An immortal soul – infinite consciousness – with a human experience. That was first, then the earthly jacket: “Holy smoke, is it?”

In the summer of 2016, my ex – dad of our son – discovered green smoothies and the meditation app Insight Timer. We had stopped eating meat for a while, and that – along with the smulties (as we called them) – had a profound cleansing effect. Listening to the various meditations reinforced this inner cleansing. Thus we encouraged each other to become a better version of ourselves and, above all, to do what suited us as individuals. He found inspiration in creating music and the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, while I devoted myself to yoga and an education in cultural social studies. And together we meditated in a Zen Buddhist temple where the monk guided us in the art of ‘Just sitting with that which is’. Which sounds simple, but turned out to be a great challenge. It’s sitting without distraction: with all your thoughts, discomfort and pain.

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