Sunday, April 30, 2006

Personal DNA

Benevolent Inventor

About you
You are an Inventor

• Your imagination, self-reliance, openness to new things, and appreciation for utility combine to make you an INVENTOR.
• You have the confidence to make your visions into reality, and you are willing to consider many alternatives to get that done.
• The full spectrum of possibilities in the world intrigues you—you're not limited by pre-conceived notions of how things should be.
• Problem-solving is a specialty of yours, owing to your persistence, curiosity, and understanding of how things work.
• Your vision allows you to identify what's missing from a given situation, and your creativity allows you to fill in the gaps.
• Your awareness of how things function gives you the ability to come up with new uses for common objects.
• It is more interesting for you to pursue excitement than it is to get caught up in a routine.
• Although understanding details is not difficult for you, you specialize in seeing the bigger picture and don't get caught up in specifics.
• You tend to more proactive than reactive—you don't just wait for things to come to you.
• You do your own thing when it comes to clothing, guided more by practical concerns than by other people's notions of style.
• Generally, you believe that you control your life, and that external forces only play a limited role in determining what happens to you.

How you relate to others You are Benevolent

• You are a great person to interact with—understanding, giving, and trusting—in a word, BENEVOLENT
• You don't mind being in social situations, as you feel comfortable enough with people to be yourself.
• Your caring nature goes beyond a basic concern: you take the time to understand the nuances of people's situations before passing any sort of judgment.
• You're a good listener, and even better at offering advice.
• You're concerned with others at both an individual and societal level—you sympathize with the plights of troubled groups, and you can care about people you've never met.
• Considering many different perspectives is something at which you excel, and you appreciate that quality in others.
• Other people's feelings are important to you, and you're good at mediating disputes.
• Because of your understanding and patience, you tend to bring out the best in people.

For your personal DNA go here.


Saturday, April 29, 2006

Yo Queen, it’s your birthday!

Well, actually it isn’t! Her birthday is January 31st, but we celebrate her birthday on April 30th! Huh……hold on, hold on, today is April 29th, isn’t it? Yes it is and still we celebrated a birthday that isn’t actually a birthday……..tssk, how confusing :) Yeah we Dutch people are very confusing (and confused ;))! Anyway today was Queen’s day (Koninginnedag) in the Netherlands and it is probably one of the weirdest celebrations we have. On the other hand some people might suggest that Gay pride Amsterdam, with the almost naked people on boats in the canals, is the weirdest celebration of them all.

I usually spent Queens’s day in Amsterdam or Utrecht because they know how to throw a party but this year I wasn’t able to go, so I went to a local free market (people set up stalls at the roadside to sell second hand toys, clothing and household goods - usually stuff you threw away years ago) and saw some unknown bands perform live. So no big fancy Queen’s day for me this year but still it was a lot of fun. And it is not over yet! It isn’t? No, it’s not! We just have one more tradition to look forward to…….to mark the end of the celebrations there is going to be a big fireworks display :) Woo hoo!


Have a great weekend (or what is left of it)!

Friday, April 28, 2006

Game time!

I’ve no time to actually blog today, so here are a few little games (Picture puzzles for the eagle-eyed) for your amusement. Just spot the differences as fast as you can.
I like these sort of games and I hate to admit it, but I stink at this!

Wanna play?
Click the picture and have fun! (oh, there is terrible music playing when you play the games, hope you can stand it :))

Thursday, April 27, 2006

What is old anyway?

The other day I went shopping with my Mum, a rare event but that's a different story. I noticed that she talked a lot about old or elderly people. My mother is in her 70’s, not a real spring chick(en) and a lot of people would say she is quite old herself. It took me a while to figure it out, but my Mum calls people in their late 80’s/early 90's old. But what is old anyway?

According to Wikipedia “Old age consists of ages nearing the average lifespan of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle. Euphemisms for older people include advanced adult, elderly, and senior or senior citizen. Older people have limited regenerative abilities and are more prone to disease, syndromes, and sickness than other adults.”

Old is a strange concept. When you are young you want to get older as fast as you can. All is well when you hit 16, 18 and 21. When you hit 21, you get the feeling that you have to live your life in 9 years, because 30 is sooooo old! When you hit 30 you probably start to worry about your 40th or maybe even your 50th birthday and you don’t even want to start thinking about hitting 60 or how about 65. But here is the thing, the older you get the farther away old age becomes. Isn’t that great?! You can still feel very young …….even in your 70’s.

