The magic of the ‘in between’…<\/em><\/h1>\nInspiration shot October 2025<\/h3>\n<\/div>![](\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/header-foto.jpg\" "\\"header")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\u00a0\u201cHonor the space between no longer and not yet\u2026\u201d<\/i><\/h2>\n
Slowly, everything is moving again. After a peaceful month in Puglia, my calendar is filling up with new travels and projects: I will be speaking at conferences in Kuwait, Bangkok and Madeira. The olive harvest in Puglia is coming up. Several of my former book coaching clients are celebrating their book launches. I am guiding new writers and reviewing manuscripts again.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, my own discoveries through tango and dreams continue. I feel like I am still in an in-between phase, that moment between finishing and starting anew. Everything seems to change, yet one thing always remains: returning to the essence, the foundation, to grow from there.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udcf8\u00a0\u00a0Photography: Ellen van Bennekom for @saarmagazine<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Back to the basics<\/h2>\n<\/div>I found a wonderful tango teacher in Amsterdam. During my stopovers, I plan private lessons, which often feel more like life lessons than dance lessons. Often, we do nothing more than walk.
\nIt is funny how tango always mirrors what is happening in my life. First, we peel off all the layers and return to the basics before building everything back up. Sometimes the solution is not to do more, but to do less. Back to the essence.<\/p>\n
I wrote about it on Facebook.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tango-scaled.jpeg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Pre-sale Olive Oil 2025<\/h2>\n<\/div>The olive harvest in Puglia, southern Italy, is almost here again. At the end of this month or early November (depending on the weather), the olives will be picked. The trees have had plenty of rain this year, so I expect juicy olives and a rich, full oil.<\/p>\n
Would you like to enjoy my fresh TinyTrullo olive oil this year<\/a>? The pre-sale has started.
\nYou can pick up your order in Amsterdam (Haarlemmerplein) from early December. Only adoption parents<\/a> receive their olive oil by mail.<\/p>\nSince the harvest decreases slightly every year, I have unfortunately had to raise the prices a little this time. This is due to the Xylella bacteria sweeping through Puglia. On my website, you can read what I am doing to save my trees<\/a>.<\/p>\nBe quick, because the harvest gets smaller every year and always sells out fast.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udc49\u00a0<\/strong>Order your fresh olive oil now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/olijfolie-voorverkoop.avif\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Congratulations on your book!<\/h2>\n<\/div>Cheers to the following writing retreat<\/a> participants and coaching<\/a> clients who published their books recently.<\/p>\nPS. Check out an even bigger selection of published books<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/het_potentieel_van_psychedelica-Stubbe.jpg\")
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<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Inspiration bites<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>LOVE LETTERS<\/strong>
\nEmails to trees<\/h3>\nIn Melbourne, trees were given their own email addresses, meant for reporting damage. But people wrote love letters instead. <\/a>A beautiful reminder that technology can help connection bloom.<\/p>\n<\/div>![](\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/love-letters-to-trees.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>EARTH POETRY<\/strong><\/h3>\nA bold poem<\/h3>\n
Andrea Gibson makes the silence and strength of the earth tangible.
\nWatch the video<\/a> and take a moment to let it sink in.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/earth-poetry.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Did you know...?<\/h2>\n\u2026 that I have recently started experiencing lucid dreaming?<\/strong><\/p>\nThat means you are aware you are dreaming WHILE you dream. Eventually you can even learn to influence your dreams.
\nI recognize that I am dreaming because the numbers on digital clocks appear blurry. And when I try to write, or use my phone, it does not work. Those are exactly the signs Tim Ferriss describes in his blog \u201cLucid Dreaming, a Beginner\u2019s Guide<\/a>\u201d. Since reading that, I no longer get frustrated when something does not work in a dream, but instead realize: \u201cThis means I am dreaming!\u201d
\nIt is so strange to experience, because everything seems and feels normal, as if I am awake.
