Veronica Dru

Oh! By the way... The couple work and life used to...

2011-04-25T11:15:33.897+01:00

Oh! By the way... The couple work and life used to be linked... There are a lot of kinds of works and lives, though. : ))

Hi Vienna, Nowadays in 2011 and after a year of yo...

2011-04-25T11:04:00.248+01:00

Hi Vienna,
Nowadays in 2011 and after a year of your last post... I just hope everything goes fine in your life and your deep thinking and powerful writing are still fit!!
Veronica, a really touchy and, at the same time, strong post, the poem as well.
Best regards from Barcelona.
Sergio Gil

Wow! what a powerful poem & image!! Here'...

2010-01-04T00:15:38.704Z

Wow! what a powerful poem & image!!

Here's to taking life out of brackets and making all your fabulous dreams come true in 2010!! :)

Hugs!!

Just popping by to say I hope the grading, etc is ...

2009-10-19T00:14:15.356+01:00

Just popping by to say I hope the grading, etc is going well. Time seems to be moving so fast this semester! I've gotten so far behind on our SWIM blog, but just wanted to say that I hope you're finding some wee creative moments in the middle of all the teaching to dos. Hugs!

Gracias, Lulu. You too.

2009-10-07T09:59:33.826+01:00

Gracias, Lulu. You too.

Like "La Ley" said in one of their song:...

2009-10-07T01:22:45.950+01:00

Like "La Ley" said in one of their song: "Sin dolor no te haces feliz".

Only after we go throught pain is that we value what it mean...

Walk... I need to walk more. But not to connect with the universe around me, but for getting my legs tonified again! Jijijijijijiji...

Journaling: like you, I started to do it anywhere. No matter how long. For the same reasons.

The hint of the "mean voice" is a matter I stopped when I said "ENOUGH! I'll start to get my hands on the project of founding my own company!" And I'm on that...

And Buddah was the first one who said that pain was unavoidable and suffering was optional"

Buddah the man, not the god they had made of him against his own will...

Peace and have a great day! ;)

Verónica, me gustó mucho tu reflexión y la foto!! ...

2009-10-02T11:28:24.964+01:00

Verónica, me gustó mucho tu reflexión y la foto!! es muy chula. Espero que haya ido bien la week 1. XX

Glad that you are moving! That song is so cute, by...

2009-09-18T19:32:27.680+01:00

Glad that you are moving! That song is so cute, by the way.

I must get my hands on the Murakami. My best friend, who is training for a marathon mentioned that she was reading that too (and really liking it). Thanks for reminding me- maybe it'll inspire me to start exercising again?

I am trying to walk and not in a rush. It really feels nice, doesn't it? I need to do it more. I love thinking while walking- not about anything in particular, but just letting the thoughts flow.

I love, love, love this post! The concept of suff...

2009-09-18T14:50:50.671+01:00

I love, love, love this post! The concept of suffering meaning being stuck has played out in so many ways in my life in the past few years. It is often scary and risky to keep moving but I've learned that those risks almost always far outweighs staying stagnant.

In terms of physical moving, my entire mood and outlook on life is changed after I exercise or do yoga. Often when I am feeling stuck or grumpy, it is hard to convince myself to get moving but it ALWAYS works! It's like magic!

P.S. I am bad about morning pages too. I still call them that even though they are mostly written before bed, haha!

I'm glad you've found a way to keep up you...

2009-09-18T07:16:33.760+01:00

I'm glad you've found a way to keep up your yoga without your computer. The smiling must have come as a welcome surprise - that's definitely a sign you should stick with it!

Good luck with the running! If you're looking for good running music, check out Indie Soup Runner on iTunes.

Muchas gracias, Mayi Saade. Luego me paso por tu b...

2009-09-15T11:52:14.283+01:00

Muchas gracias, Mayi Saade. Luego me paso por tu blog. Que pases un buen día.

Genial!!, concuerdo contigo todos los de nuestra g...

2009-09-15T05:29:39.797+01:00

Genial!!, concuerdo contigo todos los de nuestra generación crecimos y fuimos felices escuchando su música, nunca lo olvidaremos!!, saludos y felicidades por tu blog está padrísimo!!

¡No, workaholic, no! ¡La bicha, ni nombrarla!

2009-09-14T09:55:13.725+01:00

¡No, workaholic, no! ¡La bicha, ni nombrarla!

Faltaría más Verónica!! Enjoy the sunshine while u...

2009-09-13T23:18:04.254+01:00

Faltaría más Verónica!! Enjoy the sunshine while u can:-) And beware of workoholics 'cause otherwise u may become one of them... and u don't want that. XX

Here's to having a wonderful September!

2009-09-07T13:06:50.429+01:00

Here's to having a wonderful September!

Verónica, qué bonito mensaje de septiembre. Casi s...

2009-09-04T11:09:17.326+01:00

Verónica, qué bonito mensaje de septiembre. Casi se me cae una lagrimilla pues esto siempre viene muy a cuento! En fín que espero que hayas pasado unas vacaciones chachis de esas que te recargan las pilas de amor, sol y cosas ricas hasta la próxima. Mucha suerte con el curso que va a empezar y eso, que no te olvides de sonreir!XXX

Well, what an enlightening vicarious experience! I...

