“During the play-act of life, errors can clash with our conventional truth and compel us to prepare new ground for another truth concept that will replace the old truth model. Be that as it may, let us fly on the wings of our inspiration, value the day, enjoy the now, and be ready because the new blueprint may only remain valid until it dies by natural death on its turn. (“Measuring space”)” InspirationTruthEnjoyMeasuringErrorBlueprintNew GroundPlay Act Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Instead of making impetuous decisions or snap judgments, we must step back, sometimes, and grant ourselves time for slow thinking, allowing critical thinking to open deadlocks and clear up clouds dimming our journey. ("The postman always rings twice")” Critical ThinkingPostmanStep BackSlow ThinkingDeadlocksGrant TimeImpetuous DecisionsRinging TwiceSnap Judgments Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we are not apt to steer our life and engineer our individuality, we become preys of the pecking order or panting cardboard characters turning into walking dead. ("Terra incognita" )” LifePreyBecomeEngineerWalking DeadSteerPecking OrderAptTerra IncognitaTurn IntoIndivualityPantingCardboard Characters Author:Erik Pevernagie
“When our mental functioning is whittling away and our mind becomes a lame duck, perception does not form the context anymore and all connections on the social chessboard are conked out. Only patience and endurance may draw us out of the quagmire of numbness and allow us to tear open the cloudy screen that is hiding our points of ‘interest’ and ‘attention’, so long as we focus on the ‘singular moments’ and the ‘appealing details’ in our life. Awareness can help us shape a comprehensive picture for a functional future. ("Lost the global story.")” LifeMindMomentsLostFocusAwarenessFuturePerceptionConnectionsPatienceDetailsEnduranceMentalComprehensiveNumbnessCloudyPictureShapeContextQuagmireScreenFunctioningAppealingSingularChessboardGlobal StoryLame DuckConked OutTear OpenWhittle Away Author:Erik Pevernagie
“What makes people tick? Life can be a trap of ennui, but imagery may be a redemptive escape from dullness. The iconic power and exuberance of images generate an inexorable addiction that needs to be gratified without respite. Here and now! ("Give me more images")” PeopleLifePowerAddictionImageryEscapeHere And NowGiveIconicTickDullnessEnnuiInexorableExuberanceImagesRespiteTrapGenerateRedemptiveGratified Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Imbalance and self-destruction can be our inevitable fate if we devote ourselves entirely to others without previously nurturing a stable sense of self. (" Sweet Smell of Submission")” Sense Of SelfSelf DestructionImbalanceSweet Smell Of SubmissionDevote Oneself To Others Author:Erik Pevernagie
“We may feel the world is slipping out of our hands and recognize that the core of our conceived blueprint is escaping us. Let us challenge, then, a point of resilience and get out of the weeds, clear our mind and figure out "who is who" in our lives, and gauge what is valuable in our mind. ("The dirty bike")” ValuableResilienceCoreBikeChallengeBlueprintFigure OutGaugeWho Is WhoGet Out Of The Weeds Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Let us keep enough money to enjoy each breath we take, but definitely not too much, if we don’t want to spoil the fragrance of our dreams and the poem of life.” LifeEnjoyMoneyToo MuchDreamsPoemFragranceSpoilBreathDefinitely Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Life gives us a flair of awareness in the breeze of our daily journey and offers a free reign to explore what we are, to experience what we are not and to find out what we may become: a free ride until everything melts down into the indistinct and indefinite, while walking up to the ultimate gate of non-existence. ("Living on probation")” LifeJourneyAwarenessExperienceUltimateBreezeGiveExploreDailyFlairNon ExistenceOfferGateFind OutTo Be Or Not To BeIndefiniteFree ReinLiving On ProbationMelt DownTo BecomeFree RideIndistinctWalk Up To Author:Erik Pevernagie
“At the beginning of our life, we may feel bare and helpless and gradually adorn ourselves with the most fanciful trappings, trying to be ‘someone else’. After erring and drifting, we eventually realize we want to discover ‘ourselves’, without any airbrushing, so as to meet our real self and not the one imposed on us. ("Lost the global story.")” LifeHelplessDriftingReal SelfBareAirbrushingAdornGlobal StoryTrappingsDiscover Oneself Author:Erik Pevernagie
