Can we stop this?

http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Elizabeth-Gilbert-on-Failure-and-Living-Well

This piece written by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the hugely successful book-soon-to-be-blockbuster movie Eat, Pray, Love really got me thinking.

Especially this part:

" My sister, Catherine, told me recently about a conversation she'd had with a sweet neighbor who—after watching Catherine spend an afternoon organizing a scavenger hunt for all the local kids—said sadly, "You're such a better mother than I will ever be." At which point, my sister grabbed her friend's hands and said, "Please. Let's not do this to each other, okay?"
No, seriously—please. Let's not. "


Why do women discredit themselves so much? This article made me think that we need to A) stop discrediting ourselves and B) stop doing it to the women around us, which probably will happen when we start being kinder to ourselves.

I hereby take a wow to follow Elizabeth's advice and lighten up and enjoy failing :-)

love,
Anja

YouTube Presents: An Interview with Shakira

Se dette skønne interview med en fantastisk dame som virkelig bekymrer sig om andre. Ikke nok med at hun virkeligt har personligt drive så er hun interesseret i verdens velfærd. Meget inspirerende! Og husk endeligt at gå ind på http://www.1goal.org/ og skriv under på at du mener alle verdens børn har ret til en uddannelse, det er gratis og man kan nå det inden 7. juli.

Watch this amazing interview with wonderful Shakira and don't forget to join 1goal at www.1goal.org when you're done

Love,
Anja

Endelig sommer/finally summer!

Så blev det endelig sommer i Danmark! Jeg skyndte mig en tur på landet for at nyde at sidde ude i en stille have og bare nyde luften og solen igår. Vi har da en fin have herhjemme men tæt på vejen og da studenterkørsler er en ting der sker ca hvert 10 min. er der ikke så meget stilhed til at nyde sådan en smuk dag som igår var!

Jeg tog et billede af denne smukke snegl som ret godt symboliserer hvordan denne uge skal være for mig. Jeg har døbt den zen-uge og meget af den skal foregå ligesom sneglen: siddende et smukt sted og bare være. Og resten af tiden skal den foregå i snegletempo ;-)

Finally summer came to Denmark. I enjoy the good weather, especially in the countryside where it's oh so quiet ;-) Caught this snail doing what I intend to do this week; just sit and be and when I move I'll do it at snail pace. I call it Zen week ;-)

Sjov motion / Fun Exercise

Ovenstående videoer er en del af de videoer der holder mig inspireret på motionsfronten. Jeg elsker at mikse det hele rundt for ellers keder jeg mig alt for nemt og får det ikke gjort.
Den første video har jeg ikke afprøvet endnu den er for avanceret til mig, men jeg arbejder hen imod at kunne :-)

Ellers står den på gåture, og sjov dans i Sats (glæder mig til de lancerer zumba) plus mit nye styrketræningsprogram jeg fik lavet i Sats i onsdags.

Alt det krydrer jeg med mine Pilates DVD'er og min Yoga Groove DVD med Misty Tripoli og diverse ting jeg finder på http://www.iform.dk/ specielt er jeg glad for bikiniskolens øvelser pt.

Nu lyder det som om jeg ikke laver andet end at motionere, men for mig er det vigtigt med restitutionen da jeg nemt bliver påvirket i mine led. Spenderede således en fredag med at være afkræftet og syg med hovedpine pga. dansen i Sats, men hvis jeg virkelig lytter og ikke går igang med at motionere før tidligst 2 dage efter og jeg så laver noget helt andet end dans så er det at jeg langsomt bliver stærkere og bedre og bedre kan udfordre min krop uden at blive syg.

Så hvis der er nogen der læser med der føler det er lidt håbløst at gå igang med en skadet eller svag krop, så bare vid at der ER håb, men tålmodighed er det man kommer længst med.

Jeg klapper lige mig selv på skulderen for alt det sjove motion jeg har lavet i denne uge, hvor er jeg bare god! :-)

English summary: Above you can see some of the videos I use to keep me inspired. I get bored easily when it comes to exercise so I love to find Youtube videos to keep me inspired. I haven't tried the first one yet as I'm not strong enough, but I'm working on it.
For me resting in between sessions is important as I get sick easily due to my joints and muscles not being so strong yet (old back injury). But I pat myself on the back for all the exercise I have done this week, it was fun!
Patience is the key to staying motivated and hopeful I'll someday have the body I want and in the meantime I mix it up with videos like these, Yoga Groove with Misty Tripoli, Pilates DVD's and dance session and weight training at the gym.

All Things Purple

I've been asked by several people if I could blog in english, so every once in a while there will be a blog in english, and if I have time I'll translate the ones in my blog-series Love Your Life.

All things purple


Last year I was constantly drawn to red things. I have a red mobile, a red calendar, a red bike helmet…you get where this is going right? Well that lasted for almost a year until I saw the most beautiful purple bike…or lilac to be exact!

Now I can’t get enough purple! So it is no mystery that when I was asked if I wanted my new fitness shoes to be black or this wonderful purple you see on the picture, you know what I instantly replied right?

Of course I had to have purple flowers on my balcony as well and I get a rush out of seeing them every morning when I pull back the curtain.

What’s your favourite colour at the moment?

~Anja ~