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Life By Maureen
Нидерланды
Добавлен 24 фев 2023
Hi Everyone!
My name is Maureen and I live in the north of the Netherlands with my husband and three children. We live in a small village surrounded by meadows and farms. In my videos I take you into my life and show you the beautiful nature of the Netherlands and maybe some other places outside the Netherlands. I hope you like it and thanks a lot for your support!
Love,
Maureen
My name is Maureen and I live in the north of the Netherlands with my husband and three children. We live in a small village surrounded by meadows and farms. In my videos I take you into my life and show you the beautiful nature of the Netherlands and maybe some other places outside the Netherlands. I hope you like it and thanks a lot for your support!
Love,
Maureen
Getting my life back on track after hospitalization
GETTING MY LIFE BACK ON TRACK AFTER HOSPITALIZATION
After the hospital admission I'm trying to get my life back on track. Caring for the children, my hobbies and my own webshop. Have fun watching!
MUSIC:
The songs I use can be found here: www.soundstripe.com/
Emorie - Golden Age
Alsever Lake - Golden Shore
Brent Wood - Little Country Town
Markus Huber - Flora
Moments - Joy
After the hospital admission I'm trying to get my life back on track. Caring for the children, my hobbies and my own webshop. Have fun watching!
MUSIC:
The songs I use can be found here: www.soundstripe.com/
Emorie - Golden Age
Alsever Lake - Golden Shore
Brent Wood - Little Country Town
Markus Huber - Flora
Moments - Joy
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Our own mental health is linked to that of our children
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OUR OWN MENTAL HEALTH IS LINKED TO THAT OF OUR CHILDREN Sometimes it's so hard to be that present parent. Mainly to be mentally present, while our children need that. Our mental health is linked to that of our children. In this video I will tell you more about it. Have fun watching! MUSIC: The songs I use can be found here: www.soundstripe.com/ Shimmer - Inspire LNDO - This Is Forever Be Still ...
The real story behind a rosy picture
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THE REAL STORY BEHIND A ROSY PICTURE On social media we often show a different image than reality. So much more happens in our lives than the moments we share. That's why here is an honest video behind the rosy images. Have fun watching! MUSIC: The songs I use can be found here: www.soundstripe.com/ Alsever Lake - Bird Song Adam Saban - After Midnight Brent Wood - A Distant Memory
The silence in daily life
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THE SILENCE IN DAILY LIFE At many times the sounds from our daily lives seem to pass us by. We don't always notice it through music, television or social media. Hopefully this video will inspire you that the sounds of your daily life bring peace. Have fun watching! Love, Maureen
Our body needs the outside air
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OUR BODY NEEDS THE OUTSIDE AIR Now that spring has arrived, we spend a lot more time outside. The weather is becoming more pleasant and the amount of sun is good for our bodies. We are not made to sit indoors and I will tell you more about that in this video. Have fun watching! Love, Maureen MUSIC: The songs I use can be found here: www.soundstripe.com/ Stephen Keech - Three Meters Andrew Galuc...
4 healthy recipes that I baked
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4 HEALTHY RECIPES THAT I BAKED Last February I baked four healthy recipes for a healthier lifestyle and to live slower. In this video I share the four recipes with you. Have fun watching! Love, Maureen MUSIC: The songs I use can be found here: www.soundstripe.com/ Shimmer - With Grace Moments - A Kind Word Acreage - Ice And Snow Reveille - Passers-by
Living a slower life
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LIVING A SLOWER LIFE After losing my stress-free life last month, I live now a slower life again. Watch it in this video. Enjoy watching! Love, Maureen MUSIC: The songs I use can be found here: www.soundstripe.com/ Moments - Reflection LNDO - Rooted Moments - Reaching For The Sky
Losing my stress-free life in one month
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LOSING MY STRESS-FREE LIFE IN ONE MONTH At the beginning of this new year I lost my stress-free life. I was stressed and in this video I'll tell you why. Have fun watching! Love, Maureen MUSIC: The songs I use can be found here: www.soundstripe.com/ Brent Wood - A Distant Memory Solitude - Every Part Of You Moments - Sheffield Beauty Desert Dive - Sunset Julep Outside The Sky - Hallowed Clearing
Spending time alone in Norway
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SPENDING TIME ALONE IN NORWAY As a highly sensitive person, I try to avoid the busy city as much as possible. That's why, after a few busy days in Oslo, I needed some time alone. Have fun watching! Love, Maureen MUSIC: The songs I use can be found here: www.soundstripe.com/ Moments - The Great Beyond Brent Wood - The Best of Us Outside The Sky - Hands Touch Infinity Rest Settle - Apricot Tree
How my life changed in 2023
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HOW MY LIFE CHANGED IN 2023 2023 is coming to an end and that's why I want to look back on the past year with you in this video. This is a recap of 2023 Love, Maureen MUSIC: The songs I use can be found here: www.soundstripe.com/ Alice In Winter - Azure Kurtis Parks - Thoughts Unfolding on a Guitar A Thousand Words - For All Our Days Centerpiece - Til The End Andy Ellison - Our Ancestors Third ...
