Author: sarahdomogala

just another day at the office

Since some weeks I have an office of my own! Twenty minutes drive up the mountain, a ten minute walk en there it is: the rock I work on until my battery runs dead. Views 360 around, an eagle passes by every day. The other day I arrived and found out I had a colleague there…

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anger

There are so many emotions we never talk about, and one of them is anger. When I was a child I was feisty. I could get aggressive to the point I could murder. This aggression was mainly aimed at my little brother, like most kids I loved and hated him at the same time. We…

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the school of life

Next Friday I am giving a class ‘What is success? (And does it make you happy?)’ At The School of Life in Amsterdam. It is almost sold out, so be quick if you want to come! I’ll bring some cookies from France!

let it go

Last october when I drove back to our mountain from The Netherlands I put the movie ‘Frozen’ on in the car. No idea what the effect would be, especially on our three year old who has been singing ‘Let it Go!’ coming from her toes ever since. I came home and all the leaves were falling…

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little princess

She says she is a princess and that her sword can spit fire. But it is not for killing dogs, cats or family. Only butterflies! I guess we all look forward to spring in our own way…

buddha

A friend of ours is a tattoo artist and the last time I saw him he told me he is not trying to recopy the exact image perfectly, the little mistakes in a tattoo are called ‘buddha‘. I have grown up with the idea that I should be perfect. And if I was not, I should strive to…

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mimosa

The mimosa is out in the whole valley. This is the first sign of spring and welcomed with open arms. There’s fluffy yellow everywhere and the wonderful smell is filling the air and our house as we are bringing in as much as we can carry. This is the first place in France where the mimosa is…

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life

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” ― Mary Oliver  

carcassonne

I went away to Carcassonne for a couple of days to write (and take looong baths, get a new haircut and drink some wine). I stayed with our dear friends who used to live in our little village, and then opened an amazing B&B in Carcassonne last autumn. It was a treat to be stay with you…

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the school of life

  On Friday April 3rd I will give my very first course at The School of Life! The School of Life is devoted to developing emotional intelligence through the help of culture and is a place to step back and think intelligently about central emotional concerns. The course is called ‘What is success? (and does it makes…

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