This Friday I for the first time in my life fully understand and personally experience the fact that when you say no to certain things, you do say yes to other. Let’s celebrate
Category: Happiness
By golly
Sometime, like right now, I get so impressed by my brain. It is just so super! Do you get impressed? By yours I mean.
Me, Louise
I am so happy that I, for the time being, have figured out who I am, where I want to go and started walking. It has required me to be honest and tough towards myself, a lot of work at least for my mind. It has also meant that I needed to let go of…
Right here, right now
Sitting in my favourite armchair. A new book (well for me…), a cup of coffee, the afternoon sun sipping through the window and the rest of the family up to theirs. I am complete. There is nothing more I need. Happy happiness.
Gratitude
Yesterdays visits with friends left me with an even stronger sense to actively acknowledge gratitude. I really have nothing to complain about. Nothing, nothing at all. Besides our general health, yesterday left me grateful for; To have friends around me that challenge and allow me to challenge. GREAT ideas Both boys had a good first…
Happy Wednesday
Today I am happy for the fact that I will meet some friends. Friends make me happy. And coffee to. I’ll start with some coffee.
I’ve cracked the code
It is simple. Really, really simple. Be nice and others will be nice back. I think there is a 80% return on this one. And that my friends will be good enough for me.
Final accounts 2013
Happy… in all social media (including this blog) I present myself to be a person who strive for happiness. I have found my way to make it happen; I need to work for it. And so I do. I do not expect anyone else to fix it for me. My happiness is probably a different happiness…
Birthday coming up
Well, we have survived Christmas and with honors. We dID the most sain thing and did not stress. We focus on the things we want and not necessarily what the rest of the extended family want. After all there are 364 other days to meet, why squeeze it in on one specific.. But we (OK,…
Based on some discussions on Facebook
Today I want to celebrate the discussion. Or the people who know how to discuss and to let their voices be heard in a, even if emotional, respectful way. People who share their way of thinking and why they think that way. And who let me share mine, but also who question also my view….
Traumatized
Away on Sam’s grading (? or whatever it is called) for yellow belt in taekwondo, terrible things happened to a dear friend. When we arrived home we met him and a lady friend of his brutally battered and bruised. I could never imagine that this would happen, not in our home. I will never feel…
Changing focus
Today I had three extremely good conversations with wise (oh yes, you are) people. I am not saying that I wouldn’t have had three or maybe even five just as good conversations if I still was with IKEA. I am just saying that I for sure wouldn’t have had these fab conversations. Thank you life.
Christmas in da house
I love Christmas. Did you read LOVE. I can’t get enough. I love the lights, the food, the candy, the champagne (more of a new tradition) the “cosyness”. And I, as opposite others, would never go away during Christmas. If I do, it must be to a place with more snow and more Christmas than…
Kisses
“U cant kiss too much”. My husband’s words when I was abour to leave this morning. And we kissed. Again.
What a day, what a week
This week can only be summarized in two words: good stuff. I have had some really good conversations with really good people, one that went out the door only 10 minutes ago… another that I have the sense I will not see too often in the future 😦 . But the conversations were splendid learned…
Looking good
Today I had some pictures taken of me for my web pages, by photographer, Emelie Ohlsson. So strange to stand in front of the camera. Even if I (I am one of the few) love to be in pictures I actually was a little nervous. Then it becomes very uplifting to read the following on…
Men
Today, it is father’s day in Sweden. I do not support commercial happenings. I love my father, mother, children and other dear ones everyday and not because the retailing industry tells me to. But I do not dislike the fact that we should appreciate one another, I just hope we do it more than once…
There is a higher power
It is now proven, with no questions to it, that there is a higher power. Because otherwise the Mr and I would never have met, fallen in love and stay in love. Because he has the worst, did you read – worst senes of humor. My kind of fun: His kind of fun: Who has…
Proud as only a mother can be
Today my sons and a friend decided to have a flea market. Our village is not big so I didn’t expect much, but I though “as long they are having fun”. Said and done. They collected toys that they do not use anymore. Put them on a table and starting to sell. As said our…
What if?
What if more teenagers, or people in general wanted more. I do not mean more money or stuff for themselves. Watched a TV-show with the girl Malala from Pakistan, who was shot by talibans for standing up for her and all other girls’ right for education and freedom. I got so inspired by her and…
Happy, HAPPY anniversary
Time? It is a strange phoneme. You can not touch it, but you know it is there through memories, pictures and feelings. Today, one year ago, on top of NYC we said, what we decades before already had decided, to stick through thick and thin and to the ones we are. As individuals, as a…
364
364 days ago I was a all jittery as we where off to NYC in a day… our great trip. With so many memories that we love to return to. Like this one or this.
Educators
There are few things more giving, than a good conversation. Friday was one of these days and so was today. I had several good ones, but I really enjoyed the one with a friend who also happens to be (or work as, if you feel uncomfortable to equal a person with its proffession) a teacher….
