Half of humanity is in lockdown. What is happening in the world right now could easily be part of a utopian story written in front of our eyes. We are the main characters and the villain is a virus. Half of world population is in confinement not having an exact idea when it would be... Continue Reading →
Weeks ago I started to write a post about jobs. The main line was around my disapproval towards the easiness people put on identifying themselves with their jobs. I was pointing out how our society determines if you are a successful person or a failure based on your pay slip and on your job title.... Continue Reading →
We make plans and heavily rely on them To give to our lives some sort of direction, To give us the feeling that we are in some sort of control. And in spite of the preparation, We constantly fail at being prepared. We make plans because we are afraid not to be overwhelmed By what... Continue Reading →
Love in time of cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez was the first big, well-known book I have read in French. Setting aside the language comprehension efforts (my French wasn’t yet polished😉), the topic itself tortured me and the ending has left me completely puzzled. Looking at what is going on in the world right now,... Continue Reading →
Two weeks ago, I had a girls’ night out. Do not imagine a wild one. We are well behaved ladies. It was a spontaneous decision to enjoy a Saturday evening which transformed in quality time spent in good company and brought a walk down the memory lane. Why I wanted to mention this in the... Continue Reading →
“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”(George Santayana) What do you do on a quiet Sunday evening? You chill on your comfortable couch, watch TV and enjoy a cup of tea. This is what I was doing yesterday evening. Until I’ve heard a chant. Or something that sounded like a... Continue Reading →
When I was a kid, year 2000 felt like a mysterious far away date. A SCI FI moment into the future, almost intangible and unimaginable. I was 17 when this enigmatic and feared year arrived. And to many, brought great relieve – the world didn’t come to an end, like some predicted. Not only the... Continue Reading →
A Post Christmas Card December came slowly and left in a rush. December brought along Christmas, the long-anticipated blast Which loves making a grand entrance and masters the art of amazingly fast walkout. And now this Christmas is already a memory, and a part of the recent past. Each Christmas is the same and completely... Continue Reading →
We are moments in time Defined by infinite energy And limited by life. We are divine creations, Breathing as long as a blink of an eye, Feeling tormenting emotions Questioning the reasons of our limiting existence. We are universal children, Having Earth as a playground Moulding ourselves in shapes that eternally hurt us Not knowing... Continue Reading →
I had in mind, for quit some time now, the idea of writing about acceptance and about the power of saying NO. Couldn’t motivate myself enough to sit down and write. What caused the change of heart? A vacation. I booked an all-inclusive week in a five starts hotel. I was looking forward to my... Continue Reading →
How would you describe your relationship with the airports? I see mine like a mystery story coupled up with Alice in wonderland. Airports are places where time and space disappear. Airports are portals between worlds, bridges between what was and what will be. Secret doors towards the unknown. Airports are the starting point of so... Continue Reading →
Ode to the brave ones, To the courageous ones, The ones who jumped from the highest cliffs Right into the deepest abyss. Ode to the ones who were not afraid to take the fall, Knowing that salvation lies in front of them, That their rescue is in the plunge. Ode to the ones who grew... Continue Reading →
I wanted to write about jobs, passion, finding your calling and the idea of making a successful career out of these ingredients. And I did start, completely forgetting about the importance of making a successful living, independent of the accomplishment of a well marketed idea, preached all over the media. I poured the words, one... Continue Reading →
What do you do with the dreams that don’t come true? Hide them away, put them in stores, And never question where they might have gone? What do you do with the infinite worlds wrapped inside you? The worlds you keep for yourself, The ones that we all know must not be shared. What do... Continue Reading →
How willing are you to become vulnerable, to let your guard down, to give up all your safety nets and step into unknown territories? This is how Change begins. With a decision to expose yourself and with a decision to embrace whatever life, and the new circumstances, will bring you. Change! Only six letters for... Continue Reading →
