Taking flamenco classes is leading to another interesting by-product. It exercises the brain. You need to concentrate, remember the steps and sequences, and think of another dozen things at the same time (hands, elbows, position of chin, heel-toe or toe-heel or both at the same time or interchanged, knees bent or straight, the music, tummy in […]
more“One day, I’ll show you all.”How many times do we catch ourselves thinking this? It usually happens when we are treated unfairly, yet find ourselves unable to roll up our sleeves and put up a fight. Instead, we stick our tail between our legs and whimper “you just wait and see, one day, one day…”I […]
moreThese days, my son enjoys making jigsaw puzzles. But he does so his own way. Instead of putting the pieces exactly as they should be, he'll be content with the pieces fitting into each other which ever way. He doesn't mind that the image then makes no sense whatsoever. I know this may seem entirely […]
moreThose of you who are in the mood for something a little more substantial – here's a short story I wrote. Download The Art Room
moreI've been wondering: where can I find myself a sound-proof, bullet-proof type rectangular shaped box which would be all mine, and mine only. A place to go to and shut the world out at times I need to shut the world out. Where nobody contradicts me or misunderstands me. Where nobody even reacts to me, […]
moreI never explained what happened in the storyline of my son not sleeping. It's always that way, we only talk when life is in a crisis. When things go well in our personal lives and with our health, we forget to mention it. We never drop by a sister's home in the middle of the […]
moreMy stats rocketed yesterday and I have no idea why. Perhaps the word 'procrastination' has people thinking of sexual activities. Anyway – one of my fellow classmates filmed our flamenco class yesterday. She emailed us a quicktime file this morning. It's quite an eyeopener to see yourself from behind. And to learn that even though […]
moreA first meeting with your publisher about a work-in-progress novel is about as daunting as it can get. This feeling of anxiety seems commonplace among people who are ambitious or perfectionists or whatever you'd like to call it. Over the years I've heard a surprising amount of succesful lawyers, artists, researchers, actors, professors describe this […]
moreAll right, time for action. So I decided 'to break a sweat' to exorcise the snot that has somehow possessed my body and mind. I put on my running shoes and ran like nobody's business. I ran and ran and ran until my ass tingled, my lungs burned and my legs gave way. And guess […]
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