Everybody takes stock around this time of year. Even more so since a decade ends. I know it is just numbers, but I do think it is good to take a moment and look back at what has happened, where you come from, how that made you feel and crystalize …
No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. – Terry Pratchett I always wonder how many people have been touched by me. How many ripples I leave behind when it is finally my time to go. I am not a noble prize winner, …
We got burgled. First, it looked like it might have been someone we trusted with our key, but after the locksmith talked to us, we are aware that anyone could have picked the lock. I am, time and time again, wavering what would be better; that we trusted the wrong …
I have been living in 4 different countries during the past 5 years and it has been an amazing and rewarding adventure, that taught me more about the world and myself than any school, documentary or self-help book ever could. And I am sure, everyone who ever tried this will …
That’s the question I sometimes ask myself. And of course, that goes hand in hand with the question of what is my passion. Considering that you should follow your passion, it is quite an important question too. As many people before me and doubtlessly will have come after me, I had and …
lament, weep, bewail, bemoan; suffer.Grieve, mourn imply showing sufferingcaused by sorrow. Grieve is the strongerword, implying deepmental sufferingoften endured alone and in silencebut revealed by one’saspect: to grieveover the loss(or death) of a friend.Mourn usually refersto manifestingsorrow outwardly, either with or withoutsincerity: to mourn From Thesaurus.com about grieving I have trouble with that. Partially because people think I should go out and be around people. I try and follow their advice, but I just …
Death’s a funny thing. I used to think it was a big, sudden thing, like a huge owl that would swoop down out of the night and carry you off. I don’t anymore. I think it’s a slow thing. Like a thief who comes to your house day after day, …
Tonight I get my sweetheart off the airport. It’s been very quiet without him. I never liked being alone, but since I am with Hass I am also not afraid of it anymore. I do get a bit lazy though. I only did what the cats and my employers needed …
I have always been alone a lot. We moved quite a bit when I was a kid and though I made friends easily, I also had my fair share of alone time. My mother worked long shifts on many days and it wasn’t rare that she had to take me …