Magical winter days in The Netherlands
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Magical winter days in The Netherlands
Surprised by a Lot of Snow in Sweden
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Surprised by a Lot of Snow in Sweden
The beginning of Spring in The Netherlands🌷
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The beginning of Spring in The Netherlands🌷
I love these videos
Thank you so much!
Thankyou for a beautiful, calming video. I am glad you are doing better. Never feel stressed to get content out, your videos are so beautiful and worth waiting for. I can totally relate to health struggles, but l am so glad you have your heart anchored in our Lord. Take it slow and listen to that small voice, when you feel unwell, it is the Lord telling you how important you and your health are. Thankyou for that beautiful bible verse, l needed to hear that too. All you capture from the most beautiful flower to the lovely family clips are so special. So good to see you again. Sending you so much love and continued healing. God bless you and Thankyou for blessing us!!! ❤️🙏❤️🌲🌼💮🌈
So sweet, thank you so much for your lovely words!!
Sometimes the best medicine is to get away from the hospital.
So very true
Sometimes I wonder why I have such a desire to move to northern Norway, because I certainly don’t need to. There is so much beautiful, raw nature here in California. Maybe because there are fewer people in Norway? I like solitude most of the time. But I can find that here, too. Yet, I’m always drawn to pondering Norway.
Norway is a beautiful country and the peace and space you have there is wonderful! But emigration is quite a big step to a different life. And indeed, ultimately you have to create that peace for yourself. Emigration can also take away the peace you need
@@lifebymaureen And we don’t have biting flies in California ;) But no elk or reindeer, either… :( I have carefully reviewed UDI requirements and realized the best thing I could get started with was learning norsk at least to the A-2 level. The UDI requirements don’t change often, but they recently got more stringent on a few items. Yet I feel it’s appropriate and important to have a comprehensive and somewhat rigid approach to immigration/emigration. I look at Britain, Ireland and Scotland right now, just as I’ve followed how Sweden and Denmark have changed over the years. We can all argue the reasons without agreeing, but one thing is clear to me is that immigrant flow needs careful attention. Social services are expensive and cultural differences are important to consider. But I have watched many places in the States change so much that leaving here for someplace north of Bergen is very appealing. I don’t want to take away from the good your channel provides, so I will leave it at that. I will not form an argument here.
Amazing video 🥰🌹🔔
Thank you so much!!
Yayyyy, a new video❣️
I won’t tell the world all the things I did wrong raising my children, but I will say you are absolutely on the right track for realizing the problems that must be confronted, and trying to do the right thing… even when it’s hard. I think it’s safe to say our kids turned out well, even though I certainly didn’t make it easy on them. Had I known when I was your age, and truly understood what you talked about in this video, I think I would have inspired me to choose a different career path that wasn’t so demanding and live cheap enough to actually enjoy life. The stress of my career and the demands of trying to live in a safe and wholesome part of California affected me deeply. It still does, but now I’m just trying to make it to retirement. I often tell both our children how and why I’m proud of them and their achievements, and sometimes I look them in the eye and apologize for being mean when they were little. But the memories of my mistakes stay with me always.
Thank you for your openness! I think every parent makes mistakes and we would have preferred to handle some situations differently. That is why we are human and the great thing is that we can learn from these situations. And it is precisely by learning and then realizing that you can try again every day to be that loving parent that it is so valuable!
@@lifebymaureen You are right with that, as well. Perhaps my children would have distanced themselves from me as they are now young adults, but I think I’ve changed to where I’m a better person and so I feel we are closer, maybe? I can’t turn back the clock, but I can ad do support and love them more now than when they were little. It is always troubling to me how easy it is for me to recall all the times I was not a good parent and so much harder to remember the good times.
