Silence is a savior

It was a normal Sunday morning when Richard and his son were heading off to football together…Richard was among those parents who liked to help out at the club where his son played, and he enjoyed running the line during his son’s matches.

But by the end of the day Richard was fighting for his life. The 41-year-old collapsed three hours after he was brutally attacked by a group of 17-year-olds from the opposing team. The following evening he died.

If we don’t control our emotions, they will control us. Making us unwittingly take actions we regret afterwards, making us react in a harmful way…

What would be the consequences if we let our anger and rage win ? Things can get out of hand rapidly…the unexpected can happen very suddenly…

What would happen once the damage has been done and there’s no turning back ? We would have to face the consequences !

When we feel triggered to react in a negative way, it is useful to build in a pause for a few moments and to focus on our breathing so we can get back to our senses.

Silence is the space between stimulus and response, between action and reaction.

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Silence is a savior. A significant mindful tool that can save us from a life full of regrets. Silence can prevent us from saying something nasty… Silence can even prevent us from acting stupid and getting us into bigger trouble…

Silence is a comforter. Silence brings back calmness and peace in case of turbulence. Silence quiets our minds and stills are senses. In solitude we withdraw and turn back to ourselves. Silence is the place where we really touch our core.

Silence is the space in which we bend time. It is the most effective time to pray or affirm. It’s a powerful aid to bring wisdom and awareness to our spiritual eye.

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Silence is a natural influencer, unable to be controlled by outside forces. Silence balances and counters all verbal and physical attacks. Silence helps us bounce back after a setback.

In silence, confidence is found. In silence our shadow is integrated and all the aspects of ourselves are reconciled.

Silence is the place of unlimited possibilities. In silence we reclaim our power, in silence we make ourselves whole again.

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Show some respect !

It’s saturday and I am preparing myself to play a soccer game with my team ! I am completely motivated, I can’t wait to be on the field…Let the game begin !

Today is a very special day : it is bring-your-family-to-soccer day ! And boy oh boy am I lucky ! A bunch of people are already in line to accompany me to the game ! My angry dad, my overacting mom, my annoying sister, my agressive cousin, my drunk uncle and our-know-it-all friend of the family…

Jeez….What could possibly go wrong…

When cheering becomes jeering…

My angry dad

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I recognized a pattern after all these years. At first he told me what to do on the field, followed by throwing insults at me. It infected my play and I regularly lost focus…

His remarks often leave me wondering why I am still playing football, he says I suck afterall…

I learned how to deal with his behaviour, one day I just stopped listening to him, I imagined carrying a remote control on me, and I muted him whenever I wanted it !

However, now that I am immune to his insults, he has turned his anger towards someone else and he spits his frustration out on other people !

My overacting mom

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She can really embarrass me. Her voice usually overrules any sound around. My teammembers always give me that look, I just know how much they feel sorry for me…

Tackled and lying on the field ? A bleeding nose ? There she is running on the field towards me like a desperate animal, a headless chicken, she’s losing it !

No challenging duels for her ! How dare anyone attack me – her son for godsake – and steal the ball ? Next thing you know, I turn my head and she’s already punching my opponent or taking him by the ears…

My annoying sister 

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She is able to shy away the grass beneath our feet. My teammembers stare at her. She seems to be able to hypnotize a whole crowd. She always wants to steal the show. Whenever she is around, it’s all eyes on her !

I am often obliged to install a buffer zone around her or to tie her up so she can’t escape…What do people see in her ? She’s such a spoiled brat….

My agressive cousin

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It is easy to find him in the crowd, he always catches attention and he can’t sit still for a single minute !

He’s not really here to watch my game, that’s not interesting at all ! He likes to bully everyone around, he’s here trying to trigger people for a fight. He calls himself a hooligan.

He even wants me to lose, so he can be emotionally upset, destroy other people’s property and leave a trail of destruction behind. He is often in company of :

My drunk uncle

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I wonder what’s wrong with him when I don’t see him carrying a beer in his hands. Things can turn around very rapidly in soccer…so with uncle Eddy : he can morph from teddy to creep within seconds ! Once he’s loaded he’s going completely bananas…

He touches anything on two legs and usually remembers absolutely nothing afterwards. Alcohol is his excuse for everything that goes wrong : spirit made him grab the pussy !

