About
Thank you for visiting my blog.
I write because I am fascinated about the human condition and the richness of the human experience. I write as a form of self-expression and as a forum for my thoughts. I write to make sense of what I am going through, to make sense of what others are going through and to show this in the medium I know best.
I write not to please anyone, only to be true to myself… an attempt to put into words life’s lessons I’ve picked up along this journey. I write to dream, to think and most of all, to learn as I go along.
And I hope you’ll join me in these conversations.
My name is Melinda Roos and I run a home accents & furniture distribution and marketing company, www.laurakirsten.com.
Until recently, I was a business & marketing instructor in an international business school located here in The Hague. I also taught Citizenship & Social Responsibility subjects and study coaching and mentoring to pre-bachelor degree students.
I write for the Arts & Entertainment Section of www.thehagueonline.com, an English language website for the expat and international community in The Hague.
I am passionate about cooking & baking and I find my greatest joys in preparing simple, home-cooked meals. I am embarking on a journey of going organic all the way. I am not there yet.
I live in The Hague, The Netherlands with my Dutch husband and two adorable little girls.
Born in the Philippines, my other passions are scuba diving and everything related to beach and island living.
You may get in touch with me at info at melindaroos dot com
Happy reading!
Melinda, I promised to read your web site at our meeting last Thursday and I did read “Knowing when to quit” on Friday…. but ran out of time to comment…. NOW I KNOW WHY.
When I read today’s post I sobbed…. you are writing about what I want to talk about in every conversation… How is it that we let rules govern our better nature? How is it that we let rules interfer with our body wisdom to connect and care for another? Is it because we don’t have the skills to say I’ve given all that I can give and I need a short recovery break to preserve my humanity? Is it because rules separate us from our intate capacity to be human? Is it because we live in a world that is so overwhelming not human that if we open our heart, we will drown in the void?
I want to live fully with all my senses alive. I want to be fully human and I want to do this with others. I invite you to join me on this journey… so beautiful to see how you invite us to be more… whether through our mind or our body of emotion….
Keep the ideas and writing flowing…. all my best, Tylara
Hello T.R., thank you for stopping by and thank you for your thoughts. You are so right on all your questions… you ask “how is it that we let rules govern our better nature?” I still wonder most of the time how we let our own prejudices, our own judgments cloud the best of our intentions.
It is not easy to open up our souls and look at things from a human aspect all the time because we are mostly gripped by our fears. And so it is easier to hide behind laws because it provides a convenient fallback from accountability and ownership of our actions. But being mindful as opposed to being mechanical about these things will hopefully, slowly lead us to the path of higher awareness. One day at a time…