Experiences – Retrospective on life changing experiences
Sharing my personal experience about certain topics.
How my self-discovery journey started
We all have a story. Many stories actually, some more significant than others because they impact our lives more deeply. So I chose THIS story because it’s been the starting point of my self-discovery and self-acceptance journey. I’ll share, well, my story, the lessons I learnt, and my thoughts on why self-discovery and -acceptance are …
The benefits of journaling: my experience of 10 years, 7 journals
Journaling has so many benefits. There are many articles about it, but I will come back to the ones I noticed after all those years. I have been journaling for the past 10 years. I found it very helpful to deal with emotions and stress. As I regularly move from places to places, I often …
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Quitting smoking: my (chaotic) experience
I quit smoking about a year and a half ago, or put it differently: I have been smoke-free for 531 days when I’m writing those lines. I’m pretty proud because I feel more aligned with my holistic wellness way of living. Cigarettes and I had been having a complicated relationship for almost two years. The …
Meditation retreat in Koh Samui: the after experience
The after Vipassana retreat or gradually coming back to reality As mentioned in the first part of this initially long article, I did a 7-day meditation retreat in Koh Samui. Now that I gave you an insight into the retreat itself, I wanted to write about the after. I let you imagine: spending 7 days …
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Meditation retreat in Koh Samui: my experience
I wrote this article when I just returned from a week of silent meditation (Vipassana) retreat spent in a Buddhist monastery in Koh Samui, Thailand in 2019. At first, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to write on the subject, but it now seems obvious to me (#theworldneedstoknow). Like others surely, I did some preliminary …