“When people are just drifting along the tides of life and can’t see the shores of reality anymore, they may experience someday the irresistible desire for a liberating burst, emerging deeply from the inner self and disentangling them from their manufactured pattern. That day might be a day of all possibilities and make them ready to hit the ground running. ("A change of vision" )” LifeRealityDesireVisionTidesInner SelfPatternDriftManufacturedTo Hit The Ground Running Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Let’s not wait until the light fades into irreparable loss, but let’s stay in the loop and pursue the momentous flow of daily little wonders, since life kindly tenders us gorgeous bouquets of sparkling colors, telling signs and rousing episodes. (“Côté cour…Côté jardin”)” LifeLightLossFlowPursueGorgeousColorsWaitSparklingDailyStaySignsWondersTenderIrreparableTellingBouquetMomentousEpisodeKindlyCôté Cour Côté JardinFade InRousingIn The Loop Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Let us disobey the petrification of our mind before toxic thoughts transform our life into a matrix of numbers and columns and kills the bounciness of our drives, catching our future off guard. ("Digging for white gold")” NumbersColumnsMatrixDrivesDisobeyPetrificationToxic ThoughtsWhite GoldBouncinessCatch Off Guard Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Better than merely "seeing" the "sense" of people's actions is "feeling" the sense of what they are doing. Going along with the line of their wordings and nonverbal cues helps us gain a deeper understanding of their thinking and intentions. We can thus interpret their message and respond to their expectations. (“The infinite Wisdom of Meditation“)” ThinkingIntentionsInfinite WisdomNonverbal CuesFeeling The SenseInterpret A MessageSeeing The SenseThe Line Of The Wordings Author:Erik Pevernagie
“When we never miss a beat on the many unsuspected details that revamp our dreams and imbue our minds, we can hear our hearts sing and feel each bud of hope blossom. (“Girl in Blue”)” BlossomMindsImbueHeart SingsRevampBud Of HopeGirl In BlueMiss A BeatUnsuspected Details Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Love has the power to create an inviting space in the lives of people. But if daily routine kills dreamy or passionate thoughts, the constraint of the room may become oppressive and the emptiness unbearable. The room loses then its original fullness and turns into a place of nothingness. ( " Another empty room" )” PeopleLoveSpaceLove QuotesPowerThoughtsPassionateEmptinessRoutineNothingnessCreateFullnessUnbearableLivesLosePlaceInvitingOriginalDreamyDailyRoomOppressiveConstraint Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Memory may be pig-headed and want us to follow its whims along the blips and dips of our time line. ( "All the words he always wanted to tell her.")” MemoryTimelineWhimsBlips And DipsPig Headed Author:Erik Pevernagie
“We need not be afraid of second-guessing our firm convictions or our holy truths because they often look like dazzling poppies or scented daffodils wilting after a while as if they had never existed. (“Measuring space”)” DazzlingPoppiesSecond GuessingConvictionsWiltingDaffodilsMeasuring SpaceHoly TruthScented Author:Erik Pevernagie
“When we dare to think differently and decide to expand our thinking, we instill fresh energy in our drained mindset. By infusing new life into our neural web, we create inner space in our journey to self-knowledge and deeper insight.( "Lost dreams")” Thinking QuotesSelf Knowledge QuotesLost DreamsThink DifferentlyInner SpaceDeep InsightDrained MindsetExpand ThinkingNeural Web Author:Erik Pevernagie
“While retreating timely into a break of reflection, we can conquer the sanity of our mental condition and find a piece of stillness in the flurry of the world. (“Finally unbend.”)” BreakReflectionSanityStillnessPieceRetreatingUnbendingFlurry Of The WorldMental Condition Author:Erik Pevernagie
“For ages, the bull has been harassed and playfully teased to death in the frame of institutionalized games, in the name of "tauromachic art" and under the auspices of a benevolent, "peaceful" tourist audience. ("Transcendental meditation")” BenevolentTranscendental MeditationTouristHarassedBullInstitutionalized GamesPlayfullyTauromachic ArtTease To Death Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we are really ready for thinking, not the traditional, conventional, rehashed thinking, but the exploratory and adventurous thinking, we can move forward and discover the astounding appeal of new mind-blowing visions. ( "Ready-to-wear thinking")” ThinkingTraditionalConventionalAdventurousVisionsMind BlowingAstoundingReady To Wear ThinkingExploratory ThinkingRehashed Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Holding back for a while and taking up some stirring moments can inspire us to ignore all futile prerogatives and rouse us to “put ourselves on hold.” By stepping out of our inner shell and discovering the outer world, we create room for other beings, learn how they think, experience what they feel, and understand what kindles them.” PrerogativeHolding BackKindleFutileOuter WorldOther BeingsInner ShellStirring Moments Book:Stilling our Mind Source: Stilling our Mind
