Carver, I cherish the most. To me, this really is the core of minimalism, the true essence of why simplifying your life is so important. I dedicated a whole page to this quote in my book ‘Less is...
by Katrien Degraeve | 2/04/26 | Uncategorized
I keep on being inspired by my great mentor, dr. Wayne W. Dyer. Even though he has long since crossed over, he is always present in spirit. The title of this blog is another one of dr. Wayne Dyer’s quotes: ‘Habits rule the unreflective herd.’ Habits truly are a very,...