The content(edness) calendar-Day 18
“Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn’t know you left open.” -John Barrymore
The content(edness) calendar-Day 17
“Take piano: keys begin, keys end. You know there are 88 of them. Nobody can tell you any different. They are not infinite. You’re infinite…. And on those keys, the music that you can make… is infinite. They are 88. You are infinite.” -The Legend of 1900, Alessandro Baricco Ora tu pensa: un pianoforte. I…
The content(edness) calendar-Day 16
“When you make loving others the story of your life, there’s never a final chapter, because the legacy continues. You lend your light to one person, and he or she shines it on another and another and another.” – What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey Let’s all keep shining.
The content(edness) calendar-Day 15
“May you live every day of your life” -Jonathan Swift I have been thinking about this quote, and realised that the definition of “live” might be different for each of us – for me it can actually differ within the same day. What makes you feel alive? What do you find inspiring? Is there anything…
The content(edness) calendar-Day 14
“You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go, and see what happens.” -Mandy Hale This is just a reminder that we don’t need to have all answers, to have our future figured out or a bucket list for next year. It is ok to just live our lives…
To my younger self
I can’t bake. This is something I already wrote many times here in the blog, and I have said it out loud so many times that I’ve lost count. It is a strange machine our brain, isn’t it? We store a piece of information and it just lives there, rent free, no questions asked. I…
The (semi)circle of life
“As long as Man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings, he will never know healthor peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seedof murder and pain cannot reap joy and love.” attribution to Pythagoras by Ovid 19th century: Charles Darwin…
Love me, tender
6am of a Sunday morning. I read the news, the world seems to be doing better and better every day… I check my calendar, I literally have nothing scheduled for today. Time for a day in bed, eating all the crisps I have in the house, watching questionable TV shows and thinking about nothing. Sounds…
The smell of coffee, peaches, meatballs
Growing up in the south of Italy means knowing the sea like your best friend. It is there, listening to your thoughts and comforting you with the sound of the waves rushing on the coast, hugging you with the gentle touch of the clear water, showing all its greatness below the dark surface. It also…
Truth or dare?
It is a Sunday afternoon of a relatively sunny day here in Yorkshire. Autumn is approaching, the leaves are starting to show their best colours, smoothies are being replaced by cups of tea. Life is sweet. Ready with my cosy blankets, my cinnamon candles and my books, I give a final look at the photos…
