“Fear can be a first-rate stool pigeon, a precious safeguard or a wise counselor. If it overwhelms us, we would do well not to shrink back and sulk, but crystallize our potentials, think forward and objectify our goals. ("One could still feel the smell of fear" )” FearCounselorSafeguardSulkObjectifyCrystallizeShrink BackStool PigeonsThink Forward Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Conspiracy adepts love story-tellers who want to exorcise their fear, mixing rational and irrational elements to construct a plausible narrative for people craving a meaningful decoding and a breathtaking clarification. ("What after bowling alone?" )” FearRationalIrrationalPlausibleConspiracy TheoryClarificationExorciseDecodingStory Tellers Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If riotous protests create rampant polarization, fear may create fear, fear of the others, and fear of oneself. In the end, it might kill healing feels, universal goodwill, and mutual understanding. (“Because the world has corona”)” FearHealing InsightsPolarizationMutual UnderstandingCoronaProtestsRampantRiotousUniversal Goodwill Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Our shadow, our second self, is grounding us, preventing us from floating away in illusions of perfection and reminding us to remain humble in our complexity. By not denying our shadow, we engage in the chemistry of our identity and turn fear into force and darkness into guiding light. (“Not without my shadow »)” FearPerfectionGroundingGuiding LightNot Without My ShadowRemain HumbleSecond SelfChemistry Of Our IdentityOur Shadow Author:Erik Pevernagie
“In the backwoods of our emotions, we may encounter confusion, fear, and loss. Love can be chaotic and unpredictable and is often a source of suffering or joy. Love is a test of our identity, measuring the depth of our values in the face of life's vagaries. (“Crépuscule du désir “)” LoveFearIdentityEmotionsConfusionUnpredictableChaoticCrépuscule Du DésirLife S VagariesSource Of Suffering Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Sly vendors of tears who like to provoke emotional wreckage should be eschewed intently. Let us not be content with fake commitments but care for genuine concern. When we listen attentively to what tears tell us, we can comprehend their story. Empathy allows us to interpret and respond supportively since tears can convey awareness and identify fear, grief, shortage, or joy. ("Words had disappeared”)” JoyFearAwarenessTearsEmpathyGenuine ConcernEmotional WreckageFake CommitmentsVendors Of Tears Author:Erik Pevernagie
“While meditating, we are cleaning up clutter in the backyard of our mind, triggering a shift in our thinking, and reshaping a drained logic in our mental network, giving voice to fresh concepts and new emotions. ("An egg every day?")” ThinkingMeditationEmotionsLogicCleaning UpEggClutter In The MindMental Network Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Beauty is Suspect" declare numerous art aficionados and by so saying have dethroned beauty from its art pedestal. For that reason many people feel speechless and in need of art shrinks. "When is art?” ArtBeauty Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Art can blow us out of our pigeon hole. In deafness it may shout or scream, in blindness it may arrest our attention, in numbness it may shake up our mind. If we don’t sense anything at all and take everything for granted, art can kick us in the ass, give a conscience and make us aware. ("When is Art?")” MindArtAttentionConscienceBlowAssScreamBlindnessSenseNumbnessAwareDeafnessArrestShoutKickTake For GrantedShake UpNothing At AllPigeon Hole Author:Erik Pevernagie
“In the turbulent art arena they all pitch in and do their dubious and mercantile part in the rocambolesque saga of the art since so many judge art with their ears and the sound of the money. (“When is art?”)” ArtMoneyEarsArenaJudgeDubiousSagaTurbulentMercantileRocambolesque Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Some don’t even watch art with their eyes nor with their mind, but with their ears, ever since they judge art by the sound of money. ( “Money rocking and rolling”)” MindArtSoundMoneyEarsEyesRock And RollJudgeWatch Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Through its creative power, art may trigger approximation, reconciliation and harmonization between individuals and peoples. Through art, beings can meet