It's been a while since I properly sat down and wrote a full-on piece. Not just a short text message, a small commentary on a post or episode where I don't have to think or reflect too much on, or bits and pieces of the day or moments that happen. No, I'm now sitting down … Continue reading Nurturing My Heart’s Garden
[WID0100] Guest Post by Gomes: The Path Before Speed – The Wisdom of Pausing
Heads up! This post has two versions: English & Português. Just keep scrolling to find the second version. We live in a world of urgency. Time slips through our fingers, and society teaches us that arriving fast is more important than arriving well. Hurry, run, don’t stop—that’s what we hear constantly. But what’s the point … Continue reading [WID0100] Guest Post by Gomes: The Path Before Speed – The Wisdom of Pausing
First Fruits: The Words of The Year 2025
A couple of days ago my friend Celita asked me what word God gave me for, or to name this new year. These past years, before the year would start I would already have my answer to that question. But not this year, the end of 2024 went a bit different. Very full the first … Continue reading First Fruits: The Words of The Year 2025
Germinated
New Amsterdam, the final episode of the first season. Where dr. Frome talks to the PTSD patient and explains what his brain did in his moment of trauma. And that in the world, there is light. There is always light, even though there is also darkness. He explains that surrounded by darkness, you can always … Continue reading Germinated
No, You Grow Up!
I never liked that phrase or to call people out like that: grow up! A cousin or two already told me to grow up or said I'm like a child a couple of times before. And I've always let it enter in one ear and back out the other. Because they would say that when … Continue reading No, You Grow Up!
[WID0044] Guest Post by Mwenecho: Absence
A time we talked so oftenAnd I would express my feelingsAsk for guidance till it became one sided And I kinda felt I needed space You were always a better fatherPerhaps I never knew you well enoughI never let my mom's hate for you crowd my thoughts about youCause often when we talk, it’s all … Continue reading [WID0044] Guest Post by Mwenecho: Absence
[WID0002] Guest Post by Kemuel: Gracious Growth
Here we are again! And ready to kick off, again. Bear with me and thank you for your patience! This time we have my lovely cousin Kemuel sharing his beautiful words with us. He is one of my most favorite artists in drawing and writing. He lives in Curaçao and also loves writing in English. … Continue reading [WID0002] Guest Post by Kemuel: Gracious Growth
Tashmness. 