Closer / No Man’s Land
No Man’s Land Happiness: If you realize that nobody can fill thisย emptinessย in you, that you alone are responsible for your happiness, then it can be much more pleasant to live. No Man’s Land, Isis was born there, not to be confused with Peter Pan’s Neverland. In Neverland you only have to believe in something to […]
Closer / Awakening
Awakening Susanna knows her usual procedures very well. She gets up, goes to the bathroom, then takes a shower and puts on her bathrobe. She strolls into the kitchen, and begins to prepare the school sandwiches for the children. She likes to finish things just to start all over again. She likes to feel that […]
That time of the month
That time of the month It is alway on Sundays that I reflect particularly intense. Like this one where I actually wanted to go to yoga, but instead I am watching old 8mm movies from the past and munch butter cookies. I was quite ambitious, had already packed my sauna towel and sportswear and then […]
Closer / One Life
One Life If you don’t think of anything special, if you take everything that happens around you for granted, it suddenly happens. Unexpectedly I got this call and for a moment the ticking of the clock over my kitchen cabinet, the only remnant of my beloved grandmother, stopped. I felt somehow at the mercy of […]
Closer / Viktoria
Viktoria Most of the time Viktoria tried to stay awake, but all too often she somehow couldn’t. She disappeared into daydreams and mixed them with her reality. It was hard for her to concentrate. Early on she realized that she was different from the others. She reacted highly sensitively to her environment, perceiving smells, sounds […]
Closer / The Traveller
The Traveller A squeaky garage door and a box of useless things from the past is all she has left. Anna looks at the box where the swaying snowflakes slowly disappear into thin air and watches the last inch of the garage door close at her feet. This gate is now finally closed, she thinks […]
When Relationships Go Wrong
When Relationships Go Wrong Last week I visited ยปThe Black Umbrella Societyยซ meet up again to gather inspiration for my new article and refresh the Ohlala Blog with exciting insights. For months I’ve been watching this event getting bigger and more popular. The same people show up, new ones join in and always present, a […]
More than just beautiful
More than just beautiful A new year has started and my thoughts revolve around past memories. Memories of past encounters that question my self-image as an attractive woman, whatever that even means. I have been in a state of permanent reflection since Christmas and often I’m simply too hard on myself. I’m aware of this […]
The Power of Femininity
The Power of Femininity When we talk about the unspeakable in connection with the female genitals, it becomes clear that now is the time to pay hommage to the vulva, which is overdue for far too long. Obviously it is still not natural to talk about the vulva or to include it in the female […]
Relationship Rules
Relationship Rules What does the black umbrella in Mark Turrell’s chosen title of ยปThe Black Umbrella Societyยซ actually mean? A meet up that takes place monthly and of course I was there again. With the black umbrella Mark tells the story of the state of Kerala in India, where women are in charge and he […]