Maria Hubmann https://mariahubmann.com/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:17:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.1 158848896 What If This Thought Isn’t True? https://mariahubmann.com/2026/09/13/what-if-this-thought-isnt-true-2/ https://mariahubmann.com/2026/09/13/what-if-this-thought-isnt-true-2/#respond Sun, 13 Sep 2026 07:37:50 +0000 https://mariahubmann.com/?p=5587 What If Your Thoughts Aren’t True? We like to believe that we are in charge of our lives. And in many ways we are. But then you look a little closer. How many of your thoughts are actually yours? Some came from your mother. Some from your father. Some from teachers. Some from partners. Some […]

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What If Your Thoughts Aren’t True?

We like to believe that we are in charge of our lives.

And in many ways we are.

But then you look a little closer.

How many of your thoughts are actually yours?

Some came from your mother.
Some from your father.
Some from teachers.
Some from partners.
Some from society.
Some from whatever you were told was sensible, respectable, successful or normal.

We absorb these ideas and then quietly build our lives inside them.

So I have become interested in one very simple question:

What if this thought isn’t true?

Not:

“Is this thought positive?”

Not:

“How can I replace this thought with a better one?”

Just:

What if it isn’t true?

What if you aren’t too old?

What if you’re not actually bad at this?

What if you don’t need everybody to approve?

What if you don’t need to know the entire path before taking the first step?

What if the thing you’ve been calling unrealistic is simply something you haven’t tried yet?

I’m not asking you to replace every thought with an optimistic one.

I’m much more interested in curiosity.

Because once you stop treating every thought as a fact, you have some room.

Room to question.

Room to experiment.

Room to notice what happens.

Room for another possibility.

I also like this question because it puts you back in the driver’s seat.

You don’t have to believe every thought your brain produces.

You can examine it.

You can challenge it.

You can even laugh at it.

And perhaps the most interesting question isn’t:

“What should I think instead?”

It’s:

“What if this thought isn’t true?”

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You Don’t Need to Be Fixed

There is a whole industry built around fixing yourself.

Find the problem.
Understand the problem.
Work on the problem.
Improve yourself.
Become a better version of yourself.
Repeat.

I disagree with the basic premise.

You don't need to be fixed.

You are whole already, even when you don't see it yet.

Of course there are habits you might want to change.

There are things you might want to learn.

There are situations in your life that you don't enjoy and would very much like to change.

But that doesn't mean there is something fundamentally wrong with you.

I think trying to fix yourself can become the opposite of self-love.

Because underneath it sits the message:

“I am wrong as I am. I need to become different before I am okay.”

What if you stopped doing that?

What if you could love yourself while you're still figuring things out?

What if change didn't have to come from rejection of yourself?

That doesn't mean staying exactly as you are.

It means that change no longer has to be a fight against yourself.

There is not one right way to live.

There is your way.

How could anybody else know exactly what it is like to be you, what you desire, what you value and what wants to be expressed through your life?

Nobody can.

That is your work.

Not becoming the correct person.

Becoming more fully yourself.

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I Don’t Want a Nice Conversation

There is a woman in Vienna who you’ll see squatting on the lawns of the Prater park, swaddling along with her view fixed upon the grass. She comes here regularly during spring time with a knife in her hand.

What is she doing?

I tell you. She is collecting intensity.

This woman is me and I strongly dislike green salad.

Nature gifts us with the most delicious and healthy plants and we take them and turn them into rather bleak tasting, but proper looking supermarket products. Why on earth does green salad exist? It carries no taste, it’s consistency is 95% boring and only pretends to be healthy.

That’s why I turn away from some weird looks and “Are you serious?” comments and turn towards the leaves of the dandelion. It’s the Ronja or Aragorn of salads – lives in the wilderness and has a strong character.

I prepare the leaves with warm potatoes, apple vinegar and the strongly flavored dark green oil of pumpkin seeds.

This is me saying: I don’t like watered down experiences. I like to have the full taste. I’m not interested in the pretense. I’m into the deep stuff.

My coaching isn’t about having a nice conversation. It’s not a green salad.

Coaching with me challenges you to go for the truth. An honesty that might be uncomfortable but is necessary for transformation.

I make sure that you feel safe to open up and be vulnerable, but my job is not to make you as comfortable as possible.

Growth doesn’t look like a glasshouse-grown tomato, but like the sturdy dandelion leaves that have grown in all weather and that eventually give rise to a rich flower that nourishes many insects around it.

If you want to experience the depths of your own true nature, I might be your coach. If you are interested in deep transformation, have at least one hour per day for yourself and are committed to taking responsibility for your happiness, comment below or reach out to me in private and we’ll have a conversation if we are a good fit.

