#theyearofme project – the starting point
I was on a vacation in Thailand in December. Sitting under the shade of a palm tree and taking in the picturesque blue-green ocean, my heart felt at peace. I &h...
Category: #theyearofme project
Recognizing and owning your views
Someone I was developing a deep bond with recently shared some extremely controversial views on the subjects of rape, incest, children engaging in sexual activi...
June and July review + August exploration
I didn’t post a June review. Which is weird because I thought that I got quite a bit done in June. And now it’s already August! I thought it makes &...
Review: The 7-day ‘Follow the joy’ exploration
It was…an interesting week. 7 days of going with the flow. It was…fun? Yes and no. It was a difficult exploration for me to do. I genuinely thought that the &he...
Just f*cking let go
Sometimes the solution is to just f*cking let go. Don’t analyze. Don’t reminisce. Don’t chew and chew until there’s nothing left to chew...
Day 3 update: The 7 days ‘Follow the joy’ exploration
I’m three days into this exploration and I had a meltdown this afternoon. I woke up this morning feeling super negative. Strangely enough, this whole ‘goi...
The one week ‘Follow the joy’ exploration
There has been an interesting turn of events. It led me to start a 7-day exploration that I want to share with you. But first, let me give you some … Rea...
May review + June focus
May was an interesting month and I came away from it with a deeper understanding of myself. I was quite amazed to see how one could take a conscious approach &h...
Self-acceptance when you have a ‘special brain’
Have patience with all things but first with yourself. Never confuse your mistakes with your value as a human being. You’re a perfectly valuable, creative...
Being more ‘you’
It’s my quest this year and decade to start being more ‘me’. To understand what it means to be me, I’ve been taking a raw look at my tho...
Psychometric tests I’ve used to know myself better (plus some vulnerability)
I like taking psychometric tests. Though many regard them as pseudoscience, I’ve personally found them interesting. What I appreciate about these tests is...