All we suffer the consequences of the crisis. The biggest pain is the great uncertainty in almost all areas. We lost our footing and are not sure of our jobs, our income, our retirement, our future? The stress strikes ...
Crisis is a cleaning of sprawl and outdated apparent certainties. We must grow. What does not grow, dies and is removed. After cleaning grow new securities that are more deeply rooted and provide better guidance to the vicissitudes of our lives. They are more spiritual.
When climbing a mountain we can get lost on the winding paths. This makes us afraid and uncertain. But when we come to top is all fear away because we can see about everything. In a crisis we are experiencing the same process. We seem lost and uncertain until we are at a certain moment all about seeing from a deeper spiritual standpoint. That is our inner certainty of the mind.
A moment of silence can make us aware of this security and realize what matters. Suddenly we discover what it is about who we are and what we actually want. That is our calling. The dwelling on our deepest desires can give us a sense of security and inner peace. It is like the inner life can taste and tasting. Indeed, an assurance that the situation looks like on a mountain climber from the top of a mountain at all can see. At this level feels a mother that her child is ill, although the doctor can not find anything. It was only later that the mother was right. Businessmen suddenly feel that there is a chance where they go on and succeed. It is a security from within the heart can feel but not mentally to prove.
I do not believe in coincidences, but in the fact that chances of me seizures. In those opportunities, I can only say yes or no from an inner certainty. In my life, all my serious plans failed. My successes I mainly attributable to such opportunities toevielen me and I said YES to. That was often my success. I did not know why I did it but I had success. This intuition of my chances I call our vocation, that our deepest dreams and highest ideals that are a source of joy and inner security.
Unfortunately we are often too busy to pause or to go into the stirrings of our soul. A sudden surge of happiness or new insight, we pass and find a rational answer to it without realizing that this precious moments that fits us. These spiritual sensitivity does not come naturally but requires practice. More often a moment and ask yourself what you're doing can make us of the meaning and essence of awareness. Regularly throughout the day creates a moment his inner security. A short daily contemplation or meditation can help us.
The ten Have issued by block calendar 2010 'Business Spirituality " with each day a spell and brief consideration can also be very useful.
| Sincerely, Paul de Blot Professor of Business Spirituality Nyenrode Business Universiteit |  |
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Dear Mr. de Blot, Dear Paul,
Yesterday I was at work alerted to a seminar. I want to know that a happy way I attacked by your vision and your work. I believe the world can use more people like you. People with a vision, and the influence this through all the layers, in a loving way to make known. Thank you for your inspiring words.
The above piece reminded me of the words of another inspiration think:
Your innermost sense of self, or who you are is Inseparable from stillness. This is the I Am That is deeper than name and form.
- Eckhart Tolle
Bodde @ Hans: Thank you for enriching inspiration Hans. Eckhhart Tolle is indeed an example
Paul Day!
How nice and special that you just now this story about inner security tells everyone in full uncertain! Ben himself for years in a way to work (consumer) who I always called ad hoc but actually improvise. Have a long-term planning very global, waslijstje short term, but a blank calendar! From minute to minute what I see happening in the world, where I can hook in with an article, an action or an email with ideas or congratulations to other active organizations, or a contribution to a workshop or conference. Actually I'm now almost the same way as an improvising musician, as in the JAZZ. Listening, tuning, responding. And that gave me the idea it even a "improvisation organization" called. And if I look further is that the form which is clearly recognizable in all direct customer contacts, such as service departments, but also doctors and teachers, politicians and journalists, and police and social workers in an extreme form! Business spirituality is not the mission statement, nor for the daily cooperation, but at the other extreme of the spectrum or final product. So ad hoc or short term. But short term occurs suddenly in force because the market situation changes suddenly and the whole company in the short term very alert. And then (to) discover that spirituality and inner confidence the only way to the future as you describe. A beautiful story Paul!
@ Peter Daub: Totally agree Peter. It is by trial and error protection
- Do people ever 'bite' had or man thinks that he lives in a world that?
- Life has the mind-made, how is it possible that the mind creates life?
- How can you be sure in life as life in the mind is insecure?
- If meditation would help to make sure, why has the man till now has not helped?
@ Gerard: IT IS A SECURITY DILEMMAS OF BY TRIAL AND ERROR
Dear Paul
What a wonderful recital on the strength that we all have within us. A force especially in a period of adversity get the chance to reverse the negative into an opportunity of growth and progress.
Allow your life in the autumn and winter may be, the joy, passion and sense of life flourish in times of good weather and summer.
Jet embracing life after setback in my strength and brought me to dream big with the Creative World, which I vulnerable children worldwide in their strength late with creativity as a means.
