Gabriel’s parents have recently separated. His mother was fed-up with his father, a musician who knew a short period of success in his past, and who continued to live on these fumes from long ago, and was happy to kick him out […]
Last night I participated in a one-time art workshop. The workshop was on “Dot Art”. We were taught the method, which is pretty cool and then we had time to try it out, first on paper. After half-an-hour of dipping our feet […]
Book Review: “The Remains of the Day” by Kazuo Ishiguro I often have a feeling that I was born in the wrong era. Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful for the comforts of our modern world, and perhaps would not replace them […]
There is so much talk about the pursuit of happiness. How can we create happiness, how can we boost happiness, how can we bring more happiness into our lives. There is an abundance of materials on this topic. One concept I heard […]
Warning Jenny Joseph When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me. And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves And satin sandals, and say we’ve no […]
Book Review: The Happiness Project / Gretchen Rubin “Gretchen Rubin had an epiphany one rainy afternoon in the unlikeliest of places: a city bus. “The days are long, but the years are short”, she realized. “Time is passing, and I’m not focusing […]
Yesterday I participated in a conference. Alone. It was a work-related conference, super-fancy and extremely professional. It was interesting and relevant to my work and my areas of interest. I devoured most of the content. Yet I was alone. Drove there by […]
Book Review: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman This book caught my heart from the first page. I read it in a rush while slightly out of breath. One of the things I really enjoyed about the book was how […]
When our eldest daughter was young she often used to ask us to go abroad. She wanted a family trip to a new country, an adventure. She was persistent. We were young parents, struggling to get by month to month with tight […]
Mary Oliver Wild Geese You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it […]
