Joy Now
Bali, round 2 When I came here in December, I fell in love with the peacefulness and spirituality dimension that seemed to fill up every street corner. I was met by much kindness and a warm welcoming from both the […]
Life
Spontaneity – The Embrace of the unknown
I am continuing my sabbatical journey, currently in Portugal and attempting to befriend spontaneity more and more. Just before I arrived here, all the different people I know in the area, and whom I thought I would see, turned out […]
Love-Based Endings
How to end something (a job, a relationship) without hatredness, blame, or division? Inspiration to keep love despite a breakup.
Comfortably numb
Perhaps you know the song by Pink Floyd: “comfortably numb.” On my way home from a gathering, I was talking with a friend of mine about our personal journeys, visions, and longings. We both shared the dream to find the […]
Equanimity vs. righteousness
Two years ago, on a heavy-rain night, water started to drop from the ceiling in our bedroom. The next day, we signalled it to our landlords, who sent someone to fix it. Apparently, there was a leak in the building’s […]
Tidal Times – the Will to Be Real
The other day, I went to the beach for a stroll, and the tide had pulled the water away from the shore. With its retreating journey, the water uncovered hundreds of black rocks and exposed them out of their dark […]
So, where are you headed to?
Don’t know you, but I find that the questions I am asking myself have to do with direction. Now, as my wife and I are looking for a new home, which direction should we turn towards? Careerwise, what is my […]
The spirit of gratitude
Here we are again, getting closer to the end of the year, and the Christmas holidays. For many, it is a time of celebration, gathering, and hopefully rest to some extent. For some of us, the end of the year […]
Yoga: a practice of selfishness or selflessness?
“Close your eyes and start listening to your breath.” Nowadays, most yoga classes will start with a guidance along this line. Indeed, the yoga we practice today can be described mainly as a series of postures one would do on […]
Eternity
Don’t know you, but spring is my favorite time of the year.A time of renewal, re-opening, and rediscovery of how the brighter days feel like. Now, at the threshold between the dark to the bright, nature invites us to make […]
