“Once our imagination starts collapsing and the fragrant blossoms of our inspiration are wilting, petal after petal, our awareness may shake to its foundations, but nothing might deter us if we find the strength to rediscover the path back to the undifferentiated groundedness of our being and the essence of our roots. ("One drink after work.")” InspirationImaginationAwarenessWiltingPetalGroundednessCollapsingDrink After WorkFragrant BlossomsOur Being Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Love may be an inexhaustible well of inspiration for writing loads of letters until the wind of unresponsiveness blows frostiness into the fold of expectations.( "Poste restante" )” LoveInspirationExpectationsPoste RestanteFrostinessWriting LettersUnresponsivenessInexhaustible Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Love can be a natural endowment, a present, or a gift. If it is not just a donation, it can be a divine talent. Since love is a silver bullet, it can make the unimaginable possible through the power of its inspiration. ("Love as dizzy as a cathedral")” LoveInspirationGiftUnimaginableDonationEndowmentDizzyCathedralDivine TalentSilver Bullet Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Lest us piggyback off the inspiration of every lucky instant if we wish to light up the dim specks of our days and allay the thunderous crashing of destiny.( "Just for a moment")” InspirationDestinyMomentLight UpSpeckCrashingThunderousPiggybackAllayLucky Instant Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Letting go of attachments to material possessions, relationships, or past experiences that stifle or no longer serve us can be liberating and allow us to move forward with our lives. When we contain our 'loss aversion,' we learn to bounce back from setbacks and master the qualities for navigating life's challenges. We can convert the terror of loss aversion into a mindset leading to greater freedom and personal empowerment. (“Paper Boats Forever »)” RelationshipsLet GoMaterial PossessionsPast ExperiencesPersonal EmpowermentAttachmentsLoss AversionLife S ChallengesPaper BoatsBounce Back From Setbacks Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If communication cannot achieve consensus, we must live with the broken pieces of unfulfilled expectations and recognize the failure of dialogue, trust, and reciprocity. In the meantime, let us identify the cracks and breaches in the blurred mirror of the past and build a new canvas of hope and clarity. ("Poste Restante")” CommunicationDialogueConsensusReciprocityBroken PiecesPoste RestanteUnfulfilled Expectations Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we suffer from dependent happiness, we are caught up in a vicious circle of expectation and deception. Constantly seeking more and never feeling truly satisfied makes people crabby and edgy instead of finding a skyline to living up to peace of mind. (“The infinite Wisdom of Meditation“)” DeceptionPeace Of MindExpectationEdgyVicious CircleInfinite WisdomCrabbyDependent Happiness Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Clear-sightedness, persistence, and transcendence can be excellent antidotes for ultimate peace of mind and buoyancy in life, and sometimes valuable cures against social and administrative bashing. (“Sisyphus on the hill”)” CuresPersistencePeace Of MindTranscendenceAdministrativeSisyphusBuoyancyAntidotesBashingClear Sightedness Author:Erik Pevernagie
“By looking for the unexpected and discerning the surreptitious features in the scenery within us, we apprehend our personality, find out our identity and learn how to cultivate it. Taking care of our fingerprints will be an enduring endeavor. ( "Looking for the unexpected" )” IdentityPersonalityFeaturesUnexpectedEndeavourDiscerningFingerprintsEnduringCultivateFind OutTake Care OfSurreptitious Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Willful blindness” may hinder us from discerning the critical fault lines in the narrative of our life. Our memory may obliterate then the crucial elements that are vital to really come to know ourselves. ("Non mais, t'as vu l'heure !")” LifeMemoryNarrativeCrucialKnowDiscerningFault LinesObliterateWillful BlindnessHeure Author:Erik Pevernagie
“The perpetual movement of the water, rolling from and to unknown destinations, the voices of the sea shield us from the raging furies and shrieking sounds of dystopian surroundings, creating an unwinding veil for stilled happiness, acquainting us with the gentle, cosmic rhythms of an extraneous world. They are a soothing relief and let us listen to the voices of our inner world. ("Voices of the sea" )” WorldHappinessWaterSeaMovementRhythmReliefCosmicStillnessPerpetualDystopianSurroundingsListenSoothingVoicesSoundsInnerShieldVeilDestinationsRagingShriekFuriesExtraneous Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Insight sparks love to flourish as a magical alliance, not as a possession but as mutual respect. (“Love and Happiness and Insight”)” PossessionInsightMutual RespectAllianceLove And Happiness And Insight Author:Erik Pevernagie