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.” - Mark Twain

An Inconvenient Truth

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

The perfect butt?

Do you want to know if you have got the definitive derriere? You could find out you know. Recently I came across an article on http://sundaytimes.com.au. I don’t have the link anymore but I copied the article earlier because I found it interesting at the time. So here it is.

Have you got the definitive derriere?

Few women would claim to have the perfect bottom. But for those in need of reassurance that it is within reach, a scientist has come to the rescue by working out a mathematical formula they believe adds up to the perfect posterior.

The magical figures are (S+C) x (B+F)/T = V. Though the equation looks rather complicated, it is, according to the scientist, simple. It assesses shape, bounce, firmness and symmetry, all factors that add up to the bottom line. S is the overall shape or droopiness of the bottom, C represents how spherical the buttocks are, B measures muscular wobble or bounce, while F records the firmness. V is the hip to waist ratio, or symmetry of the bottom, and T measures the skin texture and presence of cellulite.

David Holmes, a psychology lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University, England, devised the formula. He asked about 2000 women across Britain to assess their bottoms using a simple points scale. For example, those who believed theirs resembled a trodden doughnut scored just one point for shape, whereas those with a small peach scored the maximum five.

Points were then entered into the formula and the closer a bottom scored to 80, the nearer it was to posterior perfection. "The perfect female derriere has firmness to the touch and a resilience that prevents undue wobble or bounce, yet looks soft with flawless skin," Dr Holmes said. "Slender thighs and a hip-to-waist ratio of 0.7 will frame the perfect bum, well perfectly."

Dr Holmes said that Kylie Minogue, whose celebrated bottom relaunched her career with the help of a pair of hotpants, would almost certainly score a perfect 80. "Kylie would score amazingly well on sphericality and symmetry. Her bottom is pretty much perfect in these areas, more so than the likes of Charlotte Church or Jennifer Lopez, who have more curvy posteriors," he said. "While no one, of course, can be sure of the firmness and texture of Kylie's bottom, from the exposure it has been given in the newspapers it is obviously muscular and is likely to score highly in these categories also."

Dr Holmes's research revealed that men and women had different opinions when it came to deciding on the best bottoms. While women preferred the larger, curvier behind of Lopez, men found Minogue's pert symmetry more agreeable.

I probably don’t have a perfect butt, but do I care……No, of course not! I am happy with the derriere I have :) Who wants to be perfect anyway!

Monday, April 24, 2006

For one of my friends

who had to undergo some surgery today

The gathering and other stuff

My friends and I have this ritual. Every year we get together (for drinks and a barbeque or something) to officially open the season. Which season? What kind of season? Beats me, one calls it the hunting seasons (yeah, he is single), another calls it the outdoor season (she’s sporty spice) and yet another one calls it the best season of the year (that’s the beach bum). In my case this season has a lot to do with being outdoors (picnics, festivals, hikes, bike rides, going to the beach and so on) and enjoying the company of my friends. So to start this all off, we get together on the first day the weatherman predict a temperature of 20º C (68º F). Last weekend this was supposed to happen, but it didn’t. We got together, checked the thermometer just to find out it didn’t barely reached 15º C. Bummer! No official opening of the season…..not yet anyway! Still, we had a great evening.

One of the things I like most about my friends is that we can talk about anything and everything. We all have very different backgrounds and views so discussions can go any direction. Some of the topics last weekend:

If you had to give up two of these four things to get the other two which two would you give up? The four things are love, sex, money, alcohol?

If there was any form of timekeeping in heaven (assuming there is such a place), wouldn’t it be actually more like hell(assuming there is such a place)? According to one of my friends it would be more like hell, because when you are the first to die you would have to wait a very long time before anyone else might join you.

Would you be upset if anyone you know would choose to be naked in a coffin? After they have died that is, not just as a prank or something. This one might need some explaining. Last week I was watching this beautiful programme called “Over my dead body” (Over mijn lijk). To make this programme, they followed five young people (ages between 20 and 35) for a year. All of them have cancer and lets be honest prognoses weren’t that great when the programme started. So, one of the young women (and her husband) visited a crematorium/funeral home because she wanted to know more about it. At some point she asked the funeral guy about viewings. He told her there were two possibilities: ‘The viewing is either "open casket", in which the body of the deceased has been clothed and treated with cosmetics for display; or "closed casket", in which the coffin is closed.’ Out of the blue she asked him if she could be naked in the casket if she wanted that. The guy was at a loss for words, he had never heard that question before. He was totally gob smacked and stammered something like ‘well, maybe other people wouldn’t like to view you like that’. She retorted with ‘I think it would be a nice idea. You come in this world naked and leave it naked’

Feel free to discuss, or not :)

But back to the ritual, because it wasn’t 20º C we have to do it all over again. Bummer! No…… of course not! It will mean another night spend in the company of extreme nice friends, with interesting discussions and a lot of laughter.

