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“Just when things were moving so smoothly, again this…. oh, so frustrating…” I suppose every reader will identify themselves with me when I say the following; almost every time I have a plan to go from A to B, I stay focused on my target and set off in...
Dutch weather Almost every day I am faced with a realisation that life is very much like the Dutch weather. One moment it is 30 degree Celsius with a bright sun, blue sky making the world look like it is celebrating life and I am invited. So I join...
‘Writing a book’, was among the list of things a person should have done in life, according to a sagacious person from the East. I was about ten years of age when I came across these wise words. And for no apparent reason, this point struck me the...
“That’s it! The answer I have been searching for….!” I think excitedly as I listen to a friend or a mere acquaintance or someone I just bumped into at a business meeting. Whereas that person is not even aware of my search for an answer or let alone what...
“A strange question may be, but is it possible that people other than a Dutch ask for help more easily than a Dutch?” An acquaintance (from a Dutch origin) asked me recently. Not a strange question at all, because it is an observation of mine too. Coming from a...
A saying that I have always heard since childhood. The interpretation of which at that moment was simple, in order to assist other people or the world, you should first begin by helping your own family members in need. As I walked the Earth for many years and gained...
It is said that the situation you find yourself in at the moment is nothing but the consequences of the choices you made at an earlier moment. In my experience this is very true. It was my choice, more than 21 years ago, to marry a Dutch man. So...