For a moment life stood still and everything looked prettier. It snowed in Brussels. After endless grey days some sprinkled with invisible rain (the one you feel, but you cannot see) pouring out of anywhere, it finally snowed. Nature was generous. The big, white fluffy snowflakes falling out of the sky were a delight. Glued... Continue Reading →
It is autumn in the Northern hemisphere. You can breathe the crispy air and notice nature’s changing colours. The transition from the lively green to the earthy amber leaves is almost magical. In this ongoing certain uncertainty we all have been living in the past half-year, nature gives us a healing escape. Even though we... Continue Reading →
Most of the year 2020 is gone. Where it went? I do not know. I guess it vanished into the place where all memories go, and time exists only in the past tense. The problem with 2020 is that forced us to make memories of a year that so far feels like it never happened.... Continue Reading →
A few months ago, I bought a notebook. What made that notebook more special that other notebooks I had to choose from? What was written on the cover: “Life is simple. Sometimes not easy”. Felt like discovering the words of contradiction best describing our reality. Yes, life is simple. The governing principles are natural and... Continue Reading →
Make a wish! In stories these are powerful, magical words. Door openers towards possibilities and fulfilled dreams. In fiction and in reality these words are the equivalent of hope! Hope for the better and synonym of saving resolutions. If you could have one wish come true, what would you choose? With the mention that wishing... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
One of my oldest, closest, and dearest friends revealed to me that I played an important part in her attitude towards school, learning and education. She told me that one of the most striking memories she keeps until today from her first day of school involves me, and the way I tried to comfort her.... Continue Reading →
“Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it!”. Those were the words of Salvador Dali. I wish I knew them (and their meaning) in my childhood or in my adolescence years. I come from a culture where image is everything and where perfection is the norm. In all you do. Perfection is displayed in... Continue Reading →
