Grab a cup of something and join me ☀️.

Since we are now just past the half-way point of the month, I thought it’d be the perfect time to check in re ‘work and career’. How is everyone moving along with their action plans and intentions? Job applications? Reaching out to companies you’d love to work for? Setting up Skool platforms? Spreading the love with colleagues? Aligning your values? Charging suitable fees? NOT sabotaging your plans… Let me know how it’s going! And if you have questions, this is the perfect place to ask…many diverse knowledge pools to tap in to! I’m presently wrapped up in a large role-out of global corporate training on AI integration with human values, which is so fascinating. I’m looking forward to see the deeper implications from a business perspective and how they can be managed. Anyhow, wherever you are today, have a wonderful day. Spring is gently approaching 🌸🌷☀️.

Good morning Dear Ladies I want to share with you all something unexpectedly amazing that happened after I grabbed a few sprigs of rosemary from the bush just outside the supermarket—you know the kind that grows a bit wild and feels like it’s there for anyone who notices it—and brought them home to dry out in the oven because I was putting together a roast spice for a chicken. I wasn’t expecting it to be such a moment, honestly, but as the rosemary started to warm, the smell just filled the house. It was this incredible, cozy, herby scent—kind of piney, kind of earthy—and it made everything feel calmer and warmer at the same time. I actually wished you were there to smell it with me, because it felt too good not to share. By the time I took it out, the whole place smelled amazing, and it made the simple act of making a roast spice feel a bit special. Close you eyes and imagine the smell? I might put some in olive oil and put it in a burner next time.

This weekend closes an interesting week. We were talking the energies which started to twist and twirl in February. And really, after the fortnight of changing into The Year of the Fire Horse... things start to change. Have you noticed something as well? I would be not only curious, but ever so happy to hear from you... Just two examples from my side: - An unexpected parcel arrived two days ago. It stemmed from a former client's company where I stopped consulting, because there was too much personal "stuff" going on: legal problems of the owner, his divorce and reconciliation with a quite "feisty" wife, people getting kicked-out without any explanation, yelling, swearing... This I could not heal and I did not want to witness it, so I let my contract end, said good-bye... and forgot some personal items to take with me... No valuable, but personally dear things on my shelf... well, I did let them go in my mind. And: Here they were, neatly wrapped and sent to me... after more than two years. Wow... You cannot not communicate - that is one of the axioms by Watzlawick (maybe you know him, late Austrian researcher about human communication). And something tells me... here is someone caring or sorry or wishing... or trice... - - The lady friend I am running with each Saturday blew her lid last week... she was mad at her husband, mad at (her) life, kicked even her dog and did not let me finish any sentence... and I speak not a lot when we run... she always has so much on her heart... and suddenly she got really nasty at me... out of the blue, no context and first time ever... I was flabbergasted. - So I took a breath, gave my heart a little smile to cheer me up, finished quietly my sentence and told her it would be better she would tell me what is going on. - No answer at all. We managed to finish our run decently... I was finished with it in toto. She sent me this morning an invite with some apologies... I am surprised and of course I see that, I am still a bit upset, so I will take some time, nevertheless she did the step necessary.

Dear all, just an idea, I'd like to share... since 2024 I am inviting friends for small private retreats at a seminar house (I mentioned that, I guess, to you already, dear @Jayne Rose ) in the Western part of North-Rhine Westphalia (Eifel). It is a Buddhist Center with an inter-religious approach. For a while I was the fundraiser and "scientific advisor" (well... long story, and quite funny... maybe another time). This is some years ago. Meanwhile I am a happy visitor once in while, to join the Pujas and Meditations, meeting with (my) teacher(s) etc. They have some guest rooms and a beautiful Gompa and a grand Stuupa, as well beautiful landscape all around. With some of my friends from the U.S. and Belgium we made arrangements for a short stay of a couple of days... pristine & wonderful. This summer I have not made any plans concerning this possibility. Would this be an idea for (some / those who can do the travelling / would enjoy something like that) us? - I am just talking here freely from my heart... no clue, when and how... Just "if" we would have some interest on our side, I would let you know some more about the place and would try to find out, if and when we could be hosted. - As soon, as Jayne has her Retreat Center ready, there would be no other location "worthy to be mentioned", I am already booking my times with you, Dear 😍