Posted in EverydayPoesie, Home, Inspiration on December 17, 2011| 2 Comments »
is what I thought when I saw this necklace.
And that is why I wanted it for myself so much.
it is to be worn when discovering, exploring, freefalling
I got the idea of using pretty bottles as jewellery holders from one of my favorite jewellery designers, Fine van Brookly, also known as Lea. Take a look a how she does it, here.
Pretty, and even practical 🙂 .
~*♥*~
Posted in EverydayPoesie, Home, Inspiration on December 16, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Remember Christmas cards for Juliet…
From the sweet, truly romantic feelgood movie Love, Actually. Highly recommended watching for the lonely and less romantic nights.
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Posted in Home, Inspiration, tagged aforismi, Anaïs Nin, aphorism, Tennessee Williams on December 13, 2011| Leave a Comment »
My ideas usually come not at my desk writing but in the midst of living. — Anaïs Nin
I love that.
That’s why I am in constant awe of those brave men & women who dare to live, their way. To leave when it’s right. Or stay, even when it isn’t easy. To explore. To protect. To take that leap of faith.
To gamble all. Which has more to do with guts than cash.
Tennessee Williams expressed – if I interpret him correctly – the same thing in different, equally eloquent words:
If the writing is honest it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it. — T.W.
Tennessee nailed it. Imagine a love song – an honest one. Or a song about loosing true love. They may not be autobiographical as such. But something from the life, soul, love or pain of that writer is there, and no-one else could have made it so.
Huh. I get shivers.
Clearly, it’s time for bed.
But tomorrow I shall tell you about a little town in the middle of nowhere, that was so holy that hugging, kissing, holding hands and especially indecent dressing (and it was specific; bearing a belly was fine, knees an absolute no-no) were strictly forbidden by city rules.
And that’s a story that came to me whilst I was living it…
~*♥*~
Posted in Home, Inspiration, tagged Ain't got no, I got life, Nina Simone on December 12, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Maybe a little Nina Simone will help you pick up the pieces… Or at least make you feel a little bit less lonely whilst you’re at it…
And of course, the lady does have a point.
Despite all you’ve lost or haven’t got,
U got Life.
~*♥*~
Posted in Home, Inspiration, tagged Daniel Pearl, Mariane Pearl, The brave life and death of my husband Daniel Pearl on December 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »
On my nightstand very recently was the book “Mighty Heart”, written about the journalist Daniel Pearl by his wife Mariane – a journalist and an author, an optimist, a real-life heroine in her own right.
Daniel & Mariane's wedding. Picture from the book the Mighty Heart - the brave life and death of my husband Daniel Pearl.
And today, the movie of their story will be played at Channel Four (Nelonen), at 21.30. Not captivating as the book is, but nevertheless a story that deserves, no, needs to be told.
Do you remember – from the news, some ten years ago?
Daniel was Wall Street Journal’s foreign correspondent in Pakistan shortly after 9/11. He lived and worked in Karachi with his French, very pregnant wife Mariane. Until Daniel was kidnapped – and later murdered – by terrorists.
On the left, Daniel. On the right, the man sentenced for his murder.
The book is a captivating, human story of a woman’s struggle to find and save her husband and the father of her unborn son. Not the easiest task for a woman in Pakistan, especially in the post 9/11 political climate and frame of mind. Mariane doesn’t stop, she doesn’t give up. She appeals to the president of Pakistan, to the president of the US, to the public, to the medias. To the powerful ISI (Pakistani intelligence service). She tries to trace down the kidnappers herself.
So full of life, the strongest of emotions, hope against hope, race against time, is this book. You live every breath that Mariane takes. Her brave attempt to keep herself together, not allowing herself to collapse before her husband is home again, is as envigorating as it is heartbreaking.
It is Mariane’s grace and her courage that make this book an uplifting story of true love, despite the inevitable tragedy and loss.
Mariane with her son Adam, who never got to meet his father.
One of the reasons why Mariane decided to write the book was to keep the life story of her husband alive for their son. So that little Adam would know all the reasons he has to be proud of his father. Although they never got too meet each other.
Trust me my friends, this is a book every human being should read.
Even through tears.
~*♥*~
Posted in Home, Inspiration on December 10, 2011| Leave a Comment »
I seriously need to shake my world.
France always helps, in my case. There’s such peace and pure joy of life at Mamie’s. Old jazz filling every corner of the house. Good conversations around the fireplace. Fresh crispy air. Sunlight.
Tickets have been bought.
I feel like I can breathe only when boarding the plane.
Other than heading for France, my goal is to live according to Mark Twain’s advice:
“Dance like nobody’s watching; love like you’ve never been hurt. Sing like nobody’s listening; live like it’s heaven on earth.” – Mark Twain
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Posted in Home, Inspiration, tagged Otis Redding, Sittin on the dock of the bay on December 8, 2011| 2 Comments »
Put down your burden for a little while – should you have one on your shoulders – and listen. Just listen… And I promise, the mellowness of Otis Redding will rub off on you… And make life – and everything – a little bit easier.
Should you still need some more soul to your day, Try a little Tenderness…
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Posted in Home, Inspiration on November 30, 2011| Leave a Comment »
One day, a friend of mine listed things she’d want to do in this life – her dreams, basically. And suddenly I realized just how fortunate I really am. I’d done or experienced more or less everything in her top ten.
This is not to say that I no longer have things to dream of… OhNoNo. With this appetite for life, I’ll probably stay busy for the next fifty years or so.
For example, one little dream that still remains to be fulfilled is learning to dance the Tango. Argentinian, preferably.
I adore Al Pacino’s comment on the clip:
“There are no mistakes in tango, darling. Not like life.”
A friend of mine who really knows Argentinian tango describes it as an artform. The beauty of it, according to her, is that the man improvises the dance as he goes along. So the woman learns to read his next moves from his eyes and gestures, and reacts to them simultaneously.
Sounds intense. Beautiful. Powerful. …And more than a little bit tricky.
Well… The best things rarely are the easiest… Right?
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Posted in Home, Inspiration on November 25, 2011| Leave a Comment »
I adore the Polish composer Zbigniew Preisner.
His music makes me believe.
In life. Love. Even people.
Anything.
This song you might recognize from Kieslowski’s Trois Couleurs Bleu.
It has carried me through so many of my darkest Novembers.
Enjoy…♥.
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Posted in Home, Inspiration, tagged Chisu on November 23, 2011| Leave a Comment »
is the most soulful, elegant, striking, ravishing, enchanting, captivating Finnish Songstess.
Chisu.
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