What if... it's possible?

Instead of going after 'how to improve yourself',  we ask ourselves the question: how can I serve?  While our mind might be afraid to lose something, the opposite is true. The world, is ‘you’ pushed out (Neville Goddard). All is gained by serving: joy, connection, truth, effortless action and so on.  Self-less giving, in any form. This means you serve someone or something without expecting anything in return. No "thank you", no reaction, no action in the future... be honest,

Last year I had the honour to visit Osho’s meditation resort in Puna, India. While I am a strong believer of the idea that wisdom comes from within, and is not to be found anywhere outside of you (also not India), this trip díd sharpen my vision on work.  Many of us still work with pressure - we push and effort our way through, even if your gut is telling you it doesn’t feel right. What if we trade this for presence? Attention to what we do…  “Whatever you are doing, do it as

Many of us are taught to ignore the signs. We stay in our minds, while intrusive thoughts, vague physical symptoms, indescribable feelings in our belly have been showing up for months already... We call it tension, 'a difficult phase', or even burn-out. We are used to framing this as something bad.  When I was going through "burn-out" (awakening of my intuition), it felt like many people felt sorry for me. I got offered all kinds of help. Psychologists, books, things that wor

When feeling at a climax of accumulated emotions, life seems to put you down to your knees and feel it all at once. There is no way but to surrender to feeling your feelings. You cry, feel anger, anxiety, and so on. In society, we sometimes refer to this as: a mental breakdown.  But what if exactly this is breaking you open? It's this moment where the truth is revealed. It's the cracking of the eggshell, while the chick has its first breath of life.  By feeling your feelings,

Imagine, trusting that anything that needs to be done, will be done effortlessly, without pushing yourself through a to-do lists. Instead of being drained at the end of the day, you feel energized. It might sound like a dream, but it's at your fingertips.  The question is: do you dare to let go off all the to do's that you belief are important?  Practically, this means we start our days by sensing (through e.g. meditation) what we feel like doing, instead of going on automati

Last year, I spent some time in a meditation center in India. Here it is normal to greet each other with 'Namasté'. It means 'my soul greets your soul', while you put your hands together and bow your head a little. Maybe you recognize it from a yogaclass. Not that you have to go to either India or a yogaclass to realize the following...  We are used to seeing the world through our projections: the ideas we have gained throughout our lives. Even if you meet a new person it is

7 years ago I met a woman that would later be ‘my first manager’ in a big bank. Eversince, my perspective on life started changing and I wish this for everyone that is working in a corporate/office environment.  Why?  Marjolein van den Bos  showed me what it was like to be authentic in an environment where this is least expected.   She looks like a Shaman in the office, she laughs like a corporate Buddha and spreads wisdom in her out-of-office message saying "I am busy doing