“By embracing the role of ‘caretaker,’ some people want to avoid confronting their own inner void or insecurities. By making themselves indispensable to others, they initiate a mission and create a purpose for their existence, often at the cost of their own well-being. (" ")” MissionIndispensableWellbeingCaretakerSweet Smell Of SubmissionInner Void Author:Erik Pevernagie
“A living together becomes a living apart, when the pineal gland has not been able to create a luster of spiritual togetherness and emotional attachment. (“I wonder what went wrong.” )” SpiritualCreateTogethernessLiving TogetherLusterPineal GlandEmotional AttachmentLiving Apart Author:Erik Pevernagie
“In actual fact, if we want to understand whether things are chicken feed or not, we must learn to distinguish instrumental value from intrinsic value and recognize the difference between relative value and absolute value. ( "This is no chicken feed")” Intrinsic ValueRelative ValueInstrumental ValueAbsolute ValueChicken Feed Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Traditional values and truths are often rooted in social conventions, dogmas, or power structures, so they need to be reexamined and redefined. We can uncover deeper, perhaps unsettling truths about ourselves and the world by moving beyond conventional morality and perspectives. .("Behind the frosted glass”)” TruthsTraditional ValuesSocial ConventionDogmasPower StructuresBehind Frosted GlassConventional MoralityUnsettling Truths Author:Erik Pevernagie
“The dialectic case of the 'things we do', the 'things we have done' and the 'things we are going to do' has been haunting present and earlier generations. For ages people have been confronted with the soul-searching question how should I interpret the past and how do I move forward. Linguistic sayings, which were inherited from century to century, gave us a good deal of remarkable advice and moral guidance in this field : " Do what is right and let come what come may ", " Do well and fear not ", " Do well and dread no shame ". Erik Pevernagie, Never looking back again” PastFearAdviceFutureShameGuidanceSoul SearchingLook BackDialectic Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we misspell the message of our life story and cannot take control of the lane that we have set out, we’ll keep on wobbling on the tightrope of our future. ("Waiting for Mr. Out-placer")” Life StoryMessageTake ControlLaneTightropeOut PlacerWobbleMisspell Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we don’t readjust our perception in time, the screeching hinges in our mind may break for want of oil and our viewing angle narrow unremittingly, thus inducing blurred vision, misinterpretation and incomprehension. ( "Drunken sailor" )” PerceptionHingesMisinterpretationIncomprehensionDrunkenInduceBlurred VisionReadjustScreechingViewing Angle Author:Erik Pevernagie
“What a relief it is when we have the power to detach ourselves from ourselves, laugh at our pathetic weaknesses, and get the knack of sweeping away the certainties that are not essential in our lives. ( "Steaming ahead")” PatheticWeaknessesCertaintiesNon EssentialDetach Ourselves From OurselvesSteaming Ahead Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we fail to lubricate our mental clockwork with new insights and perspectives, our cognitive texture becomes obsolete, and our ability to interpret and understand the world will be compromised. ("Drunken sailor")” InterpretNew InsightsDrunken SailorLubricateCognitive TextureMental Clockwork Author:Erik Pevernagie
“By caring to return persistently to our “lived experience” and revisiting and revising our understanding, we prevent the ossification of our perception. ("Drunken Sailor")” Lived ExperienceRevisiting The PastDrunken SailorOssification Of Our PerceptionRevising Our Understanding Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Dogs can enhance the importance of a "Second Other" in shaping our self-identity, creating a nonverbal, unconditional bond that contrasts with the intricacies and conflicts inherent in human relationships. ("I am young and have no dog")” Unconditional LoveDogsHuman RelationshipsSelf IdentityIntricacyNonverbal CommunicationI Am Young And Have No DogSecond Other Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Dogs