The way of the heart is not always easy. It requires courage. It requires trust. And often it asks you to step into the unknown, without certainty or a plan.
Years ago, when I first spoke my dream out loud—against my neighbor, no less—I truly had no idea what would come next. I told him that I felt called. A dream, an inner voice that kept returning.
A week later, I was in South Africa. Without experience. Without knowledge. Without my own network in that country where I did feel a deep calling. I did not know where to start. I did not know whom I could trust. And honestly? I did not know if I was “good enough” to make a difference. The only thing that kept me going was the voice of my heart. Some call it the spirit. That gentle whisper inside that does know what you are meant to do, even when your mind can think of a thousand reasons not to. That little voice says: “Go. Trust. Take that Step“.
And so my journey began. A journey that was anything but easy. Full of falling and getting back up. But that was precisely what was needed to learn that strength does not lie in perfect circumstances, but in daring to listen.
The Heart as the Temple of the Soul
The heart is more than an organ that pumps blood. It is the temple of the soul. It speaks. It feels. It guides. But the question is: do you listen?
We often live in a world of noise: the opinions of others, external expectations, the speed of life. And because of that, we forget the softest, yet most powerful sound: our own heart’s voice.
Why we do this work?
Through BOOST The World Foundation, we help people, especially young people and students, to reconnect with their hearts. Because I know from personal experience what can happen when you dare to follow that path. Your life changes. Your choices change. And the impact you make on the world becomes greater than you ever imagined.
It is not always the easiest path. But it is the truest one. And so today, I ask: “When did your heart speak last? And… did you listen?“
With love,
Rosanne van Zalingen
Founder of BOOST The World Foundation
