Category: Food for Thought

“The Great Gatsby”, like all true classics, will never be outdated. The tale F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote about the self-made millionaire Jay Gatsby, who wanted his first love Daisy Buchanan back and lost everything, including his life, over this, is timeless. The heartbreaking story made abundantly clear that Jay Gatsby, the hero of the book,… Continue reading F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”

Some books are friendly advisers on how to do things better or with more style. Searching on amazon, I found Jennifer L. Scott’s “MADAME CHIC” books. There are 3 of them, written by a former exchange student to France who came to a family of aristocratic, very traditional people living in the centre of Paris.… Continue reading Discipline and Self-Responsibility – “MADAME CHIC” and Jennifer L. Scott

This is a rather personal article and therefore may not be interesting for everybody. I write it, because I would like to know if others made the same experiences. I have always had an exceptional good memory. Much to the annoyance of coworkers and friends, because I can become a stickler for details. With a… Continue reading Deceptive Memories

Sir David Gilmour’s wonderful biography of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa “The Last Leopard” is like a bridge between old and new, it makes the man behind the novel visible and sheds understanding on a world long gone. “The Leopard” the world bestselling novel of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, a duke and prince of very old… Continue reading Change and Adaption – Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

This article revolves around a medical topic. I would like to make clear that I am not a medical doctor, but only an interested user of the techniques described in the books I have read about the vagus nerve. I had no idea that particular nerve existed before a friend, who indeed is a medical… Continue reading The Vagus Nerve: How to Support the Parasympathetic Nervous System

Some time ago I watched the 1980s movies “Working Girl” and “9 to 5” on Amazon Prime. The first movie I had had on my list for 25 years, as it came highly recommended by a friend. The second one came up when reading about Dolly Parton who wrote the title song and starred in… Continue reading Woman at Work

Have you ever heard of Rosemarie Kanzler? Most probably not. Born in 1915, she had many careers, none really bringing her to the top of international fame, but making her rich on the way and allowing her to live an enviable life. She came further in life than any of us, without hers becoming a… Continue reading Cut your losses at the right time – Resilience before the word existed – a tribute to Rosemarie Kanzler

In Northern Europe we have more than 4 seasons. First, there is carnival in February (mostly) when people celebrate the end of the dark winter season, amongst other things. Carnival is celebrated in countries like Brazil and Bolivia, so the export of the concept to warmer regions of the world has been successful. Second, there… Continue reading Between the years

There are few books I have given more often as a present to friends, male and female, than “Older, but better, but Older” by Caroline de Maigret and Sophie Mas. This book everybody should read, and I bet everybody would laugh out loud sometimes. That you are getting closer to the age of 40 or… Continue reading Embracing change and chance – “Older, but Better, but Older”

These two book gems are the pendant to a 1930s screwball comedy with Carole Lombard or Katherine Hepburn, with sparkling wit and full of tongue-in-cheek advice. The books are written by Marjorie Hillis, a “Vogue” editor in New York, then nearing 50 years of age. There is nothing dusty about these books, and nothing outdated.… Continue reading Brilliant advice from the 1930s – Marjorie Hillis’ books