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Heart-Centered As a HCLF volunteer, I had the privilege of see- Mi ta ‘encourage’ otro hende pa bin pasobra e ta

Youth Program ing the group of young people the first day at cambia bo manera personal y bo ta ‘improve’ hopi
registration time and then again during gradua-
con bo ta stima bo mes. Y pa bo stima otro, bo
tion after 4 days. The first day when they came mester stima bo mes prome. Tur cos no ta perfecto
a great success! in, all seemed very timid, somewhat unsure and y semper tin ‘room for improvement’. Lo ta great

PG. 22 - 23 some even quite withdrawn. On the fourth day, si e facilitador por papia Papiamento. Den Insight
however, when I met with them again, I could bo ta siña con pa sali for di bo ‘comfort zone’.
literally see and feel the transformation in them. Pero no tur mucha por sali for di nan ‘comfort
HEART Centered Leadership Foundation Each one of them exuded a sense of immense joy, zone’ den 4 dia asina facil. Tin cu por pero otro
(HCLF) looks back with a deep sense of grati- connection, hope, courage and happiness. They no. Ami a siña hopi. E tabata un ‘amazing experi-
tude and satisfaction to have contributed again seemed much more present in their own bodies ence’ pa mi. Mi tin mas ‘knowledge’ riba e tema
to another positive transformational experience and being more truly their own. di ‘self-growth’. Un cos cu mi ta tuma cu mi, ta
for young people in Aruba. Last week 27 young ‘being able to be confident’ y wak tur e ‘qualities’
people participated in the inspiring Youth Leader- The seminar could not have been a reality, much mi tin den mi ‘and bring those to light and sharing
ship Program from HCLF, which ran four full days less a success, without the sponsors as well as the it with others’ ”. —Julien Duran
at the beautiful conference room of San Nicolas’ many volunteers of the Heart Centered Youth
Teresita Center. Leadership program. HCLF wishes to express
their enormous gratitude for the sponsors WEB,
SUBWAY, KIWANIS ARUBA, QUOTA CLUB,
COMPRA, CAVELIER LOGISTICS, ALBO
ARUBA N.V., and FRASA as well as many pri-
vate donors. Also, if it were not for the tireless
dedication of the HCLF team, led by Siouxsie
Kock and HCLF project coordinator, Keyla Rojas,
before, during and after the seminar, as well as
the volunteer assistants who helped to support
the facilitation of the seminar during the four
full days, the event would not have delivered the “ Mi motivacion pa bin ta cu mi a haci Insight
success as it did right now. kaba ora mi tabata mas jong. Pero mi no ta korda
hopi mas. Awo cu mi ta mas grandi, mi a dicidi pa
As HCLF’s founder/director and project leader, To better capture the experience that the young bin wak toch ki tipsnan e ‘Teen Insight’ por duna
Siouxsie Kock, shares with us, it is the mission of people had during the ‘Youth Leadership Pro- mi, dor cu mi ta 25 aña, pues mi ta un tiki mas
HCLF to help create new leaders who work from gram’, I had the privilege of talking to seven (7) grandi cu un teen. Dus mi a bin djis pa haya tips
their heart. Siouxsie considers leaders to be not participants and one (1) assistant who shared their den mi ‘personal and emotional life’. Pero locual
just people with a formal function in leadership, personal experience. I can find no better way to cu mi a ‘get out of it’ tabata hopi mas. Nan ta
but also regular folks such as teachers, policemen, honor their inner transformation, than by letting confrontabo cu bo mesun refleho di bo spiel. Esey
parents and young people who are looking to lead them share their experience in their own words, ta un chens cu bo no por skond’ie, bo no por core
more conscious lives. She firmly believes that if which are expressed in the following paragraphs. bay. Bo no por pick cosnan di trabou, di skol of
we work from our heart, that we will be more (Please note that the young people were given actividadnan diario. Dus bo ta echt ‘confronted
considerate, compassionate and take better care the freedom to express themselves in whatever with your true self and learn to be aware of it’.
of each other as well as the environment, while language felt best to them…..) Pues bo ta ‘come to terms with things that were
taking responsibility for our lives and the deci- and’ kiko bo por hasi awor aki pa bo cambia nan,
sions we make. “ My mom did Insight and it helped her a lot, so of con bo ta mas OK cu e persona cu bo ta awor
she suggested that my sister and I come. The first aki. Dus esey ta loke Insight a duna mi tur e 4
The ‘Youth Leadership Program’ was facilitated day was really strange. It was about getting out dianan aki. ‘The one BIG thing I take away from
by Insight Seminars®. Facilitator, Alicia Stephany of your comfort zone. But soon after everything the seminar is’ cu riba mundo tur cos ta cambia,
from the Venezuela & Colombia region, explains changed and it truly made a difference for me. I antobra hende ta bin y hende ta bay. E cos mas
that Insight is an educational training that is de- learned a lot about myself and feeling better about importante ta ‘to live in the moment’. No wanta
signed to support people in getting tools that will myself. One thing I’ll do differently going forward nada pasobra hopi biaha bo ta ‘regret’ e cu bo no
allow them to create a life that they feel passionate is that I’ll speak my mind more. Not be afraid to a haya chens ‘toentertijd’ pa laga un hende sa con
about and that they love. Participants learn how say how I feel. My message to other young people bo ta sinti. ” — Tatiana Peña
to do the best with what they’ve got. They learn is ‘come and be part of one of these seminars.
to do more of what’s really working for them, Trust me it will be the best experience you’ll have “ My motivation to come here was that my cousin
while checking the areas that are not working the ever had’ ”. —Jonathan Croes. who had experienced it before in October, said
way they would like to. They learn to be more to me ‘you’re going to the next one’. I came and
reflective and look within first to see what it is “ Mi ‘experience’ tabata hopi educativo. Mi ta un find it a really good experience. If you get the
they can do about what isn’t going right in their volunteer pa HCLF y Siouxsie y Keyla a ‘encour- chance to do it, do it. It allowed me to awaken
lives and take responsibility for it. The aim is to age’ mi pa bin. Mi a siña hopi di e seminar. E ‘ex- inside who I really am. I think everyone should
help build young people who are accountable for perience’ tabata hopi ‘encouraging’ pa ‘increase’ have this experience because it really helps you
creating the results they want in their lives. bo ‘self-growth and being more mindful’. E no with your everyday life. You really get to know
tabata nobo pa mi pasobra mi a hay’e na skol. who you really are and how to relate to others.