Tag: present
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Between Past and Future: A Reflection at the Louvre Abu Dhabi
Today, I found myself wandering through the luminous halls of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, a space where time seems to fold in on itself. The architecture alone feels like a living metaphor—a modern marvel that shelters relics of the past, bridging centuries and civilizations under its intricate dome. As I walked through galleries adorned with…
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Daily Coffee Talk~ 85/365
The world around us is always changing, every second could bring a new outcome, could cause a new future to onset. What are we in control of? Only our choices, in the now. Europe feels so turbulent at this time and that unsettlement, I feel echoed in me. I feel the shockwaves of the despair…
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Daily Coffee Talk~ 77/365
Sometimes my mind goes back to when I was a small child and I can for a split second reconnect to a time of pure joy. Those were moments when all that existed was the present. Time had a different nature to it. It did not threaten me with the future or blame me for…
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Xanten~ a Photographic Visit
A place that still echoes with the steps of a history gone by, but still is.
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In the blur of the moment~
It is quite overwhelming to think of how our lives flow continuously without any option of pausing, stopping or delaying the passage of time. The onset of the next moment is inevitable and non-negotiable. Choosing our next step, making our next decision and uttering our next word suddenly take on a whole new significance. Day…
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Day 30~ December 30th~ Guilin
One of the most stark truths about the future is that it remains unknown until the moment when it happens. We project, we plan, we dream, we wish, and almost always we are surprised by what unfolds. If it is the past that holds sway on our emotions, then it is the future that triggers…
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Day Three Hundred Eighteen, December 6, 2011
Today was the day Nikolaus comes to see German children and they get ready for him by cleaning their boots (Nikolaus Stiefel) and setting them out at night to wake up to sweets and presents if they were good the past year or a tree branch in the boot if they were not. Lea lives…