blog about alternative, green, slow living & poetry
“If we surrendered to earth’s intelligence, we could rise up rooted, like trees.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke Nervous breakdown Aged 30, Dr. Sharon Blackie, psychologist and mythologist, found herself weeping in the car park of the multinational corporation where she worked, wondering if this was what a nervous breakdown felt like. Somewhere along the line, [...]
Let’s go outside, feel the sunshine and breathe the wild air! My 16 favourite quotes on nature which are my reminder of her power and wisdom.
Stories inspire. Find stories that heal, surprise or put a smile on your face. Listen to Maya Angelou's wonderful tale about love.
'The world is missing what I am ready to give: My Wisdom, My Sweetness, My Love and My hunger for Peace.'
The world needs the poets, artists, musicians, painters, writers and photographers to help us witnessing and understanding the suffering in the world. Especially the pain of “forgotten people in forgotten places”.
We were blushing, didn’t know where to look. So my best friend and I looked at each other, too ashamed to watch this frenzied woman with her cone bra corset on stage, lying on a huge bed, male dancers on each side touching her while she heavily moved her body up and down, faster and [...]
Isn’t it odd when a man calls a woman crazy and hysterical when he tries to minimize her while all she does is expressing the fierce truth. In this world she is not safe. This world can’t keep her without harm. She is not crazy. She in fact is brave. And they tell her to [...]
it’s obvious like a bright evening sky covered with stars i want to travel to, catch them with my eyes it’s clear that you’re gone now really it’s over now all those months i felt comfort in you you gave me peace and stillness at times you were wild too you gave storm and thunder [...]
It wasn’t planned yet, but it’s time now to say goodbye to our “Silver Shadow”, our grey van. After some expensive repairs last year, she needs one again and therefore failed the ITV (the test vehicles need to undergo in Spain every year or 6 months). Three years ago we travelled with this van fully [...]
My life is simple, I’m not afraid to confess that. In this life where things are complex -the world is far from simple- how can we lead a "simple life"? ALL YOU NEED IS LESS It all began three years ago when my love and I moved to the Spanish island, Ibiza. We wanted to [...]