“Above all, let us not ourselves be pinned down by ill-intentioned creatures with incongruent and disputable forethoughts, trying to submit us to devious manipulations and hinder us from breaking free from contrived mental bondage. ("Finally things had lost their weightiness")” ManipulationBondageForethoughtWeightinessIncongruentContriveDisputableIll IntentionPin Down Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Meditation allows us to free ourselves from burdensome habits, drop the harassing weightiness of our snakeskin, and transform our life into a land of infinite wisdom. (“The rabbit hole of Meditation”)” MeditationHarassingInfinite WisdomRabbit HoleWeightinessBurdensomeSnake Skin Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we can balance long-term vision with the flexibility to respond to immediate challenges, we are able to earn practical wisdom and create a dynamic interplay of thinking and doing. ("Ruling the waves” Practical WisdomThinking And DoingRuling The WavesDynamic InterplayImmediate ChallengesLong Term Vision Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Before delving into a problem, many people often want to draw hasty conclusions and take a stand before identifying the comprehensive circumstances and backgrounds. Making decisions gives them a good feeling and reduces their stress while unwillingly realizing they are in the grip of laziness or boredom. ("Blame storming")” IdentityBoredomLazinessGood FeelingReduce StressBlame StormingComprehensive CircumstancesHasty Conclusions Author:Erik Pevernagie
“While our liberty is steering us through the whims of our desires and the ups and downs of our expectations, we must make sure that the pieces of the puzzle of our destination fit into the mystery structures of the others. When we use our awareness and freedom of choice, we learn to avoid pitfalls or hopeless flops.” LibertyMeditationExpectationsDesiresUps And DownsWhimsThe Infinite WisdomPieces Of The Puzzle Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we keep on beating about circumstantial futilities and remain plodding along in the hollowness of weasel words, we need not expect to discover genuine answers to fundamental questions challenging us. ("Wit of the staircase")” ChallengingHollownessWit Of The StaircaseGenuine AnswersWeasel WordsCircumstantial FutilitiesFundamental QuestionsPlodding Along Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Love can become art when it fulfills each other's expectations by living graciously "in alliance' with each other without making do with skimpily 'living together' or aiming at overpowering or taking possession of the other..("I wonder what went wrong")” LoveExpectationsLiving TogetherOverpoweringGraciouslyWhat Went WrongLiving In AllianceTaking Possession Author:Erik Pevernagie
“The 'genius' of the moment has the perk to spark a deflagration of ecstasy and a gust of inspiration and, in its aftermath, ease the turbulent underswell of conflicting hassles. ("Just for a moment" )” GeniusEcstasyMomentSparkGustHasslesPerkDeflagrationUnderswell Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If the context is lost and merely bits and pieces remain from a scattered existence, only the connection of anchor points may reinstate a distorted mental balance in an upset life story. ("Lost the global story." )” LostExistenceUpsetConnectionLife StoryGlobalBits And PiecesContextRemainDistortedScatteredMerelyMental BalanceAnchor PointsReinstate Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we are not willing to let go knotty and prickly issues in time, our mental frame can be wrecked before long. One must be prepared to get the monkey off the back, eventually. ( « Les choses avaient enfin perdu leur pesanteur » )” IssuesWillingMentalLet GoFrame Of MindBackMonkeyEventuallyWreckedIn TimePricklyKnottyPesanteur Author:Erik Pevernagie
“In a world increasingly dominated by external validation such as fame, social media, or public recognition, we may acknowledge having misplaced our sense of worth in the eyes of others. Only by cultivating our own sense of intrinsic meaning and self-worth can we rediscover our real selves. ("Like a fallen star")” Social MediaSelf WorthReal SelfSense Of WorthExternal ValidationLike A Fallen StarIntrinsic MeaningPublic RecognitionThe Eyes Of Others Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Let us stop wracking our brains with vain and futile stories but keep it loosey-goosey without missing a beat of our life in our pursuit for authenticity.( "If he doesn't play ball")” PursuitAuthenticityVainBrainsFutilePlay BallBeat Of LifeWrackLoosey Goosey Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Access to information can be empowering. When it overwhelms us, constantly bombarding us with data, infobesity eventually estranges us from ourselves and holds us back from proper decision-making. Obsessively waiting for the latest records creates fragmented minds, hinders us from deep thinking or exercising sensible choices, and makes us float on the wishy-washy waves of superficiality. (“The Infinite Wisdom of Meditation“)” MeditationInformationDecision MakingSuperficialityDeep ThinkingInfinite WisdomWishy WashyInfobesityEstrange OneselfFragmented Minds Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Life is about taking the time to recognize things that we already know and finding out the mysteries behind the innocence of their appearance. Life is a patient quest for second or third dimensions. (“Just a bit of a chat, please”)” LifeAppearanceInnocenceKnowMysteriesRecognizeFind OutThird DimensionSecond Dimension Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Let us not be our own worst enemy by enduringly looking on the dark side of things. ("Being my best friend" )” Best FriendDark SideWorst EnemyEnduring Author:Erik Pevernagie
