Denny’s Deliberations:
Many of you may have come across the word
“Amarantine” before, as it is the title of the 2007 Grammy
winning album recorded by the famous Irish
singer/songwriter/musician and producer Enya. When
asked about the origin of this title, Enya explained “Poets
use the word to describe an everlasting flower, and I loved
the image of that.”
When we go back in time, we find that the word originates
from the ancient Greek word of “amárantos”, which stands
for unfading, eternal and infinite. Over the years, a
beautiful orchid, a weed and a colour have been named
after it too.
To us here at Amarantine, this exactly represents what we
believe that personal and professional development is all
about. We start learning from the moment that we are
born, and we never stop learning until the day we die. It
really isn’t optional, as there’s simply no getting away
from it. It is a continuous, eternal and infinite process.
Some of our learnings happen consciously, as we follow
formal education, on‐board training programmes or
practice to learn new skills. But much of our development
also happens in the unconscious space, where we simply
take a moment to think or reflect, speak with other people,
watch the telly or browse the internet.
With Amarantine, your personal and professional
development guide, we want to inspire your continuous
personal and/or professional development. We want to
help you bring the unconscious into the conscious, and
inspire you as to what more you could do to meet your
personal aspirations (or support others in achieving
theirs).
I wish you happy reading!
Warmest regards,
Denny
Denny Portier‐Terpstra
Editor Amarantine
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