Wellbeing
Sway my whole being like a scattering of feathers on a cosmic score
Sway my whole being like a scattering of feathers on a cosmic score In this post: I wax poetically about the way I listen to music and why the act of listening to music is both sublime and draining for me. Hint: it sways my whole being like a scattering of feathers. Beat, step,…
Read MoreGood food, togetherness, and joy and love for 2022
Español Good food, togetherness, and joy and love for 2022 In this post: I talk about my Christmas holidays in France, about good food and drink, and how I happened to add one more New Year’s resolution to my list. Between Lens and Paris, old boxes, new boxes and memories, some things change, one lives…
Read MoreKFC and a bottle of Prosecco
Cultural identity and the ways in which we celebrate or not. Life goes fast and life goes slow, confusingly, both at the same time.
Read MoreI’m so happy I spent my life climbing trees
Español Uni II: I’m so Happy I spent my life climbing trees In this post: This is the second part of a four part series covering things that I didn’t know one could get a college degree on. If you enjoyed the previous post and are tempted by a career y parapsychology then you know…
Read MoreWorking on happiness
Working on happiness In this post: I share my views on happiness, as simple as that. Everybody has her own idea of what it is and what it does and how it comes about. I do too. Here you go. People think that happiness is something that comes to you in the form of lucky…
Read MoreUncertainty and Change
Uncertainty and Change In this post: A book critique and a collection of seriously impractical advice for the fluffy-minded. A few months ago, I went back to read “Living Beautifully with Uncertainty and Change” by Pema Chödrön. Such a small book, such a long time to read. I bought this book last year in one…
Read MoreThe Stuff of Nightmares
Español The Stuff of Nightmares: Shoebill Storks and Dinosaurs In this post: Rumination about crankiness, lack of high-quality sleep, nightmares, dinosaurs, and shoebill storks. Happy beginning of the week and may we all sleep well tonight! What happens when people don’t sleep well? I don’t know about other people but when I don’t get enough…
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