teach us how to play and help us see life through fresh eyes, reframing situations, alleviating stress, and encouraging spontaneity. The gaze of "non-human Others" can redefine ourselves. ("I am young and have no dog")” PlayDogsSpontaneityI Am Young And Have No DogAlleviate StressNon Human OthersRedefine YourselfReframe Situations Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If our feelings clash with our perceptions and we cannot breathe anymore, below the leaden sky of a harsh reality, we have to kill the dormant virus of lassitude, punch the air and propel us on a new course, taking back a genuine interest in the world, and create an open space to overcome the impairment of emotional thinking. -( "No monsters hide at this point" )” FeelingsBreathePerceptionsLassitudePropelEmotional ThinkingDormant VirusLeaden SkyOpen SpacePunch The Air Author:Erik Pevernagie
“When we free ourselves from the chaos enclosed in the surrounding rigid social structure, we can find peace of mind and still our hunger for knowledge and understanding. If we follow the rhythm of our heartbeat, we can quench our thirst for meaning in life and encounter an array of soothing vibrations of wellbeing. (“A handful of dust”)” UnderstandingKnowledgeChaosMeaningPeace Of MindVibrationsSocial StructureHandful Of DustHeartbeat S Rhythm Author:Erik Pevernagie
“With the dawning of a new age, after pandemics have done their work, we may find ourselves at the watershed of singular considerations about how to handle the changes that revolutionize our lives, and trace the silver lining in a new reality. (What do they think behind their dirty aprons?)” New AgeChangesPandemicsSilver LiningNew RealityApronConsiderationsRevolutionizeWatershedDawning Author:Erik Pevernagie
“People may implant their footprints in our walk of life and engrave their seal in our thinking; and their shadow may escort us throughout our whole life, remaining steady companions or permanent witnesses. They can, then, become points of reference that we can consult at any time. ("Not without you")” ThinkingShadowFootprintsEngraveSealEscortWitnessesWalk Of LifeImplantPoint Of Reference Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Does it make sense to boycott ourselves? Does it hold water to boycott the fluid course of our life? Is it consistent to commit self-sabotage by destroying wittingly our corporeal and mental structure? Those are the questions thousands of people may ask as they are confronted with the schizophrenic dilemma on the point of smoking, boozing, doping, sexual transgressing or environmental polluting. Many seem to be aware of their problem. Many have decided to stop from tomorrow on. But when tomorrow and after tomorrow come many tend to let slip their vow and their self-sabotage goes on to rule their life. Their dissonant behavior transforms them into social losers or hopeless patsies and depresses them into the class of forlorn pariahs. They realize, as such, that self-handicapping makes no sense, but are not able to protect themselves from themselves since they haven’t got the muscle to live down the spell of addiction. Thousands of people may feel having set the bar too high and recognize they are are failing to find the right angle and are missing sufficient insight to steer their life. If, however, they decide to give it a try they should be aware that the road may be very bumpy and that they have to be prepared for disappointments and regressions, that they might have to deal with very slowly crescent improvements, that they shouldn’t take themselves for a ride and that they could only possibly succeed by focusing painfully on the path to breaking free from the hornet's nest they have got themselves into.” AddictionSmokingTransgressionSelf SabotageDopingHornet S NestSelf HandicappingBoozingDissonant BehaviorSchizophrenic Dilemma Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we don’t find the magic to keep living on the bright side of life, we must cultivate our mindset. Let us learn to be grateful for the present moment, the morning dew enchanting our eyes, the random smile of uplifting people we encounter, and the happy flashes sprinkling our life canvas. Compassion to others and ourselves gives us a sense of belonging, fulfillment, and satisfaction, brightening up the sidewalk of our day. ("Côté cour…Côté jardin")” MagicThe Present MomentMorning DewSense Of BelongingCôté Cour Côté JardinThe Bright Side Of LifeBeing Grateful In LifeCultivate Your MindsetUplifting People Author:Erik Pevernagie
