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Have you ever felt so uneasy and restless, that nothing seems to calm you down? As if your spirit wants to leave your body, because it feels too tight in there. It feels trapped in the life you provided for it. It wants to fly, but it's forced to …

When reading a book, I love to highlight my favorite quotes, so that I can return and reread them. Here are 5 of the Jane Eyre quotes I loved most. “Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs.” *** “If all th…

It was year 2010. I met my darkest demon without having a clue what was happening. I was crippled by fear and had everyday nearly death experiences. Or so I thought. I learned only later, that the horrible episodes were panic attacks, and I had a case…

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is one of the most famous books, with numerous film adaptations and one of the regulars on must-read lists. It is a great book, that I, for some reason, read for two years. I started it at the beginning of autumn 2020. I …

Givers need to set limits because takers rarely do. ― Irma Kurtz A recent conversation with an acquaintance and her troubles at work, provoked me to think about boundaries and limits. People are abusing her good intentions and diligence, because she h…

The best (and biggest) book for 2020 East of Eden is undoubtedly a great book. A book I read with enormous interest and impatience to see what happens next.  It is classified as a family saga and is one of the major works by John Steinbeck. Based on t…