This might be the biggest of them all. What world, what kind of society do we want to pass on to our children? In order to give them a better, more loving world, we should aim to lay down the basis for an hate free generation. We have to do the work now, so they can enjoy living a more loving and caring life! 

I always felt a little strange for feeling invigorated after talking to strangers. Turns out, I EM normal ;). Kio Stark explains why we should talk to strangers. These meetings, however short or long and however volatile or profound, will have a positive impact on our lives.

Mental illness is a big problem in the Western world. It’s a first world problem, they say. Maybe, but it needs a ‘third world solution’ (i mean that in a good way of course). I EM is the solution. What if we stop judging everything little thing everyone does?

We try to raise our kids alone (with our partners). It’s tough, it’s hard. Makes sense though, it’s because it takes a village to raise a child. It really does. We pretend to be able to do it alone.

Is it 2 of every 3 marriages that fail? We’re so used to this that we don’t find it shocking anymore. Individualization messes up marriages. Does it? Yes, it does. We come home at night after spending the day at our demanding jobs and we close our front doors. With that, we close our hearts.

Same goes for traveling. You are visiting an exiting new city or country, wouldn’t it be great to recognize your tribe right away? 

You go off to college or you move to a new town. Alone or with your family. You’re exited but it’s daunting as well. What if you’d recognize

Loneliness is a feeling, it’s not about being alone. You can be alone and not lonely and you can be amongst people and still feel very lonely. Loneliness is not only a problem for (elderly) people living alone in their houses, not having anyone to speak to. It’s also a big problem for

Loneliness is a big problem in Western society. Soon, it will be the biggest cause of death. I find this so incredibly sad.