Aging.
I woke up this morning, earlier than usual for a Sunday, and looked out of the window. I felt like crawling right back into bed. A draining mix of grey, cold and rain was what I saw first. On my bedside table: Bakhtin’s Speech Genre…
.Inspiration.
Work and Suicide.
I know it has been quiet around here but I am pretty busy working on my thesis as well as on some personal issues. One question that popped up recently however is if I like what I am currently doing. Kind of like, “Do you…
Mother’s Day.
This morning I received an email from my mom wishing me a happy Mother’s Day. Honestly, I am not very fond of days like this one. Valentine’s Day? Hells to the no! I want to be loved, respected and treasured by my family every day…
The World Trough my Son’s Eyes.
I should work on my MA Proposal but then again, it is Saturday night and I had an awesome day today that I would like to share. So there was this idea to hand my son my Canon camera to explore since he always wants…
Shopping for Supper.
I took a picture of this little paragraph today that someone jotted down on the wall at the library at the university. It somehow stuck with me throughout the rest of the day. It made me think. Made me think about my life even while…
Thoughts on Consumerism.
“We buy things that we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people who we don’t like.” I haven’t been at a Mall in a while and I must say that I did not miss it at all. The other day, this insanity…
Mother with Flaws.
Hey Hey! I know, I know. I haven’t been around lately but I missed writing here and this blog – as usual. There is just so much going on right now and the small amount of time I have left after I come home from…
Personal Growth and Politics.
I don’t have cable TV and I recently unfollowed all of the daily news feeds I signed up for. The constant “bing” when Trump said this or did that just annoyed me including the rest of the news actually. It made me either angry, sad…
No Greater Love.
“Loving yourself…does not mean being self-absorbed or narcissistic, or disregarding others. Rather it means welcoming yourself as the most honored guest in your own heart, a guest worthy of respect, a lovable companion.” -Margo Anand So, there is this saying that there is no greater…
Recently.
I received emails the other day from blog readers who told me they noticed something on the blog. It has not been the first time I received a message like this; however, those are more frequent these days. When I read one of these particular…
