10 years ago, when I visited a retreat Isaac Shapiro taught me:
‘We’re all in the same boat.’

This resonated so deeply in me that, at first, I felt totally flabbergasted and overwhelmed.

A few moments later, after a delicious lunch, I took my refuge in the woods and screamed it out laughing:
‘We’re all in the same boat.’ Whahaa! We’re all in the same boat!’
I danced and jumped through the forest, really it was the first moment I felt something like total illumination.

10 years later I find myself in a much quieter state of mind, a much quieter state of being and the insight from back then returns in it’s full power.

I really feel that I want to share with you that we’re all in the same boat. We are all vulnerable, we will all suffer from this new reality. People will get sick, die perhaps, businesses will collapse, trips and holidays will be canceled, and so on.

We can learn from this experience as well!
We can be happy for the health we do have. We can be grateful for what we can do.
We can spend the coming weeks getting rest, being creative, mean something for somebody else, pick up your instrument, read that book. Go to the forest.
Embrace nature. Embrace our humanity.
Stay positive. Be grateful. Keep breathing.

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Dankbaarheid kan je leven veranderen.
Ernst-Jan Pfauth van De Correspondent geeft daarover een wetenschappelijke onderbouwing. Mooi! Dankbaar ☺️🙏🏾

https://decorrespondent.nl/11013/ik-schreef-drie-jaar-lang-op-waarvoor-ik-dankbaar-was-nu-weet-ik-beter-wat-me-gelukkig-maakt/310489509-e7997b9b?mc_cid=f0dc0c85dd&mc_eid=e41ae7aa74 ... See more

Leuk zeg! Bij @flow_magazine anti-piekerkaartjes met hele bruikbare en goede tips bij/tegen #piekeren.

Wist je dat piekeren ook een hormonale component heeft? Als je veel #stress hebt produceer je adrenaline. Het teveel aan adrenaline wordt gedempt door cortisol. Teveel cortisol in je bloed zorgt voor hopeloze, hulpeloze en machteloze gedachten. Tijd voor een goed gesprek over #werkstress?
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Gong xi fa cai! 🐀💙🐀

By Madysin Taylor, Daily Om
The Year of the Rat is sure to offer the type of enjoyable challenges that will enable us to become all we can possibly be.
Chinese New Year this time around is the Year of the Rat, which brings with it the promise of prosperity. The Chinese admire the rat for its quick mind and ability to gather valuables and save them for the future. Since 2020 is the Year of the Rat, the year ahead should offer many opportunities to acquire wealth, as well as the ability to make choices that enable us to provide comfort for a long time to come. This is especially true for those born in the year of the rat.

Since the rat sign is the first in the Chinese zodiac calendar, we may feel the energy of a cycle beginning. We may also feel a pioneering spirit that helps us to forge ahead with a completely new endeavor. Looking beyond Western culture's distaste for rats, we may be able to appreciate their intelligence, resourcefulness and adaptability. This quality might offer us hope that whatever challenges we may face will only serve to make us stronger and more able. The rat's ability to solve problems is well-known, so we can choose to enjoy any challenge that helps us keep our minds sharp while also making life more of a game. A competitive nature may develop within us, leading us to use the rat's ability to focus on priorities. The rat can also remind us to be less worried about pleasing everyone we meet and more focused on our goals.

We should be aware of the rat's habit for collecting and not allow ourselves to become so focused that we neglect those around us. Being constantly on the alert for opportunity can be stressful, so we can make the decision to balance our pursuit of prosperity with the enjoyment of good food and atmosphere and the people we trust to offer us both support and space. With the energy of challenge and possibility, the year is likely to be exciting without being explosive. The Year of the Rat is sure to offer the type of enjoyable challenges that will enable us to become all we can possibly be. ☺️🙏🏾☺️
#gongxi #happynewyear #feelgood #feelgood2 ... See more