“When our body decides to get into the action before our brain consents, we must ask who calls the shots. Are we still in control of ourselves, or are we still trustworthy? We have to summon ourselves, question what might be wrong, and challenge the soul-searching subcurrent of our inner self. (“The infinite Wisdom of Meditation“)” BodyBrainInner SelfTrustworthyInfinite WisdomIn ControlSoulsearchingTo Summon OneselfWho Calls The Shots Author:Erik Pevernagie
“When love has left us in the lurch and nothing ever strikes a chord anymore, we may come to realize a vacuum of the lost vibrations of happiness and an absence of the ethereal and exalting feel of harmony that we only become aware of, after time passes by and everything has expired. (“Amour en friche”)” LoveHappinessHarmonyAbsenceVibrationsRealizeEtherealExpiredVacuumPass ByAmour En FricheBecome AwareExaltingLeave In The LurchStrike A Chord Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Rituals can be reliable safeguards, but plot twists in the theatre of our life should not freak us out. If we are willing to transform ourselves and confront our inner self with the rites of our inner world, we can allow a dialogue within ourselves. In our existential challenge, faltering can give us a choice between ignoring, accepting, or integrating the plot twists on our path. ("Digging for white gold" )” DialogueInner SelfRitualsFalteringPlot TwistsFreak OutDigging For White GoldExistential ChallengeTransform Oneself Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If the reality of our life has become an unsettling arabesque puzzle and we still want to add more filigree embroidery to it, we might, some day, expect to stray from the point of recognition, lose the final thread, be expelled to the edge of delusion and forced to dance on the brim of chaos. ("Alert. High noon." )” ChaosRecognitionDelusionPuzzleEdgeEmbroideryHigh NoonArabesqueExpelledFiligree Author:Erik Pevernagie
“We expect populists to be popular. However, what can be more inconsistent and nonsensical than “unpopular” populists. They start doing everything to fit the job and are gritting their teeth so hard that they shatter them all and are chewed to bits. The moral … let us be genuine, humble, and coherent instead of stumbling from a vainglorious stance into the opposite. ("Keeping up with the Joneses" )” HumbleInconsistentNonsensicalKeeping Up With The JonesesPopulistsUnpopularCoherentVaingloriousGrit The Teeth Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If the essence of things or beings is forgotten in the confusion of everyday concerns, people may be left stranded in emotional voids, neglected, or overshadowed by the indifferent flow of time. ("Poste Restante")” ConfusionStrandedPoste RestanteEssence Of ThingsFlow Of TimeEmotional VoidOvershadowedEssence Of BeingEveryday Concerns Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we are placed under the focus of collective scrutiny, our experience of mortality makes life fragile and intensifies the existential burden. It is not essential to avoid death or lament its inescapability but to embrace the absurdity and keep living fully, searchingly, or joyfully despite its incongruity. ("Living on probation")” DeathMortalityFragileAbsurdityIncongruityLiving On ProbationExistential Burden Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Between our craves and our regrets stands the live stage of the presence that must give meaning and consistency and feel-good vibes to our life. At the same time, it raises the power of positivity and reconciles the history of our past with the expectations of the future. ("Island of regret.- Island of remorse.")” PastFuturePositivityMeaningConsistencyPresenceRegretsCravesExpectaionsFeel Good Vibes Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Instead of growing stomach cancer, let us consult our life trip advisor, follow our mental Waze directions in the cracklings of our expectations, avoid annoying congestion, and listen to the soothing rhythm of Deep Breathing. (“Un Brin de causette, svp – Please, just a bit of a chat,”)” CongestionDeep BreathingA Bit Of A ChatCausetteLife Trip AdvisorStomach CancerWaze Directions Author:Erik Pevernagie
“When we measure, we gain transparency, resonance, and peace of mind. Measuring allows us to build a logical understanding of the external world and internal experiences. Scanning our emotions avoids anxiety and ambiguity about the intrinsic unpredictability of our lives. . (“ Measuring space »)” AnxietyPeace Of MindTransparencyAmbiguityMeasuringResonanceUnpredictabilityExternal WorldInternal ExperiencesSanning Emotions Author:Erik Pevernagie