and exchange their points of view, as it rules out alienation, and arouses chemistry and understanding. By definition, art is universal and helps to cross borders and barriers without prejudice.” ArtUnderstandingCreativeBordersChemistryAlienationReconciliationApproximationHarmonization Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Beauty may no longer be what it was before. It has become suspect and many have dethroned it from its art pedestal. A lot of questions are raised: "When" is art?", "What" is art?", "Can this be art? " As some feel so powerless and speechless, they painfully resort to the uplifting and comforting counsel of their art shrink.” ArtBeautyUpliftingPedestalWhenSuspectCounselDethronedArt Shrink Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Beauty and art pull reality out of concealment, drawing us away from routine and predictability, breaking patterns and shaking our habitual perceptions. They don’t soothe but confirm reality and reconfigure it. (“Absence of Beauty is like Hell“ )” ArtBeautyRoutinePredictabilityConcealmentAbsence Of Beauty Is Like HellBreaking PatternsReconfigureShaking Habitual Perceptions Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Understanding” may become “misunderstanding”, if no commitment or no responsibilities are assumed, no specific objectives set, no definite expectations met and common values and interests no longer shared. Mutual understanding may then, against all odds, end up in heartache, confusion and bewilderment. ("Mutual understanding" )” UnderstandingShareExpectationsCommitmentObjectivesConfusionHeartacheMisunderstandingAgainst All OddsBewildermentInterestsMutual UnderstandingResponsibilitiesAssumeSpecificEnd UpCommon Values Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Writing letters may be an outdated way of communication for many, but they still have value. When letters are no longer objects in downtime but subjects in motion, they become vessels of meaning and carry fragments of the writer’s drive and emotional energy. ("Letter to unknown recipient “)” CommunicationLettersMeaning Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If the doom of failure stifles some time the path of our life, it can pin us down like downtrodden aliens, while, meanwhile, the world around is erupting in joy and contentment. Let's go back then to the nuts and bolts and consult the core of our inner self. ("The grass was greener over there")” JoyFailureCoreContentmentDoomInner SelfPath Of LifeDowntroddenNuts And BoltsStifle Author:Erik Pevernagie
“By taking up space, standing up for ourselves, and reassessing a future with crystal-clear perspectives, we gain clarity and make room for self-care, well-being, and joy. (“The Infinite Wisdom of Meditation“)” JoyMeditationClaritySelf CareWellbeingStand Up For YourselfInfinite WisdomCrystal ClearReassessTake Up Space Author:Erik Pevernagie
“When we see insignificant data points are robbing us of spontaneity and joy, we must capture our intuition's exhilaration to navigate the ups and downs of life with grace and agility. ("Digging for white gold" )” JoyGraceIntuitionSpontaneityExhilarationDigging For White GoldInsignificant Data PointsUos And Downs Of Life Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we find ourselves missing the art of living, we must suffer from a lack of fulfillment, joy, and meaning in life. By opening the closets of our minds, igniting the wicks of our curiosity, and unlocking the abandoned doors to our dormant passion, we revive an inspired and creative way of life. ("Waiting for Eureka")” JoyCuriosityMeaning In LifeEureka MomentsThe Art Of LivingWaiting For EurekaDormant PassionLack Of Fulfillment Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Occurrences can be unpredictable. If we have to endure a cascade of rumpling coincidences, it’s fate that dictates our lives, taking over the common procedure of ‘timing,’ and, thus, sealing the bondage of our free choice. Once our choice is kidnapped and strangled to the core, fate checkmates our destiny. (“Wrong time. Wrong place”)” DestinyFateUnpredictableBondageFree ChoiceCascadeCoincidencesBad TimingOccurrences Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If people challenge the vagaries of life, in a world where conflicting powers are outlining our fate, it may be ill-advised to actuate wrecking high-wire acts without a safety net. If they need a new swing in their reality, they cannot count on sheer luck. Whatever their exploit may be, reflection and action must be ingrained allies, on all accounts.("Ruling the waves" )” ActionFateReflectionLuckChallengeSafety NetSwingVagariesConflicting PowersHigh Wire Act Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Learning to ‘be‘ ( -not the ‘fake being’- ) and learning to ‘be with others’ ( -the heartfelt being -), allows us to ‘be in the world’ and to approach fate with determination, and bend destiny with confidence. ("With confidence »)” DestinyFateConfidenceDeterminationHeartfeltBe In The WorldBe With OthersTo Be Fake Being Author:Erik Pevernagie
