Born and raised in the city of Leiden I spent every 3rd of October of my childhood celebrating the defeat of the Spanish in 1574 after a year-long-siege in which hunger and scarcity prevailed. Heroic stories were told in school, about the mayor of leiden, a Mr. van der Werff, who offered his right arm …
Currently, I am working as a caregiver for a 90-year-old-lady. She is a wonderful character, very advanced within her era of cultural conditioning, bright and clear in her reasoning. Together, we function very well in our shifts of daily routine. One of my co-workers seems troubled by the bond my employer and I have developed. …
My grandfather, Laurens Schippers born in 1902, already said it : ‘Politics, my child, politics are nothing but dirty lies. Never get lured into the illusion they are doing the best they can for you’. For his days my grandfather was remarkably advanced. Many of his generation still looked up at politicians. People saw them …
I’m a bit at a loss today as to what to say in my weekly blog. I had negotiated with myself to be a bit more lighthearted. To put some more humor into, making personal development a bit lighter, making it more of an agreeable point of interest. Yet so much is going on in …
On youtube I saw an intriguing piece of storytelling recently about a teacher who one morning in high school gave all her pupils an unexpected test to make. She placed the exam forms face down in front of the students on their tables, just as she would always do, and once everybody had received their …
Here’s 3 directives I picked up in the course of life that have taught me how to have a relaxed holiday, even when trailing (grand) children Rule number I When my kids were growing up, my number one rule in family outings was I’d do anything, provided I’d enjoy it too. That implied I would …
Practicing what I preach, I try and make it my daily routine to say out loud what I call a ‘Body Prayer’. The Body Prayer is based on an energy routine designed by the renown American energy medicine explorer, teacher & author Donna Eden together with her husband David Feinstein. This energy routine is named: …
‘Is that all there is” ; the famous Peggy Lee 1969 song asks. It continues by suggesting to bring out the booz and have a ball. One may wonder if that is the best answer to life’s quest. The song however deals with a question many of us ask themselves. We all, at some points …
3.03 , 3 minutes 3 seconds abridged version of ‘Traveling the Mind by Traveling the World I am huge fan of the author Michael Crichton. Most of you will know him as the author of the Jurassic Park but he has written way more than that on a very diverse range of subjects. One …
It often puzzles me when people tell me they only accept to be real what is scientifically proven. Sometimes I wish I could step into their brains and look through their eyes to see how they do that. Funny as it may sound, I am at times even somewhat jealous of people who can view …