“The magic of the present moment that is warily stored in the granary of our memory may pop up at any time and usher us along the winding paths of our life, and light up the dead points in the dim curves of our journey. ("Voices of the sea") –” MagicMemoryPresent MomentCurvesLight UpVoicesDimUsherPop UpDead Point Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we are out of step with the priorities of real life and feel lost in the anarchy of our feelings, we must assert our humbleness and assume we need the shine of a guiding lighthouse in our emotional odyssey. ("Camera obscura of the mind")” FeelingsPrioritiesReal LifeAnarchyHumblenessLighthouseGuiding LightCamera ObscuraEmotional OdysseyOut Of Step Author:Erik Pevernagie
“When we interpret and transform external events into internal experiences, we can navigate our emotional odyssey, reconstruct our sense of self, and integrate the past into a coherent narrative, making sense of the present and preparing for the future. ("Camera obscura of the mind")” Sense Of SelfTransformInterpretReconstructCamera Obscura Of The MindCoherent NarrativeEmotional OdysseyExternal EventsInternal ExperiencesIntegrate The Past Author:Erik Pevernagie
“When they wish to be top dogs and become the heartbeat of all attention, some appear to be missing grit and find themselves relentlessly out of steam. Since the philosophy of their living seems to restrict itself to ‘enjoying wanting’ and keeping everything on a wish list, their life, eventually, remains mere wishful thinking. ( "Feeling like a fallen star" )” LifeAttentionHeartbeatWishful ThinkingWantingFallen StarsTop DogWish ListMissing GritOut Of Steam Author:Erik Pevernagie
“When our vision starts blurring, and we lose sight of the big picture of our lives, the time has come to regain a sense of purpose and direction. By reconnecting with our authentic selves and finding sound milestones, we can discover the tools helping us navigate through the tangle of our life story and create a sense of progress, rekindling our focus and inspiration. ("No handkerchief, when you need it")” VisionAuthentic SelfReconnectingHandkerchiefThe Big Picture Of LifeBlurringRekindle FocusSense Of Purpose And DirectionSound Milestones Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we want to regain clarity and perspective in the story of our lives, we must be confronted with a slow process and be ready to take small steps forward without stumbling into dismay along the way. With patient endeavors, we will gradually realign ourselves with the big picture of our lives. ("No handkerchief, when you need it”)” HandkerchiefThe Big Picture Of LifePatient EndeavorRealign OneselfRegain Clarity Author:Erik Pevernagie
“When we are locked up between a mood of 'transparency' and a feel of 'discretion,' we must clear up our mental muddle, until we find the "golden ratio," and recognize the peak of 'candor.' By hitting the point of recognition and enlightenment, we can make a correct choice and follow the right track ("Unfulfilled meeting")” EnlightenmentRecognitionChoiceMentalTransparencyDiscretionCandorMuddleGolden RatioUnfulfilled Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Sometimes we may wonder what we have gotten ourselves into. Unfamiliar or unexpected incidents throw us off balance. Although we have always been stable like rocks in the surf, we feel trapped by our vulnerability. The router of our personality has broken down and no longer emits or receives any signals. We have no interaction with the world. We realize, at that moment, that we are interdependent beings, and our individuality only exists through a cluster of interactions. (“The infinite Wisdom of Meditation“)” MeditationPersonalityVulnerabilityInteractionInterdependenceThe Infinite WisdomRouterEmit SignalsStable Like A RockThrow Off Balance Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Some feel lucky, if they haven't got to be happy, as they don’t like their frame of mind to be unravelled and prefer to be left well enough alone. ( "C’est quand le bonheur ?" )” LuckyHappyFeelLikeFrame Of MindBonheurPreferLeave AloneUnravelled Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Through their intellectual disability or mental illiteracy, some cannot free themselves from the imprisonment of irrevocable idiocy and feel condemned to find gratifying compensation by extracting the vilest qualities from the deep quarters of their dark self. ("Ugly mug offense")” IntellectualDisabilityMentalIlliteracyIdiocyDark SelfVilestGratifying CompensationUggly Mug Offense Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Luck can be the magic star that makes our day. Nonetheless, we slowly throttle the power of our creativity if we are overly dependent on luck. Being only reliant on chance events to achieve the essential steps of our fundamental goals in life might lead us into complacency or amnesia. (“The infinite Wisdom of Meditation“)” LuckComplacencyAmnesiaMake My DayMeditationtMagic StarOverly DependentPower Of CreativityThe Infinite Widom Author:Erik Pevernagie
“When perception, thoughtfulness and understanding do meet, we can fashion a range of viable expectations and craft a world of togetherness. ("Morning after")” WorldUnderstandingFashionPerceptionExpectationsTogethernessThoughtfulnessCraftMeetViable Author:Erik Pevernagie