by Irene Nolte | Oct 8, 2020
Someone can be madly in love with you and still not be ready. They can love you in a way you have never been loved and still not join you on the bridge. And whatever their reasons you must leave. Because you never ever have to inspire anyone to meet you on the bridge....
by Irene Nolte | Aug 13, 2020
Many years ago I had this dream of travelling to the US and Canada to visit alternative communities. I was fascinated by the concept of eco-villages- urban or rural communities in which people cohabit to varying degrees, according to a set of social, economic and...
by Irene Nolte | Jun 22, 2020
The question of belonging had long been on my mind.I am what is called a “third culture kid”, my parents have two different nationalities (Romanian and German) and I was born and grew up in a third country, which is Belgium.I grew up speaking German at home (my mother...
by Irene Nolte | Apr 6, 2020
Dear all, I hope you are very well, healthy both physically and emotionally! Here are a few nuggets of wisdom from the holistic health department;-)Needless to say, that the stronger we are in our mental, emotional, and physical self-care, the more healthy we will...
by Irene Nolte | Feb 11, 2020
Yesterday, as I was writing this, the sun was shining in Belgium (which can be rare at this time of the year) and was bathing the world in a beautiful light. I love this time of the year, the precursor of spring, in which the days are slowly getting longer and bring...
by Irene Nolte | Oct 25, 2019
Dear all, Here below a short and well-known parable that I like to think of when things in life don’t go as expected. When they happen, disappointments can be painful and difficult to deal with. However, with hindsight, the things that didn’t work, or that I couldn’t...
