Some time ago I described myself as 'harmony-seeking quiet observer learning to speak loud and clear when needed', which you may have read below my blog posts. It's funny how accurate that description is. Earlier I already wrote that I was practicing to take up space. Now I am practicing…
Hello lovelies, I want to write about some recent personal experiences surrounding the possible enrolment in an online 'personal/spiritual development' program. It was the first time that I seriously considered participating in such an e-course. I had encountered 'similar' programs before, but due to the high investments of money and…
Until recently I had never considered 'taking up space' as a thing. Since I do, I have started to see it in everything. I have found it to be an incredibly useful concept in my personal development! Here I will share my story, including the first new insights and developments.…
My previous writings about polyamory resulted in me getting quite some comments and questions from friends along the lines of 'this is all nice and good, but aren't you just perfectly monogamous?' Well, I may as well am, but this depends on how you see. My first post about the…
A week ago I left early from a trainings weekend of the Dutch Climate Movement, in which up to 80 involved people came together to do workshops, have discussions, make plans and have fun. After one day I felt like I had had enough stimuli and it was okay for…
From the start of my already long-stretched blogging career I've been facing the same dilemma: to tell or not to tell my family and friends about it. You'd think writers want to be read, but there is a case for anonymity and sharing only with those close friends you know…
My most-recommended book of 2015: The Ethical Slut, a book about shaping and sizing relationships according to your wishes in an ethical and sustainable way. You may not expect it from the title, but The Ethical Slut (TES) is a really smart book! I learned a lot from it and…
As I was deciding on something important to write about, the What I Be Project popped up. What I Be (WIB) is a project of photographer Steve Rosenfield, for which he takes portraits of persons with their greatest insecurities written on them for everyone to read. Every person thus picture…