by Caroline | Apr 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
During the Hunger Winter at the end of WWII, Dutch families in the Hague and nearby experienced extreme hunger and all that goes with that: dysentery, tuberculosis, and starvation sickness. Many people died. The streets were empty; cleaning supplies were unavailable;...
by Meta Evenbly | Mar 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Many years ago, someone phoned me to ask about my leg. They lived 3000 miles from me. How did they know that I had trouble with my leg? When I was a teenager, suddenly, without apparent reason, I felt very physically ill, unable to say what was the matter. I felt as...
by Meta Evenbly | Mar 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
Just the other day I remembered again how, during the Hunger Winter, I crawled inside the cupboard where, in better times, the potatoes were stored. I was little and had to crawl all the way in. I was looking for rice kernels, as my mother used to store dry...
by Meta Evenbly | Mar 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
About balance in life, a proper balance is very important and ensures that we have the best chance of healthy bodies, healthy minds, and healthy relationships. In the garden of Eden, the apple provided vitamin C, but also the knowledge of good and evil. It was good...
by Meta Evenbly | Mar 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
I once heard someone say, “How does any of us know what we are reaching for?” I understood him to mean, “What are our goals?” Does anybody know what we are reaching for? As far as I can see it, I am here to fulfill my potential. I believe that to be true for all...
by Meta Evenbly | Feb 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
I know people who run far and wide to look for happiness. It is so difficult sometimes to find it at its seat, let alone when you’re blindly running around looking for it. I think that the seat of happiness is in one’s self. As the center of our own universe, we are a...
Recent Comments