LIFE
I feel the freedom in my bones
October 2021. I know most people are feeling restricted by COVID, by their governments, by their personal finances, or by family members who want them to conform.
My life is different. My life has a purpose. And finally, I have broken out of what seems ‘normal’ and I have taken…
Here’s my story
How I enjoy being part of the Illumination community, invited by Dr Mehmet Yildiz! Reading so many great stories from a diversity of people worldwide is invigorating.
And although it feels a bit naked to write about myself, I’ll give it a try. Starting with my work and my writing…
FUTURE
Women and men of all ages should be feminists by now
Personally, I have never called myself a feminist. I just wasn’t into the activism of it all. I wore a bra. I didn’t shout. And was kind of privileged as a European woman, born in The Netherlands. I had been able to study. Landed a good career. Became the writer…
Living Systems start with a new compass
It’s time for all the countries and all our leaders to come together again for a talk about sustainability. It’s time for COP26. I don’t expect much. Because all the leaders’ noses are still pointing in the wrong direction.
So, what can WE do personally to get the whole wave…
HISTORY — FUTURE
Deep time is all there is
“Water belongs to women, starting from the amniotic liquid that generates life in the womb, and the water sources springing in caverns, the bowels of the Earth, where the gods are born.” — Cristina Miedico
My ancestors rock! And I want to connect to them deeper and deeper to see…
WRITING
Your energy and passion will attract your audience
We are writers. Writers write and part of the pleasure is to be read and appreciated. Well, I turn it around nowadays. The more I enjoy the processes that belong to being a writer, the better my results are. …
Take your writer’s life seriously
Pictures and illustrations are flying around the internet as if nobody ever heard of copyright law. And as a writer, this can get you in sh*tloads of trouble if someone takes you to court.
Don’t think it doesn’t happen. Don’t give me ‘everybody does it, so what harm can it…
LIFE
Nature is our lifeline. Scared can become sacred. And curious
Nature is just that for many people. Nature. While it’s so much more. We are Nature. Humans are Nature. And that alone should make us curious.
Many people here on Medium are searching their souls for answers. On how to live their lives. On how to be happy and healthy…
LIFE
Poetry for tomorrow
Some days are blue monkey days
My hair is greasy, my body hurts
and my heart seems to be broken.
I want to be cozy under my blanket.
Alone, where no one can see my misery
or bother me with their trouble.
Cups of tea don’t work for me
and booze…
SCIENCE
The future will be defined by Nature, Science, and the Human courage to change
The Nobel Prize of Physics 2021 has just been awarded to these three guys. From left to right: Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselman, and Giorgio Parisi. Because of their work on climate models and complexity. …
Desiree Driesenaar
Curious about life. Cross-pollinating for a healthy future. Free spirit. ✽ https://linktr.ee/desireedriesenaar