Maria

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You Already Have the Power and Freedom to Live a Joyful, Successful, and Fulfilled Life

This Means …

It means that you don’t need external permission to start making your own decisions and going for your dreams.

It means that you don’t need to be saved to live a happy, successful, and fulfilling life, but you can start bringing it to reality now.

It means that the one standing between you and your dream life is you. You can step out of the way any time and take your next steps towards your best life.

It means that you don’t need to learn more, have more time, money or support to start living your dreams.

It means that you don’t need to wait for anything to happen in order to change your life.

It means that you are locking yourself up and that you can step out of your prison now, because you have the key in your hand.

It means that you already have everything you need to become your most radiant, joyful and fulfilled self.

It means that all the reasons that prevent you from actively working towards your best life are excuses and not true.

It means that it is in your hands to bring in the changes that you most desire and create what you dream of.

It means that there is nothing you depend on to live happily and fulfilled.

My Wish for You

I wish that you realize how much power and freedom you have.

I wish that you see how much choice you have.

I wish that you start trusting yourself.

I wish that you dare to follow your desires.

I wish that you create the life that YOU want.

I wish that you stop waiting for permission.

You have the freedom to choose yourself, trust yourself and love yourself now.

Maria

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You Choose Your Thoughts

You probably know the inner critical voice that tells you that you can’t possibly get this exciting new job or have the relationship that you dream of.

It always says the same thing, right?

“You aren’t good enough.
You aren’t worthy enough.
You aren’t enough.”

We all have a version of this inner critic.

It wants us to believe that it’s safer to play small and stay small.

And you believe this voice.

You choose to believe it.

How serious are you really about bringing your dreams alive?

A:
“It would be really nice to get this new job, but if I don’t get it, it’s not meant for me. And who am I to have a loving, reliable partner when there are so many relationships around me that fall apart?”

B:
“I am committed to giving my best to get this challenging and interesting job, and if I don’t, I’ll find an even better one. It’s in my power to create a healthy, loving relationship, and I will stay true to myself and love myself first.”

These thoughts don’t fall from the sky and, if you’re lucky, you stand on the right spot to receive those that support you.

YOU CHOOSE YOUR THOUGHTS YOURSELF!

It may be that your default thoughts used to be self-critical, but you can change that NOW.

You are in charge of your thoughts, and nobody can force you to think badly about yourself.

Stop blaming your boss, men, women, the world for your own disempowering thoughts.

Take a stand for yourself.

What I don’t mean is to mechanically repeat random affirmations that you found on the internet.

What I do mean are conscious thoughts that open your eyes to possibility.

I truly believe that you already have the power and freedom to create the life that YOU want.

What holds you back from choosing loving thoughts?

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I Create My Own Normal

We all have an idea of what is normal.

How much you should work.
How relationships should look.
How successful you should be.
How much money you should make.
What a “good” life looks like.

And most of the time, we don’t even question it.

We compare ourselves to the people around us and use them as our reference point.

But what if your life doesn’t need to look normal?

What if you could create your own normal?

For me, this means asking myself:

What do I actually want?

Not what makes sense.

Not what other people are doing.

Not what I should want.

What do I want?

And then being willing to create a life around that.

This can feel uncomfortable because there is no blueprint.

You might want something that nobody around you wants.

You might make choices that other people don’t understand.

You might change your mind.

You might disappoint people.

And you might have to tolerate being seen as a little unconventional.

But you aren’t alive to live a copy of somebody else’s life.

You are here to create your own.

Your desires are allowed to be your reference point.

Your aliveness can be your compass.

So instead of asking:

“What is normal?”

“What would be normal for me?”

Maria

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Desire: Notice – Trust – Value

Maybe you don’t have a problem with making your desires happen.

Maybe the core of the matter lies deeper.

Maybe you don’t know what you want or desire.

This was the case for me, and I am not alone.

Women aren’t encouraged to find their wants, needs and desires.

Desire.

Do you hear the naughty, slightly “dirty” vibration this word carries?

Active desire is for men.
Passive desire is for women.

Men should desire and go for it.
Women should only be desired.

The more a woman is passively desired and the less she actively desires, the better.

So what can we do to relearn desire?

Notice – Trust – Value.

When I heard Betty Martin mention this internal process, I knew this is gold.

I know from my own experience that there is so much going on before I even speak my desire.

First, I need to notice it, which can be pretty difficult already.

Then I have to trust that this is a real desire of mine.

Thirdly, I need to value my desire.

This comes in various forms:

“Am I worthy of having this desire fulfilled?”

