change Archives - Miranda van den Heuvel

Impermanence

Miranda2022-11-12T23:48:43+02:00October 17th, 2022|

I am taking a @bethkempton class called AUTUMN LIGHT A seasonal writing sanctuary Today was our first assignment. I felt very inspired by it as autumn is speaking very loudly right now. It's a season of reatreats, of letting go, of resting, of collecting thoughts and things to live on during winter so that things can hatch in spring. The assignment made me think of the impermanence of all things. And how there is great lessons and beauty in that. Humility too. I wrote a poem. And took some colo [...]

Flow

Miranda2022-11-12T23:49:04+02:00October 7th, 2022|

What does flow mean to you? When are things flowing? When are they not? Why? How does it feel? Where in your body do you feel it? For me it is waves. When things flow, it feels natural, moving, powerful, not resisting, moving around and over things instead of pushing them away. So I started my collage with a page of wave scribbles and added flowers and some doodles. Because flow is pretty and feels natural (like flowers). Life comes and goes in waves. Up and down. Coming and going. The more we [...]

How balanced are you?

Miranda2022-05-31T14:01:49+02:00December 18th, 2020|

Balance is the new buzzword. It's the state we all long to be in. For years now, we have been hearing that a work life balance is important for our well-being. That we can't just work-work-work because we need to play in order to stay sane. And that we can't just play all the time, because there is rent to pay. But what does work life balance really mean? From my experience there is no right answer here. Because my work life balance may look terrifying to you and I might not like the way you ha [...]

Are you in control of your life or is your attitude?

Miranda2022-06-02T17:39:13+02:00February 21st, 2020|

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” – Maya Angelou Your company is restructuring. Some people are laid off. Some are promoted. People are tense, out of their comfort zones and motivation is sneaking out the back door. And you are in the middle of all this. What do you do? jump on projects, work constructively and pro-actively, take change as an opportunity, share your enthusiasm, go out of your way to make it happen. quietly work according [...]