@ @ Anja de Roos and Caroline do especially when you are very happy, follow your heart and dream big, the sky is NOT the limit.
@ Rik Konings: thanks for your uplifting reaction. Heart Greetings
"More often a moment and ask yourself what you're doing"
"Be quiet" minus "ask yourself what you're doing," we prefer to keep separate. At appropriate times just close their eyes and silent, watching the empty space and you feel in that space. And at another appropriate time to examine what you are doing.
Thank you for this beautiful article.
@ Francis: Thanks for your comment Francis
Paul Day,
Thanks for the tip.
Although I am not getting lost, driving me to be more sensitive to the non-rational answers to my REAL questions. The more I stilsta there, the more I want and the less I have to.
It is striking that 'with and for others' now more important.
@ John: you've misunderstood January
The beauty is that there now is called and "something" is triggered.
Tom Sengers
Sengers @ tom: I think also Tom
In 1999 I started my next job as a freelance textile designer, a search for opportunities to healing art. My old work began to crumble and in 2004 I resigned from my still only fixed income. My kredietcrices was already in full swing but I jumped into the deep end to my dream and mission to follow.
My credit crisis is still ongoing, often with fear and trembling, I put others steps, the only gripe was and is my inner voice. On the most difficult moments my voice speaks to me with advice. I learned to go inside again and again to be very good to feel and listen. To be quite different in the daily life.
Inwardly I am a rich man became my gratitude, love and joy for life with great leaps and bounds, I have had wonderful experiences.
In order to support myself in the process of breaking old patterns I have developed everything right with "healing art". A beautiful package that other people can rely on this road Now I'm doing this on small scale but I am looking for ties to my work may expand my knowledge and insight to share with others.
If you know anything please let me know.
With a sweet greeting, Anja de Roos
@ Anja: gratitude is especially important because ultimately you have all been for nothing in your life
Dear Paul
Thank you for helping me to remember it, gratitude is indeed really important. By a letter from the bailiff to pay my rent, I shot out of my gratitude. Which step, which step what now how do I solve this. Dealing with no handhold is a profession, ever return to gratitude is the right way. Thanks Paul.
Kind regards, Anja
@ Anja: Anja Strength with your problem. In the low voind a solution
Dear Paul way,
I was no better and better able to articulate this is exactly where it handles, from within you to come out authentic, and that costs a few years, indeed until my death I may the lessons continue to receive and I'm grateful, grateful for 5 Jungian year classes, people on my path, the love of my life for 45 years where I share everything together grootgegroeit there is so much that I just can enjoy everything I receive. It gives inner peace and we know that whatever be worn.
sweet greetings
will
@ Will: You're on the right track Will. Love and gratitude are the main
Dear Paul,
'Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you'll land among the stars! "
Why is this so difficult? Feel increasingly removed are of this world and everything in it is alive. Why? Because I miss authenthiciteit see that many people (me) are looking for this quality, this state of being, but by fear, rejection, and indeed, uncertainty hampers to be authentic.
What do the stars look like? If I knew I would probably shoot.
Warm Regards,
Caroline van der Leeuw
@ Caroline van der Leeuw: you must find your roots again Caroline
I particularly agree with what Paul writes. Try during the day, how busy he is, and moments for yourself to create. If necessary, just an extra 5 minutes on the toilet ... quiet / silence does find that there is space. Space for opportunities, opportunities.
As a complement to Paul: I think chances / opportunities you can not seizures. They * are * already there, but are you capable of it-through space in your-to recognize and get to get started ...
I wish us all much peace and quiet ... to use the space and opportunity to discover that there are today!
Marten
@ Tom Schroeder: you're right Marten
Like to thank Dr Paul de Blot for this article. I recognize the clues that he gives: say yes to opportunities, space for deep longing for example by means of silence. Besides getting the rationality as the spiritual aspect of my humanity and the role it deserves attention. Possibly as a result successfully.
A question remains with me: you can only achieve this? Will the manager in the loneliness of individuality this silence, this attitude deeply can practice? I would like to know whether and how Paul de Blot sees the relationship between individual and community / group.
I am also curious how Paul de Blot the voice of silence does. Is this entirely to the inner genius, or is possible that the assumption that voice another voice, which speaks in me? And if it can be, what does that mean for my relationship with others, group or community, just like me looking to hear that voice?
Yours sincerely,
Pieter van Winden
@ Pieter van Winden: If you start thinking and analyzing your touch again confused. Just be quiet and you discover it.
Ode to this article. I agree completely that silence from the best things come. A button (hard) walk in a beautiful setting for me is above a meditation. Solvents Singen fall to me, your words. For my kids shows I sometimes apply: boring you but here, you will see that it helps bring something new to discover!
@ Odile: I am glad to hear that you already do