by Marnix Pauwels | Jan 25, 2023 | Addiction, Anxiety, Awakening, Coaching, Insights, Love, Personal, Purpose and Meaning, Relationships, Spirituality, Typically Me, Uncategorized
Na jaren coaching en vooral na jaren léven, weet ik inmiddels hoe enorm verwarrend de menselijke ervaring kan zijn. We verwachten van alles, we denken dat het allemaal strak geregeld is en dat we zo’n beetje weten hoe het werkt, we denken netjes in oorzaak en gevolg...
by Marnix Pauwels | Jul 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
‘Een beetje stress is gezond’, hoor je vaak. Het houdt je alert. Zet je op scherp. Laat je wat langer knallen. Dat soort dingen. En dat zal allemaal best, maar wie kan zoiets nou doseren? Wie kan er zeggen ‘Nou, dit is precíes genoeg stress voor deze week, nu stop ik...
by Marnix Pauwels | mei 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Je hoofd, de geest, je intellect. Prachtig. Al die rekenkracht, en verbeelding. Het vermogen om te voorspellen, te analyseren, te reflecteren. Hele wérelden worden er gecreëerd. Maar soms kunnen we niet stoppen. Met denken. Met piekeren. Met vooruitblikken. Of...
by Marnix Pauwels | mei 23, 2022 | English, Insights, Purpose and Meaning, Uncategorized
There are multiple stories about Japanese soldiers who spent years in hiding because they were unaware that the war had ended. One of those men was Hiroo Onoda, an intelligence officer from Japan who was sent to Lubang Island in the Philippines in 1944 to carry out...
by Marnix Pauwels | Jan 15, 2022 | Addiction, Anxiety, Awakening, Coaching, English, Insights, Love, Personal, Purpose and Meaning, Spirituality, Typically Me, Uncategorized
It’s extremely helpful to get to know your moods. It means the difference between automatically falling for them and being swallowed by them, or becoming aware of what’s going on and keep a bit of distance. When I say ‘moods’ I guess I mean every single...
by Marnix Pauwels | Jun 29, 2021 | Awakening, English, Insights, Personal, Purpose and Meaning, Spirituality, Typically Me, Uncategorized
Cats are true Zen masters. At least that’s what I often read. We should study them and copy their behavior. At least that’s the suggestion. But the thing is: Cats are not Zen masters. Cats are cats. They don’t have 60.000 thoughts a day. They don’t have to pay taxes,...
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