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Chantal Biljard's avatar

Wow mooi omschreven en nog gefeliciteerd, dankjewel voor de tips (ook al ben ik inmiddels al 50)

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Jules's avatar

Beautiful advice ! Inspires me to do the same

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Marloes De Vries's avatar

Please do! I think, the more sharing, the better :)

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Lizzie's avatar

A very belated happy birthday Marloes! 🎂 I'm late to the party but I love this list and am going to try very hard to put No12 into practice as I find this time of year very difficult.

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Marloes De Vries's avatar

Thanks Lizzie! This time a year can indeed be difficult. I hope you can be kind to yourself!

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Marjolijn's avatar

Thanks very much Marloes, have to say I didn't see the toothbrush advice coming but you are right. Marjolijn

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Marloes De Vries's avatar

Hahaha sometimes it's just a very practical tip ;)

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Warmly Brewed Thoughts's avatar

This was a much-needed dose of comfort today! Thank you, I also hope your birthday was filled with joy and laughter x

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Marloes De Vries's avatar

Thank you Holly! That's lovely to hear :)

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Caroline Van Godtsenhoven's avatar

Wat een waardevolle post! Hopelijk had je een gezellige dag, ondanks dat je niet zo hecht aan je verjaardag 😊

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Marloes De Vries's avatar

Bedankt Caroline! Het was een dagje met een interview en pannenkoeken op het eind :)

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Els's avatar

Hiep hiep hiep hoera en dank je wel wijs mens! Els

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Marloes De Vries's avatar

<3

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Mansi Kwatra's avatar

Thank you so much for these beautiful words. First of all, happy birthday! I hope it was a good one.

Second of all, #34 gave me little tears of joy because I wanted to hear from someone else that slowing down is extremely crucial in life. I am still working on breaking the cycle of toxic productivity in my life and this was the perfect reminder for me on a challenging day like I had today. I think I will come back to this post several times in my life. It was that good.

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Marloes De Vries's avatar

Thank you, Mansi, that's really lovely to hear. I'm breaking away from toxic productivity too. Slowly, but I'm getting there. I find it odd now that productivity and accelerating in higher and higher gears are still being applauded so much. I wish we'd applaud rest more.

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Mansi Kwatra's avatar

Couldn't agree more!

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Divyanshi khajuria's avatar

Also , wish you a very happy birthday Marloes 🌻

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Marloes De Vries's avatar

Thank you!

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Divyanshi khajuria's avatar

Hello ! I randomly came across your post and I'm thankful to you for penning down the wisdom that you've gained over the years. It was lovely 🌹

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Marloes De Vries's avatar

Pleased to hear you enjoyed that!

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Carolyn Yoo's avatar

Happy birthday Marloes! #35 really resonated with me today. Wonderful lessons overall!

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Marloes De Vries's avatar

Thanks Carolyn! Really pleased to hear that and I'm happy you've spent a bit of time and attention to me ;)

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Beth Spencer's avatar

Happy belated birthday! 💐😺✨I needed to read #33 today!

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Marloes De Vries's avatar

Thanks Beth! 'No' is a deliciously positive word, don't you think? :)

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Gastroillogica's avatar

Happy birthday and long and happy and bountiful life to all us 1984 and around peeps. We deserve a hug: between climate, financial and social crisis, wars and more, we are doing well no matter what. I’ll treasure these 40 soft commandments that are a true wellness and self love hymn and I’m going to read them again when needed, thank you for sharing them with us!!!!

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Marloes De Vries's avatar

What a lovely comment, thank you! It pleases me that my words are comforting to you.

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Jane Porter's avatar

This is just brilliant! I am 20 years older than you and still learning some of these things - it should be a poster given to all creatives!

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Marloes De Vries's avatar

I am sure you have others I could learn from! :D I love what you share, I get so much from that.

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Jane Porter's avatar

Aww thankyou so much Marloes! :)

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Emma Gibbs De Oliveira's avatar

Happy Birthday! Thank you. An inspiring list. Something we can all connect too.

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Marloes De Vries's avatar

Thank you Emma!

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Ine Beerten's avatar

What a great list Marloes! Happy birthday!!

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Marloes De Vries's avatar

Thank you, Ine!

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