Or even:

“Should I have this desire, or does society, religion or my partner tell me that it is unimportant, sinful or crazy?”

Let us open our dusty boxes full of desires and peek in.

What is still alive?

What is ready to breathe fresh air?

What desire has been hammering against the lid for a long time and demands to be pursued?

What to do next?

Be still.

Open the chest of desires.

Notice what happens.

Relax.

Take one desire and notice, trust and value it the best you can.

Celebrate yourself!

You’ve just gone further than many people around you.

I celebrate you!

Do you want to share your desire with me or the world?

I love reading all the desires that finally see the light of day.

Much love,
Maria

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Your Life Isn't Supposed to Be a Straight Line

I used to think life was supposed to be a straight line.

You make a plan.

You set a goal.

You work towards it.

And then, eventually, you arrive.

But life doesn’t really work that way.

There are detours.
Unexpected turns.
Things that don’t work out.
Things you thought you wanted that suddenly don’t feel right anymore.

And sometimes you have absolutely no idea where you are going.

I used to find that incredibly uncomfortable.

I wanted to know the next step. I wanted to understand how everything would fit together. I wanted a plan that made sense.

But the more I have learned to listen to myself, the more I have realised that I don’t need to know the whole path.

I just need to know the next step that feels alive.

It’s a bit like being on a river.

You don’t need to know every bend before you start moving.

You can pay attention to the current.

You can notice where the water is flowing.

You can change direction when something doesn’t feel right.

And you can trust that you will discover more of the river as you move.

This is very different from having no direction.

It means your direction comes from within rather than from a fixed blueprint of how your life is supposed to look.

You are allowed to change your mind.

You are allowed to want something different.

You are allowed to take a completely unexpected turn.

You are allowed to create a life that doesn’t look like anybody else’s.

You don’t have to have it all figured out.

You just have to be willing to listen to what feels alive now.

And then take the next step.

Maria

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What Are Your Special Gifts, Skills and Talents?

I want to hear about your amazing listening skills.

I desire to know about your creative genius that makes your home look like paradise.

I want to know that you find a solution to every problem, no matter how impossible the situation may seem to others.

I long to hear about your magic of bringing people together to sort out challenges.

I love to hear how you bring joy and laughter to your communities.

Tell me about your razor sharp intellect and ability to understand problems inside out and from all perspectives.

Tell me about your story-telling skills and how you can create imaginary worlds with your words or your art, that draw people in and let them be part of a whole new world.

Tell me how you organized a huge event with an after-party and how you can easily oversee all the moving parts so they can dance together beautifully and create a day to remember.

Let us celebrate all of your expressions as your gift to the world.

Let us celebrate your unique spark that everyone feels instantly when they meet you.

Let us celebrate your gifts that don’t seem so special to you, but bring joy, ease and structure to your environment.

What are your special gifts, skills and talents?

Maria

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You Already Have the Power and Freedom to Live a Joyful, Successful, and Fulfilled Life

You already have the power and freedom to live a joyful, successful, and fulfilled life only YOU can live.

This Means …

It means that you don’t need external permission to start making your own decisions and going for your dreams.

It means that you don’t need to be saved to live a happy, successful, and fulfilling life, but you can start bringing it to reality now.

It means that the one standing between you and your dream life is you. You can step out of the way any time and take your next steps towards your best life.

It means that you don’t need to learn more, have more time, money or support to start living your dreams.

It means that you don’t need to wait for anything to happen in order to change your life.

It means that you are locking yourself up and that you can step out of your prison now, because you have the key in your hand.

It means that you already have everything you need to become your most radiant, joyful and fulfilled self.

It means that all the reasons that prevent you from actively working towards your best life are excuses and not true.

It means that it is in your hands to bring in the changes that you most desire and create what you dream of.

It means that there is nothing you depend on to live happily and fulfilled.

It means that you can be gentle, empathic, and caring and still create your dream life.

It means that you don’t have to earn or prove your power and freedom in any way.

It means that you can continue to grow as a person or gain more knowledge and skills, but you don’t have to be perfect to bring out your best life.

It means that you have to take responsibility for your life.

It means that you need to put yourself at the center of your life and set boundaries with others.

My Wish for You …

I wish for you to live your biggest, boldest, most true and authentic life.

I wish for you to take your dreams seriously and bring them alive with a cherry on top.

I wish for you to see yourself in the mirror and to feel yourself in your own life.

I wish for you to be the most true and radiant self that you can be.

I wish for you to recognize your immense power and limitless freedom and create a life from possibility, not fear.

With love, joy, and freedom,
Maria

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