BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:SPEAKER: Ferry Zandvliet – Oct 10 Looking for the Positive I n 2015 FerryZandvliet survived a terrorist attack in Paris. He’ll be tell ing us about how he dealt with this horrifying ordeal and then managed to convert it into a positive event and embark on a wonderful spiritual jou rney. Ferry Zandvliet’s Story My story is all about how the most terrif ying ordeal made me a much happier person than I was before. That it enri ched my life in a way that I would never have imagined. But something tha t everyone in this world can relate to because my story is just about a s etback. And don't we all have setbacks? On Friday\, 13 November 2015\, I attended a concert by the The Eagles of Death Metal at the Bataclan theat re in Paris. That evening 89 people were shot dead and 300 wounded. There were another two attacks in Paris that night. In total 129 people were k illed. It was a night that changed my whole life. Chronic insomnia\, hype r-alertness\, anxiety and serious PTSS problems dominated my life since t hat night from hell. I noticed that while my immediate environment became harder and angrier\, I personally felt the opposite. The social hardenin g around me forced me to speak up\; I refused to be angry with the perpet rators\, nor did I let people scare me. A week later\, I again attended a concert\, and I formed an intense friendship with the father of one of t he terrorists who blew himself up in Le Bataclan. By letting go of my ang er and not giving in to my fear\, my life has been enhanced. It is almost a spiritual journey and an enrichment of my life. People in my country\, the Netherlands\, supported us following a life television broadcast wit h Humberto Tan. I will never forget the support from the entire country. I have now started a support group for victims of terrorism in the Nether lands\; have taken steps to improve the treatment of victims (something t hat was not there for us at the time)\, and am sharing my story. This has grown naturally. Talking about what happened gave me much support in ter ms of processing my emotions in the beginning. I hope that people realize that it is senseless to give in to fear and anger through my story\; you end up limiting yourself… I should know! Come and listen sometime soon. More about Ferry Zandvliet Non-Member Guests and Visitors may registe r by contacting Andreas Runggatscher at executivedirector@nyrotary.org Meetings convene 11:45 am with starting bell at noon. DTEND:20191010T170000Z DTSTAMP:20240328T214326Z DTSTART:20191010T160000Z LOCATION:The Penn Club SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Wkly Mtg: Ferry Zandvliet UID:930c268f-b387-43c7-930e-05dfa072349b X-ALT-DESC: