.Pandemonium and Enlightenment.
I care a lot about many things. I worry a lot, too. Especially as a woman, I think I am more prone to care and worry. But to what extent is it healthy? Honestly, I know people who truly don’t care about many, to me,…
.Inspiration.
.Not your typical Mom.
“Look, mommy, I drew a man with very long and skinny legs!”#dirtymindsthinkalike The other day, I waited patiently with the other moms to pick up our children after school when my son ran toward me to proudly present his latest painting of a man with…
.Ready…. Set….. Wait.
“Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in mind” – David G. Allen I have been forced (again!) to acknowledge that I am struggling with patience. I realize that so much in this process…
.The Miracle of the Mundane.
Growing up, I was a drama-free person. Protected, my only concern was to play outside, climb up the highest tree and build the biggest tree house. Life was easy. Later in elementary school whenever someone spread a rumor, I would not entertain it and simply…
.Espresso and Cannoli.
Life is not easy. Many times it is quite the opposite. And when I feel most comfortable I usually get an open-handed movie-cliche slap in the face which wakes me back up because another challenge is waiting around the corner. My motivation is to encourage…
.Tidying Up This Mess.
It seems that everybody in this world watches the newly aired NetFlix show “Tyding up with Mari Kondo”. I watched one or two episodes but became quickly annoyed by high-pitched seemingly set-up welcome ceremonies whenever Kondo walked into a house. It all feels too staged…
.Important Questions to Ask Before Getting Married.
I received a plethora of questions and comments after my blog post Vide Cor Meum. “My marriage is complicated, how can I make it work? I tried all the things you suggested“, one reader asked. Her is a list of things you may want to…
.Vide Cor Meum.
“He who has no house will not build one now. He who is alone will be alone for some time. Will be wakeful, will read, will write long letters and will wander restlessly along the lanes when the leaves fall.” – Rainer Maria Rilke (originally…
.How I Wrote my Book.
I always had this dream that I would write a book, if only a small one, that would carry one way, into a realm that could not be measured nor even remembered. I imagined a lot of things but overall I love to write. I…
. Turning Toward.
Let’s say my eccentric brother Thomas would give me $20,000 for my birthday. There is only one catch. I have to invest the money for six years with one of two IT companies my brother suggests. Company A is super well respected all over the…
