Deze week vroeg ik me plotseling af of de kracht van hoop (FT) ook een keerzijde heeft: wanhoop. In extreme situaties (o.a. oorlog) kan het verliezen van hoop leiden tot (o.a.) de moed der wanhoop. Mijn vraag begon klein: is het mogelijk dat mijn najagen van hoop - op het vinden van een nieuwe relatie - een vorm van wanhoop is? Ook daarom ben ik gestopt met dating...
Ik heb geen wonden; ik heb slechts herinneringen. Daarom mijn uitroepteken en vraagteken hierboven. De meeste herinneringen betreffen het overweldigende “gevoel” van gelukkig zijn. Ik hoop dat die herinneringen zullen blijven. De tijd zal ook nieuwe herinneringen brengen. Het vergeten van mijn oude herinneringen ligt daarom op de loer. Ik vermoed dat het gezegde...
I think, feel and believe that I have lost the art of compromising; at least in Love. Nowadays, I prefer being alone. My solitude has - almost - become a principle. I suppose that (too many) disappointments and (too high) expectations (ie, in Love) are reasons for my lacking willingness to compromise. My 2019 view was different: compromising as an allocation of...
Since a few weeks, I’m watching the TV series Charmed (eg, IMDb) that runs on Paramount Network. It’s about good witches, like the Hallmark series Good Witch (eg, IMDb), which aired some 10 years later. Recently, the concept of Lightbearers was mentioned, which struck a nerve inside me. Initially, I assumed that Lightbearers are (science) fiction. Subsequently, I...
Recently, someone asked me if I am single by choice. My simple reply: NO. I referred her to my 2022 blog Single: by choice, circumstances, or both? Somewhat later, I had a weird thought: is it possible there might be a third reason for being single rather than choice or circumstances? And which? Albeit somewhat reluctantly, I'm inclined to argue with a (provisional)...
Over the years, several of my former friends (F+M) have changed boxes in my diagram below. Today, I'm wondering if empathy is an intermediate step towards indifference. Indifference can also be a blessing rather than a curse. Indifference clears the mind, including the bad memories. My inspiration urged me to make this diagram. I asked a few friends about our spot...
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