Western laziness consists of cramming our lives with compulsive activity, so that there is no time left to confront the real issues. This saying, by Sogyal Rinpoche, is one of my favorites. I discovered it years ago when I turned a page of a daily calendar. ‘Active laziness’ Rinpoche also calls it. The Deliberately Making …
One of the big enigmas in the way we perceive things when it concerns personal development, may well be the difference between the way we think we perceive ourselves in our own inner world as opposed to the way we think the outside world perceives us. When we are happy we literally beam happiness, with …
Have you seen them around? The little puppets of moving people.nu? They are small replica’s, like the ones you see in the miniature city of Madurodam. Images of people like you and me, internationals who, for entirely personal reasons, have moved from one country to another. People, who have travelled; in some cases a long …
Dear Readers Last week I participated in a workshop of energy medicine nederland of which the founder and spokeswoman, Patricia Koster, was also present. Patricia is dedicated to her causes. Driven, she invests her energies in goals she believes in. Last Friday she took the opportunity of using our EMN gathering to spotlight the street art …
While it can seem nice, to mutter and moan openly about things one doesn’t like, there’s a catch to living in a free country and being able to say what you think. That catch being that merely complaining about something, without doing anything constructive about it, makes you a conspirator in what you are complaining …
‘Mindfulness’ is an ancient human capacity, that was rediscovered , much like Yoga, Tai Chi, Energy Medicine and other ancient forms of healing, in the course of the 20th century. It came back into the Western world in all sorts of new publications, courses and seminars which, fortunately I might add, resonated with many people. …
As an ex-expat I’ve seen my share of Dutch and American clubs around the world. The social ground rules in these clubs is practically everywhere the same, no matter where you are. The goal is to have a homestead abroad and meet like-minded people. The activities; tennis tournaments, brunches and charity events, are similar in …
To change the world only takes 1 person out of 7 billion. Suit: Gifts (Cups). The personal fulfillment we are all on a quest for during our lifetimes. The Number 6: Number of Communication. More on the characteristics of the Suits, Numbers and Archetypes, can be found in the 44 page E-manual that goes with …
In traffic today, I stood waiting at the intersection of Westduinweg and Kranenburger weg, which is really is a most peculiar intersection with 3, actually 4 roads coming together. Traffic on the Westduinweg has right of way, so anyone coming from one of the 3 other roads needs to wait. Still… I saw a Grandfather, …
In which we are all the same, is that we all have our own Challenges, Insights, Gifts and Tools. Life Make Over Journey Book Dear Readers, ‘Highly Recommended’ is a blog on people I know well and can highly recommend within their own field of profession. Today, I introduce Miron Ashkenazy, whom I met …
