Mental Growth-Based Realism in Geopolitics
Conventional realism in international relations assumes that nations act primarily out of fear and survival, competing for dominance in a landscape of limited trust. Whether through offensive realism, which sees power maximization as the key to security, or defensive realism, which favors careful power balancing, the fundamental belief remains the same: power struggles are inevitable. Read the full article…
Ethics of Control vs. Ethics of Growth
Ethics in practice has long been mainly seen as a tool for control — a way to regulate behavior, enforce order, and prevent chaos. But what if ethics isn’t meant to control? What if, instead of enforcing morality, it would primarily invite growth? <Ethics is the art of guiding Compassion with minimal constraint.> This means Read the full article…
YogaZen How-to
YogaZen exercises revolve around spontaneity. Still, practicing them with full dedication is essential. Does this look like a paradox? In that case, each exercise becomes a practice within the paradox itself. This paradox is not a contradiction but a gateway to deeper self-awareness, where discipline and spontaneity merge into a single flow. [For an introduction Read the full article…
The Leaf That Didn’t Fall
(see: Life Lessons: An Introduction) It’s the middle of winter.You walk past a tree. Its branches are stripped bare by wind and frost — all except one.One small leaf still clings to a twig near the top ― brown, curled, silent.It doesn’t seem stubborn. It just is. Not letting go — yet There’s something quietly Read the full article…
Time Does Not Pass Here
(see: Life Lessons: An Introduction) You’re listening to a piece of music.It’s not loud. Not especially grand. But at some point, you notice that everything else has fallen away — your plans, the time of day, even your name a little bit.You are not ‘using time.’ You’re not ‘in a moment.’You are the moment.And the Read the full article…
The Meaning of One Step
(see: Life Lessons: An Introduction) You get up to fetch a glass of water.Just a few steps to the kitchen. Barely enough to think about. You’re already planning something else in your mind, halfway through tomorrow.But the step still happens.Your foot touches the floor. Your weight shifts. For a brief second, the body moves in Read the full article…
Dying a Little Every Day
(see: Life Lessons: An Introduction) You finish a conversation and feel something has shifted.Maybe just slightly. Something said. Something not said. You hang up the phone or walk away, and for a moment, you’re quiet. Not sad, not happy. Just… touched.You don’t know it yet, but something in you has just let go.A tiny death. Read the full article…
Mental Growth as a Challenge
People often say they want to grow, yet at the same time, they resist it. The paradox is everywhere: the longing for transformation clashes with the comfort of stability. It’s like pressing the gas and brake at the same time — creating stress, anxiety, and frustration. But what if mental growth isn’t something to fight Read the full article…
My Hands Remember More Than I Do
(see: Life Lessons: An Introduction) You reach for the teacup without thinking.The same hand that once buttoned your child’s coat. The same fingers that learned to tie knots, to write letters, to touch a face with care. You didn’t plan the movement. It was already there, waiting. You just followed it.And in that small act, Read the full article…
The Days I Thought Were Ordinary
(see: Life Lessons: An Introduction) There was an afternoon I barely noticed.I had just returned from the grocery store. I remember putting the bread on the counter, glancing out the window, and watching a leaf fall without much thought. Someone I loved said something from the next room. I don’t remember what. But now, years Read the full article…
I No Longer Rush to Answer
(see: Life Lessons: An Introduction) Someone asked a question.It wasn’t difficult, and it wasn’t new. I had an answer – perhaps even a good one – on the tip of my tongue. But I didn’t speak. I waited.Not because I was unsure but because I no longer feel the need to be first in line Read the full article…
We Were Quiet at the Same Time
(see: Life Lessons: An Introduction) The conversation had run its course.There was nothing more to say — not because the topic was closed, but because it had settled. You both looked out the window. No phones, no fidgeting. Just stillness. And in that shared stillness, something more than words passed between you.You didn’t plan it. Read the full article…
The Way Your Absence Stays
(see: Life Lessons: An Introduction) The chair is still there.You walk past it without thinking — then pause. The light falls differently now. You notice the shape it holds, the slight sag in the cushion where someone used to sit. You didn’t realize it could still feel warm.And yet it does. Presence turned inside out Read the full article…
You Touched Me Without Knowing
(see: Life Lessons: An Introduction) It was nothing, really.You were walking through the station. Late afternoon, the low hum of announcements in the background. Someone passed you on the left — you never saw that person’s face. But for a reason you couldn’t explain, something in you softened. You exhaled more deeply. The world shifted Read the full article…
I Found You Where I Wasn’t Looking
(see: Life Lessons: An Introduction) It was a Thursday.The kind of day you don’t remember later. You were at the supermarket, tired, picking the wrong kind of apples. Someone next to you laughed — not at you, but at something entirely their own. You looked up. There was no reason to remember this, and yet… Read the full article…
Lisa and the Future of Work
This is mainly about the future of Compassion in business. Lisa is here to support any development in this direction — through her analysis, her coaching, and especially the synthesis of both. There is an immense amount of work to be done. To better understand the spirit of this blog, I warmly recommend reading (or Read the full article…
The Way You Held the Sky
(see: Life Lessons: An Introduction) You were looking up.Just for a moment — not long. Your eyes followed the clouds, slowly drifting in and out of form. You didn’t seem to be thinking about anything in particular. You were simply there, under the sky, as if meeting it.There was a kind of stillness around you Read the full article…