zaterdag 29 december 2012

LOVE LIFE


*
FEAR
 and
 FAITH

have something
in common 

They both 
ask us
to
BELIEVE
in something 
we cannot see

Joel Osteen

*
Before me
not only
like for all of you
the new year
but
also
a new future

*
after two years
not been able to work
as a kindergarten-teacher
anymore
because of a worn-out back

many visits to 
doctors specialists
many medical examinations
scan's 
and above all
lots of painkillers
there is only 
one solution

NO SOLUTION
live with it
No more working
for me
*
It's official now
*
Since I already
am at home for almost 
two years now
I already worked out
lots of feelings
MISSING
MOURNING
but
even more
dispite the never ending pain
COUNT MY BLESSINGS
as there are
my children 
and my grand-daugther 

*
so
here's
to a wonderful new year
to come
for all of us

FAITH
above 
FEAR

Love Life

*

donderdag 13 december 2012

HOPE


*
I hope
you are 
having
a good time
these december-days
before Christmas

writing christmas-cards
thinking of your friends and family
decorating your house
enjoying candlelight and music
and your TREE
and wintertea
and shopping
and 
also enjoying 
all the cards
mister postman
will bring you
from all over the world

*

zondag 9 december 2012

The sun and the moon ......


*
The sun and the moon sets,
but they're not gone.
Death is a coming together.
*
Death
is both 
dramatic and sutle.
Over time , the parting of a loved one
becomes less harsh as slowly and gently
a continued bond is reveled.
As I open my heart to the promtings
and guidance of those I love
who have passed from the physical sphere,
I am alert to the contact 
which comes to me in many forms
as memory , as intuition and coincidence.
Rather than bitterly close my heart,
I allow myself to maintain a gentle
but alert intention to the touch of Spirit.
I remind myself that life begets life
and those I love live on 
in my loving memory of them.
I also allow for the possibility that
my memory lives on in them
triggering their concerned contact
in subtle forms.

From the book
PRAYERS TO THE GREAT CREATOR
by Julia Cameron 

*
Maybe
it is everything together
the lost of my sister
the time of year 
the early darkness in the afternoon
the candle-lights
but
I am very much
on my own these days
musing lots of musing

Of course I am sad about the lost
but there is so much more to it
Because life goes on 
and is even more precious
than it already was to me.
A true gift 
each and every day

*

zaterdag 8 december 2012

be warm


*
For
every
BEAUTY
there is an eye
somewhere 
to see it

For 
every 
TRUTH
there is an ear
somewhere
to hear it

For
every
LOVE
there is a heart
somewhere
to receive it

*
so
pay attention
and 
maybe
you will be
surprised

*
happy saterday

vrijdag 7 december 2012


*

We make
a living
by what we get
but we make
a life 
by what 
we give

Winston Churchil

*
happy
christmas
preparations

*

donderdag 6 december 2012

family


*
What
can we DO
to promote
world peace ?

Go Home
and 
LOVE
our family

Mother Theresa

*

maandag 3 december 2012

LIFE




*
LIFE
is an opportunity 
benefit from it

LIFE
is beauty 
admire it

LIFE
is a dream
realize it

LIFE
is a challenge
meet it

LIFE
is a duty
complete it

LIFE
is a game 
play it

LIFE
is a promise
fulfil it

LIFE
is sorrow
overcome it

LIFE
is a song
sing it

LIFE
is a struggle
accept it

LIFE
is a tragedy
confront it

LIFE
is an adventure
dare it

LIFE
is luck
make it

LIFE
is too precious
do not destroy it

LIFE
is
LIFE
fight for it

Mother Teresa

*

zondag 25 november 2012

She left ........


*
My sister
FLORENTINE
born november 4 
in 1956
passed away
early this morning
november 25
2012

*

born
 on a sunday
passed away
 on a sunday

*
I hope
and pray
she rests 
in peace

*




vrijdag 23 november 2012

Arrived


*
The book I ordered
arrived today.
My most favorite
writer Toon Tellegen
now 
translated
in English.

beautiful illustrations
by Jessica Ahlberg

*
I am enjoying
and reading
now 
*
Hope you find
a favorite book
too 
*

donderdag 22 november 2012

simply lovely


*
The greatest
TREASURES
are
those
invisible to the eye
but found by heart 

*

zondag 18 november 2012

times are changing


*
Only four days ago
I posted
about Else
who lost her 
husband
in a ski-accident
only 40 years young
father of her two boys
who are 
11 and 7 years young

Else was a kindergarten teacher
on waldorf school
before she was a mother
just like me.
I was a teacher
again and
her boys
 were both in my class
so I got to know her
as a loving mother
to her boys
but also 
to my class

She SURPRISED
me often with
self made gifts
Like you can see
on the picture above

She makes
the most beautiful things
and writes about it
 on her blog
She is an inspiration
to lots of dutch bloggers
but also to lots of 
mothers on our school.

and now
she lost
her LIEF 
as she calls him 
on her blog 

What I mean
with
TIMES ARE CHANGING
is
now everyone
is on internet
and follows blogs
and facebook

a whole other way
to communicate
and to SHARE
often the good things
and sometimes
the very sad part  
of life

There are so many
who sympathise
with her
and leave comments
on both her blog and 
facebook

It's all much more
in the open now a days 

We have our lives
with family and friends
but we also share
with our friends
on blogs or facebook