“In our struggle between liberty and destiny, we must never stop challenging the masterminds of fate that tries to deconstruct the stepping stones of our freedom. ("Wrong time. Wrong place")” FreedomLibertyDestinyFateChallengeStepping StonesMastermindsWrong Time Wrong PlaceDeconstruct Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Life is a catwalk and brings us into the limelight of human and social interaction. It teaches us to watch sympathetically, listen responsively, and feel united with the world around us. ("With confidence »)” SocialUnitedConfidenceHumanInteractionSympatheticLimelightCatwalkResponsive Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we misread the blueprint of our life, we need not be ashamed of backtracking on our chosen options. Admitting to mistakes may make us human and maybe great again. ("Sisyphus' hardship on the hill")” LifeHumanChosenAshamedGreatHardshipMakeOptionsSisyphusHillBlueprintAdmitting FaultsBacktrackingMisread Author:Erik Pevernagie
“We must not look past the maneuvers of politicians who feel driven by intuition fed by visionary hysteria. They pretend to have a 'privileged' mission to shoulder but rob people's physical or mental property, appropriating their cultural heritage. If their intuition is cautioned as vicious or murderous by reason or facts, history will forever eradicate their soul from the holy grail of humanity, especially those who want to set the world on fire for their sole ambition. ("What after bowling alone?" )” HumanityAmbitionIntuitionPoliticiansCultural HeritageHoly GrailManeuversMental PropertyVisionary HysteriaWhat After Bowling Alone Author:Erik Pevernagie
“When we walk out of our boundaries, we find out that knowledge is not a completion or a windfall, but a long process of revisions or adjustments. Likewise, we recognize that wisdom results from the painful filtering of experiences we collect on the bumpy path of life. ‘("Loss of benchmarks")” WisdomKnowledgeExperienceBoundariesCompletionAdjustmentsRevisionsWindfallFilteringBench Marks Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If the giddiness of life and the pressure of time might make us tumble from our tight line, let us inhale the wisdom of our inspiration and reshape our “inner void” into an “inner space” and refurbish it with the fundamental, vital particles of our everyday experience. ("One drink after work.")” WisdomInspirationInhaleTumbleInner SpaceReshapeGiddinessInner VoidPressure Of TimeTight Line Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Throughout our emotional odyssey in the unembellished narrative of our life, we may sense many alluring voices that are enticing us into a beguiling, seamless story. Our inner monologue, however, might start raising consequential questions about the scintillation of that story, about our vulnerability during the tempting process and the danger of losing our real self. The question may be asked, whether the lure might enlighten, weaken or destroy our living. While our interior monologue mostly listens to the wisdom of our experience and the guidance of our memory, it may happen that it prefers not to listen. In that event, however, unreason and passion will be calling all the shots. ( “Woman in progress” )” WisdomMemoryVulnerabilityReal SelfOdysseyBeguilingInner MonologueCalling All The ShotsScintillationSeamless Story Author:Erik Pevernagie
“We have shut up long enough, and now is the time to speak out loud. Yesterday was the silence of the underdog, but today we recognize how unbearably colorless and tasteless our treadmill is. When we recognize things, we can come to comprehend them, and through that knowledge, we get insight into the reality of our needs, allowing our awareness to give birth to a clear vision to catalyze ultimate wisdom. ("The upper lip must never tremble" )” WisdomAwarenessInsightUnderdogColorlessTreadmillTastelessUpper LipCatalyzeSpeak Out Loud Author:Erik Pevernagie
