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How do I sell myself?

Posted on April 11, 2013 | 1 Comment

Job application

??????????I am applying for jobs, I graduate in June, the date is set for graduation on June 22nd. Graduation means that I am at the end of the road. It is a closure to three years of hard work. Now it is back to business for me and the task ahead is landing a job. preferably it would be in the field of Art History but I have realized I cannot afford the cultural sector, for the time being. Therefore I have to find a job that is interesting, well paid and hopefully something that is fun to do. It would not hurt if the colleagues are nice and the benefits and company culture are amazing. Asking too much??

How do I sell myself?

I got an email today from a job agency, I was supposed to send something that would prove me worthy of  copywriting. So I pointed them to my blog. I realized that it is the only online forum that I have ever written, in English at least. Then I noticed that the last post was hardly showing my writing skills, I would have to write  longer text and make it juicy in order to be  considered for the job.

I have to write a text that does myself justice.

sell-your-training-for-website1I am hard-working, I am creative, I see possibilities where other see only obstacles. I wake up in the morning and decide that it is going to be a good day. In the evening I thank for what the day has brought to me.I am thankful for the opportunities and challenges that I have gotten till now and I am convinced that this time around I will be as lucky as before. I have practiced my writing skills for the past year and a half, both  in my study´s  and this blog. Now I´ll wait and see what is to be my next adventure.What will it be??? Stay tuned :-)

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Keep it simple eat real food!

Posted on January 22, 2013 | 1 Comment

My sister posted this on Facebook recently, I have watched this lecture by Dr. Terry Wahls few times and it makes such sense what she is saying. I hope that she gets through to people suffering. I hope the perception drug mafia does not manage to silence her!

keep it simple, eat real food in variety and color!

Bon appétit

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Meatless monday?

Posted on December 17, 2012 | Leave a comment

Do we have to eat meat every day?

I am concerned about the future we have as a race. I worry about the consequences of globalization and global warming. I think it is sad how we have treated our mother. Mother earth. There are some things, little things that we can do to minimize the damage. If we all stopped eating meat. It would help the planet tremendously. But is it realistic?

No!!

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But what if we just started with one meat meal less pr. week? It would actually make a big difference. Read this article on research on the impact of too much meat being produced globally. Here is part of the articles conclusion;

“The case against eating animal products is ironclad; it’s not a new argument, and it goes way beyond just global warming. Animals will not grow or produce flesh, milk, or eggs without food and water; they won’t do it without producing excrement; and the stages of meat, dairy, and egg production will always cause pollution and be resource-intensive.”

Not to mention the health benefits, save you and save the planet while doing it! Start with meatless monday.

I could´t help throwing in some hard-core message, the Smiths say it their way.

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Stressful life?

Posted on November 8, 2012 | 1 Comment

The reason I have not been writing is lack of time. Well..not lack of it I have 24 hours a day like the rest of you! I have a family, job and I am studying so I have to choose. One of the things that I chose to rest was my blog. It is funny when I stopped, months went by and the motivation somehow just did not come back.

Maybe because this summer I wrote my thesis in Art history and between work and family I was writing my thesis. So to get away from it all!! Would not include writing.

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Zebra ©James F Clay

What inspired me to write today is the fact that young women are having heart attacks due to as it seems stress. And stress related disease I read this article, why do zebras not get ulcers on Wikipedia and I think it is interesting that the repeated stress is making us sick. Because we are constantly in stress mode opposed the stress of the zebra that is purely ´run for your life now´

Then there was this doctors article on French women and heart disease. Pretty interesting. The conclusion is;

“Considering that the young women in the FAST – MI registry tended not to have high cholesterol levels nor high blood pressure, one has to wonder about a possible  role of inflammation. We do know that inflammation is involved in atherosclerosis and acute coronary events, although a causative role has yet to be defined and proven or unproven. Inflammation is certainly related to both obesity and smoking and could therefore, at least in theory, be a common link explaining the changes in risk profile among French women suffering a heart attack. I wonder if the French paradox is till alive and well.”

The doc´s blog is full of useful info and links.

So what to do?

Relax cut yourself some slack. And breathe through your heart :-)

 

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15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy, by Dana Saviuc

Posted on July 17, 2012 | 1 Comment

15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy, by Dana Saviuc.

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The reslults are in

Posted on July 13, 2012 | 2 Comments

If everyone in  the world had my BMI  the globe could get rid of 21 million tons! WOW that is something. If you want to know your “rank” in the world you can do it at BBC´s web.

