Blog – VrijSpirit

Sober October

Post author:Kimberly
Post published:September 30, 2020
Post category:Mindfulness / Sober Curious / Sobriety
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2020 has been described as a dumpster fire inside a trainwreck by more than a few people. And while we've hunkered down and watched the year burn, a lot of…

Maybe I’m a dreamer…

Post author:Sabine Morf
Post published:September 26, 2020
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I have been reflecting on the motivation on how this place, Vrijspirit, became to be. More often than not, I look around the world and struggle to make sense of…

Wood Wide Web

Post author:Kimberly
Post published:September 20, 2020
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I hope you will take a nice long walk just to look, really look, at the trees that inhabit the community where you live. “But the most astonishing thing about…

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I hope that you will…

Post author:Kimberly
Post published:September 16, 2020
Post category:Reflection
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Settling Into Our Sanctuary

Post author:Kimberly
Post published:September 11, 2020
Post category:Community
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When I first set foot in the bar, I knew instantly we were home. It was just about 2 years ago when I was looking for a space where Sojourners'…

Help VrijSpirit Feather the Nest

Post author:Kimberly
Post published:August 30, 2020
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Hello friends and free spirits, we have a home! On Sunday, August 30th we received the keys to our new space at Vrijplaats Leiden and we are so excited to…

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Taking Up Space

Post author:Kimberly
Post published:August 25, 2020
Post category:Reflection
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Women, you may take up as much space in the world as you require. Of course with the right to take up space, we also carry the responsibility to be…

What we are for?

Post author:Kimberly
Post published:August 21, 2020
Post category:Reflection
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In today's social and political climate, it seems quite easy to talk about what we are against. When we clearly see wrongs in the world, we point them out and…

25 Things to Do on a Digital Detox

Post author:Kimberly
Post published:August 18, 2020
Post category:Learning / Mindfulness / Spirituality
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At this writing, I am 165 days into my year-long social media sabbatical and I still get responses that sound a lot like – WOW or That’s Intense or You Are So Brave! or That’s Amazing!…

Walking a Sandy Path

Post author:Kimberly
Post published:August 16, 2020
Post category:Reflection
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This morning at low tide, we made and walked a sandy labyrinth with friends on Katwikj Stand. I met curious folks passing by, chatted in broken Dutch (is DEnglish a…