“The Nightingale” is a story by Hans Christian Andersen, one of my favorite fairy tales when I was a kid. It’s about a Chinese emperor who discovers the true value of authenticity, and the short-lived illusory satisfaction of mechanical lifeless substitutes. He basically gives away the affection of a real nightingale, in favor of a bejeweled […]
Dragging the Suitcase
I’ve just moved again. 😀 Personal issues kinda getting in the way, yet the experience is priceless. I’m grateful for such a lot of inspiration – enough to last for ten creative lives. I hope the cream will rise in this life I know. With love and optimism, going forward!
Cinderella’s Calluses
“The prince knew at once, looking at her hands, she was no stranger to any household chore.” Every story about a poor but hardworking girl who ends up marrying a prince, getting a great fortune, or both, has this line. At least in Romanian. Little girls imagine those hands are translucent, and the prince […]
Ready, Set, Going
The last two months have been, more or less, like a vacation to me – a vacation involving considerable amounts of domestic work. We’ve moved again, and this time is a bit special; important decisions were made. I’ve spent a lot of time cleaning, but also found many occasions to get out and hike – […]
Disposable Drafts
The drafts of yesterday may have considerable emotional weight, yet sometimes they are the most important factor of setback in a present situation. When the only reason you carry on with a plan is that you started it, when you hate every minute you spend on a project, especially one that doesn’t fulfill you […]
Every Single Day Is Worth Celebrating
It doesn’t have to be Christmas, or your birthday, or your anniversary, or NYE. It doesn’t have to be a national holiday, or an international event. There doesn’t have to be anyone around, and it doesn’t have to be sunny outside. You don’t have to write cards, drive miles, say words you don’t feel. Just […]
More Than Perfect
Nothing can root you in mediocrity quite like perfectionism. Sure, it sounds like a great quality, closely related to excellence and capability, but give it some thought, and it might start to look different. Reaching for perfection makes you feel good – you’re going for the ultimate best, you feel competent, special, you’re up […]
Choose to Be Kind
The perspective of having your feelings or pride hurt is unnerving. It is also the main obstacle to kindness. More people would be kinder more often, had they at least a promise, if not a guarantee, that they would be safe once their heart is open. To some, emotional walls or coldness may seem […]
Spring Cleaning
When you lose something, it’s very hard to remember that for every little thing lost there is a new one on its way. Losing is not easy. It hurts and sometimes leaves scars. In psychology it is even said that the fear of losing something motivates people much more than the benefits of earning a […]
See
What if we tried to see what really is on the other side of our discriminatory glasses? What if we tempered our aversions and irritations, and accepted that what we see is only in part objective, that the images we percieve are filtered through numerous preconceptions, and only a few of these preconceptions were formed […]