Wendelien van der Schaar

Wendelien van der Schaar

Fellow

Current Country

Spain 🇪🇸

Current City

Palma de Mallorca

Intuition

Cultivating inner knowing

A question currently animating me about the inner life/spirit is:

How can I create peace in a life full of hurry?

October 31, 2025

A question currently animating me about the outer world/universe/multiverse is:

How can we create a bigger sense of community in this world?

October 31, 2025

The practices I’m finding most helpful at the moment are:

Yoga,Journaling

October 31, 2025

A moment I noticed my inner light kindled this month was:

When I went with a friend to this nice place to swim and a woman asked me if it was easy to get out of the water there. I said I was about to try, and asked if she wanted to join me. I gave her one of my goggles, and we connected over spotting sooo many beautiful fishes together!

October 31, 2025

A moment I noticed my inner light dwindled this month was:

Before I got here, I didn't know this island was so popular among German people. Almost all the friends I made here speak German, which leads to full conversations in German sometimes, especially in a bigger group. Spanish is not the only language barrier I'm facing...

October 31, 2025

Courage

Aligning action

Assumptions I'm examining right now are:

Impact

October 31, 2025

I originally assumed:

I used to think I should do some big project in order to have a positive impact.

October 31, 2025

These assumptions are changing:

Now I sense that this lies just as much in the little things: smiling to someone on the street, giving food to a homeless person, visiting elderly etc. The sense of community, that's what should be created - in order to foster more lasting happiness in this world.

October 31, 2025

A moment I stepped out of my comfort zone this month was:

Exploring a new place with just me and my backpack, to find a rock with beautiful views and just sit and paint. Ever since I don't have art classes in school anymore, I haven't found inspiration to create. Now, I was able to be in a flow state again (thanks to my coach Ari!)

October 31, 2025

Compassion

Engaged Empathy

Something that is helping me build trusting relationships here is:

The breakout rooms in our friday coaching sessions (and these sessions in general) :)

October 31, 2025

Digital Detox Retreat

Number of days I've gone without technology

Number of days I've gone without technology

0

Gratitude

Peers I'm grateful for:

Douglas Teixeira de Queiroz Santos

Doug, thanks for being amazing to talk to! Some time ago we had a few meetings which I loved, and recently you took the initiative again to plan another. Although we still need to have this one, I've loved chatting with you in breakouts! Thanksthanksthanks <3

October 31, 2025

Kashimani Simasiku

Thanks for reaching out to me to have a call that turned out to be way greater than I could’ve anticipated!! You’ve not only helped me with my current struggles but also made me laugh with tears, can’t wait to catch up again! :)

September 27, 2025

John Makuei Bath Madut

I want to thank you for your insights you’ve shared in the meetings, because I think your point of view is so interesting and your words have really put me to think! You were the one to stand out for me with the things you said, I remember such interesting thoughts you shared

August 31, 2025

Lizzy Leone

Thank you so much for reminding everyone about every meeting and also reminding me personally about lists of things I still need to do in Circle - this has helped me a lot because otherwise I fear I would definitely have forgotten some important things!! Thanks Liz!

July 31, 2025

Peers who have expressed gratitude for me:

Kashimani Simasiku

Thank you for always making time to have funny conversations about meat, parties, and Halloween. I really appreciate the time we have to get to know each other.

November 1, 2025

Lexi Bennett-Williams

Thank you for sharing in the group sessions and for a couple conversations we’ve had!

July 30, 2025

Magical Moments

Light-kindling moments

Light-kindling moments

Sunset walk

Palma de Mallorca

Sep 18, 2025

Nothing crazy, just connecting to my host family mom on a beautiful sunset walk with the dog :)

Facing the storm!

Palma de Mallorca

Oct 26, 2025

Although the weather is lovely here 90% of the time, it was absolutely terrible yesterday. It was raining a looott, the coldest since I’ve been here and even very windy. However, to celebrate my host family mom’s birthday, we still went out to explore a beautiful place of the island I hadn’t seen yet. We took some umbrellas and had a walk through the city in pouring rain, and somehow (even though I hate rain), I felt so happy! A small reminder not to let external forces determine how I feel too much :)