I Shall Light My Heart
If you are wondering what my "why" is, have a look at this poem. I wrote it initially in 2009, then converted it into a song in 2019. The song was performed on "Neighbours on Stage", a local initiative for…
“I am not broken” – Poetry Workshop
I am looking forward to our conversation about welcoming disability (our own and of others) under the pretext of a 📌 poetry workshop on Friday, July 23rd. (or the other way round). With DeeJae DuRante, it promises to be an eye-opener!…
Tired of Your Life’s Dilemmas? Learn How to Cut Gordian Knots.
What are your choices? If you are in a dilemma, apply the tetralemma technique with a twist to give you more options. Identify + 5 alternatives!
The Power of Reframing
A friend texted me while I had a light form of COVID-19 and created a decisive shift in how I felt sick. I had been out of action for a week, and although I was getting better, I liked to…
How One Poem Changed Me.
On Tuesday, March 22nd, 2016, at 9:11 a.m., a bomb explodes in a Brussels metro station. A good friend of mine, Johan, goes missing. The ripples of blind violence have just hit me, and I am devastated. Throughout that day…
I want to say this to you
Written during the quarantine of 2020, the poem should be said with an upbeat tempo, uplifting tone.
The inner critic
Who hasn't got this little voice that undermines the self-confidence through constant criticism? Sometimes in your own voice of that of someone else's (a parent, a teacher, a boss, ....) . The tone, volume, location of this inner voice may…
Good morning
A tip for having great days: imagine the positive scenario of the best day you can have, imagine the sensations, the emotions, the energy, the resilience and the balance between activity and rest, interactivity and solitude. Imagine who you want…
Flesh, Blood Love
Poetry for the Living - Gifts for the Spirits 67 poems arranged in three parts: Soham (about the "I", us as separate individuals), Namaste (about the relationship of an "I" to a "you"), Ubuntu (about the wisdom of mankind and…
Competencies at the heart of the Management Team
At the Management Team Retreat of this NGO, we identified quite a good number of competencies available in this multinational team of 7 people! Listening to each other's personal success stories and identifying key strengths deployed in these stories is…