wait...what?

Wait...what? Are you sure? December? Already? This must be some kind of joke!

I can’t believe it’s December already. Is it just me or is this year simply flying by?
Anyone else is completely shocked that we’re in December 2016 already? It’s madness!
Also, it’s hard to believe that this semester is almost over already. Where did the time go? 

I’m currently working on finishing up an essay, a presentation, and other things. Work, university, work and university (God, help me). What can I say? There are a lot of things to do (so much to do, so little time).

Can somebody please tell me where this year has disappeared to? 

This year went by fast for me. 

The picture on the left basically represents me. Oh my, oh my. 

trust?

Trust doesn't come easy. Everyone has that feeling about whom to trust or how much to trust. Every day we make choices about whom and how much to trust. Trust is such a valuable item. It takes a lot of time to build trust but it can be also lost in a moment.
Most of us don’t have to think very long or hard to remember the last time our trust was shattered. Once trust is lost, it’s very hard to get it back. Actions speak louder than words. Nothing seems more difficult to recover from then when someone whom you have trusted suddenly, and without warning, does something you didn´t expect. The shock of the betrayal of trust from someone whom you expect to be trustworthy, whatever the case may be, when trust is broken, something deep inside of us is changed. It’s not just that we lose trust, we also lose a part of our security and respect for the other person. We want to be able to trust, but trust must be earned. It takes time to build it, and a lot longer to regain it once it’s lost. I have learned the hard way that trust is not something you simply give away. It must be earned.

in my secret life

So, Leonard Cohen died.

Many of you know him, well, know his song "Hallelujah", a majestic ballad which was recorded by many other artists.

I was just a teeneger and it was my dad who showed me his music (thanks a lot, dad!). "Dance me to the end of love"- very first Cohen´s song I´ve heard. And I feel in love.

It was the first time I heard this incomparable voice that epitomized gravitas, passionate aliveness, and sensual power. After listening to many of his songs scores of times over the years, I still find new layers. His words speak across the changes and evolving stages of our lives. He understood things on so many levels and was able to communicate them in ways that informed lives. Thank you for making me appreciate how putting words together can say so much unspoken and spoken. Thank you for helping shape my (young) mind. Thank you for your words, your songs, your life. Thank you for looking so deeply, for sharing your time giving us your finely wrought diamonds, for lighting the dark corners where the soul lives.

A voice like no other.