by Brigitte van Tuijl | Sep 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every time we dropped the anchor, something in me softened and dropped. On the boat again! And I was in my element. Put me in, on or near water, and I’m happy. An ocean, a lake, a puddle … the effect was always the same and always instant:A deep relaxation, as if...
by Brigitte van Tuijl | Aug 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
“Why are they looking at us like that?” I said, mildly annoyed at the couple in the car next to us.”I think something’s wrong,” Arjen said, and steered our van onto the emergency lane.One of the trailer’s tires had blown. Fifteen...
by Brigitte van Tuijl | Jul 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
I used to check my energy before I sent an email: Was it positive? Was I sending out good vibes? If not, I took some time to raise that vibration, shift that energy, hype up those thoughts!When I noticed my energy or mood were low, I came up with ways to feel...
by Brigitte van Tuijl | Jul 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
You know how you see some people and think: we could be BEST friends for sure!I feel like Jennifer Lawrence and I could be best friends, for example. Or Amy Poehler and I. Not that I know anything that truly matters about either of them. They might secretly...
by Brigitte van Tuijl | Jul 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
“You may not be a millionaire in terms of money,” a friend said to me once, “but in terms of freedom and time, you’re a gazillionaire.”True. I have a shitload of freedom. And if I had a dollar for every time someone said they wanted that much time and freedom,...