Our know-it-all friend

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Did you spot him already ? Who invited him ? That arrogant prick, always wanting it bigger and better, always wanting to be right. Mr. Know-it-all ! He wants to be my manager and make me great again huh ???

He corrects my coach, tells him he’s a loser…According to him the ref doesn’t know anything about soccer. In his days things were a lot different, my whole club just sucks !

 

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It’s not okay !

It’s not okay when each time you are playing a game, you have to worry what insults your dad is going to yell this time.

It’s not okay when your mother is always there shaking things up !

It’s not okay when supporters are verbally abusive towards you, calling you names, belittling you, swearing at you…Thug, diver, bully,…

You should have fun playing the game and enjoy learning to play, free from adult interference and intimidation !

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Silent sidelines

A lot of clubs are working towards silent sidelines these days. They often receive angry emails from the parents afterwards…

“What’s the point of watching the game, when we can’t yell and scream and be supportive ?”

We’re not telling that a grandmother saying “good job” to her grandson, all of sudden needs to shut up, or that you can’t use uplifting words to motivate your son.

Things are different when children become ashamed of parental behaviour, when there’s verbal abuse or physical assault towards other spectators, the ref, other players and not to forget : their own children !

If supportive means being respectful towards EVERYONE that would be wonderful ! But I’m sure some are benefitted with guidelines when it comes to tempering their emotions…

Continual verbal attacks thrown back at each other or at the children on the field… heckling the ref…. this kind of behaviour often leads to physical violence !

Put everything back in perspective ! Show some respect ! We are all human !

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Best buddies…

Do you have a buddy, a BFF, someone you tell all your secrets to, who is always there for you, usually at the right time and the right place ?

Have you ever been wondering why helping others seems to be a piece of cake for them ? Why everything they say and do is so “spot on” and natural ? It’s like they are God sent !

No doubt about it : Having a good buddy is like having a personal coach or a mentor ! Consider yourself lucky when you have one at your disposal !

Buddies…Who are they, what drives them ? Let’s have a look at some of their characteristics and maybe – most importantly – how you can turn into one of them too…

Buddies always listen !

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Because of their empathic nature they are careful listeners and are able to read between the lines. “I’m fine !” “Really ? What a load of bollocks darling !”

No need to beat around the bush, no bullshitting them ! They will get to the core almost immediately !

Even when you lose the plot or are going collywobbles, they don’t judge, they don’t blame. They know who you truly are and that this is just a silly phase you’re going through…

You are only experiencing a moment of temporary insanity !

Buddies believe !

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They are here to help you keep your dreams alive ! They know when you are sabotaging your progress and they easily spot the people around you killing your vibe !

Their mission is to help you deal with the hooligans from your past and to release them for good.

They help you beat the bullies in the present and give you tools to stop the belittling, the jealousy and the hatred.

They believe in you when no one else does, with them you are never completely alone or lost ! They will never give up on you !

Buddies inspire !

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They show you how to keep moving forward, heading up high !

They know how to keep you motivated ! They stimulate you and inspire you in different ways…

They poke you and sometimes even provoke you ! “And…cut ! Action !”

“Can’t, must, won’t, impossible,…” are words that have been erased out of their dictionnary. “Who said it can’t be done ? Bob’s your uncle !”

Buddies go all the way !

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Don’t ask how they do it…They always have a plan and it’s usually as hot as their pants ! Expect the unexpected or things to happen accidentally on purpose !

They know how to put things in higher gear and will always go the full monty with you !

Buddies care !

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Buddies care and take care of things ! They sense when words are useless and when you are in need of a good hug, a reassuring hand on the shoulder or a distraction from your worries.

They will support you and surprise you with unusual gifts to show their appreciation. They will take you for a walk, let you sing karaoke or maybe will go bungee jumping with you !

Everything they do is done wholeheartedly, with the intention to lift you up higher !

Buddies cheer you up !

