Gratitude list

‌Father:

• ‌Enormous generosity and sense of humor, we shared thousands of laughs & jokes
• ‌ ‌As Chef cook he taught me how to work clean and organised. Food created with great taste and presentation. Highest grade of hygiene & ingredients into perfection > work-,  living spaces and equipment.
• ‌Work ethics:  give the good examples, get up early. Be always clean. Working hard to reach goals, respect for one self
• H‌is: quality family care, gave freedom to do many sports, made sure we dressed super well‌, crafts, use of tools, love for antiques and restoration, how to be authentic self

Mother:

• Unparalleled generosity.
• As a professional totally service oriented
• Always in good mood, high social skills, networking, sportive
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Children: Djah, Li, Chi:

• Unconditional love & acceptance
• Their beauty in and outside 

Nature & Animals

• Dad bought us a horse so we be out the city. And it worked. I went for 11 years straight after school on my bike (60 min total) to my horse. Storm, rain, cold, sun, seen all the weather.
  ‌horses: Julian, Goldie, Deva, Craig, Flamenca > together
• ‌Dogs: Wanda, Wolf, Sien, Skanja, Freya, Ralien> uncomplicated lovely beings, unconditional friendship
  
• Cesar Milan > leadership in general. Understanding the  dog world

Schools

• ‌R K. School vereniging, Haarlem. Primary school. Excellent school. Every last Friday: stage performance opportunity, folklore dance and free dance.
• ‌I.V.O. MAVO: learn to work individually and be self responsible for your work, amazing teachers, great projects and good in art and sports
  ‌ mrs. Caroline Boedijn, Art teacher
• ‌ECL HAVO: excellent that I could do the exam with subject Art
  ‌mr. Binnendijk, E.C.L. Art teacher the love for Art. The extremely good teaching of basics of art, art history
  ‌E.C.L. teacher Geography & Photography. Who believed in me
• Academy for physiotherapy. Great school with emphasis on social aspects of the trade physio, all great teachers
• ‌HKU (hoge school voor de Kunsten Utrecht, autonomous Art)
  ‌mr. Rien van der Nat, Art teacher: graphic, poetry, mixed media, ‌mr. Jos Verwiel: Ceramics. Life and Art‌

People

• ‌Family Hijink, for having me and my horse for many years on the farm in absolute freedom
• mr. Paul Crawford: company owner (that time CEO for LAMC 360), visionar. Gave me the opportunity to create healthy sustainable kitchen, and support moral and financial
  ‌mr. Jan Schavemaker, soulfood baker
  ‌mr. Nic Dings, Artist. Teacher: collage, mixing pigments to create own paint. Acknowledged my Art. ‌
• ‌mr. Bert Baanders, entrepreneur pur sang opened 1st Amsterdam organic, entrepreneur Atlantica Seaweed. Taught me crucial techniques for selling and stock management.
• ‌Sophie Nicolai: traiteur; work dedication, quality, style, good care for the workers
  ‌family Marietton, winemakers. Unparalleled care for the workers.
• ‌drs. T. Brouwer, teacher social  saw and believed in my intelligence and creativity.
• ‌Guus Rekers: Art & Culture, HKU. Poetry. Haiku. Introduced me to Anne de Vilder
• ‌Anne de Vilder, autonomous Arts, choreography contemporary dance.  To be, live & breathe in her performance collective. We made 3 pieces. Introduced me to the work of Pina Bausch
  ‌mrs. Pina Bausch: inspiration freedom & movements
• ‌mr. Jim Strong, Basketball coach. Friend. Go back to my profession. See
• ‌drs. Frederique Hafmans. Artist. Styliste in heart and soul. Entrepreneur. Owner brocante shop. Friend. Acknowledged my style, taste and talent for styling.
• ‌mr. Ricardo Semler: Semco style book. 
• ‌Djah, Entrepreneur - Mindset teacher, Mastermind, AI specialist. Great heart.
• ‌Lilly Jade, fun loving living, smart girl,  working hard, living loving dancing. X ray vision trough people. Great heart.
• Chi, the forgiving soul

Personal development 

• ‌Keung: Super food specialist, entrepreneurship
• ‌Alec Boswijk: social entrepreneur visionair, friend. Gave the opportunity to create super food cuisine & the menu. Financial support to experiment recipes, genuine feedback
• mr. Jim Rohn, motivational speaker, self development: mindset. Fun learning.
• ‌mr. Joe Dispensa: mindset, everything is energy
  ‌mrs. Mel Robbins: mindset,  motivational speaker
• ‌Tony Indian. Shamanic teachings. Friend.
• sr. Laos. Solana, for accepting us to farm,  opportunity to live in the nature, away from city. For introduction best music in the world. For creating paradise ambiance
• s‌ra. Isabel for accepting me in her community Lungta. For believe in me and gave lab for super foods
• mr. K. Schenk, physiotherapy and my stage teacher. Who believed in me.
• ‌mr. D. Wolfe: Raw super foods-herbs-detox specialist. Inspiration, perseverance and knowledge. 
  
• mr. D. Bosboom, physiotherapy teacher method Jacobson and excellent movement and exercise therapy
• ‌ drs. Bernard. Anatomy teacher.
• ‌drs. Piet Roest. Teacher pathology at academy for physiotherapy.
  
• ms. Wing Mei Man. Style icon. Fashionista. Friend
• mrs. Coco Chanel, inspiration & style
• mrs. Yasmin Hassan Boland. Teacher child physiotherapy. Friend
• Mrs. Amna Ghani. One of my best bosses. A true leader.
• Pau. Organiser Munay. For bringing and letting me volunteer at the festivals. Gave encouragement to experiment with pop up restaurant. Music inspiration. Friend.
• mrs. Marissa Peer. Psychologist personal statement and development. Inspirational speaker
• mrs. Louisa Hay. Body care and healing.
• mr. Neville Goddard. Motivational speaker
• Fa. Diamond. Fit for life > book. Crucial techniques for menu management‌
• mr. Helmut: chef de part, food & beverage at Krasnapolsky hotel. For acknowledgement my waitressing, by ordering me to do the vip tables. And offering me permanent contact ( I declined> travelling)
• the travelling to all continents and finding many paradises
• Chief big eagle AKA Aurelius Piper for acceptng, acknowledgement and deepen my love for the Nature. Friend.
• Osho for teaching us the importance of silence and the importance of authentic self
• drs. Remmelt van Veelen, for believing in my brain
• mr. Ramses Shaffy, for the invitation and his amazing soulmusic‌
• Guilaime "G", Toulouse to share everlasting Music and Dance and truly seen my essence
• mej. Tan, teacher Dutch and literature at  I.V.O. MAVO " 't Heuveltje". Teaching the classics of philosophy myths, excellent literature and purest speaking skills‌
• mr. Paul Rooyackers, teacher Dutch at I.V.O. MAVO " 't Heuveltje. Teaching more than language:  teaching body language and creativity.
• mr. Huisman. Riding horse instructor at van Merlen ruiters. For not being a fanatic drill. For giving me freedom not to follow his instructions and be the wild native with my horse.
• ms. Rebecka. For her dedication to genuine horse being. Balanced hoof care. No iron shoe-ing

 

And all the ones on my path know and repected, however not mentioned here for a reason
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