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I’m not an expert in meditation, but I do know that there are different kinds. I notice that people that start meditating (like me) don’t have a clear view on the differences of every approach, which may lead to disappointment or objectives not being reached.

I recently realised, again, what a difference there is between knowing and doing – and between what I think I am and what I actually transmit to the world. Knowledge can give one the alluring illusion that we actually can and do what we know and believe. But we can’t.

We all want things form life. Love, a great career, adventure, good friends… Our deepest, general wishes take the shape of specific desires and expectations that we carry around with us daily. When our desires are not fulfilled, we can feel resistance and frustration.

Did you ever create something you were really proud of, to doubt it furiously upon presenting it to others? I think most of us have had this experience. It’s understandable to become nervous when we present our creativity to others: it’s easy to identify what we produce from our inner depths with who we are. Which makes a rejection of what we make feel like a rejection of who we are. Wouldn’t you love to be able to handle this fear?

A great video about the capriciousness of creativity and how to deal with the feeling that your creative peak has passed. This beautiful woman, Elizabeth Gilbert, reframes creativity as a process outside of yourself.

Everyone has an opinion about you. The reason that some people are your friends and others aren’t, that you talk more often to some colleagues than with others… is all because of the image they have of you – and the other way around. You could be surprised what people have to say about you!

My conviction is growing stronger: there is nothing to “improve” in yourself. Or at least: silence all voices that urge you to change!