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Buddies are genuine and honest, they are hardly able to tell a lie. They carry their heart on their tongue and can sometimes be offensive towards others…

Strangely enough they always get away with it, as they are charming as hell and…well,  they are as cool as a cucumber !

They are such fun to be around, they always look at the bright side of life ! They are always positive and excited ! They are so full of beans !

And last but not least they are always in for a fabulous joke that results in a good belly laugh !

Their motto : “Don’t worry ! Be happy !”

Phuro! Be inspired!

 

 

Lost

“Getting lost is a good way to find yourself.”

You feel troubled and and you are still recovering from old wounds. You don’t fit in with anyone. You feel lost…

You probably put too much effort into life aswell and you see life as a struggle. Now constant drama is following your footsteps.

Life became joyless and a life without joy isn’t suiting for your soul ! It drains you !

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You feel incomplete. Your inner child got hurt and you have to restore your relationship with it and give it the care and attention it needs.

Your inner child believes in you…Why can’t you believe in it ?

When your inner make-up got all messed up, an inner cleansing is necessary.

Scrap off the old layers that are useless, that are hiding who you truly are.

No cover ups anymore !

Let go of the battle and surrender to life !

Savor every moment of your existence.  

Accept that life is flowing to you and through you effortlessly and endlessly !

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Phuro! Be inspired!

 

How to win friends

The How to Win Friends IQ Matrix summarizes the classic book “How to Win Friends and Influence People” written by Dale Carnegie. It helps to unlock ideas that will allow you to influence other people’s decisions, actions and behavior.

The article provides suggestions on how to influence people; pinpoints ways to make people like you, outlines techniques to win people over to your way of thinking, and much more. Read the full article : How to win friends and influence people

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Visualisation

Visualisation is all about selecting the right mental images ! Using your imagination is very important in all creative processes !

You are about to do something that makes you fearful. Now you can tell your subconscious mind : “Don’t be afraid” or ou can make a mental picture of your fear and say “Don’t do that !”

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The subconscious will only see the picture and completely forget about the “don’t” and “not”, because these words mean nothing to it !

Mental image of what you don’t want + positive words = Low vibration, negative feeling, no positive result !

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Mental image of what you want + negative words : Low vibration, negative feeling, no positive result !

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Mental image of what you want + positive words : High vibration, positive feeling, positive result !

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Just turn things around and focus on the result : if it doesn’t feel good, change your vision until it does !

You must influence your subconscious with the right impressions ! YES, IMPRESS IT ! You must make mental pictures of what you want and REPEAT them diligently but with ease, effortlessly…

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It’s about selecting your view, envisioning “who you want to be” or “what you want to do” and feel your way into it, untill it really feels that good and naturel that you are completely comfortable with the outcome !

So it is a matter of focus and attention and one of internalising and intention !

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And if you have a friend who supports your vision, you are definitely lucky…

Phuro! Be inspired!

 

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You are the captain !

“A ship without rudder may wander aimlessly among perilous isles yet sink not to the bottom.”

Khalil Gibran

Life is like an adventure at sea, at times it seems you are just aimlessly bobbing around. Sometimes you seem to sail against the current and you barely move forward. Sometimes you have to deal with failures on board that cause a short circuit and that leave your ship temporarily ungovernable. Other times, violent waves are threatening to hit you ashore.

PHURO’s task is to help you remember that YOU are the captain of your ship, the man or woman at the helm .

A coach can often be a light in the surf, a support when life gets rough. We can shed a different light on your situation and warn you to steer in another direction when danger threatens. A coach wasn’t spared of stormy weathers eighter and can teach you how to be resilient ! Nothing can stop you from your leading the life you want ! Kindle the light within and discover your true powers !

“The problem is not the problem, the problem is your attitude about the problem.”

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The true cause of what happens to you or around you is to be find inside, within yourself. You look at yourself and the world with a certain perception, a belief about how things should be.

Did you leave the ship’s command to someone else who programmed it for a totally different course than the one intended for you?

