Posts Tagged "Personal"

Novelties.

Posted by yseult on Jul 1, 2011 in Personal

How we dare. And when we should.

It’s been a long while since I’ve been writing here. The main reason is the obvious big changes in my life that started with a long move, a new job and a pregnancy last year and has continued with a new way of life with little one, a return to work that challenged me in ways I wouldn’t have thought possible, and a completely new perspective on my philosophical life and views. That’s the first reason: changes that lead to lack of time. Or rather, prioretising that leads to less time for blogging, outreach and communication through social media.

The other reason is that for quite a while since the birth of my daughter, I felt like I didn’t have anything to say about the chosen topic of this blog. It sounds silly in retrospective. Of course I still have a lot to say, and of course my view on the world and the way we apprehend reality has been hugely influenced by all these changes, and not little by the last one: giving birth.
But maybe that’s the most obvious answer to the ‘why’ in the question: why so silent?

Giving birth is huge and it changes you. So fundamentally and so basically that silence is the only way to react to it. That silent marveling at the profound truth and secret understanding that comes with holding your first child in your arms, watching it sleep, hearing it breathe and then see it everyday conquer this world without fear and respite… it’s humbling.

But, as with anything, as intellectuals we see things differently, and maybe, just maybe we also live things differently, and so… after that long while of absence and silence, I’ve come to the conclusion that I will have to write about it. Share how we do it, how we overcome the difficult moments when at 3 in the morning you start losing patience due to lack of sleep, how breastfeeding is a challenge that cannot be won by just wanting it enough or how much fathers really do matter.

Of all of that more, here, in my attic.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone, I am glad to be back.

Blog Award: Me? Are you talking to me?

Posted by yseult on Sep 5, 2008 in Personal, The Human Mind, Writing

I was awarded my first ever blog award which I find completely humbling. I do live a rather isolated life on this blog an and a lot of the feedback that I get, is not published in the comments, simply because the authors prefer to send them to me over twitter, plurk or Facebook instead of using the already slightly outdated ‘Comment’ function directly under the post.

So, I was really surprised this afternoon when in my inbox I found a comment that was entitled: I’ve awarded you a blog award.
To be entirely honest, I thought it was a spam at first until I read from who it was of course. This was no spam, but a small lovely blog love sent to me by Inge. Thank you very much Inge for the award. You’re a star!

This award seems to be organised in form of an avalanche across the internet and even if normally I do not support anything that even remotely smells of chain mailing, I will make an exception with this one.

Here are the rules:
1. The winners can add the logo to their blogs.
2. Add a link on your blog to the one awarding you.
3. Sent the Award to at least seven other bloggers who stand out because of content, themes and designs.
4. Put the links of these sites on your own blog.
5. Leave a comment on their site.

And here are my favourite seven:

1. Hunk of Junk: Joel – my husband’s blog on the various things life hold in store for him or rather he for the world. A must read on it: his quotes of the month collection. He copied the idea from me, but, dear, oh, dear, he’s made an art out of it!
   
2. The World according to Taquoriaan: Inge’s blog on everything that she goes through or makes. Loved it from the start and always a pleasant read. Particularly her considerations on green living and cooking.
3. Will Wheaton in Exile: Don’t remember the name? Really not? And when I say: Wesley Crusher? Aah, see. Knew it. Well, on his side of the world, Will has been busy becoming a splendid writer that has brough more than one tear of both categories into my eyes. His blog is the collection of his change in life as an child star to isolated geek programmer and eventually freeing his poetical soul and father within. A touching story and if you check it out: worth every second you spend in his archive to get the whole story.
   
4. The Happiness Project: Gretchen Rubin’s blog that started when she was writing a book with the same name. She explores the small things in life that might cast a small smile on your face and the ones around you. Quotes, projects and musings. What’s not to love?
   
5. Solvitur Ambulando: Greg’s fairly new blog that good me immediately hooked onto his life story and the retelling of the various stages a man goes through when finding his place between faith, family, work and adoption.
   
6. nBlog: Nike’s blog. She’s a nymph, a medieval storyteller, a mother, a photography and photoshop artist and so much more. The blog is in German and English and worth every second spent on it.
7. Mark Johnson’s Blog: My friend and collegue’s personal non-thomistic blog And even though he’s not as active on it as others, ever post brings a small thought where it’s needed.
8. Amorphismen: Manfred G.’s – my oldest moderator buddy – first try at a blog (he ended up using Livejournal. *sigh*) and I am so glad he made the jump. His insight and openings on art and German literature, religious studies is fresh and ever time a small surprise is hidden in a new post.