Over the last months I have regularly been baffled by what I saw happening around me. As more and more data became available, it also became clear that the coronavirus wasn't as dangerous as we first feared. It certainly didn't warrant the tremendous damage the corona...
Life after Facebook
This week I finally did it: I cancelled my Facebook account. I was very late in joining the FB legion, but - once in - I was in completely. I collected friends, groups, pages and events. I was fully enjoying virtual life. But somewhere deep inside it didn’t feel...
Wide awake
Five a clock in the morning and I’m wide awake. Both physically and mentally completely switched on. I do not feel startled or anything. I am just very, very, very awake and alert. It happens to me every now and then. I wake up with a feeling of urgency, of...
Silence is golden
When I was about 18, a family member who was at my birthday commented on the appearance of one of the other guests. I remember the exact words, but they don't translate well, so the gist will have to do. She basically said, loudly, that the person in question had the...
Idle hands are the devil’s workshop or why being bored is a good thing
The above proverb is meant to instil fear into people's heart, fear of doing nothing. Sounds scary enough, so it would work for me, if I would believe in a devil, which I don't. Who needs a devil when taking into consideration what some people are capable of? But...
Decision, decisions
Lately some heavy-duty decision making has come my way. And with it a truckload of 'what ifs' have entered my head. Needless to say, being as highly developed as I am spiritually this doesn't faze me at all. I just sit, meditate for a bit and, lo and behold, the...