Parents, teachers, friends and enemies have influenced your course or have encouraged you to change it. Now you are going against the natural flow, which costs you a lot of effort and energy ! Because of all these different layers of colored glass, your own visor got muddy and blurred. You assume that what others are thinking of you is true.

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Are you sailing amidst a thick fog, not exactly knowing where you are going ?

All your thoughts and beliefs create a smokescreen around you. Limiting thoughts can ensure that you stay safe in the harbor. What you believe about yourself can stop you from sailing your own race. Because of the lies and illusions you believe in, you no longer notice the light in yourself.

Did the turbulent waters make your ship drift away ? Is it adrift somewhere, battered and battle-scarred?

Emotions are energy in motion and can be described as the GPS of the soul. Your feelings tell you when you are off course. Maybe you have already ignored all the signals your body was sending you and now the nervous breakdown, burnout or depression are knocking at your door. Your body will shout “stop” eventually if you don’t listen to it and  you’ll be obliged to stay ashore ! Ready for big maintenance…

Have you overloaded your ship with useless weight making it barely moving ?

Battle-scarred, battered and heavily loaded you try to continue your journey. The hold is full of useless things, fears and regrets of the past, stress or worries about the future … You don’t advance at all and you are obliged to return to the port to leave things behind, to unload stuff, and to let go for good…

Phuro helps you to recognize the still waters so you can easily manouver the ship without resistance.

Your body knows how to relax perfectly, your mind gets in the way! Your mental chatter, your constant negative self-talk keeps the door to your treasure locked. Because of all these monkeys in your mind, you can’t hear your real voice anymore and you completely forgot about the silence.

Phuro hands you a new lens through which you get a clear view of where you are and where you are going.

When you have recognized a pattern, when you have untangled a knot, released an emotion, you have freed yourself and you start lightning up ! Layer after layer, you can eliminate the doubts and fears in yourself and find out who you really are ! You have your lens back completely cleared !

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We climb into the eyrie, where you have a complete view of what is happening around you. Everything is so peaceful and calm here… It makes you wonder : why haven’t I been here before ?

You can only climb high into the eagle’s nest if you drop all blinders and throw all useless weights overboard. In the eyrie you have a full view of 360 °, you get access to an endless array of possibilities. As you reach for the stars, you get support from higher regions. You feel the natural flow and you again experience the wind in the sails…

Are you ready to clean up and be a beacon of light ?

Phuro! Be inspired!

Turn around

 “Imagine a rosebud with its petals closed over a glowing heart, filled with passionate feelings, but not yet showing itself in its full beauty, not until the blossom opens. It remains closed by doubt. How does self-doubt affect your life? Do you express your feelings openly, or do you hide, like the heart in the rosebud?”

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Our greatest talents might be living in our shadowside. In the things we don’t accept or don’t believe to be true. In the things we are fearful of, in the things that make us shy away…

Maybe it might be a talent that you have been hiding from others, afraid of openly showing, because people might laugh at you, judge you or point fingers at you… but it is still slumbering…

It might be something that looks so fearful that you are afraid to look at it ! Every time it crosses your mind it reminds you of past failure or hurt, or you get a feeling of : “It was never meant to be !” You say : “No, go away, leave me alone !” But it is still lurking…

We ignore these parts. We try to hide them so no one can see them and then it becomes fear, guilt, shame ! But the feelings keep growing…

“More light and light, more dark and dark our woes”

Romeo, Romeo & Juliet, Shakespeare

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I guess that Shakespeare was an HSP too ! In my darkest moments I have often wished I wasn’t born that sensitive, feeling everything that deeply. It made my life at times a roller coaster of many ups & downs. As an HSP you often have the impression that you are constantly chased by the dark, not capable of spreading your own light.

What you have to realize is that you came into this world with great intuitive powers, but “With great power comes great responsability” , isn’t ?

What bothers you most as highly sensitive person, can become your biggest asset, but you must “turn around” first to develop your super powers !

Turnaround from sympathy to empathy

Because of your sensitive nature you often absorb the energy of other people, you are an emotional sponge sucking in all their negative energy ! Shield yourself from all psychic attacks. Protect your energy ! Read more : Psychic protection

Ground yourself and do some physcial exercices to get rid of excessive energies.

