As you may or may not know by now, I was raised in a rather strict christian environment. And although lots of rules and ideas did not feel …
Extreme weather
Yesterday, my psychological and emotional state resembled the weather in the Netherlands. The weather forecast had predicted unstable weather. The royal meteorological instituted had even had released an …
On letting go
These last weeks, I have been confronted with traits I don’t particularly value in people I do love dearly. It was eating me. How could I let them see they …
Easy does it
How do I do what matters most to me, without letting slide all these not so important things that need to be done? I’m not talking about those chores I …
What’s the point?
Yesterday, I was listening to an interview. All I could think was, He’s missing the point. Then it hit me. He was actually making the opposite point, which to me …
Peace of mind
Recently, I went through the process of clearing from my head all the commitments I have made with myself and others.. This mental to-do list was taking up too much …
Swing is a state of arrival
Rowers have a word for this frictionless state: swing … Recall the pure joy of riding on a backyard swing: an easy cycle of motion, the momentum coming from the …
Spirit like water
From crying profusely when a cake collapsed to being apathetic when my boyfriend was five minutes late. From cleaning my house, basement to attic, when my mother-in-law would come to …
This is… whose mind… IT IS!
Yesterday, I cleared up my inner basement. It was a dump. I couldn’t even move around. Without realizing, I had held on to a lot of beliefs I just didn’t …