{"id":5189,"date":"2022-05-13T10:27:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T09:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mon-day.nl\/?p=5189"},"modified":"2022-09-20T13:19:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T12:19:01","slug":"april-column-delay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mon-day.nl\/en\/column-april-vertraging\/","title":{"rendered":"Column - Delay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>I've decided to write a column every month, sharing my lessons from the past month with you. As you've come to expect from me; honest, vulnerable, and with a touch of humor.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This column was delayed. And so was I.<br>Want a boy, life happened last month.<br>Sometimes there are months where you just flutter through, and everything feels light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That wasn't this month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Life hit the brakes multiple times. Especially due to a sick toddler who brought virus after virus home. A more fitting name for a daycare would be \"The Germ House.\" Or \"The Snot Palace.\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyway, the only thing you can do when life happens to you is step further into surrender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accept. Accept. Accept.<br>Too often I have resisted and asked myself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201dWhy is this happening to me now?\u201c<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>With the emphasis on something different each time.<br>Sometimes on <strong>this.<\/strong><br>Sometimes on <strong>my.<\/strong><br>And sometimes on <strong>now<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By now I can quickly get into surrender mode. Into acceptance mode. Because I know that resisting what is constantly only costs me energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Buddha describes suffering as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You want something that doesn't exist.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You don't want something that exists.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Think carefully about that.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How often do you want something that you haven't achieved yet? <br>A specific goal, target weight, or revenue target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And how often do you not want something that exists? <br>Insecurity in yourself, rain while cycling, or illnesses in loved ones.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only recipe is therefore rest. Acceptance.<br>And <strong>especially staying connected with myself<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because if I surrender, I can take care of my child. If I resist what is, I will only become more frustrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that, of course, comes with its own challenges.\u00a0<br>But it is something you can train.<br>By accepting all the small things that come your way. And no longer getting frustrated. Annoyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Start your day by saying out loud to yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201dToday I embrace everything that comes my way\u201c<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>And don't forget to put on your best smile afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ik heb besloten elke maand een column te schrijven, waarin ik mijn lessen van de afgelopen maand met je deel. Zoals je van me bent gewend; eerlijk, kwetsbaar en met een vleugje humor. Deze column had vertraging. En ik ook.Want boy, life happened afgelopen maand.Soms zijn er van die maanden waar je doorheen fladdert en [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[212],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-column"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Column - Vertraging &#8226; Monday<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mon-day.nl\/en\/april-column-delay\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Column - Vertraging &#8226; Monday\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Ik heb besloten elke maand een column te schrijven, waarin ik mijn lessen van de afgelopen maand met je deel. 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