"the most glorious victory
in our life, is the one after an endless cycle of merciless
battles" ―Monica Reyel
changing wor(l)ds ―a passion for language
It wasn't just a stranger who came to my door one chilly winter's day, several years ago. With the last thing on my mind came the inspiration for a sleeping poet to wake up, eager to come out and play. An unfamiliar version of me, waiting behind a previously invisible door to finally be discovered.
Playfully, she would lead and sometimes push me into the direction I now know I was meant to go: to offer a different perspective, a bigger picture ―to inspire change within and around us, through the beauty and power of poetry.
“Your work has a great voice, and I'm sure
we will see more of your success in the future”
―Andrews McMeel Publishing
(Emerald Heart; not yet published)
Whatever the subject, through observation, contemplation and compassion, there is always an invitation to a bigger picture, that I think is so often lost or forgotten.
Above all, it's my sincere wish my words, written and spoken, can offer some hope and inspiration ―to be part of real positive change, along with so many others who seek to do the same.
Each in our own ways using our unique talents and gifts; as warriors of light & truth, laborers of LOVE: the universal currency with the ability to ever grow & expand and never loses its value.
from Emerald Heart (not yet published)
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But however challenging and with too many experiences I would very much like to keep in the past, they've allowed me to grow in ways that would never have been possible without them, nor what I've been able to or will create. And for that, I am deeply grateful, as well as able to use it to perhaps guide others, sharing whatever may be of inspiration or help in some way.
"we will either find a way
or make one"―Anibal Barca
Having grown into a much more expressive version of my super-shy younger self, after decades of self-improvement while pushing myself out of my comfortzones wherever I could, my intuition started nudging me to put myself out into the world in ways I never imagined I would: to inspire and support with what I feel guided to share.
thumbnail of one of my videos for my
YouTube-channel 'A Cup Of ...'
creative and intuitively passionate
A curious Dutch(wo)man with a fierce zest for life, I have always loved to create. Unfortunately, because of health issues that became progressively severe, I've never been able to do much.
I've found ways however, or created them rather, to do whatever I could whenever possible. In often the tiniest of steps taking infinitely longer than it normally would while making impossible and even ridiculous choices.
But a result is a result, and no one seeing it has an idea of its many, uncommon challenges and for me painstaking process behind it. While healing in all (including impossible) ways and rediscovering the world little by little.
Creativity is what I breathe it seems, and the never-ending flow of inspiration I've had for as long as I can remember, already holds so much more ideas than I could ever put into creations in several lifetimes.
“creativity is intelligence having fun"
~ Albert Einstein ~
And so, I've always done and will continue to do all I can to honor at least as much of it as possible, since I see creativity and inspiration as a beautiful gift I do not want to waste.
Combining a passionate, curious nature with an intuitive one, I am deeply grateful for what I've been able to create and will in the future.
Note
For anyone who has ever come across the same content under a different name and wondering: if the initials are MdK, that would be me and the source of those creative expressions. I've decided to continue my writing and creations under a pen name (and unfortunately, due to stalker/hacking issues I am not able and or I don't feel comfortable sharing links to those).