Friday, April 21, 2006

Bored stiff? Try this music brainteaser.


Virgin Digital published this music brainteaser some time ago, so maybe a lot of you know this already, but if you don’t and you like a bit of a challenge try this one. Try and name all 70 bands hidden in this picture. There has been a rumour going round that there are even more then 70 bands. Good luck and have fun :)

Ladies….. we got THE power :)

As if we didn’t know that already. I came across this interesting article earlier today “Sex cues ruin men's decisiveness. Catching sight of a pretty woman really is enough to throw a man's decision-making skills into disarray, a study suggests.”
Well, isn’t that interesting. I never thought a pretty woman could do that ;) I was amazed by the whole finger thing however. I’ve had heard about that before, but I never believed it. Intrigued? Read the full story
here.

Thursday, April 20, 2006

If you want fast-food, go to Denmark,

because Danish fast-food contains less fat. Isn’t that strange?!?! Who would have thought?
Today I was reading an article which states that Danish fast-food is relatively healthy. In the USA, fast-food is the least healthy food choice.

A Danish University researched the amounts of harmful fatty acids in fast-food from McDonald’s and KFC. American French fries and chicken nuggets contains 10,1 grams of fatty acids. Would you buy the same combo in Denmark, it will only contain 0,33 grams of harmful fatty acids. So, it isn’t true that McDonald’s and KFC serve the same stuff all over the globe. Maybe the Americans should contact their Danish colleagues for some (healthy) advice :)

But hey, let’s be honest. We all know that fast-food isn’t the most sensible choice. Last year American research showed that fast-food is in fact super-unhealthy. People who eat fast-food on a regular basis are on average 5 kilos (or 11 pounds) heavier than people who rarely eat fast-food. So I’m not going to promote fast-food but if you really, really need to eat it, go to Denmark. It’s still not the most healthy option, but surely healthier :)

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Sometimes you're up, sometimes you're down

Ever since I had that dream about the baggage and the luggage I’ve been feeling a bit off balance. I’ve been up/down, high/low, happy/sad, angry/serene……you name it, I’ve been it. A weird feeling for a Libra btw who likes a lot of things pretty balanced. You could compare my feelings with PMS (times 10). For a while I thought things were really going down hill. I saw myself sliding back in that famous black whole called depression again, but I put a halt to it in time.

Usually I don’t pay much attention to my dreams, but I kept having the same dream over and over again (even after I blogged about it) so I had to do something. I went on soul-searching expedition and discovered that I needed to change some things.

I figured the baggage part out. I was holding on to a friendship that wasn’t a friendship anymore. In my opinion friendship is, among other things, about give and take and if one is doing all the giving and the other is just taking, things never work out. I was investing a lot of time and energy in this friendship without getting anything in return. So I stopped doing that and I know now that this friendship is going to die a silent death, but that’s okay. I have to let go, so that I can move on. Mentally I’ve said my goodbyes and I feel very liberated. It was a tough decision, but one I needed to make.

Another thing I discovered was my sudden tendency to procrastinate and I’ve never done that before. It just isn’t me. I needed to make some decisions about the reunion (not so important) I told you all about earlier, my living arrangements (important), my money situation (important) and my future (not so important – I like to live in the now). I’m figuring that all out now. Making decisions instead of shuffling things around and putting them off and it is a miracle…… I feel great (duh!)

So I might not be there yet, but the dream was a real inspiration and I’m working on my future again. Yeah again...... I know. But hey, at least I’m not giving up :)

Sunday, April 16, 2006

All I needed to know about life........

I learned from the Easter Bunny!

- Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
- Walk softly and carry a big carrot
- Everyone needs a friend who is all ears
- There’s no such thing as too much candy
- All work and no play can make you a basket case
- A cut little tail attracts a lot of attention
- Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day
- Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits
- Some body parts should be floppy
- Keep your paws off other people’s jellybeans
- Good things come in small, sugar-coated packages
- The grass is greener in someone else’s basket
- An Easter bonnet can cover the wildest hare
- To show your true colours you have to come out of your shell
- The best things in life are still sweet and gooey

Wishing you a very happy Easter!!

Saturday, April 15, 2006

Friday, April 14, 2006

Why don’t people just say what they mean?

Wouldn’t life be a lot less complicated if people would just say what they mean? Or use more words to state what they mean? Very few people say what they mean. Most people talk in a kind of code and if you listen you will start to crack the code. That works well in day to day life, but when it comes to the cyberworld it’s a whole different story. First of all you can’t listen :) People seem to think that they can express themselves in the same way as they do every day. They totally forget that you can’t pick up any nuances, see their face or whatever. Things like “Do you have any plans this weekend?” can mean anything when it is stated in an email. Someone could just be inquiring, but it can also mean: If you aren’t doing anything maybe we can meet up.

And now there is this new phenomenon. Lately people seem to think that when they send me just a picture or a single word I know what they mean, but I don’t. Maybe I’m just plain dim ;) or maybe they expect me to be psychic (by now) or something.

Earlier this week I received an email with only these 3 words in it: “Murder Mystery Dinner?” I haven’t got a clue what this person is trying to tell me with these 3 words. Is there going to be a Murder Mystery Dinner? Am I invited to a Murder Mystery Dinner? Do they want to know if I know what a Murder Mystery Dinner is? Are they going to kill me mysteriously at the next dinner party? Hmmm… that’s probably it ;)

Another example. Recently someone sent me this picture of a cup of cappuccino with only these words to accompany the picture: “Cup of cappuccino”. I could only utter: Duh! Later I thought about this some more. Why did this person send me the picture of a cappuccino? Did this person want to go out for coffee? Did this person want to express an extreme love for coffee? Or did this person thought that it was a nice picture to send to a coffee addict like me?

It would be so much easier if they just emailed me with straightforward questions like:
- Would you be interested to go to a Murder Mystery Dinner?
or
- Lets go out for coffee?

But no, today I received another mysterious email. The contents of this one: “I found it”. Not a clue what they are talking about.

It is all so simple…..just say what you mean and use words ……lots and lots of beautiful words *sigh* I don’t like to solve puzzles all the time.

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Hit it!

Do you feel a bit frustrated? Don’t hold back, let it all out!

click the pic!

Monday, April 10, 2006

An appointment you don’t want to be early for.

This morning I had to visit my dentist for my annual check up. I usually don’t mind going to my dentist because he is a nice guy and I rarely have cavities, but this time I had been worried about this appointment all weekend.

Ever since I quit smoking I’ve been having problems with my gums. I've had toothaches and inflammations. You name it, I’ve had it :(. Lately things had settled down, but still a trip to the dentist wasn’t on my fun-things-to-do-list. But a girl got to do what a girl got to do, so this morning I was up bright and early for this dreaded appointment.

I’m one of those annoying people who hates to be late, so I was there15 minutes early. That has happened before, but I usually wait outside for a while. Not today however! Because it was raining, I sneaked in with the intention to wait in the waiting room. Fat chance! The moment I walked in, the dentist saw me and asked me to come through to his office. Bummer!

So, there I was, lying in his high-tech chair more then 10 minutes early……bummer again! He started poking around with his hooks, scrapers, and other instruments of torture. Yuk! Because he had so much time he was extra thorough. Yuk again! He was poking around for so long that I actually became convinced that I needed a set of false teeth pretty soon. I was so thankful when I heard him say ‘Okay, all done……you can rinse!’ I let out a sigh of relieve, but that was, as it turned out, way to early. He wanted to take some X-rays too……pffff! Man, this guy had way too much time on his hands :(. His assistant was helping out, or actually she wasn’t helping at all. She was clumsily prodding around with the X-ray thingies. After this “ordeal” it was finally time to put my coat back on, make an appointment for next year and leave the premises.

