Don’t stay because you’re afraid of hurting someone. You will. Even if you stay. Don’t leave because you’re afraid of getting hurt. You will. Even if you leave. The thing is, if you stay because you’re afraid of hurting someone, you may hurt yourself and the other person so much more than if you don’t. Because youRead more
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You cannot make anyone happy. Don’t let another person depend on you to make them happy, to make them feel good about themselves, to fulfill them, to heal them, or to rescue them. The only person capable of doing that is them. What you can do is listen to them, cheer them on, ask themRead more
What I miss most about my father since he passed away, are the conversations we will never have. The advice I will not have a chance to ignore. The good intentions that will not go unnoticed. And the memories we will never remember together. At the time of his passing, everything that needed to beRead more
When you were two years old, you mastered the beautiful art of feeling everything. When happiness arose, you let it light you up. When sadness arose, you let it fill you up. When anger arose, you let it empower you fully. When fear arose, you let it consume you. And whenever you let a feelingRead more
I will always urge you to search for the good in everyone. But don’t become blind to the darkness we all have as well. Some people have been hurt severely and will bleed on other people. Some will hurt others because of what was done to them. Some will hurt others for no reason atRead more
Let’s imagine one day you will be a parent. My hope for you is that your children will bring home other children. Some you will like and some you will find annoying, too loud, too quiet, too something. If that happens, remember: these children are making your child happy. Which makes you happy. Sometimes theseRead more
Instagram, October 13, 2020 So this just got real. I am volunteering as its typist as I am giving this book 3 months to write itself. Pre-order: soundofconfetti.comRead more
Ik was naast Sentini Grunberg te gast in de toffe podcast ‘BNR ZZP café’ van Nina van den Dungen met haar sidekick Hugo-Jan Ruts. Luister hem hier.Read more
Ik sprak veel te kort met podcastmaker en vermogensbeheerspecialist Michiel van Vugt, in zijn show ‘Je geld en/of je leven’. Het ging over geld en over geen geld, een beetje over overleven maar vooral over voluit leven. Luister hem hier terug.Read more
How do you feel? Tell me, how do you do it? Do you think of feeling? Do you sense your thoughts? Does a sensation simply occur when I ask you how you feel? And then, when you look at whatever comes up, how do you classify it as feeling? Do you classify it? It isRead more