Sometimes, something unexpected happens in your life that shakes your feeling of being and/or having (self) Control. Such changes can either be negative or positive. I suppose that we refer to surprises in case of positive changes. Negative changes have several nicknames (eg, shock). In my view, Change is the default in Life, Nature & the Universe, and its...
Over the years, several of my former friends (F+M) have changed boxes in my diagram below. Today, I'm wondering if empathy is an intermediate step towards indifference. Indifference can also be a blessing rather than a curse. Indifference clears the mind, including the bad memories. My inspiration urged me to make this diagram. I asked a few friends about our spot...
Late last week, I got a brain wave (see title above) while watching a Hallmark movie. Suddenly, I realised that I'm stuck in 4 of the 5 DABDA stages: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, and Depression while being unable to reach stage 5: Acceptance. The similarity with my mother (91) is striking. Subsequently, I realised that Hope might be the flipside of DABDA. That coin...
Early March 2023, I published a diagram (below left) on the impact of (i) coupling & decoupling, as well as (ii) chaos, equilibrium & vacuum on the four (4) stadia that govern Change in our lives, being Doubt, Fear, Hope & Love. Even then my 2023 diagram felt quite complex. Following some recent changes, I felt that my 2023 diagram needed more...
A 1915 war poem by Julian Grenfell (1888-1915) mentioned the 3 most important items: Life is colour, warmth and light; my 2022 blog. Other people may add beauty, hope, inspiration, love, peace, and/or water. In my view, beauty and peace are in the eye of the beholder. Hence, personal and relative. Almost each day, I express my gratitude for the items above....
I agree with this Financial Times heading and that is a problem. Over the years, I have learned that voters are emotional rather than rational - let alone logical and consistent. Hence, my expectation is that Geert Wilders (PVV) will - once again - win the 2025 Dutch general election. Most other Dutch political parties claim that they will not form a coalition...
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