Fun, trivia before the weekend…But, I am comfortable in my own skin, that is the victory in my eyes. That is not connected to my BMI.

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FYI: Monsanto Launches Massive Campaign to Stop GMO Labeling

Posted on July 9, 2012 | Leave a comment

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Monsanto Launches Massive Campaign to Stop GMO Labeling
July 9, 2012

We’ve gone on at great lengths discussing the dangers of genetic modification. Monsanto’s GMO corn has been linked to weight gain and organ function disruption, while GMO crops and pesticides destroy our farmland and environment.  According to the Alliance of Natural Health, the grandchildren of rats fed GMO…

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Monsanto is not going to cave in

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The native american sweat lodge

Posted on July 7, 2012 | 2 Comments

I am thankful for the beauty of the native american sweat lodge

I am thankful for all the lovely people who I spent last night with. We went on a journey together without knowing what would happen. It started out by the fire in the midst of the Icelandic nature. Then we swam in the Atlantic Ocean before entering the tent. The tent is built with a native american sweat lodge tradition in mind. With guidance from them.

The fire and the tent ©snorri

the glowing hot stone inside the tent ©snorri

The sweat was a healing experience, the stones used are heated on the fire. Little by little the stones are carried into the tent. When the first stones are in the tent the tent is closed and inside is total darkness. The foreman puts water on the stones to heat up the tent . The sweat was five rounds with chanting and drumming in the spirit of the native Americans. Even though I don’t understand the words of the chanting it releases energy and the discomfort of the total darkness and the unbearable heat is a personal victory.

After the sweat we enjoyed a meal together, to regain energy so that we could drive home. After the spiritual journey and cleansing I was beat. I crawled into bed and slept for ten hours.

I am thankful to be able to experience things like this, I am thankful for the people who were with me on the journey in their vulnerability and strength. I am blessed.

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Basic form of mind control

Posted on July 6, 2012 | Leave a comment

If the world was perfect

Mind control might be helpful and useful. But in the world we live in I´m not too shure. David posted this picture today, for me it was a shock. It say´s so much in so few words;

In a positive world this is a good thing.As you can see in the things David listed. But in a not so perfect world it is a horrible thing.

How can sick people use mind control?

The same way as healthy people. But for their own sick purposes. A sick person can manipulate and control others with the tools of repetition. When people hear something often enough they start to believe.

Take living with an alcoholic as an example. The alcoholic does not remember what he or she does during drinking. But the wife, children, siblings whoever is living with the alcoholic remembers. The others remember and it is scaring them for life. Take an example of a drinking mother that goes on about how hopeless her daughter is every time she is drinking. Even though her daughter sees that the mother is drunk and should not be listened to. It sinks in. Repeat it often enough that someone is impossible and in the end you will succeed. They will believe. Hence mind control.

It is in our hands when we come across people like that in our lives, we have to go into   self-protection mode, treat them like the cancer they are and remove  from your life.

Even if it are your children, when they are over twenty and still blaming you for all their bad luck. That is all you get to hear from them. How you ruined their life. When our children have moved out of the house they have a responsibility. Yes we can blame our parents for the things they did, But there comes a time for forgiveness and letting go. When we become adults. When we are 30, 40, 50 it is not about the horrible childhood anymore. It is about how well we have worked on our own. We have the responsibility to be adults.

That is  why I have decided that I am responsible for my own well being I am worthy, and this is the best day of my life.

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Pema Chödrön´s words of wisdom

Posted on July 5, 2012 | 1 Comment

Wisdom that I came across in my daily blog reading routine

I was reading through blogs this morning and mind/body/spirit Academy  had written a great post on patience. With a quote from Pema Chödrön. I am a big fan of Chödrön, along with reading the post I was browsing Chödrön´s web and I found abundance of writings that spoke to me. I am going to quote one of them;

“As long as we’re caught up in always looking for certainty and happiness, rather than honoring the taste and smell and quality of exactly what is happening, as long as we’re always running away from discomfort, we’re going to be caught in a cycle of unhappiness and disappointment, and we will feel weaker and weaker. This way of seeing helps us to develop inner strength.”

This is a quote from Pema Chödrön writings on SHAMBALA SUN . One more reminder of living here and now, not there and then.

Thank you mind/body/spirit academy for the re-acquaintance with Chödrön.

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