.. or why is it time to move to the country? One of the questions my friends keep asking me is why I don’t just stay in Lisbon. A good question, and here is an attempt to answer it….. Without
Lisbon, Tourism and Gentrification…
Change is coming…
About two years ago, I decided to change my life: moving from London to Lisbon and focusing on more on creating a different life all together, from leaving the “rat race” behind to spending more time listening to my inner
Transparent sexual selves
Guest post from zoereei blog. Check out his blog for many more posts about sex and about the constant changing nature of life. I have the freedom to sexually relate to whoever and however I want to. And yet I
Mountains, Beaches and Hippies
A guest post by Anike Marberg Unbeknown by many people, Portugal has long been a destination for hippies, misfits and those that want to live a different life than the one so often found in many “Western” societies. During the
Welcome to 30 Days for Self-love!
Welcome to the 30 Days Self-Love! Starting on the 1 May and over the next 30 days this program will focus on developing and fostering your self-love, as loving yourself is probably the most important thing you can do. Without
Day 1: Self-love basics
Today’s objective: Understand the concept of self-love and how it relates to self-confidence and self-esteem. Today let’s start with the very basics of the program: looking at the three concepts which are often confused when it comes to how we
Day 3: Kindness
Today’s objective: Identify the key role kindness can play in developing self-love – and love for others. The next of the five mental tools to develop self-love is kindness, both for yourself as well as for others. While gratitude is
Day 4: Self-Care
Today’s objective: Understanding that caring for yourself and others go hand in hand. Regularly caring for yourself can seem like it is selfish. It also seems a contradiction to helping others: but it isn’t. At least not, if it is
Day 29: Gains and Progress
Today’s objective: Review the personal journey you have made over the course of this program. Well done on reaching almost the end of the 30 day program! Before we review all of the key messages of the 30 days tomorrow,
Making changes? Top 5 tips to keep on track!
If you read self-help advice or websites on how to make changes in your life, it often seems that change is fast and easy. But once anyone embarks on making changes, they quickly realise that things don’t go quite as