Author: Yves from Amsterdam

Today I’m celebrating the start of a crowdfunding campaign to get enough support for a 10-week facilitator course: www.eerstehulpbijgesprekken.nl What I’m particularly celebrating are two things. 1. Only do things that I have support for As I wrote in my strategy for the fall and winter, I want to be part of a team that…

This cartoon was made by Quirien, after an idea that came through me.

I was listening to Nonviolence Radio and they were talking about restorative justice. This is another form of dealing with painful situations. Without punishment and through mutual learning and reconnecting.  The example they shared on this radio show was from Dominic Barter, who facilitates these restorative circles. One time a kid had stolen a car from a cab…

Yesterday I was having a conversation with a 90-year-old man. We talked about his dad, who was in the military and fought in World War II. The man told me that his father instilled discipline in him, but without force. One time he came home around midnight when his father had asked him to come…

Last night I had a conversation with someone about the classes I want to start giving in the fall. I’m investigating what would be most supportive to people. This person told me: “I want to have the courage to start conversations that I’m now so scared to have.” I asked her what would give her…

This is a cartoon that I made for my buddy Erik’s birthday. With gratitude to Roy Lichtenstein, who copied the original illustration from a comic strip. I copied his copy of a copy and came up with a different text. I love how creativity works 🙂

Today I was sharing with a friend some difficulty I had in a relationship with someone close to me. After a couple of sentences my friend said: “Do you want a tip?” I was a bit confused, because I was still focused on my own feelings and now she asked me if I wanted a…