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Today I choose loving

Love

“Today, I choose to be with you.” This is what Pete and I say to each other daily. We got married earlier this month and we want to continue this practice. Even though we made a commitment in front of…

Teamwork and support

Teamwork

In 2012, I participated in my first Radical Honesty workshop with Brad Blanton in Greece. I was fascinated and also a little scared. I was absolutely wowed and knew that this was what I wanted for myself. I had started…

Anger and connection

Expressing anger, Honesty

Many times, I have chosen to not be very personal and vulnerable about my life online. At this moment, I feel different. I want to share with you an incident I had with my husband(-to-be) Pete, when I made myself…

Joy

Honesty, Joy

We often talk about and express a lot of anger in Radical Honesty workshops. Expressing anger is a huge taboo in our society. And for many of us, another (not so obvious) taboo: joy. We’re often afraid to experience joy,…

Honesty Europe Blog Post Dreams And Reflections 2018

Dreams and reflections for 2018

Dreams and reflections, Honesty

I'm not a big fan of traditional New Year’s resolutions. However, I believe noting down thoughts about the coming year can be valuable as long as I make them inspirations and wants and not yet more shoulds and musts. I…

Sharing

Honesty, Sharing

A little more than two years ago, I led my first Radical Honesty workshop. That was in Amsterdam. I still recall feeling nervous just before that workshop began (tightness in my stomach, restlessness in my body, shaky hands). I also…

Noticing

Noticing

“Sunshine!” I immediately said when my partner Pete asked me what I was going to write about in my next newsletter. My spontaneous response was probably inspired by me enjoying the sun shining on my face through the window of…

I’m perfect as I am

Happiness

What if you are perfect as you are? What if there is nothing you should or shouldn’t be? Many self-development programs set “change” as a goal: the new and improved you. I’m proposing the possibility that you’re perfect as you…

Asking for what I want

Asking for what I want, Happiness

Do you want to know what I think is one of the biggest routes to happiness? Asking for what I want. Each time I want something, asking for it. When I worry the other person doesn’t want the same thing…

At Peace

Peace

As I sit here on the pier, I feel the breeze on my face. I listen to hear the waves hitting the shore and the loons calling to each other on the far side of the lake. I close my…