RUN KASIA, RUN!
It seems there are two categories of people: those who love running and those who don’t. I’m in the latter. Running for me takes soooo much discipline. Just a few minutes into the run I lose my breath, I get bored, I come up with 136 ideas for more exciting things to do: cleaning the basement, scrubbing the baseboards in the front hall, going through photos on my phone. Anything other than running. Recently I decided to give it another try. The weather has been amazing in Sep
HOW I FINALLY LEARNED TO SIT STILL FOR 10 MINUTES
When I talk to people about mindfulness meditation, they often say: “I've tried but can't stick to it." Or, "It’s hard to find time, and when I sit down I get distracted.” Or, “I used to meditate but stopped and never managed to restart.” What helped me was to follow a few strategies from "Better Than Before", a book about habits by Gretchen Rubin. The first was clarity. I did my research into mindfulness meditation and I knew WHY I wanted to meditate. Here are the four benef
HELPING WOMEN AFAR FROM THE DINING TABLE
Tonight I hosted a charity dinner of the organization called Dining for Women. When I first heard about DFW in 2010, it was a Eureka moment for me. Finally -- a cause that combines helping women and children, education, passion, great food and wonderful company. Even better, I wouldn’t have to leave my then-small kids and spend a month in Africa to feel like I was really making a difference! So I started the first European chapter of the U.S.-based giving circle. My Brussels
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