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Het is bijna magisch en het is zo nuttig dat het je iets heel anders oplevert dan alleen maar bewust zijn van je ademhaling. Daar zitten natuurlijk ook voordelen aan, maar het is gewoon anders. Je traint als het ware een andere spier, en dat is ontzettend waardevol in het dagelijks leven.</p><h2 id="s9"> Praktische tips</h2><p> <strong>Cort:</strong> Nog een laatste gedachte? Misschien kunnen we dit afsluiten en degenen die aan het einde van het jaar kijken, de gelegenheid geven om even stil te staan bij het afgelopen jaar.</p><p> Ik denk dat het teruggaat naar deze essentiële ingrediënten voor gezonde zelfreflectie: er bewust mee bezig zijn – het behandelen als een oefening die je in korte momenten gedurende de dag doet. En als je tijd hebt voor een formele meditatie, is dat nog beter. En dan is het belangrijk om nieuwsgierigheid te koesteren als drijvende kracht daarachter – oftewel, wees nieuwsgierig naar je eigen geest en observeer hoe je gedachten werken, hoe ze je ervaring vormgeven. Merk op wat er gebeurt als je anders over iets denkt, als je bewust een ander perspectief inneemt. Observeer wat er gebeurt. Wees daar nieuwsgierig naar. Het wordt eigenlijk heel fascinerend als je op die manier een leerling van je eigen geest wordt.</p><p> <strong>Richie:</strong> Ja. En als je die nieuwsgierigheid echt de vrije loop laat, wordt het bijna speels. Je kunt het met een lichtheid benaderen die erg nuttig is.</p><p> <strong>Richie:</strong> Nee, ik denk dat we een geweldig gesprek hebben gehad en ik kijk ernaar uit om van jullie allemaal te horen over jullie ervaringen met het experimenteren met dit proces van gezonde zelfreflectie.</p><p> <strong>Cort:</strong> Ja. Inderdaad. Misschien kunnen we dat als laatste gedachte meegeven aan degenen die dit bekijken – vooral als je kijkt via onze Substack of YouTube, dan kun je het misschien zelfs in de reacties delen. Maar ik denk dat dit een moment is waarop we terug kunnen kijken en onszelf één simpele vraag kunnen stellen: wat heb ik dit jaar geleerd? Hoe ben ik dit jaar gegroeid? En om terug te kijken en te reflecteren op de ervaringen die je hebt opgedaan vanuit het perspectief van die vraag, en te zien op welke verschillende manieren je hebt geleerd en bent gegroeid, de inzichten die je hebt gekregen, enzovoort.</p><p> Dus misschien kunnen we hier allemaal eens mee experimenteren, en we horen graag van jullie. Deel gerust wat in de reacties in de chat en zo – het zou ons enorm inspireren. We hopen dat het goed gaat en we zijn erg benieuwd naar de uitkomst van dit gesprek. 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