Inzicht 19 - What's your story?

“Here is a river flowing now very fast. It is so great and swift that there are those who will be afraid, who will try to hold on to the shore. Know that the river has its destination. The elders say we must let go of the shore. Push off into the middle of the river, and keep our heads above water. And I say: see who is there with you and celebrate.” (Hopi Elder)

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Inzicht 14 - Open up, to many selves

“What most of us fail to understand is that vulnerability is the cradle of the emotions and experiences that we crave. Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging and joy.” (Brené Brown)

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Inzicht 12 - Hold the space, bottle the change

“People frequently avoid painful adjustments in their lives if they can postpone them, place the burden on somebody else, or call someone to the rescue. When fears and passions run high, people can become desperate as they look for authorities to answers.” (Heifetz & Linsky)

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Inzicht 11 - Take no shortcuts to heaven

“Elke keer moeten we ons afvragen of we rechtvaardig zijn tegenover anderen. Zijn we niet te hard of hardvochtig. Als we spreken over beleid is de prangendste vraag: werken we voor het imago of proberen we iets te doen? To be someone or to do something.” (Herman Van Rompuy)

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Inzicht 8 - Grow with hardships, and smile

 “Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given to you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer.” (Rainer Maria Rilke)

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