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Awe

Posted on 31 januari 202331 januari 2023 by Anne Pleun

“I don’t remember your name, but I love you to death, baby,” I whisper. The slightly yellow and fiddly baby looks up at me in a beam of total peace that I share with her. We’re in a quiet hospital room Read essay

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Sisyphus

Posted on 30 november 202231 januari 2023 by Anne Pleun

Am I Sisyphus now, now that life as I knew it seems impossible to reach? Sisyphus, a character from a Greek myth, was condemned by the gods to forever push a rock up a mountain. Only to see it tumbling Read essay

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Single founder

Posted on 10 juli 202231 januari 2023 by Anne Pleun

Don’t be a single founder, too risky! What if you fall ill, what if you die? You will not be able to make this work!? When I started Paper / on the Rocks seven years ago, I was a single founder. For Read essay

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The essence of life

Posted on 30 juni 202231 januari 2023 by Anne Pleun

I was ‘lucky’ to suffer a stroke at age 33, in a way. Life is so much clearer now. The person I am today, is not the person I was before. Not only is my speech altered by a damaged Read essay

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The event that changed my life forever

Posted on 31 mei 202231 januari 2023 by Anne Pleun

On the 26th of March, my second daughter Rosa was born. 1.5 weeks after her birth, my life changed completely. I was rushed to the hospital with a severe stroke and thrombosis in my brain. An extremely rare post-partum complication. Read essay

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A call to fellow (BCorp) CEO’s – Why you and your team should join the global climate strike

Posted on 16 september 201926 januari 2023 by Anne Pleun

  From Friday 20th – Friday 27th of September there is a global Climate Strike with events going on all over the World. At Paper on the Rocks we decided to be out of office on the 27th of September. Read essay

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Its not you – its us

Posted on 21 augustus 201926 januari 2023 by Anne Pleun

Climate-shaming is a new phenomenon popping up in sustainability-spheres right now. It mainly involves people shaming each other into behaving better on a personal level, because of the belief that choices we make in our everyday lives will somehow be Read essay

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5 books to help you better understand our biodiversity crisis and its possible solutions

Posted on 18 augustus 201926 januari 2023 by Anne Pleun

Today, a report by the UN was released that should sent a shockwave through our societies. As the Guardian stated: ‘Human Society under urgent threat from loss of Earth’s natural life.’That is quite a bold statement, but it might be time Read essay

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Learning from social movements – why it is possible to turn the tide on climate disruption, together

Posted on 18 augustus 201926 januari 2023 by Anne Pleun

Can you remember the first time you swam against the tide for something you truly believe in? I sure do. When I was 11 years old, I wanted to write the world a better place. Two of my stories got Read essay

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To all meat-eating, scooter-driving strikers for climate – a lesson on framing

Posted on 18 augustus 201926 januari 2023 by Anne Pleun

This morning I watched social media in awe to follow the youngsters heading to Den Haag for the first Climate March here in the Netherlands. An abundant supply of striking and beautiful slogans on banners. The teenagers spoke with passion Read essay

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