\nThe next step in Tim\u2019s 5-step plan is to experiment with what I can do in that state: flying, visiting people, and so on.<\/p>\nHave you ever experienced this? Or do you have fun ideas for what I could try? Let me know!<\/p>\n<\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Where is Esther?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>I am still savoring the memories of a\u00a0few days in Amsterdam, plus of a wonderful trip to Madeira with 10 girlfriends from Nyenrode University friends. We have been going on holiday together every year for 35 years, and it is special how close we remain.<\/p>\n
For the next two months, I will be on the road again, giving presentations and workshops, and meeting friends at various conferences and retreats in Kuwait, Thailand and Madeira.<\/p>\n
I have just arrived in Kuwait and feel like ‘Alice in Wonderland’<\/a>: everything is so different! I had never been there before, and together with a friend from the Dynamite Circle (DC) who lives there, we thought it would be fun to organize a mini-conference. I will give a workshop on ‘how to write a book’ in her bookstore. A great way to meet local entrepreneurs.<\/p>\nAfter that, I will travel on to Bangkok for the yearly DC conference and to Koh Phangan for my very last writing retreat<\/a>. You can still join if you want to write your book in one week…<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div><\/div>\u00a0\u201cHonor the space between no longer and not yet\u2026\u201d<\/i><\/h2>\n
Slowly, everything is moving again. After a peaceful month in Puglia, my calendar is filling up with new travels and projects: I will be speaking at conferences in Kuwait, Bangkok and Madeira. The olive harvest in Puglia is coming up. Several of my former book coaching clients are celebrating their book launches. I am guiding new writers and reviewing manuscripts again.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, my own discoveries through tango and dreams continue. I feel like I am still in an in-between phase, that moment between finishing and starting anew. Everything seems to change, yet one thing always remains: returning to the essence, the foundation, to grow from there.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udcf8\u00a0\u00a0Photography: Ellen van Bennekom for @saarmagazine<\/p>\n<\/div>
Back to the basics<\/h2>\n<\/div>I found a wonderful tango teacher in Amsterdam. During my stopovers, I plan private lessons, which often feel more like life lessons than dance lessons. Often, we do nothing more than walk.
\nIt is funny how tango always mirrors what is happening in my life. First, we peel off all the layers and return to the basics before building everything back up. Sometimes the solution is not to do more, but to do less. Back to the essence.<\/p>\n
I wrote about it on Facebook.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Pre-sale Olive Oil 2025<\/h2>\n<\/div>The olive harvest in Puglia, southern Italy, is almost here again. At the end of this month or early November (depending on the weather), the olives will be picked. The trees have had plenty of rain this year, so I expect juicy olives and a rich, full oil.<\/p>\n
Would you like to enjoy my fresh TinyTrullo olive oil this year<\/a>? The pre-sale has started.
\nYou can pick up your order in Amsterdam (Haarlemmerplein) from early December. Only adoption parents<\/a> receive their olive oil by mail.<\/p>\nSince the harvest decreases slightly every year, I have unfortunately had to raise the prices a little this time. This is due to the Xylella bacteria sweeping through Puglia. On my website, you can read what I am doing to save my trees<\/a>.<\/p>\nBe quick, because the harvest gets smaller every year and always sells out fast.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udc49\u00a0<\/strong>Order your fresh olive oil now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Congratulations on your book!<\/h2>\n<\/div>Cheers to the following writing retreat<\/a> participants and coaching<\/a> clients who published their books recently.<\/p>\nPS. Check out an even bigger selection of published books<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Inspiration bites<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>LOVE LETTERS<\/strong>
\nEmails to trees<\/h3>\nIn Melbourne, trees were given their own email addresses, meant for reporting damage. But people wrote love letters instead. <\/a>A beautiful reminder that technology can help connection bloom.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>EARTH POETRY<\/strong><\/h3>\nA bold poem<\/h3>\n
Andrea Gibson makes the silence and strength of the earth tangible.
\nWatch the video<\/a> and take a moment to let it sink in.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Did you know...?<\/h2>\n\u2026 that I have recently started experiencing lucid dreaming?<\/strong><\/p>\nThat means you are aware you are dreaming WHILE you dream. Eventually you can even learn to influence your dreams.
\nI recognize that I am dreaming because the numbers on digital clocks appear blurry. And when I try to write, or use my phone, it does not work. Those are exactly the signs Tim Ferriss describes in his blog \u201cLucid Dreaming, a Beginner\u2019s Guide<\/a>\u201d. Since reading that, I no longer get frustrated when something does not work in a dream, but instead realize: \u201cThis means I am dreaming!\u201d
\nIt is so strange to experience, because everything seems and feels normal, as if I am awake.
