Being born a baby boy at least in my culture meant that I had to be tough, self-reliant, individualistic, strong, not depend on my mother (or women) and take my father’s competitiveness on the chin.
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I felt inspired to write a blog post after many months of being overworked. I kept postponing sitting down to write something – it seems I’m imperfect. However, I have to thank the Rodin exhibition at Tate Modern and the audio guide, in room 6 for giving me the inspiration to do so… The inspiration […]
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Persistence in search is not enough. What is not sought in the right way is not found…
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Contemplating both alone and with friends about the Coronavirus and the disruption in everyday life, it dawned on me… This period looks like a ‘fertile void’ for many of us. What is the fertile void? The fertile void is an expression that is used in Gestalt theory to describe a phase where nothing particular stands […]
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Sometimes, the simplest things can heal. Like a poem… Read aloud or read in silence. Letting the words sink in… We all need healing and this place is as good as any. So here is the poem: The Laughing Heart by Charles Bukowski your life is your lifedon’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.be […]
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