Pina Bausch One more time I am sitting in Buenos Aires. My other home. I must have lived here in a past life or I must have been Argentinian. I feel so naturally at home here as if I have always lived here. I know everything without knowing. No surprises never. Everything is as it … Continue reading “Dance dance, else we are lost”
Second Chance
A few weeks ago I went to a milonga. At the entrance as I was changing my shoes and preparing to enter the dance hall, I saw a milonguera arriving who did not see. She had a stick in her hand, carefully exploring her surroundings to find the right way. I had seen her before. … Continue reading Second Chance
Existentialism
I discovered philosophy for myself. It has become my best friend, my coach, my wise friend whom I turn to. I have him when I don’t know what to do in life, and otherwise. There is so much to learn and discover…I am still in my baby shoes. From what I read and learned, existentialism … Continue reading Existentialism
Freedom
I feel free the most when I am bold. When I take up challenges which I do not know where they will take me. How is it with you? I came to know exploring is what makes me who I am and that sets me free. My whole life has been about exploration, when I … Continue reading Freedom
Old Pictures
My grandma was a very beautiful woman. She had the looks and she had the aura. I know it from her old pictures. Those very old black and white pictures on paper that have turned yellow by now. What a bride she was. My grandpa looks very proud on her side. I never saw her … Continue reading Old Pictures
Step by step
When I look back to 2023 standing where I am now, it has been a year of transformation for me. Patiently and diligently working on myself, bit by bit, to become a more loving human being towards myself and the world. It started with me coming back from Buenos Aires in January. I am not … Continue reading Step by step
Home
This week some clouds cleared away and I had crystal clear sunshine. I will not go into the details of why and how; it just happened. It dawned on me that all my life I have been searching to find my home, to find where I belong. Consciously or not, it has always been the … Continue reading Home
Free by Orhan Veli Kanık
We live freeAir is free, clouds are freeValleys and hills are freeRain and mud are freeThe outside of carsThe entrances of cinemasAnd the shop windows are freeBread and cheese cost money, butStale water is freeFreedom can cost your headBut prison is freeWe live free.
The Five Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
This is a book that has left very powerful traces on me. It is one those books that opened my eyes to a new way of understanding how we go through life as humans. The book introduces us to the Toltec wisdom. I only want to give the essence of it, so that you can … Continue reading The Five Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
Once Upon a Time in Istanbul
I spent the week of Easter with my mom in Istanbul. We no longer have an apartment there as she lives in a residence and there is no other family there. So we found a nice hotel and made it our new home a few years ago. Each time I go visit her we stay … Continue reading Once Upon a Time in Istanbul
Reflections 