Rose Andries

POEM: Hold Fast to Dreams

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.

Langston Hughes

ARTICLE: In me, past, present, future meet. A poem about decision-making for complex human beings.

by Rose Andries

Siegfried Sassoon’s poem, ‘In Me, Past, Present, Future Meet’ is noteworthy for a number of reasons, not just for the poem and the possible interpretations of it, but also for the poet behind the poem. Sassoon was a complex human being (like many of us) and this may be why this poem strikes a chord, as it helps us to understand the complexity of decision-making. Read More

QUOTE: Paulo Coelho

Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.

And that no heart has ever suffered when goes in search of its dreams…

Paulo Coelho – The Alchemist

POEM: Walt Whitman, I Dream’d a Dream

I DREAM’D in a dream, I saw a city invincible to the attacks of the whole of the rest of the earth;
I dream’d that was the new City of Friends;
Nothing was greater there than the quality of robust love—it led the rest;
It was seen every hour in the actions of the men of that city, And in all their looks and words.

Walt Whitman

ARTICLE: How do stories help navigate life? Here are 5 ways.

by Rose Andries

Stories have an important role to play. They can free us from feeling stuck in our lives. Stories can heal and help us to come to terms with troublesome events, especially when they are shared with trusted confidants. Stories have the power to shift our perceived place and space in this world. Stories have the ability to influence thoughts and decisions. They help us to understand what happened before, what is happening now and what may happen in the future. Stories can also transport us to other places and worlds, right from the comforts of our home. Read More