Scrolling through the articles but need some short impulses? Then my short inspirational texts from February 2019 could be right for you. Sharing my thoughts on different topics like selfconfidence, perfectionism etc.! Wanna share one of these posts? I wrote them mainly for instagram, but some of them are on facebook too. Have fun and feel inspired!

Benefit from cultural differences (07/02/19)

Cultures entail that we see our envoironment through a filter. What could be right for you, could be wrong for someone else. In some asian cultures for example the expressions of emotions are not usual as in the western community. Every group of the world population has their own rules, norms and standards.

We, who are living between two or more cultures, sometimes face contrary values. First of all that doesn’t have to be something bad. Did you know that different companies are increasing their productivity up to 35% by diversity management? The reason is simple: they are using the variety of our life-filters to meet the needs of a big group of people and improve the quality of their products.

We can do the same in life: when we are in a conflict with our cultures, we can extend our view by understanding the benefits of every behaviour instead of judging that somebody is different than us. Understanding, expanding our Views and growing instead of judging, living in our bubble and staying for years at the same level. Wanna know more about our identities as refugees? Click here.

Selfimage (13/02/19)

Everyone of us has a image about themselves. Do you think that you are a good person? Or a bad one? Maybe something in between?

Get to know yourself is a lifetime process – some situations in life challenge us, even change us and there will be suddenly strenghts and weaknesses we didn’t know before. Sometimes they scare us, sometimes they make us ask us who we really are. What we shouldn’t forget is to believe in ourselves.

People don’t treat us bad because they want to – it is more because we let them. Setting boundaries in every relationship – doesn’t matter if it is a relationship, friendship or a bond to a familymember – is important to protect your selfimage. What you see in yourself – and more – will others see in you. The truth is: sometimes even we don’t know who we are – but always believe in the good in you

3 Months (15/02/19)

Next tuesday my blog will be three months old. Three months are nothing when we think about that we were nine months in our mother’s womb or we need at least three years to finish our studies.

I wanna share with you what i already experienced in this time and i will be honest with you. I thought blogging would be an easy side-hobby, but it takes more time than i imagined. Writing blogposts, sharing, answering the messages, be an editor for guestarticles etc. feels sometimes like a job, not just an hobby.

What most of the bloggers and public persons fear, are negative comments. I had the luck that negativity didn’t affect my blog till today but my reach isn’t that high yet. I’m not afraid of this. I thought about everything carefully before starting. Fear should NEVER stop you from chasing your dreams!

What encourages me more are the tons of messages, the love and support from YOU! The sweetest thing i heard was that somebody told me not to stop. Sometimes i have bad days too and don’t feel like writing anything but then i remember why i started: to encourage people to love everyday what they see in the mirror. I rented my homepage for at least three years – so there is no back at the moment

I already learned a lot, met new wonderful persons on social media and improved my english in writing and speaking (Google translator still helps me sometimes) – and there is so much more to learn & improve! So excited to present you the second guest article on sunday about the beauty ideal concerning the skincolour!

Reality vs. Identity (19/02/19)

I remember when i was in my first psychology lecture, my professor said „There is no truth until you can proof it with measured data – and even then it is only a moment – an accumulation of random situations. To proof that a correlation or other static relationships exist – you need more than one study.“

It made me think because i was always critical about what everyone calls „reality“. I remember a situation as child where i asked my dad „What if when everyone thinks that we look like human beings – but we are all dogs or pigs?“ My dad laughed but it always scared me that no one can see the world through someone else eyes – we persume that we all see the same, but is it really that way?

Reality only exists in our heads – we join together what we see and build up our own reality. What is presented from society as „truth“ and the only way to happiness, may not be YOUR way to happiness – don’t let anyone discourage you to ask if this is your „truth“ – we forget as adults to think critically. Children ask a lot of „Who“, „Why“, „What if..“ questions – when we go to school, university etc. we stop, because we think what is teached is our reality.

The upcoming article will be about the reality of us as refugees in a western country, our place in the new society and how we can use this struggle to grow. This article will be in english. – „Who are we?“

Empowerment (26/02/19)

When we grow up between cultures we often hear sentences like „Don’t wear that skirt/ Don’t post this on social media/ Don’t have friendships with the opposite gender – or other people will talk behind our back/ your reputation will suffer/ you will suffer in life in general“ Our parents worry, there is nothing wrong about that but we choose in such moments to give external validation the power how our life should be and continue. Isn’t it crazy that we trust other people in important life decisions more than ourselves?

I was always a person which reflected a lot about almost everything. The opinions from others, especially from my family and friends, always played a big role when i made a big decision. But beside these opinions i always trusted myself. Even if i didn’t know where the new path will lead me to, i always thought about how i would feel as old lady. Will i be the one who thinks „I regret that trusted others more than myself“ or the one who is proud that she had the courage to go her way? I decided, what about you?