And now I’m typing away with my fingers crossed, which isn’t easy btw. My dentist always check the X-rays by the end of the day and I’m sooooooo hoping he isn’t going to call me, because when he calls in the next few hours I’ve to come back for real torture :(

Saturday, April 08, 2006

Meme

1. Grab the book nearest to u, turn to page 18 & find line 4 - the book is “De Grote Jacht” (the Great Hunt) by Robert Jordan & page 18 line 4 is: “[…] dienden waren verdwenen, de Trolloks eveneens, hoewel hij die niet […]” Yep, I’m reading in Dutch for a change :)
2. Stretch your left arm out as far as u can, what do you find? A wall.
3. what is the last thing u watched on tv? Ehmm… Lost.
4. with the exception of the computer, what can u hear? Music, playing kids and birds.
5. when did u last step outside? A few minutes ago, to get the mail.
6. before u started this survey, what did u look at? The program for Pinkpop 2006
7. what are u wearing? A raincoat and wellies. No, not really! Just jeans and a black long-sleeved t-shirt with “It’s a sick world, and I’m a happy woman” on it.
8. did u dream last night? Nope, at least I can’t remember any dreams.
9. when did u last laugh? A minute ago!
10. what is on the walls of the room u are in? A clock, pictures, photographs, signs.
11. seen anything weird lately? I saw a guy walking out of a hospital in the middle of the night. Nothing weird about that, but he was in his pj’s and slippers and wasn’t supposed to leave at all.
12. what do u think of this quiz? It’s great for the times I have nothing to blog about……times like right now :).
13. what is the last film u saw? The Weather Man with Nicolas Cage. Wishy-washy!
14. if u turned a multi-millionaire overnight, what would u buy? An exotic holiday for my mum and……. I need to think about the rest.
15. tell me something about u that i don’t know. I have a not so secret admirer.
16. if u could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt & politics, what would u do? Make poverty history.
17. do u like to dance? Yes, all night long!
18. george bush – Same shit, different asshole!
19. imagine your first child is a girl, what would u call her? Mini MeMe.
20. imagine your first child is a boy, what would u call him? WAY (Who Are You).
21. would u ever consider living abroad? When can I leave?
22. what would u want God to say to u when you reach the pearly gates? “I think you took a wrong exit”.
23. 4 people who must also do this meme – Must? Must? I don’t think so! Do it if you like, skip it if you don't :)

Friday, April 07, 2006

Co-habiting 'makes women fatter

One of my friends has this conviction: “Women get fatter when they are co-habiting or in a steady relationship. You can tell when things are going all wrong and the relationship is coming to an end. Why? Strangely enough, the women will lose all the gained weight again!”

I never believed him, until yesterday that is. Yesterday the BBC published this British study.

I hate to admit it, but I’m starting to believe my friend is right. Ehmm… at least for the weight gaining part, that is :)

Thursday, April 06, 2006

DIY therapy

The other day I was reading this very interesting article about DIY (and I don’t mean Destroy It Yourself but Do It Yourself) therapy. Of course this was an article in Dutch but I thought that it might interest some of you, so I translated parts of it.

What do you do when your life is a mess and everything is all tangled up? Well you could go to a psychologist or talk with a good friend but there is also another possibility, you can help yourself with DIY therapy. Be your own Dr. Phil, get a pen and paper and write everything down. Writing about yourself is a technique which will enable you to get some perspective. It will help you to recognize areas of your life which are not going to plan. By entrusting your problems, questions, wishes and bad memories to paper, you will get to know yourself better.
The trick is to write down as many thoughts, wishes, worries and desires. When you write down enough of them you’ll hopefully see a pattern, a pattern that tells you more about you. It is important to have all these on paper because your brain can’t store them all and isn’t able to rearrange them in a logical order. Besides, writing activates your brain. Often one word can be the trigger to a new idea or to a whole new way of thinking. You can come up with things you normally wouldn’t think about.

So how does this DIY therapy work?

Step1: The warming-up
Think up 21 subjects or questions that you can use as a guideline. For example:
  • what has been your biggest set back? Are you satisfied about the way you dealt with this?
  • complete this sentence: I want the floor to open up and swallow me when………..
  • are you jealous of someone right now? What does this person have that you don’t have? Would you be happier if you had the same things?
  • what would you friends say about you on your funeral? Are these the things you would want to hear? Do you want them to remember you differently?
  • what is your biggest fantasy/dream? What is holding you back? Why aren’t you fulfilling your biggest dream?
  • Step 2:
    During the next 3 weeks you are going to write daily about one subject or question. You only write for 30 minutes. Write down everything that enters your mind about the subject of the day. You can only write down things that are real and honest, you can’t cross out things written down or change them. However you are allowed to add notes. When your 30 minutes are up, put down your pen and put away your piece of paper for the remainder of the 3 weeks.

