Seeing is believing! Or not...?

February 03, 2012


In a conversation with my other brother last night, he was saying: "Actions speak louder than words". This was a reply to mine insight, I shared just seconds before, about if a good friend of us would be able to overcome a certain fear. I shared that I had noticed and witnessed the process of that friend in trying to overcome that fear. Empowered by a lot of conversations with this friend about her fear. My believe is that she is able let go of her fear! Despite my believe in what I see possible for her, my brother is having a different view. No offense, that is what brothers do ;-)

The whole conversation gave me the idea to use it as an example to make the next distinction... Btw, the rest of this essay got nothing to do with my brother.

So the philosophy behind 'actions speak louder than words' is that whatever people say they will do, they just need to do it and then we will believe it, right? What they do is more important than what they say. So first we want to see it and then we will believe it. Seeing is believing!

Angst

January 30, 2012

Angst beheerst mij niet. Ik onderdruk of negeer het ook niet. Hoe ik met angst om ga is door bang te zijn.

Omdat we angst beschouwen als iets waar we mee moeten omgaan, laten we het niet zijn voor wat het is en veroorzaakt het ons te stoppen. Een goede manier om met angst om te gaan is om er mee te gaan zijn, er voor te kiezen het te ervaren, en om bang te zijn.

Jij laat angst zijn en het laat jou zijn.


EREN = LIEF

January 18, 2012


So today on my way to the supermarket I saw these words on the floor of the primary school plaza next to my home, 'Eren is dom', which means Eren is stupid. I thought to myself, did I ever have done the same in my primary school period, probably yes. Then it strikes me, what will Eren feel when reading these words? I did not get a good feeling, in fact I was getting a horrible feeling. So I changed the text into 'Eren is lief', which means Eren is sweet.


Feeling better!

January 10, 2012


We all want to feel better in life, right? So why don't we feel better? Just feel better!

You see, this is not an interesting game. It's too easy. We like to play a different game: We can only feel better if we first get ourselves in to problems, then solve/overcome those problems and then we can feel better.

Well that's an interesting game to play.... It keeps you going... You know what, when you finish one game, just create another one... It keeps you going... But it's keeping you NOT going to fulfill your life in any way.

HOME

December 03, 2011


Some people believe that 'In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth'. Other people believe that if they buy some forest, that they could decrease their own CO2 emissions. I respect those believes. They are not my point of views and certainly not my believe systems.

But truth of the matter is that we all live on the same planet. It's our Home. It's also the home of millions of other species and forms of life.

Fear, part 1

November 27, 2011

Dean Potter highlining at Cathedral Peak in Yosemite National Park. Photography Mikey Schaefer.


Fear doesn't rule me. I don't suppress or ignore fear. The way I handle fear is by being afraid.

Because we regard fear as something we have to deal with, we don't just let it be so it becomes empowered to stop us. The appropriate way to deal with fear is to be with it, to choose to experience it, and to be afraid. As soon as your mind wanders, that’s when you introduce fear. It’s as simple as tuning back into the now.

You let fear be and it lets you be. 

"Many people think I don’t feel fear, but I do. Fear is worthwhile because it pushes me into these higher states of consciousness where I perceive more. It makes me more awake, and I can stay calm. This switch into mental states that I normally can’t access allows me to do scary things." - Dean Potter


The Language of Color

November 22, 2011



Combining text and color can be very powerful and very confusing. To illustrate the point, look at the lines of colored text above. Try to say the color of the letters of each word without reading the word.
 
Left – Right Conflict
Your right brain tries to say the color but, 
your left brain insists on reading the word.


Being Present

November 17, 2011


Being Present is what you experience when you are completely at peace with this very moment.
Your feelings are calm. Your reflexes are fast. Your mind is clear. You are decisive. You know what you want. You know what’s right for you. You perform your best – public speaking, sports, music, relating to people. Your confidence is deep. This lets you be real.

The Time Is

November 17, 2011

Are You Happy?

October 21, 2011


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