This morning, I witnessed the most wondrous thing. Now you have to know that I believe that everything that grabs my attention in the outer world is a …
The paradox of perfection
In this world we are bombarded by messages that we should be, do and have both better and more. And as we feel inadequate, never good enough, after …
The tale of two wolves
There is this wonderful Cherokee tale. You might have heard it. It goes like this: An old Cherokee tells his grandson: “My son, there’s a battle between two …
Trusting my gut
After I got better, after having been ill for some years, I assumed that all I had to do was to get my life organized again and get …
The challenge
Remember last week’s essay What do I want? Whenever we express an intention, we will be challenged to come through on that intention. This week, my challenge came …
What do I want?
For the past twenty-five years, my predominant question has been ‘What do I want?’ Where other people did seem to have a pretty good idea of what they wanted …
Surrendering to summer
2 min read Over here, summer school break has started. 6 whole weeks in which life unfolds at a different pace than in day-to-day life. This summer it is …
The Love Loop
Last week, I was thinking about a present for someone, but could not come up with something fitting. Until hours later that day, when my eye fell on …
The Love Ladder
There is an analogy by the late Stephen Covey that I really like. In the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People he asks us if our ladder is …
Learn to fly
The upside of having been neurotic for the greater part of my life is that I can recognize neurotic behavior from a distance. I can tell you this: …