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!

My Fantasy

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In my fantasy
I visit a different Galaxy
Living in a new fashion
Without any aggression

Wouldn’t it be cool
Sitting at a pool
Where I drink tea
With my friend, an ET

Me, he will teach
For the moon to reach
Driving a vehicle supersonic
Right out of a comic

On another day
Now light-years away
I am serious
I can travel to Sirius

Future and past becomes one
When time is “done”
No need for money
In a world of Milk and honey

We will live at ease
A world of happiness and Peace

A Child born

A Child is born
Like a rose without a thorn
Somewhere a long the way
They forgot how to play

Like a bird that can not fly
Without knowing why
Their wings are clipped
Spontaneity has been stripped

Our rules of society
Do not like variety
It is a “must”
For children to adjust

Give a Child back its wings
To play with their own created things
Let us rely
For them to become the butterfly

To show us their beauty
With skills and talents, not only duty
Let their heart sing their own song
This is the place where they belong

The Sun

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Our Sun
Is never done
Is forever shining
Always designing

See how the sun plays
With its Beautiful rays
Showing wonderful colours
Watching children and mothers

So we can survive
And create our own life

Every single day….

Every single day
WE give our power away
When in Politics and Religion
They share only their vision

When they talk about division
I make my own decision:
I decide I do not follow
When their words sound hollow

When they talk about them and we
Dividing you and me
They say:”I am better than you”
Wanting you to believe it is true

There is no one to blame
Because we are all the same
We are the ones
Daughters and sons

We need to accept
That Illusions are a fact
How can we devide?
When we need to stand side by side

Everyone is in their core
No less no more
I believe in a Source
That is our true life force

It is inside you and me
It is for free
It stands for love and co- creation
Unity in every nation

Meaning of spirituality

The meaning of spirituality
Has a lot of variety
It was to become aware
What is true for me and fair

You hit the bottom of the well
It feels like real hell
Let it just be
A wounded heart to become free

You need People to understand
And just hold your hand
No judging, no label
Now you can become stable

You need to accept
That the past is a fact
Let go of this “mind frame”
See it as a life “game”

Learn from it
It does no longer fit
Humor is a great tool
To see who is the fool

Like food rotten and old
A story once told
Now you move on
The past has gone

Your life is about learning
No way of re-turning

Change

Change
Feels strange
The unknown
Makes one frown

To where does this lead
To dare plant a new seed
It is scaring
To be daring

To let go of the old
You must be bold
Dare take that next step
When thrown into your lap

Be brave, be brisk
And dare to take that risk
Then you can trust
And adjust

You can not be “wrong”
You just play a different song
With another tune
You mitght feel you fly to the moon

The Power of our thoughts

We have not been taught
About the Power of our thoughts
It occurs
In the Power of our words
The story one tells
Gives Power to our cells
It is what we are seeing
In the Power of our being
Thoughts are an important “meal”
In the Power how we feel
“Feed” yourself every day
In a Powerfull way
We can always update
The Power of our own mental state

The influence of the the elements

The sun keeps me warm
So I can resist every storm
Mother Earth gives me protection
With her loving affection
The wind blows through my mind
Taking away the cobwebs that still reside
I let the water flow
To let my emotion go

The moon influences the tides
The things I still hide
The stars remind me
Of my Being to see
The clouds feel like angel wings
Reminds me of beautiful things

I love myself to immerse
In the greatness of this Universe

Old system/New system

Old system:
Our life is about pretend
Always the need to “defend”
Where “wrong” shoes are not done
Where getting drunk is such fun

It isn’t fair
It is about which fashion label you wear
No matter: “tall or small”
It is about “one size fits all”

Because we need to fit in
Not fat but thin
We need to be glamerous
No need to be generous

It is about your hair
“Selfie” here, a “like” there
These are your friends
In the world of pretend

New system:
We need to get real
To know what we feel
A whole new theme
To have Self-esteem

Instead to renovate
We need to innovate
In a new way of thinking
Instead of drinking

Where She or He
Can just be
Where children play
Have a safe place to stay

To initiate,
A new fate
A new deal
It is about Being real!

Where life is about equality
Our foods/drinks are of quality!