Turnaround from ‘thinking from the head’ to ‘thinking from the heart’

Your greatest power lies in the wisdom of the heart, but the heart often speaks a language we have forgotten. Read more : Creative living

Your actions will be more productive when they match the intentions of the heart. That’s when your actions become transformative and have the power to instigate others positively !

Are you really thinking your own thoughts ? It is important to know which energy is yours. Whatever seems to cross your mind, be conscious of it and ask yourself : “Where did that come from ?” What is its source : Love or fear ?”  Focus on what matters !

Turnaround from weakness to strength

When you are around people, does “the presence” (the energy) make you go weak or make you go strong ?

Pauze a few seconds before you react. Imagine yourself being in the center of an eight, the infinity symbol. the left side of the eight is the stimulus, the right side is the response.

You are in the middle and you start circling love into the eight. Just let a bright light circulate into both circles from where you are standing, from this zero point.

This eight can be a quick reminder to build in a pauze before you speak and to not react from an unbalanced state, a negative emotional state such as fear, anger or frustration.

It is also a good visualization exercice when you want to send loving energy to a person or situation that needs healing or that is bothering you. Imagine yourself being in the right circle and the person that needs healing being in the left one. Each time you pass the middle, more healing light is brought into both circles !

Turnaround from self-criticism to self-love

Stop all self-criticism and judgment and start accepting yourself with all your flaws and imperfections ! Turn around statements such as :”I am not enough, I am not capable, I am not worth it” Love is the absence of judgment

Turnaround from ‘shying away’ to ‘opening up’

Open up ! Let go of all these doubts and fears, they only make you close your heart even further. You can only show your full beauty, when you put off your mask and give expression to your true feelings !

Share your feelings and ideas in an honest way and inspire others to do the same. Use your words to uplift people instead of breaking them down.

“Be like a rose, though it is silent, it speaks in the language of fragrance.”

Babaji

“Turn around and I will show you something
Turn around and you will see
Life is a roundabout
A kind of LSD
Turn around, have faith in all the changes
Turn around and you will feel
No age of loneliness
You are a part of me”

Phuro! Be inspired!

#Confide in me !

Raising awareness for mental health ! We can beat the monsters !

First of all I want to thank follower/friend/blogger Krafting Thoughts for helping me raise awareness for my cause ! Wow I am grateful. Thank you from the bottom of my heart ! I am looking forward to see your writings on this topic and will reblog them here !

The reason why I became a life and mental coach is because people always tell me their story, even strangers !

Some tell me their deepest secrets. I don’t even have to ask them these things, I seem to invite them unwittingly, unknowingly to open up their heart and to let their truth come out….

The other reason why I became a life and mental coach is because I want to encourage people to come out of their box mentality. We are always labeling ourselves and others and we are always identifying ourselves with our diseases.

We put children in a box at an early age. Diagnozed with ADHD and ADD, we give them drugs to “control their condition”.

Even kids who are HSP are considered dysfunctional and are hardly understood by their environment. I happen to be higly sensitive and my child inherited it aswell but we never saw it as a condition. It is just part of who we are !

I want to share our personal story today to prove that our boxes are imaginary boxes, in most cases, unnecessary kept alive by our ignorance, our resistance to truth and maybe our fear of alternative healing methods.

A big part of my mission lies in raising awareness for this, to speak up for our children and to offer them tools to empower themselves and make them resilient to life’s challenges without drugs !

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When my son was 8 he was experiencing some problems at school. His teacher told me he often looked absent, he dreamed away instead of keeping up with the lessons, he even skipped whole exercices on his tests or left whole pages blank. When she confronted him with that, he didn’t know what to say.

One day when he slipped in dream mode in class again, the teacher confronted me. Wasn’t it about time I considered seeing a doctor and give him medication ?

I was surprised, I was even perplexed to hear this. I have never been fond of pharmaceuticals and I barely have them in the house. My doctor knows I am very hesitant towards them and I only take them in case of emergency !