My boys, my life
It must be impossible to have missed my boys. As any mother (I hope) I am so proud to have these individual around me. And little did I know 10 years back what effect their presence would have on me. This is my latest capture of the the two boy I once fantasized over 20…
Contemplation
The fireplace is burning, the wind i blowing, the rain is poring and life could not be much better. I have returned home after a week-end of laughter, discussion and reflection. Which usually is the result after seeing my childhood (and that is prior 18) friends. In a cabin, on the Swedish west coast we…
No stress
The Friday didn’t go as planned. After a meeting I went to Sam’s teacher to help her to make distribution list for the school’s mail system. Partly to be a nice parent, partly because I really do not want to have the weekly updates on a piece of paper. We have all different skills in…
Wor(l)d of wisdom
Today I have been granted the pleasure of meeting several words of wisdom. One was delivered from my colleague, who is starting her fast as of tomorrow. She had a really interesting approach to hunger and actually all other feelings our body and mind encounters. But more important how we can meet these feelings. “It…
Long time no see, a short description of my current life
I can’t believe the week is over. It went so fast. There is a LOT going on at the moment, both professionally and personally. Schools is on its third week. Fabian who has been looking forward to starting first grade all summer, and bigger parts of the spring, suddenly got cold feet the day before…
Chats
Today I had a wonderful lunch with an even more wonderful friend. A friend I found via work and who I can be absolutely 100% open and honest with. Someone I can share my inner most feelings and thoughts with. A friend who listens, supports and challenge me. Today she challenged me to make chocolate…
All worth it
Yesterday was a time warp for me and the Mr. The husband tied the football shoes on and entered his beloved pitch. With his home team, where he started and peaked he once again teamed up with the same old friends. The talks before and after the game, was all there. I took the later…
So what do I do
So, what do I do when my diligent colleagues stay with the big company and work hard. I wake up a little later than usual (this is an exception as the kids haven’t started school yet), I drink my morning coffee without any stress (and today the Mr joined, which is a bonus). I edit…
Suckers
He he, the small (?) devil inside me is laughing real hard. Thinking about them poor bastards who, at 9.30 pm on this very Sunday, are having a hard anxiety attack as they are off to work tomorrow, after a somewhat long and fabulous vacation. I started working a month ago and is well past…
What do you think about?
What do think about when you run? Or really what goes through your mind. Today, once again Sweden showed herself from the best of sides. The day have been really warm and I waited until 8:00 pm for my 7 k run. I did stop for some pictures, I just had to. My thoughts today…
All you need is…
… music, or really any form of art. But I would say, despite my unexisting musical sense, music is the form of art which, with ease, can bring you to the same level of high, which I believe (without knowing), the substabce abusers are going for. I mentioned this in this post. At the monent…
Goodbye summer
For some reason it felt like the last day of summer today. The weekend has been really hot, really, really hot. And we have enjoyed it. Today we went to Kattvik and further to the nature reserve Hovs Hallar. And if it was, it was a good one. With only one dog it is easier…
Limitless happiness
The answer to what brings you (OK me) limitless happiness is; When you find the forgotten (but not old) bag of candy with your favourite candy in the cupboard. And the fact that the kids are out and you can eat all you want! Hurray!
Hilarious
Already yesterday I wanted to write a post as tribute to my husband. Something I actually think is quite tacky thing to do in social media (just like posting an ridiculous amount of self portraits.. who does that?! … ;). It is something with the quadruple superlatives of one’s partner, that leaves me with the…
Bursting
The love for my children. Its is strange how big, complex, endless, heartwrecking and fantastically fabolous it is. Everybody being a parent knows what I am talking about. Earlier this week it was on the rim of disappearing, today it is a bottomless well. When our boys are good they are better than great. When…
High on life baby, high on life (and without artificial substances)
Sitting on the train going back to Sweden after a short vacation to fab Copenhagen. The Mr, I and friends went to Robbie Williams’ concert. The Dock’s took the oppertunity for an extra day of vacation and walked about i the warm, WARM danish capital. Once again, just like last year with Coldplay at the…
More happy things and some false accusations
A friend of mine came to visit the other day. Just like today, the Swedish summer took a pause and the grey skies and winds conquered our country. But as we Swede’s live after they saying “There is no bad weather only poor clothing” (or no clothing in some cases…), we went out for a…
And the happy things
Yes, life goes on. Before our goodbye to Kinchie, we celebrated Fabian for his 7 (!) birthday. The other day I told him that soon it is time for “fritids” (the place school kids are after school and before parents pick them up after work) for some time before school starts. He first booed when I…
All they need is love
It is so clear that the only thing our children want is our time and ability to be here and now. Yesterday, for the first time in a long (two, maybe three, months) time, I read to my children. It has always, since they were really small, been something we have done at bedtime. That…
Late LATE mornings
One side (have not decided if it is positive or not) is that our mornings during our vacation have become very late. 09.30/10.00 is when we are all up and try to have some breakfast… Which leads to a late lunch etc etc. And really nothing absolutely NOTHING gets done. But I guess that is…
My favourite thing just right now
At the moment there is one thing that makes my heart be just a liiiitle warmer. Fabian listening to music with his newly bought headphones. Listening and singing. The headphones makes him sing loud, sometimes, when in English or Portuguese the abbriviation might not be 100% accurate. Sometimes even somewhat hard to identify. But adorable….
Louise Dock 