“When we take the trouble to look at what is unfolding in front of our eyes, we may recognize instances awakening the wisdom slumbering on the fringes of our inner world. If we fuel our imagination, new and old essentials can converge to a dawning awareness. (“I seek you”)” WisdomImaginationEssentialsAwakeningEyesSlumberInner WorldDawning AwarenessIcqOn The Fringes Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we remain humble and grounded in nature's wisdom, our mind will guide us safely through the confines of unawareness and the blindness of ignorance. ("Why step out of nature ?")” MindWisdomNatureIgnoranceHumbleBlindnessGroundedGuideUnawarenessConfines Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Happiness and love need wisdom to navigate life's tides. Insight lets us detach from the weight of the past and embrace the present moment's "timelessness," teaching us to welcome the twists and turns with wonder. (“Love, Happiness, and Insight”)” LoveWisdomPastHappinessPresent MomentTimelessnessTwists And TurnsAnd InsightLife S Tides Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Through art, we learn to understand ourselves and light up the veiled angles in our minds. It teaches us how to get hold of life and get a sense of the shades in the wild richness of the abundant diversity that stretches through our daily experience. It gives us a foothold in the estranging landscapes we cross during our life journey and helps us figure out the wisdom behind the countless signs and tokens. (Stilling our mind)” MindArtWisdomDiversityLife JourneyTokensSignsShadesStilling The MindUnderstand Oneself Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Let us not become victims of a crippling reasoning pattern. If we want to improve our decision-making and critical thinking, we must recognize our mental biases and be willing to overcome them. Let us avoid creating arguments to confirm pre-existing beliefs at all costs and invest in a ‘sunk cost fallacy.’ Better alight from a car out of control than drive it off the cliff. (“The infinite Wisdom of Meditation“)” WisdomMeditationDecision MakingCritical ThinkingSunk Cost FallacyMental BiasCar Out Of ControlDrive Off The CliffPre Existing BeliefsReasoning Pattern Author:Erik Pevernagie
“While focusing on the present moment, we soothe our minds and construe our intuition and inner wisdom. Our mindfulness allows us to access lower levels of awareness and gain insight into our reflections and emotions. At the same time, it lessens overthinking and anxiety. (“The infinite Wisdom of Meditation“)” WisdomMeditationAwarenessMindfulnessEmotionsReflectionInsightIntuitionPresent MomentOverthinking Author:Erik Pevernagie
“We should not fear the fragility of truth, for it creates openness to correction, learning, and growth. It fosters empathy, making inquiry, curiosity, and wisdom possible. Truth becomes less about possession and more about pursuit. (Is it a bird? Is it a plane?)” WisdomTruthGrowthLearningEmpathyCuriosityPossessionOpennessFragilityIs It A Bird Is It A Plane Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If our memory is a compass rather than an anchor of the past, we can reinterpret our history in light of the present. By living in forward motion, we can select wisdom from our experience, without being haunted by it. When we identify what we are leaving behind and why we do so, we can leave mental chaos and go forward with confidence. (“Never looking back again”)” WisdomMemoryCompassAnchorLeaving BehindReinterpretMental ChaosIn Forward MotioNever Looking Back Againpast Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Every so often, we see many people feel uncomfortable with facing the truth. The truth seems to be a brittle deer. We should, however, not fear the fragility of truth, for it creates openness to correction, learning, and growth. It fosters empathy, making inquiry, curiosity, and wisdom possible. Truth becomes less about possession and more about pursuit. (Is it a bird? Is it a plane?)” WisdomTruthGrowthEmpathyIs It A Bird Is It A Plane Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Let's look at the bright side of life, even if love has only been a long shot and become evanescent, it may still inspire us if we have the gift