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!

“Me and myself”

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I am always the one
From whom I can not run
With me, I can have fun

From whom I can not hide
I feel my emotional tide
With me I stand by my side

From myself I can not separate
With me I always relate
In my head I endlessly debate

I need to become my own best friend
To hold my own hand
My relationship with me can NEVER end

Who are you

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You can be rich and glamorous
Your clothes fabulous
You can wear diamond ear rings
Enjoy the best that life brings
You can possess a wonderful house
Have a handsome spouse
Drive the most terrific car
But that is not who you are!!!

Who are you without the latest fashion
And without your possessions?

A sand castle

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I once lived in a castle of sand
It was beautiful and grand
Everything was built in perfection
We received the best protection

Everybody looked at it in admiration
The children had a “perfect” education
Layers of sand was a solid foundation
All was my own creation

I lived in this perfect illusion
Looking back I come to the conclusion
The tides of the sea played a role
Slowly things went out of control

Our castle disappeared in the sea
The only thing left was little me
I walked away in disarray
Looking for a new way

I found a construction of concrete
A simple life walking on bare feet
Enjoying life in perfect simplicity
Living in my own new reality

A teacher

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I know a wise teacher
A beautiful creature
All her lessons
Are given full of passion

Every child she meets
She greets
She knows indeed
What a child needs

Her wonderful smile
Makes you feel worthwhile
She does It all natural
It makes you feel special

How I wish for every child
A teacher to see the talents they hide

A Somebody

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Once he was well-known
He sat on his “Throne”
He had a stroke
And went broke

No one knew HIM any more
But in his very core
He was still the same
Everybody forgot his name

Nobody did mind
They all left him behind

Sitting in an aircraft

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Looking  out of the window
Seeing what goes on far below:

Sitting in your seat
Landscapes so neat
Everything is small and sweet
It is just like a treat

Like girls and boys
Living in a life of toys
Wouldn’t it be great
To give the scène a new fate

You could interfere
If you saw any fear
Blow out a big fire
Take away a big liar

Manipulate a storm
Interfere when it is too warm
With a magic stroke
See how war machines broke

Shake your hand with love
Let money rain From above

A cry for attention

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Some have a “loud way” to express
Themselves, just to impress
Often they pretend “to be”
A tough personality

More often they have fears
And hide their very own tears
They feel insecure
Their confidence “poor”

Now they focus on the other
To not look any further
They can not find their own words
When their dear heart hurts

They just forgot to mention
It is actually their cry for attention

A clown

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When we just sit down
We realise we are all a clown
Every day we wear a mask
To complete our task

To get on with our life
We often need to survive
In fact we are all great actors
And have the X-factor

Society made up the rules
And We are the fools
But let us break
With all that is fake

And let us embrace
The idea to show our “true” face

Keep It simple

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For being ill
There is a pill
But also expect
A side effect
Which we need to treat
To keep us on our feet

To work in perfection
Every rule, has an exception
People lose their passion
And their affection
To forever fill in forms
Always changing norms

Life has become complex
It is a bottleneck
For our own Health
Throwing away our wealth
While in essence
Every patient needs our PRESENCE