Tag Archives: Inspiration

May 23

Be gentle with yourself, you’re doing the best you can

Yesterday I was triggered by this quote I read on Pinterest: “Be gentle with yourself, you’re doing the best you can”, and it inspired me to write a blog around this true sentence. Very often I don’t realize this enough. I always thought myself to be a person with confidence and a great belief in myself. […]

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 […]

February 27

30 things I wish I knew about life earlier :-)

We are learning from the life lessons that have come our way. We always look back and say how ignorant we were. Imagine how much wiser we will be five years from today. :-)  I would like to share with you 30 insights I wish I knew about life earlier. ;-) Cherish the little things. No […]

February 08

3 “Keep it Simple” Basics

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” – Confucius When I look up the meaning of the word “Simple”  in a random dictionary it says: easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty. I also found synonyms like straightforward, uncomplicated and child’s play. I was surprised to see that ‘child’s play’ was mentioned. It […]

January 20

Give yourself a Happiness Boost on Blue Monday!

“A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, need less, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot and realize how blessed you are for what you have” Today it seems to be Blue Monday. It is said to be the most depressing day of the year. A perfect reason to write a blog […]

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 […]

November 09

You are Stronger than You Think

While I was doing a Pilates lesson recently, I was triggered by the sentence “You are stronger than you think”. I thought about it and reflected it on my current personal and work situation. I feel happier now than I felt a year ago. What has changed?  Why do I feel better? I know now it has […]

October 12

7 Simple Rules for Happiness

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated  – (Confucius) Just 7 simple rules and then you’re set! Promise! :-) And “no”, I don’t put them all into practice every day ;-) but at least I am aware of them and try to enjoy life, cherish special moments and give love & warmth as […]

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 […]