The School Of Life Class On: How To Realise Your Potential
A few weeks ago, I went to the opening of The School of Life (TSOL) Amsterdam. It made me curious about what those classes of TSOL exactly entail. So, last Thursday 8 May I found myself attending the...
View ArticleHow To Fix Valentine’s Day Disillusionment
The other day I had a “philosophical sit down” with Jan Drost, a philosopher of culture who also gives classes about love at The School of Life Amsterdam [NL]. When I asked him what “philosophy of...
View ArticleArt (As) Therapy: Alain De Botton’s Approach
Why do most museums order their art chronologically and according to the “historical period” in which they were made? I had never given this much thought, until I visited the Stedelijk Museum the other...
View ArticleBook Review: “The Path”
“Heaven and Earth gave birth to us. We give patterns to Heaven and Earth. We form a triad with Heaven and Earth, are the summation of the myriad things, and are the father and mother of the people....
View ArticleThe End Of The Work-Life Balance
“There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life.” ― Alain de Botton I’ve written a bit about the work-life balance already, and have had others write...
View ArticleRepetition: Can You Spot The Differences?
“Sometimes I feel that what we do and what we say is just a repetition, that’s it’s all happened before,’ I said. ‘Déjà vu,’ he said, his voice flat. ‘No, not that, not identical – vaguely the same,...
View ArticleFrom Paris With Love
Yes, I am in Paris! The city of love, of romance, of lights, and…of mother-daughter trips. So, whereas last week’s lack of a post was caused by a technical challenge (no WiFi + messy mind = no post...
View ArticleThe Simple Life of Love, Energy and Expansion
If stories are what we construct our lives around, then words, or rather “concepts”, become of vital importance. Words already carry meaning; concepts weigh even heavier due to the multiple, summarized...
View ArticleBoth Sides Now: Knowing Nothing At All
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” ― Socrates I seem to attract and/or find articles that describe an aversion towards self-help, self-growth, mindfulness, etc. Articles from people...
View ArticlePlato’s Cave, Buddha’s Arrows, Self-Rejection And More Human Suffering
Yes, let’s allegorize and parabalize (it’s a word!) the heck out of this blog post. Because words are mere sounds until we give them meaning, and meaning arises best in the context of a good story. As...
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