A colleague of mine told me her horror story of her experiences with a daughter on ritalin, I was in contact with a pharmacist who had worked in a mental institution for years; this man, – now retired – warned me how addictive all these drugs are and how they are destructive to a little child’s brain. Not to mention the need to increase doses on a regular basis. I wasn’t considering this option at all !

I started some research on my own to find alternative methods to help my son. I kept him home from school one day and told his teacher I was going to see a psychologist, I drove to my natural health therapist instead and had my son tested.

He informed us we had to cut the sugars in his diet, also the hidden sugars in the food. He told us he was intolerant to wheat so we switched to spelt instead.

We reduced time spend on television and gaming. He wasn’t allowed any device in his room while he slept and we switched the wifi off at night.

We went to see an osteopathic physician, apparently he had a craniocerebral birth trauma, she even pointed it out to me so I could see for myself how “out of alignement” he was. She exclaimed : “No wonder he has difficulties concentrating !”

Other spine issues that block the cerebrospinal fluid can cause headaches and migraines. Children are often benefited with craniosacral therapy. You can find an interesting link here.

After two weeks the school contacted me, saying the teachers were happy I decided to give my son the proper medication. I left them perplexed when I told them he had never swallowed a pill !

Proudly I emailed them a whole essay, asking them to take all these tips in consideration to help other parents. It worked well, our osteopathic told me she had a boost of children in her practise…

If you like to spread awareness for my case, have a personal story to tell about your issues, or you have other useful tips or information for children and adults, please do share them while using the hashtag #confideinme in your blog or put a link to your blog in the comments.

Do not go back to black, paint beautiful colors instead !

Phuro! Be inspired!

 

Nemen de emoties een loopje met jou ?

’s Avonds plof je je neer in de zetel. Je hebt nog zin in een snack en neemt een pakje chips of koekjes, maar voor je er erg in hebt, is het hele pak leeg ! Herkenbaar ?
Wel zo is het ook met negatieve gedachten : het begint met één hersenspinsel en voor je het weet heb je er een grote sneeuwbal van gemaakt ! En het lijkt allemaal buiten jouw weten om te gebeuren !

Per dag switch je duizend maal van de ene gedachte en emotie naar de andere zonder je  hiervan bewust te zijn. Zo’n wissel noemen we ook wel een shift in het Engels. Je neemt als het ware iedere keer opnieuw een andere “staat van zijn” aan : Je voelt je prettig of niet prettig, boordevol energie of lusteloos, blij of boos. Wat we vaak niet weten is dat onze negatieve gedachten en emoties onze kracht wegnemen. De eerste stap is dus dat we ons hiervan bewust dienen te worden.

Emoties zijn energie in beweging en kan je omschrijven als de gps van de ziel. Jouw gevoelens kunnen jou vertellen wanneer je van jouw koers bent afgeweken. Jouw emotionele reacties zijn het resultaat van jouw gedachten en geloofssystemen (over jezelf, over anderen, over de wereld).

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Positieve emoties gaan jou energie geven, jou sterker doen voelen en je gaat er beter door presteren. Laten we deze onze soldaten, onze pacmannetjes noemen . De negatieve emoties, die talrijker lijken te zijn, doen je slecht voelen en geven jou minder energie, je kan erdoor van slag raken, je kan ze vergelijken met spoken !

Negatieve emoties maken dat je minder helder gaat denken, minder efficiënt beslissingen gaat nemen en minder duidelijk gaat communiceren. Ze zijn ook echt slecht voor het goed functioneren van je lichaam : er treedt verminderde lichaamscoördinatie op en er is hogere kans op hoge bloeddruk en hartziekten.

Ieder pacmannetje en spookje heeft een bepaalde energie of straalt een bepaalde vibratie uit. Wanneer je een bepaalde emotie voelt, maakt deze jou sterk of zwak. Je gaat dit niet enkel merken aan jouw houding en gedrag maar ook aan de gedachten die in jouw hoofd rondspoken en de woorden waarmee je je uitdrukt. Denk maar aan : er is een knoop in mijn maag, het grijpt me naar de keel, ik sta op ontploffen, het maakt me niet meer uit…

Wanneer mensen bij elkaar komen in groep voor een manifestatie, feest of wedstrijd zegt men soms : de sfeer was grandioos, ik kreeg kippenvel van al dat enthousiasme. Je kan deze vibraties van al deze mensen dus niet meteen zien maar wel aanvoelen. Het tegengestelde kan je ook ervaren als de stemming grillig is, je krijgt een voorgevoel dat er iets slecht staat te gebeuren of je zegt : de spanning is te snijden !