    Some writing hints:
  • Need inspiration? Put on some music which will trigger some memories. It's not working? Try some scents; things like cinnamon, coffee, aftershave, perfume can work miracles.
  • You are writing this for you. So don’t stress about grammar and spelling, it doesn’t have to be perfect.
  • Don’t be a perfectionist. Write the things down the way they occur.
  • Don’t write to long at night, it might give you sleepless nights.
  • Don’t like pen and paper? Use your computer. Just make sure you always have some sort of notepad close at hand.
  • Step3: the aha-erlebnis / sudden insight.
    After 3 weeks you will end up with 21 very outspoken essays about you. Now it is time reread all the things you wrote, but with an open mind. The purpose of this is to recognize patterns, recognize your way of thinking, and recognize how you approach things. You might even discover things you didn’t know about yourself. Maybe you will see actions that didn’t have the desired result; perhaps you should change some things.

    Step 4: self-knowledge
    It’s time for more writing. Do I really have to? Yes, you must. Write down all the feelings you experience while you are reading your essays. Are you surprised? Are you ashamed? Are you content? Write, write, write! And oh, while you are writing, write down all the traits of your character (like: bossy, honest, cheerful, short-sighed) you’ll find in your essay.

    So……what’s next? More writing?
    Nope! Your essays are now the foundation of your DIY therapy. Put them aside for a while – do not throw them away – and let it all sink in. After some time you will discover the gap you’ve to close between being the person you are and the person you want to be. Another thing you can do is just accept the person you are. You with all the fun habits and your quirky ways.

    Wednesday, April 05, 2006

    Fishy cheese/cheesy fish a.k.a. Cheesy Baked Fish – the recipe

    Serves 4

    Ingredients:
    4 x 100gr/4oz. white fish fillets, such as cod, haddock, or hoki skinned
    4 tomatoes, sliced
    225 gr/8oz fromage fresh
    1 bunch of spring onions, chopped
    100 gr/4oz Double Glouchester (or another cheese), grated
    Seasoning

    Method
    Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
    Arrange the fish in a single layer in a greased ovenproof dish, then place the tomato slices on top of the filets and season to taste.
    Mix together the fromage fresh, spring onions and 75gr/3oz cheese in a bowl and season
    Spoon the fromage fresh mixture evenly over the tomatoes and sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
    Bake for about 25 minutes or until golden and bubbling.

    Enjoy!

    Tuesday, April 04, 2006

    Monday, April 03, 2006

    How is Your Inner Child?


    You see many things through the eyes of a child.
    Meaning, you're rarely cynical or jaded.
    You cherish all of the details in life.
    Easily fascinated, you enjoy experiencing new things.

    Your Inner Child Is Surprised

    Saturday, April 01, 2006

    A dream is just a dream........or isn't it?

    Recently I've been having the same dream over and over again and it is a bit of a peculiar one.

    It all starts out with me standing in an empty baggage claim area at an airport. Oddly enough there is no one else around. I walk to one of the baggage carousels and wait. After a while the carousel starts making its rounds but there is nothing on it. I wait a bit longer, still nothing. All of a sudden I noticed that I am no longer alone. An attendant is looking at me and then walks over. He looks at me and says ‘so, here you are again’. I look at him a bit startled and ask ‘huh, have I been here before?’ ‘Yes’ is his answer and he looks at me all puzzled. ‘Don’t you remember’ he said ‘you were here yesterday and the day before, looking for your baggage’ I start digging in my memory, but I can’t remember anything. So I ask him ‘The other time I was here, did I find my luggage?’ ‘No’ he replied ‘because you weren’t waiting for your luggage but you were looking for your baggage and I told you that we had none of your baggage’. I stare at him, all confused. He puts one of his hands on my shoulder and looks deep into my eyes and says ‘you don’t need your baggage; you have all the suitcases you need. Go and leave this airport and don’t come back. Really, you have all you need! Walk out of here and don’t look back!’ After that, he hugs me and when I try to say something he shushes me, turns me to the exit and then……..I wake up!

    This might sound crazy but I think my dream is trying to tell me something :) Maybe it is telling me that it is time to move on, time to leave all my baggage behind, to take the next step or who knows…. Maybe, just maybe, it is just what it is…. A peculiar dream :)