In a society where competition was engraved into our minds, giving up is seen as a sign of weakness. We have been taught to remain committed to our job, a cause or our relationships and try harder despite the consequences it can have for our health – Survival of the fittest. I have observed friends […]
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If you haven’t read them yet, I invite you to read my two posts about emotions On emotions and On emotions, continued. In short, I believe there are no negative or positive emotions but unpleasant and pleasant ones. They are natural, are feedback from our subconscious mind and are useful. Freedom lies in accepting the
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In a previous post, I wrote about how labelling emotions as positive or negative limits us in our growth and aliveness. A flow of energy I like picturing emotions as energy in motion. E-motion. We can feel this energy when we feel intense joy: we feel the need to jump, run, sing, laugh, dance! As
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The starting point of my travels was influenced by an invitation to this seminar: On that Friday afternoon, I step out of the tram. While it was slowing down to a stop, I could catch a glimpse of Eric. He is one of the 8 other adventurers who will spend the weekend with me. I
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One of my life’s big milestone was in fall 2019 when a friend gave me some amazing advice. At the time, I was struggling a lot with life, not knowing what I wanted and where to go. I felt a lot of pressure from outside to be a certain way, with people even harshly unloading