"He's hard to get rid of."

"𝗛𝗲'𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵."
That's what a teacher told a friend of mine during a parent-teacher conference.

The 𝘩𝘦 in this story is her son, five years old, gifted, bright, sensitive.

My friend, a yoga teacher herself, replied with a smile: “They always said that about me too. And now it’s my job to teach people to slow down.”

Those words have been resonating with me for days, because they touch on something that is often overlooked.

That 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 can also be a strength.
That not everyone is made to rush in the rat race.
That sometimes it is precisely the deepest thinkers, the sharpest strategists, who create value by looking more consciously.

I think of Leonard Cohen:
𝘐 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸. 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵.
𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵.

And I realize: the world needs both.
🙏🏼 The fast 'paramedics' who react, solve, and switch in a fraction of a second.
🙏🏼 And the strategic 'road builders', who carefully and visionarily construct sustainable paths.

Today, the world demands balance. Not just to check off deadlines, but also to create space for clarity, connection, and growth.

Thank you for the inspiration, Jade Vervisch.

Written by Sarah Van Landschoot