This is the rework of a self-published auto-biographical story (2008), rewritten for this blog. Names of…
Category: From Marie’s Life
No family heirloom, but… those rings…
I haven’t grown up with the idea that as the firstborn I will inherit the family…
Assessing my priorities
In the past couple of months things have changed in my life. Some circumstances have forced…
Suck & swallow, on repeat
This post was first shared in 2012, and always when I see the title, I remember…
Vignettes of some missed connections
Only as alone as I want to bePassing all the people standing on the streetThe fallen…
Memories frozen in time
In a recent post I mentioned how doing research for a family tree has sparked some…
One defining moment after the other
Looking back on my life, I know there have been some defining moments, moments that changed…
Are we really back this time?
Back in September 2019 I wrote a post with the title ‘Are we back?‘ and a…
Showing herself… aka as showing myself
I originally posted ‘Showing herself’ on 30 November 2010, which was actually the beginning days of…
Family tree sparks memories
Last week I visited my daughter, and as we sat outside, enjoy a bit of a…
The nineties: The ‘joyride’ of my life
My teen years were in the late seventies and the first half of the eighties, while…
Continuing personal growth
After writing my last post on personal growth, I had more to say… The past months…
Personal growth and learning
For May’s personal growth meme I have written about some doors that closed during lockdown, linked…
More on Strengths and Weaknesses
Note: this post turned out a bit longer than was initially intended. I have written about…
Some doors closed during lockdown
Mid March — on the sixteenth to be specific — we went into lockdown. Now the…
De Vierdaagse, 160km in four days
1999, Nijmegen, Netherlands It was the day before we would participate in 83rd edition of the…
Heaven and Hallelujah
Where I know a lot of music and listen to many genres, I very rarely remember…
She wanted to be set free
Content note: death, grief, passing of a loved one. Every year on the fourth of July,…