This morning I thought I saw a monkey sit on the lamppost. Sitting on the toilet I miss the gecko’s crawling on the walls, but I am damn happy there is no risk of finding cobras in my laundry basket or scorpions crossing through my bedroom! When these thoughts pop up in my head I…
Joy is not because of doing certain things, it’s because of the way you choose to do them. Do you hear the owl sing at night? Do you listen to the water while you take a shower? Do you enjoy the smell of fire burning in the fireplace? Something won’t make you happy if you…
Lost in a spiral of words, sentences splashed together and stories in despair. No beginning. No ending. Just words, ideas and feelings lingering around, waiting to set foot on paper or take part in the endless love affair of life. From nothing to something. From thin air into reality. From far away to a place…
Since we’re home I feel I am not completely the same. There’s this feeling, this little stress monkey inside of me, jumping about, on the one hand struggling with the uncertainty, on the other hand embracing the freedom it offers. Difficult decisions that will take time, but at the same time make me realize how…
Opening my little jewellery box I find you there, ticking away time second by second and minute by minute. One year has gone by and you haven’t stopped. While I was moving through a faraway world without you, you silently kept track of all that was and could be. My grandmothers watch. A reminder of…
Well, I don’t like to admit it, but as many among my friends predicted, I kind of took up a bit too much work. It seems that working nearly 7 days a week and planning a trip around the world aren’t the best things to combine. So yes, all of you who are thinking, ‘told…
A hospital, a place where the extremes of life come together: birth, death, untameable happiness, uncontrollable screams filled with pain, relief, fear for the future, determination, tears and hope. People are strong. People cope in the most wonderful, unique way. Stories are difficult. Every day you hear something new. Parents losing their children, people hoping…
Amazing how much time you have when you are home alone. It is not lonely. Rather it is time to be yourself. I would even say it is good to know how to be alone. It reminds you of who you are, what defines you and what you want from life. Being alone reminds you…
A rookie miscalculation wonderfully made me run out of fuel on the highway while trying to pass some cars. Quite scary to be honest. I suppose you are now wondering how this could happen. Well, quite simple actually. I do not have a fuel gauge on my bike, nor do I have a light to…