I’m crying from gratitude after meeting the Dalai Lama 🙏 because owning your feelings is owning who you are – in all area’s of life.

Crying from joy, from sadness, from gratitude, from being moved. What we often forget: it’s completely normal!
We all feel. 
We are human. 
And the world reaches us, whether we admit it or not.

I once cried at a train station listening to a touching melody of a street musician and his reaction surprised me: He appreciated it!
He valued that his music touched someone so deeply. And we connected for a few minutes in the daily rush in gratitude.

Moments like this taught me something essential: 
🌿 people are far more open and receptive to genuine emotion than we expect.

The other day I was smiling from joy and people were smiling back at me.

When I resigned from my previous job after 11 years I did it with tears in my eyes. 
Because I loved it — deeply. But it was time to move on. 
Letting go of something meaningful is its own kind of courage.

❇️Emotional courage isn’t weakness. 
It’s presence. 
It’s honesty. 
It’s connection. 
And in a world that often prioritizes performance over humanity, it’s a quiet act of leadership.

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💡So here’s your reflection for today: 

How much do you allow yourself to own your feelings?
And in professional spaces, where we often forget that we’re all human? 
Whatever arrives, notice it and give it space. 

When letting an emotion move through us, experiencing it fully — that’s how it softens, releases and fullfils its purpose : returning us to our human selves.


#becoming #change
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📸 In the Temple of His Holiness the XIV. Dalai Lama, India, 2025.