Taking a break from Scrolling

It’s nearly summer here in the Netherlands, and I feel the need for quiet.
For space.
For peace, calm, and free thinking — especially in these strange and noisy times we’re all living in.

So I’m going back to pen and paper. The old ways. A slower rhythm. Scribbling instead of swiping. And spending even more time bare feet in nature and in my studio. Creating and keeping my hands busy. There is still so much I want to learn and practice. Not by scrolling, but by reading about techniques and in methods in books and trying it out for myself.

This isn’t goodbye — just a gentle see you later.
And if you miss me, you know where to find me.
Write me a good old letter or send a card…. or Leave a note with the bees— and I promise I’ll send something back 🕊

Love you, see you, bye bye 🌿💛

Meeting myself

The child and the bear. The soft and the strong.

In my hands, I held the child I once was —

eager to please, quick to smile,

shaped by praise and quiet expectations.

And in my bones, I felt the rise of the bear —

grounded, fierce, no longer performing.

I used to think I had to choose.

Now I know:

healing is not about becoming one or the other.

It is about embracing both.

The one who learned to be good,

and the one who remembers how to be whole.

The one who was shaped to please,

and the one who dares to take up space. I Embrace Both