*
and still
it's Else great lost
and her grieve

I cannot help
thinking of her
and her boys
all day

*




zaterdag 17 november 2012

little lights




*
there are
TWO
ways
of spreading light

to be
the candle
or the mirror
that reflects it

Edith Warton

*
Let's be
BOTH

*

donderdag 15 november 2012

Imagen



*
I am a dutch "girl"
who loves to write
and
My dream is
to be able to
express myself
in english
 as well as
 in dutch

*
You should see me
strugling 
with my dictionary
feeling desperate 
because
translating is not 
just look up 
the individual words

oh no 
I am waiting for
mister postman
to bring me
the book from
my favorite writer
IN ENGLISH translated !
cannot wait 

*

woensdag 14 november 2012

For Else


*
When I was a teacher
I had both her sons
in my class
The boys are now
7 and 11 years old

Else 
lost her husband
Steven
last monday
he died in the Alps
in a ski-accident.
he was only
 40 years young

I think about them 
all day
The sun is stil shining
everything goes on
but
not for Else
and her boys

*



dinsdag 13 november 2012

magic




*
this 
is
me
*
I have a lamp
like this
and
there are
all kind of things
hanging
on golden threads
all beautiful
and given to me
by friends
some personal
some in the mail
that's ME

*
I love creating
MOBILES
I love the movement
I love the light falling on it
from different directions
I love when the sun
 is shining on it
and sometimes
a little sound is made

*

I think
 my secret is
the golden thread
the way the light shines
on it
is magic

*
today I make
a new one 
I am inspired 

*
What is inspiring you
today
?
*

maandag 12 november 2012

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creating




*
There always 
were
reasons
to create
in my life

When my children
came into my life
it was as if there was
a stream that never stopped
I kept creating
and was happy
with all of that

*
Lateron
when I started
being a TEACHER
again 
I enjoyed 
there was ALWAYS
a reason to create

*
and now
children are grown-ups
I am no longer a teacher
so
what's there to create

What I mean is
I am in a new phase
of my life
and I just have not found
what I am looking for

Okay
 of course 
there's always 
the house
I know
I am doing that 
of course
but
when the children
were living here
it was much more 
MOVEMENT
I guess
the unique combination
of 
less time and lots of 
IDEAS
made me more creative

Now
I have lots of time
so I think
I make a wreath
for my frontdoor
so
creativity
knows
where to find me 

*



zondag 11 november 2012

Sharing





*
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
shares her meditations
on 
youth and age
love and marriage
peace , solitude and contentment
as she set them down
during a brief vacation 
by the sea.

Drawing inspiration
from the shells
on the shore
her MUSINGS 
on the shape
of a woman's life
bring new understanding
to both 
men and woman
at any stage of life

*
What I love
about this book
is 
how
Anne Morrow
is able to put in words
the search in her life
by looking at the shells

*
Pay attention
and look for 
your own surprises
or 
read this inspiring book 

*
happy sunday

*

zaterdag 10 november 2012

gifts





*
The Sea 
does not reward
those who are
too anxious 
too greedy
or too impatient

To dig
for treasures 
shows not only
impatience and greed
but lack of faith.

PATIENCE
PATIENCE
PATIENCE
is
what the sea
teaches

PATIENCE
and 
FAITH

One should be 
empty
open
choiceless
as a beach

waiting
for a gift
from the sea.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Gift from the sea

*
We can be inspired
in many ways

Long ago
I found a beautiful 
old book on a market
at first sight
it was the colour
BLUE
and
the golden lettering

than I read 
GIFT BY THE SEA
I supposed
it was a book about shells
and I LOVE SHELLS

The book was a SURPRISE
and a wonderful gift
and very inspiring
a gift for life

*
Wish you a weekend
with a favorite 
BOOK
*


woensdag 7 november 2012

ORANGE the colour





*
Orange
is
the national colour
of the Netherlands
because
our ROYAL FAMILY
owns
the principality
of
ORANGE

*
ORANGE
is 
RED
 brought nearer
to humanity
by YELLOW

Kandinsky
*
COLOUR
is
the place
where our brain
and the universe
meet.

Paul Klee
*
I love
Orange
the most
in Nature
This season
shows
orange
most
beautiful

*
Happy
orange
to all of you
this week 
*

maandag 5 november 2012

monday monday



*
Today 
BLUE
is my colour
so
I share this with you
COLOURS
always make me 
HAPPY
*
happy 
starting the new week
all of you
*

zondag 4 november 2012

COZY




*
It's the best feeling
when you wake up
and
it's warm and cozy
and you don't have to go to work 

*
enjoy 
the weekend
*


zaterdag 3 november 2012

Birthdays




*
My Birthday was
wonderful 
*
thank you all for
your wishes

*
*
for ALL of us 

Happy weekend
*

vrijdag 2 november 2012

my birthDAY


*
BECAUSE
time itself 
is 
like a spiral
SOMETHING
SPECIAL
happens
on your 
BIRTHDAY
each year

The same energy
that GOD invested
in you at birth
is 
PRESENT
once again

Menachem Mendel Schneerson

*
Thank you 
TERESA
for
sending me
this
SURPRISE

*
AND 
thank you 
all 
who will come
to visit me 

*

donderdag 1 november 2012

BELIEVE



*
Tomorrow 
is 
my birthday
so 
today
is my last day 
from this year
so
I am cuddling
on my couche
staying inside
with tea and little ligths
musing
.............
how was my year
and what do I wish for
next year ?
...................
always
special
such a day
*