We leggen de pacmannetjes en spookjes even uit van laag energieniveau naar hoog energieniveau :

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Spook Apathie, Spook Verdriet en Spook Angst zijn letterlijk de grootste energievreters. Ze zijn de demonen die jouw energielevel verlagen. Je kan bijvoorbeeld een zwaar gevoel hebben of donkere gedachten, kortom van kracht is er dan weinig of geen sprake ! Deze drie kunnen je immobiliseren. Zeg maar enkele woorden luidop en voel (in jouw lichaam) wat ze betekenen : ‘Ik kan het niet, ik ben een loser, ik voel me machteloos, ik heb hartzeer, och arme ik, ik voel me verraden, ik wil hier ontsnappen, ik ben in paniek, ik twijfel…’

Blijf je te lang stilstaan bij deze emoties dan geef je je controle over aan anderen want je hebt zelf te weinig energie. Je voelt je een slachtoffer en je vindt het onmogelijk om dit te veranderen. Je vertoont passief gedrag.

1.       Spook Apathie : wanneer je je apathisch voelt of vaak woorden gebruikt die gerelateerd zijn aan deze emotie, heb je zelf weinig of geen energie voor handen. Alles is jou teveel, je ondergaat alles gelaten, je denkt dat er niets goed voor jou is weggelegd. Je neemt zelf weinig of geen beslissingen. Je hebt hulp nodig maar zelfs voor hulp sta je niet echt open.

2.       Spook Verdriet : iedereen maakt wel al eens een periode mee van verdriet, we kunnen verdrietig zijn om de dood  van een geliefde, familielid of zelfs huisdier. We kunnen ons ook verdrietig voelen als er dingen zijn die niet lukken : we krijgen het gevoel dat we gefaald hebben. Als het gedaan is met ons liefje denken we dat we een mislukking zijn, we gaan de schuld op ons nemen, blijven we te lang stilstaan bij deze emotie dan verzwelgen we ons in zelfmedelijden.

3.       Spook Angst : Bij spook angst hebben we al iets meer energie voor handen. Als je echt in gevaar bent en je staat oog in oog met een beer, dan zal je het instinctief op een lopen zetten. Ons instinct zorgt ervoor dat je in een gevaarlijke situatie vlucht of vecht ! Maar wat als we angstig zijn voor een examen, een gesprek, een wedstrijd ? We weten dat ons leven niet echt in gevaar is maar toch kunnen allerlei dingen ons schrik aanjagen, angst kan ons verlammen, ons misselijk maken waardoor we niet meer kunnen bewegen, het kan ons ook in paniek doen slaan en ons “buiten zinnen” maken, waardoor we ons defensief gaan opstellen.

Bij deze 3 spookjes (apathie, verdriet en angst) zijn we het slachtoffer : we geven onze controle over onszelf uit handen ! We hebben weinig energie, we hebben geen fut, we laten anderen de beslissingen nemen. We lopen met ons hoofd naar beneden, vermijden oogcontact. Alles overkomt ons, we ondergaan alles en durven amper voor onszelf op te komen.

We gaan verder met de andere spoken, de energie nog steeds in stijgende lijn :

AGRESSIEF

Deze drie spookjes – lust, woede en trots – hebben al meer energie, toch wordt de energie nog op een negatieve manier gebruikt. Deze spookjes willen graag de controle over anderen en dat gaan ze ook laten merken in hun lichaamstaal en woorden : Ze doen “uit de hoogte”, ze dagen uit, ze voelen zich beter dan iemand anders ! Misschien denk je wel dat je sterker bent wanneer je gemeen bent of op wraak belust bent maar dat is helaas niet waar !

