I wish you… a healthy body to inhabit a resilient mind joy from unexpected encounters loving experiences, yes even fur/feather babies count a safe space where you can truly be yourself enriching adventures, near or far I wish you wealth, inspiration, and luck. All the good things, just for you. And you. Yes, you too! Have an amazing first day! Love, Mieke (This was crossposted on my substack.)
Continue reading →Who’s behind helina.be? Seems like an easy enough question to answer, isn’t it? If only that was true… (This short sentence got me thinking about the ‘was versus were’ and I found an answer to it over here: link to strategiesforparents.com) Sometimes I feel like an alien on this planet… Which seems, after rereading this myself, quite overly dramatic. It kind of is, but it’s not at the same time. I know that might seem confusing, but I think … Continue reading →
Before jumping into my why, I was curious about the meaning of ‘helina’ on the internet. It has been known to happen, that I can get sidetracked by the smallest things… On Google, I found that ‘helina’ has to do with bugs…Flies to be exact. (This is not why I chose the name!) And again on Google I found that ‘helina’ also is apparently an asteroid: ‘1075 Helina‘ from the outer regions of the asteroid belt (around the sun), … Continue reading →
*’To begin an activity that has been suspended for a long time; to return to something after a long time, especially when there is a need to regain former familiarity or facility.’* (Source Wiktionary.org) It really has been quite a long time, since I’ve taken the time to make some new posts here. In my defense (not that I’m on trial), life threw me some curveballs and I wasn’t quite sure how to deal with those. So here I … Continue reading →
Isn’t it wonderful how books can open your eyes and mind to a whole new world? With the changing of the season, when temperatures are declining and sunlight seems so sparse, I have followed my urge to escape into some books. (Which you might have noticed from previous posts.) The urge comes and goes, ebbs and flows, depending on the season, or how I am feeling. When everything seems just a little too harsh, a little too sharp, delving … Continue reading →
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