to savor the fragrance of the treasured moments of togetherness from memorable times that furtively slipped away. ("Waiting for the smoke signals")” LoveInspireTogethernessSavorSmoke SignalsEvanescentSlip AwayThe Bright Side Of LifeA Long ShotTreasured Moments Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Our lives must not be bogged down in trivial anecdotes, and our encounters bleed out in empty talks. A solid architecture of life vision helps us find the voice and the pulse of our personality. Moreover, it teaches us to respire deeply, inspire multiple thrilling moments and let loose while gathering rosebuds. ("Ruling the waves")” InspirePersonalityAnecdotesTrivialLife VisionRespireBogged DownBleed OutEmpty TalksGathering Rosebuds Author:Erik Pevernagie
“When we feel betrayed by the vagaries of life, and our wet dreams turn out to be nightmares, let us keep eyes wide open and look for the sparks in the glance of the people. They not only can share a shard of oxytocin but also inspire us to appreciate the fragrance of the ordinary things we have ignored for so long. (“A handful of dust”)” InspireSparksFragranceNightmaresOrdinary ThingsEyes Wide OpenOxytocinWet DreamsGlanceVagaries Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Instead of the terror of indecision and the fear of oneself, empathy for all living creatures and respect for nature can help us to save the world. As we let the waves of good vibrations flow into our minds, we inspire others and awaken their integrity. ("'My radio ")” InspireIntegrityEmpathyTerrorSave The WorldIndecisionLiving CreaturesGood VibrationsRespect For NatureFear Of Oneself Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Let us 'inspire' intently and breathe 'consciously' and instill the 'inspiration' that guides us to create a fearless future. We can then 'expire' infinitely and emanate insight and thought, and deliver tools for the others on the sideline. ("'My radio ")” InspirationInspireInsightBreatheThoughtInstillExpireConsciouslyFearless FutureOn The Sideline Book:Words of Wisdom: Selected and illustrated by his readers Source: Words of Wisdom: Selected and illustrated by his readers
“Power and glory are two dialectic energies working in common ground. Taking a glimpse of the meandering under swell of glory in the shade of power, can be very inspiring and illuminating. ("The power and the glory" )” InspiringPowerGloryShadeGlimpseCommon GroundIlluminatingEnergiesDialecticMeandering Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Outbreaks of unvarnished truths in the backyard of our true self can be very precious and inspiring, even though we might inconsistently be tempted to give in to the exhilarating perfume of fables and fairy tales or to flattering praise and fiction. ("The day the mirror was talking back")” InspiringFictionPraiseTrue SelfPerfumeTemptedFairy TalesFlatteringFablesExhilaratingInconsistentTruthsPreciousOutbreaksGive InBackyardUnvarnished Author:Erik Pevernagie
“If we feel affected by the dreariness of the mad scramble, we have to stand back, take a break and override the droning humdrum of the treadmill; and let the exaltation of the day decide; and follow inspiring pathways to the true heartbeat of our life. ("Mutatis mutandi")” InspiringHeartbeatDecideExaltationHumdrumTreadmillDrearinessStand BackMad ScrambleMutatis Mutandi Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Why must we be freaking out about the kindness and sympathy we would like to share? What could deter us so much from opening our hearts and spilling the beans? Why should we harbor suspicions about the gentleness of people who are bubbling over with enthusiasm and goodwill? Could kindness generate such a thorny challenge in people's lives and make them feel so uncomfortable as if they were wobbling on thin ice, fearing losing balance and thus losing face? (“Schengen”)” KindnessSympathySchengenLosing FaceLosing BalanceHarbor SuspicionOn Thin IceSpilling The Beans Author:Erik Pevernagie
“Let us be present in the "moment" in our care and support for the people we love and not postpone our expressions or actions of sympathy. Over and above, small gestures of kindness and assistance enrich our own emotional well-being. (“All the words he always wanted to tell her”)” KindnessSympathyAssistancePostponeSmall GesturesThe MomentEmotional WellbeingAll The WordsCare And SupportExpressions And Actions Author:Erik Pevernagie