Thankyou, for this honest, beautiful and for me very emotional video. I gave a lump in, my throat and tears running down my face, as you so eloquently voiced emotions, l for years tucked away in suffering 😢 God bless you and your husband together in your new business, but please take it slow, the children are still young and motherhood a full time job. Take care... sending so very much love and lasting health. 🌷🙏🌷🌈✨✨
Wauw! Thank you for your lovely words, it means a lot to me!
Thank you. Hope you feel better.
I feel a lot better now, thank you!
Nice video ❤
Thank you so much!!
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Looks like a good time spent with the little ones :) In one of your videos you made a brief mention of an immigration decision. Did you immigrate from the Netherlands to Scandinavia? Also… I had a Norwegian friend who said there is no such thing as Holland, after I mentioned I met some tourists here in California who said they were from Holland. What are your thoughts on that?
In the end we didn't emigrate to Scandinavia. We now live in a very nice village surrounded by nature. This ensures that I can find peace in the Netherlands that isn't available in many other areas in this small country. In many parts of this country there is little nature and there is a hurriedness and focus on yourself in this country that I cannot agree with. I think we should sometimes shift the focus from ourselves to someone else and look beyond our own small country in this big world. There are plenty of positive and negative things to say about The Netherlands. Maybe I'll make a video about it sometime!
@@lifebymaureen I've never been to that part of the world, but certainly want to. I would like to visit many other places, too in the Baltics. I suppose drive and ambition are prevalent in most societies. I still don't understand why someone would tell me Holland doesn't exist. I've read that it's just a different way of describing a region of the Netherlands.
It’s courageous to express your faith in our Christian god. Never be ashamed, never waver. Easy to say… hard to do. I’ve walked away from God so many times so I could allow my ego and stubbornness to guide me when God seems to ask me to be humble. Self-destructive results are sometimes the result of my thinking. But I am also at odds with the conflicting views found in Christian beliefs, and I fail to see the value of turning the other cheek to the ones who seek to destroy God’s good work. And that conflict is real, it is seen every day. Do I fight to protect that which is good and nurturing, even when it means I must become like the ones I fight in order to stop them from destroying me? How long can I stare into the abyss before it looks deeply into me? The natural world, silence, the sea and the wind are what calms me.
Of course it is sometimes difficult to see how certain things are handled. And I think we can play a role in making others aware of it in a loving and patient way. Jesus can be an example for us in this.
There are thoughts I cannot express publicly about all that I saw and heard in this video, but regardless, I enjoyed the video very much. It is heartwarming to see you and the little ones being out by the sea and splashing around in puddles. Saving the caterpillar and your focus on the details of nature are both windows into your soul.
Thank you so much for your lovely words!
Greetings from California. Your english is just fine. There was not a single word I did not understand.
Thank you very much for your response! Nice to hear from you!
What can you do about your anemia?
I get medication for it
The quiet ones are the ones that think. The ones that think are the ones who come to understand. Those that understand, realize the value of silence.
Thank you for your beautiful and profound words!
@@lifebymaureen Well, it’s how I see it, anyway. I feel there is something good and strong with a higher level of introversion. The mind keeps the body more distanced from other people for various reasons. Who is to judge what good or bad is when it comes to reasons? I had a much more enjoyable time at my last family gathering when I went outside and played with the goose. We each enjoyed each other’s company immensely. Ruffling feathers and being nibbled by a goose was far more enriching than the discussion at the dinner table. That may sound sort of strange or rude…. but who is to judge me?
@@stevenjohnson7086 I understand. There is a certain 'normal' created by society and within families, on which we base our judgments. But ultimately no one lives up to that 'normal' image
That’s interesting you mention you are a highly sensitive person. I have been working on myself this year trying to understand why I react so differently than other people and I learned a little bit about highly sensitive people… and it’s not exactly the way it sounds. But many of the traits I read about are things I deal with every day, both good and bad.
All the best for you - and thank you for your video.
Thank you so much!
