One of the books that has inspired me the most is the trilogy "Conversations with God" by Neale Donald Walsch. I first read it about 15 years ago, and I remember being immediately drawn in....
"I feel a sense of restlessness inside, and I don't know where it's coming from. I don't understand it at all." Last week, I had a coaching session with Peter*, who works as an internal coach at a lar...
On 30 March, my father-in-law would have turned 83. Standing around the memorial plaque in the nearby graveyard, we remind ourselves not so much of his life in terms of the events that were memorable,...
About two months ago, I noticed I was in a bit of a funk. I had less energy, less motivation, and a sense of discontent circled within me. Generally, my mood is pretty stable, positive, and cheerful, ...
"What I notice the most is that my experience is more intense; I'm more present in the moment itself." Ingrid, one of the participants who completed the Transformational Presence Intensive Course last...
"I'm curious!" I find myself saying these words often throughout the day. And upon closer examination, even more frequently. Curiosity isn't just a great skill, as movie director Paul Verhoeven sugges...
In many of the coaching sessions I lead, I've noticed that "fear" takes center stage. Often, the word "fear" isn't directly used, but it lurks in the form of worrying about what's to come or feeling i...
Reflecting on the past year, how do you view it? Is there something you're particularly proud of? Perhaps you fondly reminisce about a special journey or find satisfaction in achieving a milestone, li...
Recently, I had a coaching session with a team coach named Eric*, who works within a large educational organization. He is relatively new to this role, and the primary question he wanted to explore...
The Hermetic principle of Polarity teaches us that everything is dual, that everything has poles in the sense of a pair of opposites. And these opposites are of the same nature, differing only in degr...
Everything is energy in motion, constantly evolving, and yet, as human beings, we crave stability and certainty. We largely create that sense of stability through the establishment of fixed habits and...
The second perspective that can support you in living "the good life" (see the blog from August 27, 2023) is to view everything as energy in motion.
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The 1st perspective: everything is information If you view everything happening in your life as 'information,' you let go of the struggle in your life.
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This summer, in a rare deviation from a two-decade-long pattern, allowed Maartje and me to vacation outside the customary peak season. The initial two weeks after our return engaged me in coaching com...