Onlangs nam de burnout het ff van mij over. Ik werd boos - op mezelf - omdat ik mijn zaakjes niet op orde had. Vervolgens voelde ik me opgejaagd door mijn vriendin en ik waarschuwde haar: doe dat ajb niet want dat heeft nare gevolgen. Rust, orde en regelmaat zijn essentieel in mijn post-burnout leven. In mijn 2024 blog Kun je genezen van een burnout? schreef ik...
The citizens of several American allies are (allegedly) boycotting tourism towards USA, and also some American goods, especially Tesla’s. I sympathise and agree but would not call my plans a boycott. But what’s in a name? I used to love North America and made many vacation visits. Nowadays, I prefer taking my Japanese full-hybrid car and visit European countries....
There’s an interesting Dutch political trend following the course of Trump-2025 in the Russian-Ukraine war. Dutch voters, including me, are turning away from parties (ie, PVV, NSC, BBB) that seem to abandon Ukraine, like Trump does. I’m not a fan of Ukraine but I do not trust Russia - at all. Abandoning Ukraine implies a carte blanche for further Russian invasions...
Ageing was never an issue for me. I’m still wondering why that is changing. My mother turned 90 last year. My father died in 1994 at 61. Last week, I turned 65. In my view, ageing is a blessing in disguise, even despite declining health. I suppose that (my) ageing is more visible to me than before. Probably, my eyes “opened” after falling from an electric bike...
My title is a common advice by people. I suppose I use that type of advice myself as well. Nevertheless, that advice feels rather useless if and when you receive it yourself. Quite often, the issue - or “problem“ - is time-bound. The very next day, you might have forgotten already. “Firstly, I felt like it was a personal attack. As if the premise of her advice was...
Last week, I finally received closure with someone. I lost my anger with that person but gained (brief) sadness. For me, that sadness relates to losing Hope. It's over now. In other situations, the price of closure may relate to Doubt, Fear or Love. Hence, my blog title: Closure comes with a price. In my view, I wasn't looking for closure. I was looking to protect...
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