All about discovering what you want …
Saturday morning July 27th, 2019. I scoop the Jakarta Post from the porch on the way out. “That’s funny.” I halt. “Why would they have a picture of a wintery mountain road with traffic skidding through the snow on the front page?” It’s not until I notice the image next to it that I realise: “It … Read more
“Don’t you have those moments?”, my friend exclaims quite forlorn. “When you feel like there’s something else you should be doing with your life?” She has felt like this for a while now. And she increasingly feels she needs to find a way to change. It’s not like she thinks her life is utterly miserable. … Read more
“Yes, we’re only on this earth for a short while”, agrees the man. “Better make the most of it.” An ocean of sympathy in his eyes for the elderly couple he’s been chatting with at the table next to me. They were little children when the bombs fell on Rotterdam in May 1940. Now, 79 … Read more
It’s election time in Indonesia. Candidates face the daunting challenge of introducing themselves to over 193 million voters. Across thousands of different islands. Stretched over 3 timezones. From big, bustling cities to remote jungle villages. Incumbent president Joko Widodo has decided to share the story of his life on social media¹. He tells of a … Read more
” Pooh began to feel a little bit more comfortable, because when you are a Bear of Very Little Brain and you Think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you, is quite different when it gets out in the open […] “ * A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh … Read more
A common reason why people aren’t sure what they want, is feeling overwhelmed by the prospect of having to learn something that feels so far beyond their current life that it seems unattainable. Technically speaking, in such cases, it’s not entirely true that someone doesn’t know what they want. They do know. Or they have a … Read more
We all have those moments in our lives when discovering and deciding what we want just doesn’t come easy. At times like this, one of our biggest allies is very close-by: our very own brain. This amazing organ holds vital keys to unlock our way towards the future. The trick is to find out just how … Read more
So you’re on the Internet looking for some inspiration in discovering what you want. Perhaps you’re from Malaysia or Brazil. Or from the USA, Austria, Ghana, Kazakhstan or China. Or who knows? You’ve landed on this page written by a Dutch person. Later, you might visit a site by someone from Canada, India or another … Read more
Sometimes we get a little stuck. We reflect on our past. We reflect on our present. But we just don’t find enough clarity on what we want for the future. When we get a little stuck like this, the challenge is to find ways to create more ideas about what we might want (or not want). … Read more
Somehow I feel I need to start by saying something soothing. Something like “It’s ok!”. Perhaps because over the years I have met so many people who seem to beat themselves up over not knowing what they want. They feel embarrassed, frustrated or judge themselves for not coming up with the perfect once-and-for-all answer. Or … Read more