4.       Spook lust : dit spook vindt geen genoegen, geen bevrediging. Dit spook moet en wil van alles “vergaren”, hoe hij eraan komt maakt hem niets uit, zelfs als hij hiervoor iemand anders moet benadelen. Deze spoken zijn steeds jaloers op anderen : wat een ander heeft, willen zij ook ! Ze kijken vanuit de hoogte neer op anderen en voelen zichzelf steeds beter. Ze zijn zeer bezitterig, ook naar andere mensen toe !

5.       Spook woede : boosheid of woede is echt verwoestend en vernietigend. Heb je ooit al iemand gezien in razernij, iemand die in woede uitbarst ? Ze krijgen ogen als kogels en lijken “buiten zichzelf”. Ook al lijken deze spoken veel energie te hebben (kijk maar naar de vechtersbazen of pesters) ze zijn zeker niet in balans of de sterksten !!!

6.       Spook trots : spook trots heeft alles graag op zijn manier en is een heuse betweter. Misschien lijkt hij wel met iedereen overweg te kunnen, toch handelt hij vaak schijnheilig en hypocriet, hij weet wel beter. Deze spoken kunnen anderen uitstaan zolang ze zich onderdanig opstellen of zolang zij zichzelf als autoriteit kunnen kronen !

ASSERTIEF

Onze redders in nood zijn de pacmannetjes ! De pacmannetjes respecteren zichzelf en anderen en leren jou op een assertieve manier te reageren op bijvoorbeeld pestgedrag. Je herkent waarschijnlijk wel de pestkop in categorie lust-woede-trots, het zijn diegenen die op een agressieve manier reageren (ik ben meer dan anderen). Ben je zelf target van pesten dan val je in categorie angst-verdriet-apathie en reageer je op een passieve manier (anderen zijn meer of hebben meer recht dan ik, je bent het slachtoffer)

7.       Pacman moed : Deze pacman gebruikt zijn energie op een positieve manier. Zijn leuze is :”ik kan !” Hij is levenslustig en creatief en zal niet vlug de moed laten zakken. Hij zegt positieve dingen tegen zichzelf en weet dat hij veel kan overwinnen. Deze pacmannetjes tonen initiatief en betrekken ook anderen bij wat ze ondernemen. Zij gaan het vaak voor anderen opnemen zonder zelf in woede of angst te vallen. Zij blijven alert en in balans.

8.       Pacman aanvaarding : zelfs de akelige spoken zal deze pacman niet vlug beoordelen, hij is zeer empatisch zodat hij zich in veel situaties kan inleven. Zelfs als iemand boos is, zal hij deze mensen op een vriendelijke manier benaderen. Hij is begripvol en zal denken dat je een goede reden hebt om boos te zijn. Deze pacman handelt heel intuïtief (volgens het buikgevoel).

9.       Pacman vrede : deze pacmannetjes zijn heel uitzonderlijk. Ze zijn in vrede met zichzelf en in vrede met de wereld. Vaak zijn het mensen die iedereen wel weet te appreciëren, ze stralen steeds een rust uit, waardoor je graag in hun aanwezigheid vertoeft. Ze zijn vaak de mensen die geen woorden nodig hebben om jou de weg te wijzen. Hun “zijn” is aanstekelijk ! Voor deze pacmannetjes ben je net als één van hen : ze weten dat iedere mens één en gelijk is met alle anderen en behandelen iedereen als zijnde God.

Wil jij, jouw organisatie of school meer weten over mentale kracht en emotionele weerbaarheid ? Stuur me een mailtje en dan neem ik zo snel mogelijk contact met jullie op. Deze methode kan jullie snel inzicht geven in jullie emoties en hoe jullie deze onder controle kunnen houden. De methode kan gemakkelijk worden aangeleerd en eenvoudig worden toegepast ! Ik kom ook graag bij jullie langs om er een leuke workshop van te maken !

Er staan ook visuele hulpmiddelen ter jullie beschikking die jullie kunnen aanvragen bij info@phuro.be.

Phuro! Be inspired!

 

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