Karanlık ve derbeder bir sabah. Siren sesleri ile uyanmak gibi tedirgin edici. Neler düşündüm kim bilir. Oradan oraya koştururken buldum kendimi ve cevapları bulamadığım deli sorular yerlerinden kıpırdamadı. Uykum kaçtıysa nereye gitti? Karnım acıktıysa kalksam mı? Temiz çarşaf kokusuna sarınarak yatmak varken kalkıp yol gideceğiz, öyle mi? Hadi, bir gayret. Bir gün daha sık dişini.… Read More 26 Aralık
Light up the candle, light the stove. Autumn is here, finally. Wait for some rain now. Thunders and lightning, raining cats and dogs. Pour yourself a cup of coffee. Eat a biscuit or two. The name of the candle is ginger tea. It’s burning bright red with a hint of ginger and caramel. Wait till… Read More Night owl
A couple of weeks ago, dear Bilge Apak Sato shared with us a survey on portfolio careers by Andreia Fernandes. I learned that this survey is part of a thesis for a CAS in Positive Psychology at the University of Zurich and was created with the kind support of the Competence Centre for Diversity &… Read More A New Career Perspective: My Encounter with Portfolio Careers
Notes to self: September – October 2024 Am I too fragile? Too tired and hopeless after enduring a relentless stream of misery and bad fortune? Is that the case? Admit it, princess, you deserved a better life, just as your mother did, and her mother before her. But you need to carry on with the… Read More Notes to self
Over 10 years ago, I attended a business training focused on work-life balance. That’s what we called it back then; now, it’s simply referred to as ‘finding balance in life.’ One activity from that training stands out vividly in my memory: we had a glass bottle, full at the start, and several empty glasses. We… Read More Balancing the bottle: Energy and recovery