Patterns

Life can be so complicated and at the same time it can be so easy. It actually completely depends on ourselves how complicated we make it. If we’re living out of fear for changes and always stay in the same spot, with the same problems, with the same emotional pain and with the same peopleMeer lezen over “Patterns”

Dream ?

I’m in an empty room, it’s dark outside and I can see the moonlight shining through the window. I’m sitting on the cold floor, made from rocks and dirt, covered with twigs and leafs. Looking at the window I notice that the wooden shelf has various cracks in it. The first crack I see isMeer lezen over “Dream ?”

Quarantine

So, we’re already six weeks in quarantine and I’ve felt many different emotions during those weeks. Six weeks, without a paid job, without being able to teach my students, without being able to meet friends or go to a restaurant. Some moments I feel frustrated, angry, sad and very curious about how things will goMeer lezen over “Quarantine”

Judgement

Sometimes we are so worried to fit in society, to be part of a group and to belong somewhere that we do everything in our capabilities to not be ´that person´ that stays behind or is always left outside the group. We fear to be misunderstood if we show our emotions and our true feelingsMeer lezen over “Judgement”

Balancing

On the way back in the airplane, I sat next to a friendly young man and we had an interesting conversation. He comes from Afghanistan but left his home country to find a better life and to study abroad. It is very clear that there are many problems in his homecountry and that actually, unlikeMeer lezen over “Balancing”

‘comfort zone’

I listen to many people telling me that they want to do something else with their life. They are not happy with their current situation, either with their job or their relationship or circumstances within their families. When I ask them what they are doing to change their situation they never really have an answer.Meer lezen over “‘comfort zone’”