@@lifebymaureen I`m hesitating a little bit to write following for you with the intention for your health - also out of compassion for you - I hope it´s not too close - and perhaps it`s enough to read once for you - and then to delete here - in my perception you are one of the persons where somatic - psychic - and spiritual dimensions are very interconnected and fluently wide open - as an example Teresa from Avila was long times ill in her life - and this also due to her "spiritual envelopment", not only because of somatic causes/ reasons - which can make people feel a lot helpless also - in my perception you are "spiritually very gifted" - and perhaps in a contemplative way/ spirituality - which for me is vibrant in your videos especially also with details of nature and light - if so - I wish you - and if you`d like yourself - someone who can see you and accompany you in a holistic way (whereas I appreciate much so called "school - medicine" - but if possible in a synthesis with a wider approach) - through dark and light equally. All the best for you.
@@JohannesD-jq1cp Thank you for sharing your opinion! I appreciate your openness and honesty and I read your good intentions! In recent months I have heard more often from people that the complaints I had could be mental. I fought for myself, because I knew the cause wasn't mental. This doesn't alter the fact that I'm highly sensitive and can therefore experience physical complaints more intensely. I wish you the best too!
@@lifebymaureen Thank you - and perhaps also sorry - my intention was not to stress on mental points - but perhaps more a holistic - including also a spiritual perspective, where pain can be also an expression of a "way of growth" - all the best I wish also for you and your family 🌈
@@JohannesD-jq1cp Thank you for explaining! I appreciate your kindness and sweet words!
Thankyou so very much, for this beautifully honest video. I can relate to your, every word, so deep in my heart. I so long " pretended" l was not in pain, for the benefit of the family...everybody. The body truly does not lie, so please take care of yourself, without feeling any guilt. That was my biggest mistake. I let myself become so ill, until l was of use to nobody. Rest , when you need to and never hide your body's cries of pain. Sending you lots of love and healing. It was lovely to see you again and l appreciated your honest voice. This life of social media, creates a unrealistic reality. Thankyou for keeping it REAL!!!! Take care of you and again thankyou for another beautiful video, it is always worth waiting for!!!!❤️🙌🙌❤️✨🌈✨🌼🌸🌷
Thank you for sharing your story! You want to fulfill your role within the family as best as possible, but unfortunately that isn't always physically possible. That's sometimes difficult to accept. Thank you for your lovely words! I wish you and your family all the best!
I've waited for your next beautiful video ❣️
Thank you, that's so lovely to hear!
I hope you are doing ok
@@gretchensmith3981 I'm doing well now. Thank you!
it's really beautiful 💕
Thank you so much!
Love it ❤❤❤❤❤😮😮😮😮
Thank you so much!
Love these videos ❤
Thank you so much!
Thankyou for sharing the sounds in a day of your life. We so often forget the simple beauty of them. Whatever you bake, always looks so delicious. Sending lots of love your way and sounds, of the joyful singing of the birds in my garden 🐦🕊️😊💞🌺💞
Thank you so much for your lovely words!! Sending lots of love back your way!
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You already is a mom😂you look so young
I know, I am a young mother!
@@lifebymaureen how old are you?
@@Ocean.L 25
The music is too loud! I cannot hear your voice. Best regards from Sweden.. Near Bograngen I guess. Roadsign Flisa - Sysslebäck tells me so.
Thank you for your feedback! I hope there is a better balance between the music and my voice in the more recent videos. We were indeed near Bograngen, in a house in Sysslebäck! What neighborhood are you from?
@@lifebymaureen we have a small farmhouse SW of Lekvattnet.
So wonderful to see you again. I am glad the warmer months have made you feel a lot better again. I think it has the same feeling for everyone. Winter is beautiful, a time to really remember to slow down and hibernate, but towards the end the body does really crave the natural Sun, and all the wonderful things that come with the warmer months!!!!! Thankyou for another relaxing video, have really missed them! Sending so much love your way and God bless. 🌺🌹🦋🌷🌞🌻💮🌸🌱🍃🌈🙏🌈
Hey!! I was wondering when a new video would come out!
Beautiful & calming video, its more relatable video - being a college student now iam filled with all the chaos of career & future 😅 need to concentrate on the present. 9:48 Kinda Wild West American Cowboy Shoes ❤❤ Love them .
I understand. Living in this current society is not always easy. Thank you so much for your kind words!
Thanks for the yummy recipes 😊 . My Mom & Sis are trying out your 'Blueberry Yoghurt Cake' recipe this weekend it looks yummy 😋🤤 . Recently found your channel , I like your channel name - Life By Maureen 😊 . Happy late Easter to you and your family.