2009-08-14T12:11:52.877+01:00

Well, what an enlightening vicarious experience! I might have to try a week off reading myself... although, I must admit, I really don't want to. You're so right that, even more than being a useful tool for work and education, reading is an escape. If and when I pluck up the courage to try a ban, I'll let you know :-)

I too was lucky enough to be invited to the premie...

2009-08-05T00:06:05.440+01:00

I too was lucky enough to be invited to the premiere. A fantastic film, so well written and directed. Sean Dooley and Dean Andrews were brilliant> sound and photography were excellent. All round a brilliant film that I hope finds the recognition it deserves!

I was also at the premiere. A brilliant evening. T...

2009-08-04T23:56:21.042+01:00

I was also at the premiere. A brilliant evening. The film was written and directed brilliantly by David Whitney. Fantastic acting by all and direction of photography was outstanding! I hope this film gets the recognition it deserves!
Well Proud!

I was also at the premiere. A fantastic film. Wel...

2009-08-04T23:28:33.301+01:00

I was also at the premiere. A fantastic film. Well written and directed. I was gripped from the beginning. I hope this film gets the recognition it deserves.

City Girl: Yes, and I don't know if it happens...

2009-07-30T22:29:23.495+01:00

City Girl: Yes, and I don't know if it happens to you, but looking back makes you sometimes fall into this vertigo. Life feels like a mad roller coaster. Really, not many things change when you turn 30 but one thing that does happen is that suddenly you realise life is for real, time is for real.

I really loved this post - I know what you mean - ...

2009-07-30T21:00:37.581+01:00

I really loved this post - I know what you mean - i went to uni very young (just a couple of months shy of 16th birthday) and by the time i was done i wasnt even 20, and now i am 30, and i am not sure where all the time went. you know?

Jajajajajajajaja... Cuando me pongas este ejercici...

2009-07-28T20:39:07.022+01:00

Jajajajajajajaja...
Cuando me pongas este ejercicio en el blog de "Writing in Spanish" me quiero ver pasando trabajo en serio!!

Soy traductora: de allí mi pasión de coleccionar frases y giros lingüísticos. Para "des-neurotizarme" de lso vicios traductológicos (perfección y justeza del término escogido o la palabra seleccionada para este contexto), chateo y escribo "lo que me salga y cómo me salga".

Soy intérprete: el hecho de tener el tiempo sobre la nuca y no poder escoger qué palabra se ajusta mejor con el "querer decir" del que habla, para pasarlo YA al otro idioma, me han hecho muy "adaptable" y "resolverdora": se resuelve la dificultad ocn lo que se tiene a mano en la cabeza, aquí y ahora... ya!

Pero mayormente me dedico a la docencia de idiomas y, una de las primeras cosas que digo a todo smis estudiantes es "bienvenidos a la clase de pensar de forma diferente", porque sé que cada idioma tiene maneras diferentes de organizar el mundo porque tienen referentes, tradiciones y vivencias diferentes.

Además, tras 8 meses de psicoterapia junguiana para sobreponerme a muchas cosas que pasaron durante y después de mi exilio en Bélgica, ahora pinto. Jamás pensé en pintar como medio de expresión ni como medio artístico idóneo: me parecía trillado y convencional. Experimenté con mi ropa al tejérmela o cosérmela, experimenté con vitrales, coquetée con chocolate y llegué a trabajar el gres.

Pero me ganó el arte. Utilitaria. Y con pintura. Y evoluciona. Y crece. Y se diversifica.

Así que sí, creo que por eso la poética en mis textos y la capacidad de creación que me elogias...

... y preferí responderte por aquí porque mi bitácora es "aparentemente" menos personal que literaria. Tu lindo ejercicio de la semana de páginas matinales me va a sacar hasta el último pedacito de bilis personal en el blog, me temo.

Pero no lo sientoe como asunto que me fragilice, sino como, en tu caso, humanidad compartida, fragmentada y repartida, compartida y manoseada... miles de personas sentimos lo mismo y, al ser tan íntima, se hace infinitamente genérica mi prosa. Enormemente universal.

Estoy descubriendo eso en mi semanita de "destape emocional no intencional".

Vamos bien, Srita profe... jejejejeje...

Me alegra que terminara su "sanción lectora". Cuánto espacio sacó en su closet? Ya le caben los lindos zapatos que vió y no compró porque no sabía dónde meter? Jejejejeje...

Un gustazo encontrarte, de verdad, no creo en casualidades. Soy más de sincronías... esas de las que hablaba Jung! ;)

I love this post - I didnt realize you had a 3 hou...

2009-07-25T00:19:11.676+01:00

I love this post - I didnt realize you had a 3 hour rountrip commute every day - when I did the reading ban I had about a 30-40 commute each way and that was when I missed reading the most, you know?

Thank you for all your comments on my blog. I so appreciate them :) I am so glad I was able to introduce you to SWIM - it's really been lovely over there, hasn't it? I am very grateful for our virtual connection via our blogs :)

Hey Vienna! Thanks for the firecracker hot respon...

2009-07-24T13:16:49.087+01:00

Hey Vienna!

Thanks for the firecracker hot response you left on my blog this morning!

I'm dropping off some virtual matches & gasoline for you to play with this morning. :)

Set your house on fire, girl! I can't wait to see what sort phoenix rises up :)