When you want to be when you grow up? To me, the thought of one day becoming a writer was as awe-inspiring, magical, fantastical, mysterious, and almost impossible as to other kids was the thought of becoming an astronaut.
I’ve worked as a tree planter in the forest fields of Norway for a week. This short yet exhausting venture taught me a handful of precious life lessons that I want to share with you.
But food itself can never be a source or a substitute for love, care, or kindness. Love, care, and kindness come from the heart through the hands of a cook and the meal is their love letter to themselves and to the ones they cook for. Food works as a symbol, a grand gesture.
So if you have a chance, watch Paterson, and tell me, who do you relate to and care about more: him or Batman? And whenever you have a chance, get onto a bus, sit down, and enjoy the ride.
So here’s a toast – I raise a glass of my fragrant mulled wine – to Christmas, the ones with less cynicism, less mindless obedience, less watching TV, and more of being silly and jolly with your mates.
It may certainly sound naïve, but there is a positive side of smoking. And that’s why smoking is deadly – it’s much too hard to give up all it symbolizes and entails on cultural, social, and personal perspectives.
I’m obsessed about the human face. My own is no exception. Our faces are our personal maps of emotions. Do you know the story your face is telling?
Black movies matter. Black art matters. Black photography matters. Black theatre matters. Black literature matters. Black poetry matters. Black music matters… Black lives matter.
Watching movies about kids is an effective way to heal and reconnect with your inner child. I recommend three films with strong young female protagonists.
You can’t mould yourself into a perfect being before meeting others and connecting with them. You can’t prepare for the meeting, for the connection, not really.