French the natural way : l’objectif de l’année !

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As we start the new year, we are full of new resolutions! Download this questionnaire in French on Mondolinguo about what you intend to do this year.

The BIG questions is will we keep them?!

“This week I stay cool, [read more…]

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French the natural way: bonne année 2019 !

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Pour commencer l’année du bon pied, to start the year on the right foot, here is a beautiful quote by French poet and translator Jacques Delille:

“The sweetest happiness is the one that we share” [read more…]

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French the natural way : la Saint Nicolas

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Bonne fête de la Saint Nicolas !

It is Saint Nicholas day today and where I live in Germany, it is a big event. My boys were dusting and shining their shoes for his coming.

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French the natural way: honor where you’re at

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The title of today’s newsletter does not come from me. It comes from my favourite online yoga teacher, Adriene Mishler. Two weeks ago, I started the 31 days Yoga Revolution to get ready for Christmas and the 3rd day practice was Honor:

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French the natural way: the Din in the head

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Est-ce que tu as un vacarme dans ta tête ? Do you have a din your head?

There is nothing worse than silence, it precedes the din.
Involuntary Mental Rehearsal

Last week I read this interesting article published by Jeff McQuillan about the “Din in the Head”.

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