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There are days when I can yell at the neighbour when she forgets another appointment, grumble when someone in the queue cuts in and beat myself up when…
Daphne Helvensteijn

February 2023

It seems that in thinking about how I want to value my time and playing with it, I have stumbled upon a centuries-old vision of it: Kairos.
Daphne Helvensteijn
Along with thirty-two other women, I co-wrote the book 'No Ordinary Words'. For this book, ordinary women from all over the world came together.
Daphne Helvensteijn
For almost all my life, I have been writing stories. On paper, on the computer and in my head. As a little girl inspired by Thea Beckman, I even once…
Daphne Helvensteijn
Enjoying a historic site in silence, without all those tourists with their cameras, are golden moments for me. But in silence, sometimes another history…
Daphne Helvensteijn

January 2023

What must I dare to give up if I assume my time is worth its weight in gold? What must I learn to leave behind to go for what I would really like to do…
Daphne Helvensteijn

November 2022

Time is worth money. But then how much money is my time worth? And what if my time were worth gold? I explore these questions and more in this article.
Daphne Helvensteijn
What a time it has been! I had to float for a while until my inner lion would shout me awake again.
Daphne Helvensteijn

August 2022

Five years ago, I was staying on the threshold between the old and the new. On the edge of the ocean, I felt pregnant of a new life.
Daphne Helvensteijn
First, let's get acquainted. Getting to know someone better starts with discovering where they are 'coming from'.
Daphne Helvensteijn
First, let's get acquainted. I am Daphne, tea lover, opinionated, contrarian thinker and writer.
Daphne Helvensteijn
Dit is Daphne Drinkt Thee, een nieuwsbrief waar je vooral geen zoete koekjes en wollige small talk vindt.
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