For March I set myself a challenge: Give! Time for the rehash. First, this was a really nice challenge to do! I thoroughly enjoyed giving more, from stumbling upon something that I though a friend would like and buying it for them, to saying a heartfelt “thank you” when someone did something small for me. [...]
Having spent a few days here in Cairo, Egypt, I’m starting to form an opinion of the country and city. Or perhaps it’s better to say I’m starting to form two opinions… Someone I met here put it very adequately: Cairo is like a crazy girlfriend. You love her, but you also know she is [...]
Airports. Over-excited people rushing by. Overpriced food and drinks. The smell of people having been cooped up in metal boxes for too long. Inexplicable delays and gate changes. Airports. What’s not to love? I’m writing this at Charles de Gaule airport, France, where I’m waiting for my connecting flight to Cairo. I once vowed to [...]
I’ve always been interested in personal development and last weekend 4YoungPeople organized a very interesting series of workshops. I went to “Brilliant in a day” (provided by Sigrid Boelens). Very nice and very interesting! The main point was that you can become brilliant in a day, because you already are brilliant. Every human has his [...]
I open the doors, walk into the party, a big smile on my face. I take a few steps in, when a feeling of unease creeps over me. I look around and see some people staring at me. Not unfriendly per-se, but more with a look of “what the hell are you doing here?” Everybody [...]