Published in About Me Stories·PinnedMember-onlyAbout Me — Desiree DriesenaarAnd the journey continues… — It’s September 2022 and we are in Berlin for a few weeks. Staying with friends. Regaining my physical and mental strength after having been seriously ill. One foot in the grave earlier this year. I had breast cancer. A period of chemo, operation, and radiation followed. Luckily no spreading. I’m…About Me5 min read
Published in Predict·PinnedMember-onlyAre We Shifting from Anthropocene into the Syntropocene Right Now?I think we definitely are — We are full-flow in the paradigm shift right now. And many of the current happenings are shifting us in the right directions, although we are furious and scared and not amused at all. Me included, I must say. I write my fierce opinions about women’s rights in the USA and…Future6 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·1 day agoMember-onlyCan We Be Perfectly Happy? Yes, Yes, Yessssssss…Happiness is full-spectrum living — What is being happy? Well, I’m a cancer patient and I’m sometimes frustrated and irritated. There are times when I drown in my bathtub full of self-pity. No foam and bliss. But anger, fear, and grief. However, after many years of living, I know this mood will pass. So, I…Personal Development7 min read
Published in Unpopular Opinions·Sep 17Member-onlyCan I Read Your Stories Please? Add Them in the CommentsWe are a tribe and reading matters — I like the Unpopular Opinions community. For a while, I’ve just been a reader here. But now I’ve become a writer too. Thanks, Melanie J. for founding and editing this community. Why do I like Unpopular Opinions? You are often funny. Often very relevant to these times on our planet…Community4 min read
Published in Change Your Mind Change Your Life·Sep 16Member-onlyCan Near-Death or Grief Be Your Springboard Toward Vibrant Life?Dare to go trampoline from -10 to +100 and beyond — Do we dare to go deep into the dark night? I did! I do! And I know it’s giving me the life I fully wish now. A wild life of daring. Living with death on my doorstep. Living without caring what others think. Or how they judge. Or how they…Life4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·Sep 16Member-onlyCould I Pose As an Asian Person? And Does It Matter for Your Life?Race and heritage are such issues — So many stories online and offline are about race and heritage. I never understand it. We’re human, aren’t we? As compared to other animals or to plants and trees. Biologically, we are animals after all. I learned about it in school. The Five Kingdoms of Nature by Lynn Margulis: bacteria…Race5 min read
Published in Blue Insights·Sep 15Member-onlyThe Tree Hut That Heals My Vertigo With Quantum GravityI’m being reborn, my friends. How about you? — At this moment, we are staying about an hour from Berlin, near Stendal. In former Eastern Germany. Sleeping in a tree hut on the land of one of my friends. The famous documentary maker Marijn Poels and his family. Marijn made the documentary “Return to Eden.” and revolutionary, journalistic films…Poetry3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·Sep 15Member-onlyPatagonia, Outdoor Clothing: “We Are Making Earth Our Only Shareholder”Yessssss… Love it! — Patagonia is a company I admire! Patagonia makes outdoor clothing and gear. And has a huge fan base. They have a regenerative mindset and are immensely creative to inspire consumers and other stakeholders. I wrote about them before when I wrote about marketing and creating a movement instead. They had…Climate Change3 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION-Curated·Sep 10Member-onlyHow Do You Enter the Elite of More than $100 p/m? 6% Writers Make ItGo talk to others! — How much money can you make on Medium? Here is an article from last year showing some numbers. It won’t have changed much. 6.2% of writers make $100 or more. Maybe now it’s 10%? Anyway, the number of readers is millions of people, so there’s a huge market out there…Success6 min read
Published in Heart Revolution·Sep 9Member-onlyThe City of the Future Is Arty, Vibrant, and Turning FeminineBerlin is swell — Okay, it’s my first bit of travel in a long time. And I like it. Change of scenery. Being with friends. Loving my life again without being ill. And the poetry flows again. BERLIN GOES FEMININE The statues and memorials are hard and tough Marble and clean. Designed to be seen The parks…Travel3 min read
