Hang in there! Times could be stressful for you. At home with small children, kitchen table transformed in an office desk, trying to finish your to-do list. Or taking care of the sick, vulnerable and the elderly. No freedom to go on the streets, to cycle, to walk in the park, to go to the…
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Why do we think we will live in a new, conscious world after the COVID-19 pandemic will be over? This new after-Corona world people talk about on social media. Is it true? Hippy-me and lawyer-me are speaking up in this article.
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The comforting and powerful words of spiritual teacher, Mooji, feel like warm sunbeams touching my skin. They bring consolation and softness to my room. It’s always a pleasure to listen to Mooji’s calm voice and to look into his brown, friendly eyes. Restlessness slowly softens and disappears to the background as I listen to this heartfelt talk.
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A world that has stopped turning madly,
where the only people who have to hurry now, are the doctors and nurses.
Their faces in pain of the tight masks they’re wearing
Their bodies tired of the long hours they’re making
Their hearts bleeding by carrying a heavy load
Day in and day out, who knows.
Remember Tupac’s “Changes”? I still love this song. We’ve seen that it has been just a matter of weeks that our world has changed into a new one. The world isn’t the same anymore and there’s much uncertainty we need to deal with. It all seems quite surreal, but this is our new reality. It’s…
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Vandaag is het Internationale Vrouwendag… Het vrouwenlichaam wordt aanbeden, bevochten en verguisd en is nog al eens onderwerp van discussie, in het bijzonder de imperfecties ervan. Te dik, te dun, te oud, te jong, te lang, te kort, te hoekig, te rond, te veel van dit, te weinig van dat. Vulva in close-up Niet alleen…
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“If we surrendered to earth’s intelligence, we could rise up rooted, like trees.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke Nervous breakdown Aged 30, Dr. Sharon Blackie, psychologist and mythologist, found herself weeping in the car park of the multinational corporation where she worked, wondering if this was what a nervous breakdown felt like. Somewhere along the line,…
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the old, narrow streets of Palma
its terracotta coloured houses
bay windows and tangled wires
I won’t see a way out
there are days I wish to get lost,
roam around a place I have never been
to discover its secrets and well kept history,
drink coffee in an ancient cafe
with homemade almond cake
yes please, pour me another cup
Using their fame to tell the world an important message. Quite some famous actors and actresses are doing it. Leonardo DiCaprio, who is also known as an environmentalist, used his moment when he received an Oscar for Best Actor in 2016 to say climate change is happening now. Angelina Jolie, who defends human rights and…
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The human body, it’s a miracle. Our body is not only our vehicle and outer shell, it’s also a mysterious whole of particles, body cells, and star stuff, a place where secrets live. There’s still uncharted terrain when it comes to the human body. We still have questions about our bodies that no scientist or…
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