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Leaking
My mind is empty. Normally I would receive that as a blessing. Although…, perhaps I need to make a distinct between empty and tidy. Tidy is not necessarily empty, but empty is alway tidy?! Anyway, my inspiration has been washed away. And know that inspiration is the fuel to set me in motion and keep…
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Reality
Schools are out! The beaches of Humewood and Summerstrand are flooded with partying and braaiende people celebrating their holidays. This will continue to the coming month. Holiday allowance has been paid and disappears into the drink and food bag. My work at Maranatha has stopped. The children, youngsters and also a number of adults are…
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Displaced
18th of August. After being 2 days in the Netherlands I went for another boost of energy in the mountains in Switzerland. Close to the sun so the internal solar collectors are fully open to recharge. Fresh air, green, cows, rocks, snow, 50 + men and silence. Noise canceling is not needed here unless you…
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Left behind
A hotel room in Almere 8:30 in the evening on Sunday. I lie on my belly on bed with the laptop infront. Thinking about what I have left behind. I have left Greece. Working and living in Greece has a very different impact than a 2 week holiday in Greece. I have merged into Greece…
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Gooseberry season
Gooseberry season. This post is about between two jobs in 4 weeks. So gooseberry season. I chose this title because I don’t expect much news. It is a bit like sitting in a waiting room. A little musing about what was and what could come. Here and there some stress moments caused by faltering of…
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Relief
I have enjoyed a long Easter weekend in Netherlands. Flying above Netherlands, I saw bright colors of the flower beds, the green of the trees and the blue of the water and terraced houses. It is quite a relief to see all of this beauty and later also a literal one as it turned out…
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17 Kilo
All my bags are packed I am ready to go. I am actually going. Boldly go where many has gone before. Not knowing where I’ll be or who I’ll meet. One of the reasons to leave is that I don’t have enough financial means to survive in the Netherlands till my retirement. So I need…