Tag: love

  • Day One Hunderd Six, May 8, 2011

    She put her alarm on for 12 midnight to wake up and start cooking my mother’s day breakfast which I luckily caught and turned off not to wake her. She went in the early morning to pick flowers that she then filled a bowl with, placed on a tray that she decorated with leaves, coffee…

  • Day Eighty Nine, April 21, 2011

    There is a special bond between a child and his grandparent that is most often glued by a strong tenderness, a powerful love and a kind of friendship that is only possible between these alternate generations. It is as though they are closer to each other being at each end of the circle of life,…

  • Day Fifty Nine, March 22, 2011

    delight! The twinkle in your eyes the notes in your voice the chimes in your laughter the theater of your expression the warmth of your heart the innocence of your being the brilliance of your mind the humor of your mischief the bounce of your hair the smell of your hugs the simple fact of…

  • A wave of inspiration

    There are moments in life when we wake up and from the very first moment we feel inspired. A great rush of energy, a feeling of elation, a love for life, a wonder at creation, an awe about nature, a urgency to create, discover, explore… It is like being in love, only more powerful. It…

  • Day Thirty Nine, March2, 2011

    Light is one of the most precious gifts we are given on this planet freely. Its source is constant never missing a beat. And then the light itself is so magical, ever changing, twinkling silver at dawn, intensifying gradually till its peak time, then gradually getting into its glowing gold phase when all is still…

  • Day Eighteen, February 9, 2011

    I love the view from our balcony I love the river that is down the street I love the boats that are lit in so many colors I love the explosion of growth and energy that is Shanghai I love the whimsical sense of this city and the innocence of its people I love how…

  • You are the reason…

    You are the reason I love to live more you are the reason I love to wake up in the morning more you are the reason I am now more scared of flying you are the reason I smile so much more you are the reason I bake so much more you are the reason…

  • Day Seventeen, February 8, 2011

    On days like today, when I wake up thankful for your existence, and think the whole day of how lucky I am that you were born into my care, I can only write about you! Back to daily Shanghai routine with your new island hairdo 🙂  You can’t wait to take the braids off to…

  • How can I love you this much?

    It is so beyond reason the depth and power of love we feel for our children. From the moment that  I felt the first kick of my daughter in my womb, I remember I was driving my car in Duesseldorf, Germany and I felt an uncontrollable surge of emotion so strong that forced me into…