The German Wife

Germanophile 🇩🇪, Swedophile 🇸🇪, Nordophile 🇮🇸, Francophile 🇫🇷, Children's lit aficionado 📚, news junkie🗞

[The German Wife @BeckyBluemel]

117 Cozy Books for Fall Reading https://t.co/cJsDPvMgKv via @goodreads

[The German Wife @BeckyBluemel]

I got 8. See if you can beat my score in CNN’s weekly news quiz! https://t.co/jDIlsJAZnn

[The German Wife @BeckyBluemel]

"Beware the student of one teacher. A good idea spirals into dogma when it gets applied to everything and stretched beyond the areas where it is useful. Remain open and embrace a lot of teachers."

-@JamesClear

[The German Wife @BeckyBluemel]

"What do I need to let go of this year to create space for what I really want?"

-@JamesClear

[The German Wife @BeckyBluemel]

"Caring about everything is a disaster.

Caring about nothing is also a disaster.

Nurture the small pocket of things that truly matter to you."

-@JamesClear

[The German Wife @BeckyBluemel]

Readers’ Most Anticipated Books of 2025 https://t.co/sCrQZH6jty via @goodreads

[The German Wife @BeckyBluemel]

"Your biological age is the number of days you've lived.

Your psychological age is the number of thoughts you've entertained.

Your sociological age is the number of contributions you've made."

-@JamesClear

[The German Wife @BeckyBluemel]

"We undervalue health if we have not recently experienced illness.

We undervalue wealth if we have not recently experienced poverty.

We undervalue kindness if we have not recently experienced cruelty.

What might you be undervaluing right now?"

-@JamesClear

[The German Wife @BeckyBluemel]

"Anger is like an oven; heat without light.

Forgiveness is like the moon; light without heat."

@JamesClear

[The German Wife @BeckyBluemel]

"There is no need to fear any problem you are working on. If you are working on it, then you are influencing the outcome.

It's the problems you don't address that should concern you."

-@JamesClear

[The German Wife @BeckyBluemel]

"Being kind to others is mostly about your actions.

Being kind to yourself is mostly about your thoughts."

-@JamesClear

[The German Wife @BeckyBluemel]

"Compete externally and you compare.

Compete internally and you improve."

-@JamesClear

[The German Wife @BeckyBluemel]

"A four-pack on love:

In what ways is it easy for you to show love?
In what ways is it hard for you to show love?
In what ways is it easy for you to receive love?
In what ways is it hard for you to receive love?"

-@JamesClear

[The German Wife @BeckyBluemel]

"Clarity is freedom. Know what is important to you and it will grant you the freedom to ignore everything else."

-@JamesClear

[The German Wife @BeckyBluemel]

"Do bold things with a pleasant and friendly demeanor."

-@JamesClear

[The German Wife @BeckyBluemel]

"When you're younger, it's easy to underestimate how fleeting the days can be. Each choice matters. Each day matters.
When you're older, it's easy to underestimate how much opportunity you still have. Don't talk yourself out of it. It's never too late to start."
-@JamesClear

[The German Wife @BeckyBluemel]

"Boredom is a filter. Common ideas come before it. Uncommon ideas come after it. Sit with a project long enough to get bored with it, then sit a little more. The most useful insights bubble up after you get bored."

-@JamesClear

[CBS News @CBSNews]

In response to former President Donald Trump calling Vice President Kamala Harris a "radical left lunatic," Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker tells @NorahODonnell, "that's all they've got, is name-calling."

"I think the contrast is clear," says Pritzker, who is being considered as a potential running mate for Harris.

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

If Republican leaders don't enjoy being called weird, creepy, and controlling, they could try not being weird, creepy, and controlling.

[The German Wife @BeckyBluemel]

"When one worldview dominates your thinking, you'll try to explain every problem you face through that worldview. Read widely and realize there are many answers."

-@JamesClear