Mind Epica is one of the few Dutch bands I listen to regularly. I love both their symphonic metal music and their lyrics. Their song ‘Design Your Universe‘ has helped me through some trying times.Concerning the prompt ‘Mind’ however, for this Song Lyric Sunday, I chose the song ‘The Essence …
Being creative runs as a thread throughout my life, from early childhood to my teenage years to the current day. I’ve always needed a creative outlet one way or another. Looking back, I can see when I was happiest and most successful when I was using my creativity best. This …
I wish I was impulsive. I used to be more impulsive than I am today. Actually, I’m the complete opposite of impulsive. I have a routine and stick to it with minutious detail. Every day in precisely the same order, my husband and I do the same things. Healthy or …
I don’t like repeating phrases, but what a year this has been. I reread my resolutions post from the beginning of the year, and I warily smiled at my innocence. I didn’t know what was coming. I had no idea I was soon going to be locked inside my house …
Prioritise Funny how you can have a vague idea for a blog post floating around in your head and then coming across a meme that fits it perfectly. Yes, the word ‘Prioritise’ has been the prompt for the whole month of September, but only now did it match my mood …
‘You are exactly where you are supposed to be.’This is a line from one of the meditations I listen to via the Insight Timer app. Hearing this calms me down every time.My situation is all right, I am okay, there is no need to change. My ever-worrying mind calms down …
When the lockdown began, I was pretty chill about it. Sure, I can stay at home. No problem. Been doing that for the past four years. How hard can it be?And indeed, the lockdown brought few changes to my everyday life. My husband started to work from home full-time, I …
A Changing World The world is changing. It always is, of course, but the past few months, the world has changed beyond recognition. I’m a sensitive person, and this affects me a lot. These changes are also why I’ve been more silent than before. My blog hasn’t been updated as …
Strange Times All you hear on TV, on the news, and even during commercials is: we’re living in strange times. And yes, they definitely are. In my day to day life, not much has changed. My husband works from home instead of from the office, and I don’t go out …
Wuhan Last December, I followed the news about the outbreak of this new coronavirus in China. I didn’t pay too much attention to it. I was slightly amused at the fact that they held an entire city, roughly the size of my country, in quarantine. How was that even possible?A …
