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Sailing on Dry Land

Lived an extraordinary life as a kid. My writing is creative non-fiction; any personal history is subjective at best and downright tales at worst.

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Category: Psychology

New Year 2021 – New Writing Challenge 365

Who doesn’t love the stress of a New Year’s Challenge? Me! Still, I’ve signed up for the 365 Writing Challenge!

365writing, doubt, nature, new year's resolutions, self-care, worry, writing

Shopping – the nasty deed that must be done!

Corona virus times – 30 March 2020 As long as I’m at home, avoiding the news except for the daily … More

Exciting new beginnings

Written as an exercise for the Hidden Meanings – Creative Non-Fiction IWP course. Prompt was to write about something that … More

Creative Non-Fiction, culture, intercultural awareness, life lessons, memoir, mindset

#BeachRockHiking for #50Plusers @KohLanta

Prompt:   Write a story or CNF (creative non-fiction) piece that uses tweets to advance the story line—or maybe these form … More

50plus, beach vacation, danger, fears, hiking, kohlanta, mindset, positivity, rocks, sos, thailand

Morning Musings from Hin Kong beach, Koh Phangan, Thailand

  Last night we sat at the Freeway bar, on Hin Kong Beach, Theo and I, without a care in … More

beach, koh phangan, philosophy, relationships, thailand, travel, tropics, worry

(Un) Helpful Advice

You know how it is: A good friend, or a co-worker, maybe even your boss says to you, “You need … More

advice, feedback, projection, psychologist, work issues

Too much reflection may lead to self-doubt

(Take this medication only after consulting your physician.) On the drive towards Leiden, I alternate between blinking my eyes and … More

Golf, mood shifts, netherlands, self doubt, self reflection, stress, therapy, traffic

The difficulty of letting go…

Today I met with a colleague of mine, who also is on sick leave, for burnout. Turns out, there are … More

#amsib, #hva, burnout, email, letting go, Painting, relaxation, stress, work, workload, yoga

Painting Rembrandt as a Young Artist

More Artist than Mom and Wife “Honey, on your way back, would you mind picking up some food from the … More

Acrylics, art, happiness, Painting, project rembrandt, relaxation, Rembrandt, stress

Golden egg of protection

Remember my picture from last week, about my inner rebel? Well, here it is again, but this time with a … More

art, Bill Gates, golden egg, happiness, happy goddessa, meditation, stress, Survival, watercolor

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Who am I?

Well, if it’s normal to sail through the South Pacific on your parents’ yacht for 4 years – from age 10 – then I guess my life has been quite mundane. Read more about that here:  More about me!

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