Katinka Hesselink blogs about life, meditation, ethics, social justice, religion, personal growth and more…
I almost bought a new laptop this week. I use my laptop as a desktop, in conjunction with an external screen, mouse and keyboard. The external screen has been turning yellow for weeks now. Very annoying. And since my business is to be online and work... Read More...
Like many of you, I’ve been home a lot more than I would have preferred over the past year. However, this had led to some new hobbies: I’ve been fermenting vegetables and baking sourdough bread. However, like you may expect from me, I... Read More...
The USA just elected that guy, the bully, the clown, instead of that lady. I have Trump voters as Facebook friends. They deny Trump is as bad as he looks. They don’t believe half the things he says he’ll do. They just think he’s a... Read More...
I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with learning languages. From the time I walked out of French class in primary school, to frustrating years of learning French and German in High School, all the way to trying to learn Sanskrit. I loved... Read More...
Years ago someone asked me this on Squidoo. Since that platform no longer exists and I think the exchange may help some people, I’m reposting this here: Emotion is what holds us back from true love? True love is emotionless? I get all mushy... Read More...
The Buddha is said to have told off members of his sangha for not breaking enough rules (*). Why? Because it meant they weren’t taking enough risks. I think many women need really to take that advice to heart. I started the training to become... Read More...
Two decades ago I met a guy in a new age shop who tried to convince me that it was arrogant to try and help anybody. In those days, somehow, I often had deep conversations with utter strangers. Anyhow, I was stunned at this thought, and afronted too.... Read More...
As I said in my previous post, it’s time for looking back. I know I’m a month late, but that sort of consideration never stopped me. I’m celebrating having over 500 subscribers on this blog and here’s some of the stuff you all... Read More...
I’ve been busy cleaning up. Literally: my house and Figuratively: administration and business stuff. It’s time for an overview of my spiritual activities online for 2012. In fact, I think it’s time for an overview of my online... Read More...
I received a digital review copy of The Spiritual Gift of Madness: The Failure of Psychiatry and the Rise of the Mad Pride Movement recently and I must say: I have rarely read a book in which I highlighted so much… However, instead of doing a... Read More...