Thank you so much, that's nice to hear!
Thankyou Maureen for all these wonderful recipes. I definitely will be trying them out. I love the way the children get involved, you are giving them such a gift. My husband and l are crazy with anything with berries. You make these baking ideas, look so easy to follow, l can't wait to try them. Thankyou again for such a calming, and inspiring video. Sending you and your family, blessing apon, blessing. I so look forward to your channel and was so excited when l saw your new posting. 💕🙏💕
Thank you so much for your sweet words! God bless you!
Waiting for a new video ❤
How nice to hear! I hope to be able to put a new video online next week. For now I wish you a happy Easter!
@@lifebymaureen Happy Easter to you and your family!
Thank you! @@gretchensmith3981
Thank you so much - for your beautiful and very fine photographs of nature, your lively and spontaneous children, your honest and sincere sharing of your faith in god, your caring and lovely, sensitive way - for me is deeply consoling and healing in my soul - opening something in me, also where god is "not felt in me", "is hidden", "far away" - out of (for me and in my perception) your deep connection to the well, to what is - out of your healing presence in the depth of yourself - out of your own vulnerability - thank you so much for sharing- I wish you and your family all the best for coming Easter - and also greetings from the sparrow enjoying a bath in the little "pool" which the rain created these days across the street.
Wow, thank you so much for your sweet comment! It means a lot to me to read such words. Very special that my video has such an effect. I wish you all the best and God bless you!
@@lifebymaureenYou`re heartly welcome - and thank you a lot to you - una buena semana santa y feliz Pascua para Usted🌻
@@JohannesD-jq1cp I wish you the same!
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Hello I enjoyed watching your video alot. What a beautiful place where you live at. Where do you live at if I may ask you. I live on a farm in Saskatchewan Canada. We have a lot of Snow here still where I live at
Thank you so much! I live in the north of The Netherlands. It's starting to feel like spring here🌱
Dear Maureen, every moment you capture, from the tiniest detail of a leaf, to an epic landscape of nature or your special shared moments with your family....are so full of the God breathed awesomeness of life. To have the ability to share these moments with others so delicately, l thankyou deeply. Keep making these videos. You are a blessing to the channel, a rare and refreshing find!!! I am soon to be 49 years old, and having so many life experiences, you help remind me, to accept myself, slow down and breathe!!! May God continue to bless your channel ✨🙏✨
Thank you so much for your lovely words, that means a lot to me! May God bless you too🙏🏻
You are so beautifully talented, your videos so insightfully moving. Keep shining ✨🙏✨
Thank you so much!!
I just found your channel today. It is all together beautiful, so insightful, calming and relatable. You are wise beyond your years. Thankyou and may God bless you and your family.✨🙏✨
Thank you so much! May God bless you too🙏🏻
Absolutely beautiful. I just found your channel and can't wait to follow your life journey. Your words wash over my soul so intensely. As difficult as life can get, l would have only made it through, with my belief in God. You worded everything so truly inspired by our maker. ✨🙏✨
Thank you so much for your lovely words!🤗
I realised too, at some point, althought I seem to often forget, that I waste way more of my life by thinking about the past or the future, than by not planning and worrying.
I get that. It's very difficult to let go of our worries
Your voice is so soothing.
Thank you!
@@lifebymaureen I really love your videos
@@gretchensmith3981 Thank you so much, that's nice to hear!
beautiful video 🤍 norway is my favorite country and just watching this video gave me peace
Thank you so much, nice to hear!
We are also planning to emigrate to Norway the following years. But first of all we'll visit Norway during 1 month this september to explore the possibilities for affordable houses in the northern part of Norway. Your video is very inspiring. For the moment we are living in the Flemish part of Belgium.
Nice to hear! It's such a beautiful country!
@@lifebymaureen Many thanks for your response. Do you have eventually some information where we can find affordable little farms ?
@@jean-pierredebelder6109 There is a website where you can find properties for sale and rental. It's called finn.no
@@lifebymaureen Many thanks.
@@jean-pierredebelder6109 you're welcome!
Just found your channel, beautiful video 😊
Thank you!!
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It's just paradise ❤️❤️❤️
The pictures of the mountains of Norway looked amazing! Nice video
Thank you!!
Very peaceful🧘🏻♂️
Thank you so much!
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