These words express a truth which resonates deeply within me. May these bits of "German wisdom" enlighten your day and bring a nourishing food for thought.

The feminine way of healing

Our culture loves the shiny, pretty and happy way of life. We worship good times, personal power, beauty and most of all success. We clean up and smile, pretending that this is all there is. However the Eastern cultures teach us that the light cannot exist without the dark. Living at the exclusion of the fundamental dynamic between the opposites, will create a great lurking shadow ready to swallow us at times of darkness.
The nutritious soil of our underworlds lies waiting for all our visits. A place of healing and rejuvenation that has been banned her place in the circle of life. A feminine cave calling us to our roots in which we incubate, rest and digest the turmoil of the world. Where our feelings and dreams are heard, where warm darkness wraps us in her cloak. During these tough times we long for ceremony, guidance and nourishment so that we may listen to our vulnerability and the wisdom of our bodies. This natural way of healing allows us to emerge from the caves with fresh eyes and nourished hearts.
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Non-Violent Resistance

When I look at social media I am struck by the violence, the hate speech and fear that is present. Many come from liberal, well educated and spiritual people. These days of socio economic, political and environmental changes are frightening. It remains important to look at our manner when entering public discourse. Rather than react from a place of fear and anger, we can practice our skillful ways of mindfulness and compassion. As fully human beings standing up for our values, we are challenged, we are called to apply them!

Human Masks

The American culture strikes me as a strange one. Outgoing confidence, loud successes and beauty seem to define our worth. In this attempt to mainstream happiness everything else becomes invisible under shiny masks. We miss the brilliance and truth of being human while getting lost in confusion, anxiety and, depression. We don't get the chance to welcome our pain, our stillness, to listen to our wisdom and to find nourishment in the depth of our wells with each other.
My tears and laughter make me who I am today. You are welcome in your messy humanness. Let's listen to your wisdom and let you be with your pain. Let's drop the masks of social beauty and appropriateness. You don't need to fit in, you already are fully human.

Inner Emptiness

 It is a pretty sight to watch cargo trains and exotic container ships during part of their long journeys. It is a form of transportation to send us more goods, designed to make us comfortable. We are bombarded, teased, encouraged, challenged, put down and lifted back up so that we buy all these things. More plastic to end up in the oceans. The message seem to be 'numb yourself with comfort, with cheap things, with pretty things to buy and you will be happy'. Fill the closet more, try this food, turn on the screen... It is a quick, an easy, a lazy life, created to make us believe in a quick fix of filling the inner emptiness that we fear so much.
​Our lives don't need more fixing and most probably we don't need more things. The inner void longs for our attention. It craves our warmth and presence. In the place of our roots , our tears and dreams we can nourish and meet each other truly. ​