All posts by lifeismyuniversity

My name is Lia. I am married and we have 3 daughters and 2 dogs. I was born in 1956 in Tanzania and when I was nine years old I moved with my family to the Netherlands where I have lived most of my life. From 2000-2004 we have lived in Italy. It wasn’t until 2016 that I went back to Tanzania to visit the places where I have been before (a lot of the photographs we took, will be used in my blog). Although I have never been excluded I did feel lost in this world and never really knew what I wanted. Finally I start to get a glimpse of whom I truly am at the age of 60 : ) years young. So if I would describe myself now I would say that I am open-minded, optimistic and humoristic (don’t take life to serious is my motto). I always like to tell my view on different topics that sometimes irritates my near and dear family (though, they still love me for who I am). So I think they are quite happy that I can express my self through a blog so they don’t have to listen to all my stories ; ). In 2010 I started to read other blogs that gave me a different view of life and influenced my way of thinking. They also inspired me to start my own blog and finally I am ready to take the step to have my own blog. Life is my University is true. Life made me into ME. I want to share what stirs inside of me, what makes me laugh, what makes me cry. Besides that I want to talk about what is happening in the world around us. Although I am Dutch, I decided to write in English. When you see some strange sentences, you will know it is my Dutch background. Don’t hesitate to correct me when I am wrong. Everybody I pass on this journey will have influence on my path! I hope to meet you!

Feeling alone

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Many people do not feel accepted
They often feel rejected
A feeling on Earth they do not belong
Their inner Being feels “wrong”

Their frustration they do not express
Their Personality, they suppress
They experience “separation”
Feeling desperation

I would ask them to show
Their personality to grow
They often have so much to say
Express it in their very own way

They are sensitive people
Do not follow like “sheeple”
Please make the choice
To forever raise your voice!

True Leaders show us the way…..

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True Leaders do not need much to say
They will just show us the way
It is Someone you trust to follow
They wear an unseen halo

A real Leader shows YOU respect
Our worries they do not neglect
It is Someone who speaks the Truth
Taking care of the elderly and of the Youth

Someone who gives us faith
Their words carry “weight”
Keeping their promise
Giving us real solace

Real Leaders don’t put their name
On a wall of Fame
Their words and deeds are congruent
In their role they feel confident

Belief System

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In my System of Belief
I have often been deceived
When I listened to others
My “System” became smothered

All my life I have been “taught”
In my own web I became caught
Not believing in my own System
I pretended I was a victim

On more than one occasion
I felt my own frustration
I will become independent
When old Beliefs are surrendered

To think with MY mind
Old Beliefs can unwind
To feel with MY Heart
I will become smart

Now in my System of Belief
I will become my own Chief

I woke up early this morning

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I woke up his morning
Still yawning
My day begins
When I hear birds sing

I counted the different songs
But every time I got It wrong
Some sang low some sang high
Some songs just made me cry

I also heard a lot of chatter
Some seem to just natter
But the latter
To me didn’t matter

Even when the news seems crappy
Birds make my days happy
It makes me think of us
We seem to make a lot of fuss

Each of our songs are significant
Together we are magnificent!!!

A War

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When you come out of a War
Fear still knocks at your door
Sirens In your head
At night sweat in your bed

Always ready to run
Sleeping next to a gun
Friends and Family have left
Feelings stolen like a theft

Your life feels trapped
It is the reason why you wept
Many tears need to stream
To let in a sunbeam

Money

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Money
Makes us act funny
When not enough
Life is rough

Some swim in a “money pool”
Acting like a fool
While they have plenty
For many their “pool” is empty

Some choose the color of a dress
While people live under stress
When nothing to wear you walk naked
While every form of life is precious and sacred!

Healthcare

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Food industries and Pharmacy
Decide how our health is to be
They influence our every day life
In how we live and how we survive

We all depend
On how Ministers of Health spend
While we have to surrender
To what they have on their agenda

They can tell us at least
Why the costs seem to increase
Where is all the money stored?
Healthcare: Many can no longer afford

Shouldn’t we ditch
The people becoming so rich?
As far as I can see
Healthcare should be for free

Enjoy your day!

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Today is a day
To keep your worries away
To just sit in the sun
Go for a run

Receive an “energy dose”
From “smelling” a rose
It can feel groovy
To go to a movie

Sit at the bar
Feeling like a star
Look at the moon
Eating ice cream with a spoon

Just lay
In the hay
Let your body float
Or sit in a boat

Let nothing destroy
This beautiful day of joy