Ingredients: * A heart filled with good intention * A full cup of self-care (combined with some healthy modesty to make it taste even better) * Two understanding monkeys topping both shoulders (it’s okay if they are a bit cheeky) * Loads and loads of mindful breathing * An appreciative smile on your face * …
Spoken version ‘Modern Times'; a 4 minute 35 seconds listen to Modern Times Last week I had to drop off something in Benoordenout, an area of The Hague, where I used to live in my married days. Our children, who are now all in their twenties, spent a big portion of their childhood there, …
With the circumstances as they are in the world right now, I find myself thinking a lot of the novel ‘ State of Fear’, published in 2004 written by American author Michael Crichton. You’ve probably heard of Crichton as the creator of Jurassic Park and the television series E.R. His debut, ‘The Andromeda Strain’, made …
When I opened my wordpress this morning to prepare and write my first September piece for Dutchbuzz after the summer holidays ; I was reminded my last blog , titled ‘The World is Unwinding’ , was written in March of this year! Without consciously making the decision, I had taken half a year sabbatical on …
The world is slowing down. I can almost hear her exhale in relief looking for a place to relax after making circles around herself for intensifying decades; accommodating world wars; feeding a growing number of people, enduring pollution and abuse; warming up in the process. Mother earth gives what she has to give, as mothers …
Friday December 13th, 2019, will probably go down as one of the worst days of modern history, except perhaps for November 8, 2016. When you’re oblivious to what I am referring to, consider yourself blessed. It means you still believe in a better world; and I simply have to agree. For survival’s sake, I have to …
Text: Ingrid Schippers Picture: Juliet Dreyer I once heard a story that came from a 200 year old little booklet , holding records of real life court cases from the 18th century. The particular story I am going to tell you about, always stayed with me as it so pointedly shows how following Fate, rather …
Throughout the ages, all the way to this very day and age; certain life-stories have proven themselves capable of capturing people’s imagination. Some, like Alexander the Great, were born centuries ago, Some are mythical or legendary figures like Odysseus or King Arthur. Others appear in literary works; Hamlet,Scrooge or Bilbo Baggins. Even in modern day …
Back from the holidays? Put on a few French cheeses; Italian pasta’s or Greek mousaka’s? Then you might be on a diet. The thing with diets however is that your body outsmarts you. When you try and fool it by eating low fat, low carb or sugar free products; it goes on red alert and …
3 minute (abridged) recording of the end-of-the-season Dutchbuzz blog of June 25th 2019, ‘The treadmill of tweets” Yeaaah (Kermit style) holiday time is here! I have the honor to speak the famous last words; of the Dutchbuzz season that is, until it resumes in September. For those who are packing their suitcases to go on …
