The 5 Insights
The World We Live In
After having spent almost six months in the US and Mexico, I am back on Canadian soil, for now. From having worked in the field of intuitive healing, trauma healing and spiritual growth, it definitely takes some adjustment to ‘just’ travel and take in life around me. The one thing I have plenty of time for is to observe and to listen. Whether this is in western Canada, in the US, in Mexico, and even in The Netherlands where I recently visited family. Observing people is something I have done most of my life. It teaches me how life truly works here on this planet, whether I agree with certain approaches or not that isn’t the point, at least I begin to better understand the world that I live in.
Speaking about ‘the world we live in’. It has almost been ten years that I designed a model that allows us to grow on a fundamental level. In this model, which I call ‘The Five Insights’, I explore the various stages we ideally go through before we can actually accomplish and choose to live according to our deepest desires and start exploring our highest potential. I have found that most of us humans have been taught to live a reactionary life, which means that our external circumstances mostly dictate how we feel. That has never felt very appealing to me and I know you would agree with me on this one. The interesting thing is that most people I know believe that this is how life for a human on this planet works and have begun to accept it. When we accept our reactionary life we cut ourselves off to be at peace and to express our highest potential.
The World We Live In
The 5 Insights starts with an exploration of the world we live in and the things we believe, as our beliefs shape our reality. It therefore this also means that when some of our beliefs change, our reality changes. That’s a biggie!
Let’s imagine for a moment that you and I go on a hiking trip far into the Canadian backcountry. We both have the same map and a compass and we agree that we hike solo to a destination (the dot on the map) and we will meet each other at that very location about a day later. “Off we go” we say and we leave. But after some moments you call my name and say: “Dirk, but where are we currently on the map?” Oops, I had forgotten to tell you what our present location was and that would have caused you a lot of confusion and delay and maybe we would not meet each other after all.
The above short story explains why the first step in The 5 Insights is crucial, yet I have seen very little focus on this in any of the work people do or how they navigate life. As you now can tell, it’s a crucial part of our journey, to not just assume we are at some point on the map.
During my travels I have realized more than ever before that virtually all of us have similar desires and aspirations. Yes even the Americans, you fellow Canadians… Most of us are really good people! The problem is that we have allowed ourselves that other people, mostly politicians and news media, told us where we are on the map. This has been so very well orchestrated on a global level that roughly fifty percent of the people are convinced we’re at location A while the other fifty percent is certain that we’re at location B. In other words, we have allowed ourselves to get divided based on an agenda that 99.9% of you is not even aware of. There is indeed an agenda in which it is dictated what the future on this planet should look like and it’s not the politicians that have a say in this—It’s a group of a very few billionaires that are shaping the future of how we should live and we can witness this unfold right in front of our own eyes at this very moment. The beauty is, in most of the conversations I have with people, almost everyone has a sense this is happening and it instantly removes the potential ‘political barrier’ and we feel much closer when we part ways. It’s no longer a so called conspiracy and it’s therefore easier to discuss, which is very much needed right now.
So, what if, the stuff that you believe is not necessarily true at all? How open are you to question your own beliefs? It’s for a good reason I have often quoted Mark Twain when he said:
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure, that just ain’t so.”
Maybe read that again and ask yourself how open are you really, as it determines navigating your future life on this planet.
But… ‘The 5 Insights’ retreat is no longer there as I stopped hosting them. I am curious how much you resonate with the approach when you look at the image and the various insights. I would love to hear from you.
Dirk
Awesome as always Dirk
Hi Dirk,
I read it again, and it definitely gave me something to reflect on. I agree that how open we are shapes the way we experience and navigate life.
For me, being open also means being willing to question my own beliefs and applying the same level of skepticism to all claims—including those that align with what I already think. I believe it's important to look for credible evidence before accepting broad conclusions about how the world works.
To me, the combination of open-mindedness and critical thinking is more reliable than either unquestioning acceptance or assuming hidden explanations without sufficient evidence. It's a continuous process of learning, listening, and refining our understanding.
Thank you for sharing your perspective. It gave me something meaningful to think about.