5 big lessons learned from a little incident with shame

By Kimine Mayuzumi Shame resilience is about moving from shame to empathy – the real antidote to shame. – Brené Brown A couple of days ago, my family and I went out clothes shopping in the evening. While  in a store, my partner pointed out black ink stains all over the front of my white winter jacket. I looked around and found a black ball-point pen without a lid in the pocket of my purse…

What happens if I don’t slow down?: 5 consequences

By Kimine Mayuzumi “There’s a belief that happiness is not possible here and now, so we have the tendency to run into the future in order to look for happiness” – Thich Nhat Hanh Imagine that I am in a super fast car that can zoom 200 miles (322 kilometers) per hour. What could I see on the way? I would probably see everything as being blurry or I wouldn’t see anything at all. I…

5 ways to slow down NOW

By Kimine Mayuzumi “We often become so busy that we forget what we are doing or even who we are” (Thich Nhat Hanh) As a parent, I sometimes feel like I am engaged in morning battles. Oversleeping for even 10 minutes makes it harder for  me to manage the morning breakfast table rushhour. And worst of all, I can become cranky, take my agitation out on the kids and start raising my voice because of…