Archive for December, 2015

Turning the page of time

Thursday, December 31st, 2015

Today is that unique and special day in the year when one day makes a whole year difference; we turn the imaginary page of time tonight and after celebrating it we wake up in a brand New Year. By then, page 2015 of the ‘book of life and the world’ has been completely written, and we have stored all experiences of the past year in it.

The year of 2015 has been a year which continued where 2014 left it; my first whole year running my own company, a busy year without any vacation (had some nice weekend trips though), Misha turned four and started kindergarten/pre-school *also* in NL, the big little angel is getting completely bi-langual (and a Silver member for KLM Flying Dutch ha! 🙂 ), I electrified my mobility from LEAF to Tesla and enjoyed some very nice (dance) events to remember…all in all been a splendid year which included, as always, the continuous process of letting go of past and getting to know the present and future possibilities…highs and lows are all balanced in the end.

It is good to know that all the 2015 experiences are stored in a safe place; in my heart and my memory…I can look back, laugh, cry, read, learn, and all of that without any regrets!

Writing things down and then turning the page of time also means that things can be put to rest…it is a good moment to go on and look forward towards everything that future offers and say: “2016 here I am!!”

Time…it is o-so relative…I wish everyone a splendid life in the Now, filling each moment with unconditional love, share it and pass it on…

QOTD December 31 2015

Thursday, December 31st, 2015

Ken Keyes Jr.: “A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror.”

 

QOTD December 30 2015

Wednesday, December 30th, 2015

Charles Dickens: “Reflect on your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”

 

QOTD December 29 2015

Tuesday, December 29th, 2015

Indira Gandhi: “My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.”

 

QOTD December 28 2015

Monday, December 28th, 2015

Georgia O’Keeffe: “Nobody sees a flower – really – it is so small it takes time – we haven’t time – and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.”

 

QOTD December 27 2015

Sunday, December 27th, 2015

Willa Cather: “There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.”

 

QOTD December 26 2015

Saturday, December 26th, 2015

Trey Parker and Matt Stone: “Love isn’t a decision. It’s a feeling. If we could decide who we loved, it would be much simpler, but much less magical.”

 

QOTD December 25 2015

Friday, December 25th, 2015

David Viscott: “To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.”

Zalig Kerstfeest / God Jul / Merry Christmas

Friday, December 25th, 2015

Merry Xmas everrrrybodyyy!! Ho Ho Hooooo! 🙂

I wish all you angels out there Warmth, Light and most of all LOVE!

 

QOTD December 24 2015

Thursday, December 24th, 2015

Plutarch: “The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.”

 

QOTD December 23 2015

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015

Cecil B. DeMille: “The person who makes a success of living is the one who see his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.”

 

QOTD December 22 2015

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015

John Hope Franklin: “We must get beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths… and tell the world the glories of our journey.”

 

QOTD December 21 2015

Monday, December 21st, 2015

Martin Sage and Sybil Adelman: “In Kyudo philosophy, you don’t aim–you become one with the target. Then, in fact, there’s nothing to aim at. I find it works well with women, too. Give it a try.”

 

 

QOTD December 20 2015

Sunday, December 20th, 2015

Aristotle: “Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.”

 

QOTD December 19 2015

Saturday, December 19th, 2015

Hubert H. Humphrey: “You cannot go around and keep score. If you keep score on the good things and the bad things, you’ll find out that you’re a very miserable person. God gave man the ability to forget, which is one of the greatest attributes you have. Because if you remember everything that’s happened to you, you generally remember that which is the most unfortunate.”

 

QOTD December 18 2015

Friday, December 18th, 2015

Publilius Syrus: “Never promise more than you can perform.”

 

QOTD December 17 2015

Thursday, December 17th, 2015

Ingrid Bergman: “A kiss is a lovely trick, designed by nature, to stop words when speech becomes unnecessary.”

 

QOTD December 16 2015

Wednesday, December 16th, 2015

John Muir: “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike.”

 

QOTD December 15 2015

Tuesday, December 15th, 2015

Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata: “The shortest route to getting things done is just do it.”

 

QOTD December 14 2015

Monday, December 14th, 2015

Mario Puzo: “Never get angry. Never make a threat. Reason with people.”