“While we are curling down in our comfort zone, the perverted talents of connectivity-designers drive us surreptitiously into a blind alley of addiction. If, however, we succeed in impeding mobiles' unlimited rule, we may be able to relish the fragrance of the ‘moment’ but also sense the vital spark and spirit of “otherness”. ("Even if the world goes down, my mobile will save me")” WorldSpiritSucceedAddictionComfort ZoneUnlimitedFragranceDriveSenseSaveOthernessSparkVitalConnectivityDesignersHoweverThe MomentPervertedImpedeSurreptitiousMobilesGo DownAlentsBlind AlleyCurl DownRulerelish Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Life is a time span where people mostly do not see the wood for the trees, wondering what may be the accurate answers to the numerous questions that they have assembled throughout their life, how they might prevent their perception from contradicting the reality of the world of their daily experience and how they can find out the actual standards to measure the soundness of their assumptions. Whichever way, no matter how they ponder, they have no other choice than keeping on looking for Waldo or for Wally. (“How high is too far?”)” LifePerceptionStandardsExperienceAssumptionsSoundnessPonderContradictLooking For WaldoTime Span Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If life is slumping down into the algorithms of depression, succumbing to instigating moods of worthlessness, we must endeavor to get out of the rabbit hole of mistrust, shape challenging decisions, pick the fitting fight-or-flight mode, and hit the ground running. ("A glimpse of the future")” FutureDepressionEndeavorAlgorithmsWorthlessnessRabbit HoleFight Or Flight ModeHit The Ground RunningSlumping Down Author:Erik Pevernagie
“In the modern media landscape, soft news is not captivating, but hard news, breaking news, is. It does not only want to be in the news—it wants to be the news. It does not mean being a vehicle to supply the news but becoming integral to the news narrative itself while craving news with a shock value and essentially scoops.( "News of the World",)” Breaking NewsShock ValueNews Of The WorldMedia LandscapeBe In The NewsScoops Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Our perceptions of truth are often distorted and partial and need constant re-evaluation. By recognizing the fluid and complex nature of truth, we avoid the pitfalls of dogmatism and remain open to the constant process of questioning, interpreting, and adapting our understanding of reality. ("Behind the frosted glass”)” TruthFluidDogmatismPerceptionsPartialRe EvaluatingBehind The Frosted GlassqUnderstanding Of Reality Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Nebulous words covering a broad spectrum of intriguing maneuverings allow lobbyists to impersonate innocuous "strategic analysts" and masquerade as benefactors of the people. Therefore, foresight and clarity must always be our brothers-at-arms. ("Finally things had lost their weightiness")” ClarityIntriguingLobbyistsMasqueradeBenefactorsImpersonateInnocuousNebulousManeuveringStrategic Analyst Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we uphold our journalistic integrity, we can navigate the challenging balance between being trusted informants and influencers with the power of the media. Is it not our first aim to avoid eroding public trust and violating ethical standards? ("News of the World")” NavigateInfluencersPublic TrustEthical StandardsJournalistic IntegrityNews Of The WorldChallenging BalanceMedieTrusted Informants Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we want to give oxygen and content to our life, let us bypass the flamboyant bells and whistles of shallow pursuits and take delight in the appeasement of the emotional windfalls that crop up when we encounter the ‘others’ and engage in new mental adventures. ("Transcendental journey" )” MentalOxygenTranscendentalContentAppeasementEncounterThe OtherBells And WhistlesEmotional WindfallShallow Pursuits Author:Erik Pevernagie
“When people enjoy problem-solving as a means of self-validation and accomplishment, we must be watchful. What if they frantically construct situations to concoct solutions for problems they like to create? What if their solutions appear to make conditions worse than before? The white knights of the world improvers, who don’t hesitate to destroy nature and cultural heritages, can be a threatening problem on their own when they deteriorate the quality of our lifestyle and environment. ("Why step out of nature" ?)” EnvironmentLifestyleAccomplishmentProblem SolvingCultural HeritageSelf ValidationNature DestructionWorld Improvers Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Eternal love is a gracious phenomenon, but often remains a temporary concern. ( “I seek you”)” LoveEternalConcernPhenomenonTemporaryGraciousOftenRemain Author:Erik Pevernagie