When people saw me last week, they’d thought something bad had happened to me, even a stranger had pity on me and offered me a pastry (very tasty!). My family was worried about me during a video call, because tears keep flowing down my face as a symptom of a cold (not sadness). I did …
Book 1: Ice Song (German Title) by Miriam KörnerQaqavii (English Title)An adventure story of a 15 years old Emmylou with the puppy Qaqavii in Churchill, Canada.Book 2: #LondonWhisper (only in German) by Aniela LeyA time travelling story to London in the year 1816. The 2 books are the books which the children (8-12 years old) …
Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.Dr. SeussThe author of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! A close friend of mine was in Zürich on new year and she sent me a postcard. I treasure it. During the first week of 2023, I spent time with my friends …
Book: Journey to the River SeaAuthor: Eva Ibbotson What a wonderful experience to start this year with The Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson! May be I’ve found myself in the book, and I’ve seen myself inside the characters, it’s very moving. I will from time to time share my thoughts on this …
Reading the page 114 of A Matter of Death and Life by Irvin and Marilyn Yalom. Suddenly, I have a better understanding of the poem – Farewell by Eduard Mörike. “How can you speak so lightly about this? I cannot bear the thought of your dying.” – Irvin Yalom said, as his wife, Marilyn Yalom …
The flowering knows no end… Now all must change.Das Blühen will nicht enden.… Nun muss sich Alles, Alles wenden. Faith in Spring// FrühlingsglaubeJohann Ludwig Uhland I was away for a couple of days. When I came home, I discovered many new baby flowers have come out. Immediately, Schubert’s song – Faith in Spring played in …
Have you ever heard about “A coffin for two”? As I read about “A coffin for two” from the book A Matter of Death and Life by Irvin D. Yalom and Marilyn Yalom, I was smiling. In fact, it made me smile whole day.And what is the fully lived life looks like for Irvin could …
On a blogpost in November last year, I’ve written:I do not know what exactly has begun or what has come to an end in order to create space for a new beginning, but it is certainly a new beginning with hope.https://thejourney-writing.com/2022/11/a-new-beginning-where-it-all-began.html It was on 29.11.2022, the 1st Advent. Today, when I am organising my pictures, …
Between the years, I am reading the book The Journey to the River Sea. I am now at chapter two, and I am almost highlighting every sentence in the book. Some of them are really good messages, they come to me on time before new year. Maia, an orphan, Londoner, must travel to Amazon River …
Gifts have their meaning,where a life cannot exist on its own,by its own efforts or its own strength.And so we need the hand of others, the giving hand,and our giving hand is always needed. Once a year we practice the art of givingwith a light hand and a thoughtful heart,so that the other person will …