Category Archives: Carpe Diem

November 02

Beat the Autumn Blues and get energized!

The days are getting shorter and darker. The leaves are blowing off the trees and the temperature is dropping. I love the stunning colors of the leaves in the trees – turning from green, to golden, to red. The crisp, misty mornings. However, I always have to get used to this time of year. Let’s […]

April 17

10 Little Moments of Happiness – And they don’t even cost a thing.

“A good life is a collection of happy moments. Cherish your happy moments. They are closer then you think.”  Enjoy the little things in life. In reality we don’t need much to be instantly happy! Life is filled with simple pleasures. What about hearing birds chirping in the morning when you wake up, or remember how you feel when the […]

January 01

Enjoy the little things!

The most beautiful things in life are so close and simple, and those life’s simple pleasures are very often overlooked. Someone told me to always live for the little things in life. Enjoy the little things more. Therefore a selection of the little things I enjoy. What about these? Being in a great mood for […]

December 22

Top 10 Quotes to Live By…

I love reading quotes that inspire me, and I found out that life quotes very often serve as a reminder. I read the words but sometimes I forgot to put the concepts into practice in my daily life. ;-) The meaning of quotes really help me in being happier from time to time. I re-read […]

September 22

1 Year Carpe Diem Moments

Yeah! Tomorrow it’s been one year since I started Carpe Diem Moments. It started all with my thought to spend more time in doing what I love. And – as I love taking pictures and reading quotes that inspire me – I’ve started my blog on Sunday September 23, 2012 to share my Carpe Diem Moments. […]

August 28

Think of Happy Thoughts!

Think of Happy Thoughts. We all seem to have between 12.000 and 50.000 (!!!) thoughts on an average day. Have you ever wondered how many of these thoughts are happy thoughts? “People are as happy as they make up their minds to be”. I love this quote from Abraham Lincoln. It’s definitely true! And what […]

July 26

Life is What You Make It!

Sometimes…..when you make the most out of what you have, it turns out being a lot more than you ever imagined. A beautiful day begins with a beautiful mindset. When you wake up, take a moment to think about all the positive things in your life. Just enjoy, smile and be happy. There is so much to […]

May 30

Be You. Find You. Be Happy with that!

“The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you.” Last weekend I had a wonderful day with one of my best friends. We do this quite regularly. Such a day always gives me a lot of energy. We had a wonderful lunch, enjoyed the moment, and […]

May 12

Don’t Worry, Be Happy!

“Worrying won’t stop the bad stuff from happening, it just stops you from enjoying the good” It seems like it’s pretty easy when you read this quote, but … I am struggling with it quite regularly. ;-)  So… let’s make it simple.  ‘Don’t Worry and Be Happy!’  Worry is a total waste of time. It […]

April 20

Happy Little Things

“The little things in life create the biggest smiles. Be Happy! Not because everything is good, but because you can see the good side of everything. You can be as happy as you allow yourself to be” I do believe it’s the little things in life that make us happy. Small gestures and simple pleasures […]