\nThe next step in Tim\u2019s 5-step plan is to experiment with what I can do in that state: flying, visiting people, and so on.<\/p>\nHave you ever experienced this? Or do you have fun ideas for what I could try? Let me know!<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Where is Esther?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>I am still savoring the memories of a\u00a0few days in Amsterdam, plus of a wonderful trip to Madeira with 10 girlfriends from Nyenrode University friends. We have been going on holiday together every year for 35 years, and it is special how close we remain.<\/p>\n
For the next two months, I will be on the road again, giving presentations and workshops, and meeting friends at various conferences and retreats in Kuwait, Thailand and Madeira.<\/p>\n
I have just arrived in Kuwait and feel like ‘Alice in Wonderland’<\/a>: everything is so different! I had never been there before, and together with a friend from the Dynamite Circle (DC) who lives there, we thought it would be fun to organize a mini-conference. I will give a workshop on ‘how to write a book’ in her bookstore. A great way to meet local entrepreneurs.<\/p>\nAfter that, I will travel on to Bangkok for the yearly DC conference and to Koh Phangan for my very last writing retreat<\/a>. You can still join if you want to write your book in one week…<\/p>\n
I found a wonderful tango teacher in Amsterdam. During my stopovers, I plan private lessons, which often feel more like life lessons than dance lessons. Often, we do nothing more than walk.
\nIt is funny how tango always mirrors what is happening in my life. First, we peel off all the layers and return to the basics before building everything back up. Sometimes the solution is not to do more, but to do less. Back to the essence.<\/p>\n
I wrote about it on Facebook.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div> The olive harvest in Puglia, southern Italy, is almost here again. At the end of this month or early November (depending on the weather), the olives will be picked. The trees have had plenty of rain this year, so I expect juicy olives and a rich, full oil.<\/p>\n Would you like to enjoy my fresh TinyTrullo olive oil this year<\/a>? The pre-sale has started. Since the harvest decreases slightly every year, I have unfortunately had to raise the prices a little this time. This is due to the Xylella bacteria sweeping through Puglia. On my website, you can read what I am doing to save my trees<\/a>.<\/p>\n Be quick, because the harvest gets smaller every year and always sells out fast.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0<\/strong>Order your fresh olive oil now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div> Cheers to the following writing retreat<\/a> participants and coaching<\/a> clients who published their books recently.<\/p>\n PS. Check out an even bigger selection of published books<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div> In Melbourne, trees were given their own email addresses, meant for reporting damage. But people wrote love letters instead. <\/a>A beautiful reminder that technology can help connection bloom.<\/p>\n<\/div> Andrea Gibson makes the silence and strength of the earth tangible. \u2026 that I have recently started experiencing lucid dreaming?<\/strong><\/p>\n That means you are aware you are dreaming WHILE you dream. Eventually you can even learn to influence your dreams. Have you ever experienced this? Or do you have fun ideas for what I could try? Let me know!<\/p>\n<\/div> I am still savoring the memories of a\u00a0few days in Amsterdam, plus of a wonderful trip to Madeira with 10 girlfriends from Nyenrode University friends. We have been going on holiday together every year for 35 years, and it is special how close we remain.<\/p>\n For the next two months, I will be on the road again, giving presentations and workshops, and meeting friends at various conferences and retreats in Kuwait, Thailand and Madeira.<\/p>\n I have just arrived in Kuwait and feel like ‘Alice in Wonderland’<\/a>: everything is so different! I had never been there before, and together with a friend from the Dynamite Circle (DC) who lives there, we thought it would be fun to organize a mini-conference. I will give a workshop on ‘how to write a book’ in her bookstore. A great way to meet local entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n After that, I will travel on to Bangkok for the yearly DC conference and to Koh Phangan for my very last writing retreat<\/a>. You can still join if you want to write your book in one week…<\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/div>Pre-sale Olive Oil 2025<\/h2>\n<\/div>
\nYou can pick up your order in Amsterdam (Haarlemmerplein) from early December. Only adoption parents<\/a> receive their olive oil by mail.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>Congratulations on your book!<\/h2>\n<\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Inspiration bites<\/h2>\n<\/div>
LOVE LETTERS<\/strong>
\nEmails to trees<\/h3>\n<\/a><\/span><\/div>EARTH POETRY<\/strong><\/h3>\n
A bold poem<\/h3>\n
\nWatch the video<\/a> and take a moment to let it sink in.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/a><\/span><\/div>Did you know...?<\/h2>
\nI recognize that I am dreaming because the numbers on digital clocks appear blurry. And when I try to write, or use my phone, it does not work. Those are exactly the signs Tim Ferriss describes in his blog \u201cLucid Dreaming, a Beginner\u2019s Guide<\/a>\u201d. Since reading that, I no longer get frustrated when something does not work in a dream, but instead realize: \u201cThis means I am dreaming!\u201d
\nIt is so strange to experience, because everything seems and feels normal, as if I am awake.
\nThe next step in Tim\u2019s 5-step plan is to experiment with what I can do in that state: flying, visiting people, and so on.<\/p>\n<\/span><\/div>Where is Esther?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>
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