Through the curves of life,
Kissed by shadows, hugged by light,
Your essence delights.

Wet drops refreshing,
During and after the rain,
Wisdom baths beauty.

Moments of crisis,
Shake the calmness of my heart,
Wisdom is enriched.

Build your character,
Good and bad experiences,
Mould your unique soul.

Life has winter cloak,
Life is an exotic bliss,
Life’s shadows means shine.

~ Angelica Hopes, Behavioural Haiku

© Ana Angelica Abaya van Doorn
#angelicahopes #haiku #poem #poesia #Gedicht

Quick to prepare saltless salad: sliced red and yellow bell peppers, cucumber, tomatoes, onion, 1 spoon of Chia seeds, 4 teaspoons of bio Apple cider vinegar, sprinkled with cayenne pepper, and black pepper.
#angelicahopes #anaangelicaabayavandoorn
#saltlessdish #veganlunch #healthysaladrecipe #nutritariandish #nutritarianlifestyle #atasteofhealthierliving

“Books may not change our suffering, books may not protect us from evil, books may not tell us what is good or what is beautiful, and they will certainly not shield us from the common fate of the grave. But books grant us myriad possibilities: the possibility of change, the possibility of illumination.”
- Alberto Manguel
📚
Meeting a great author, an amazing essayist. #albertomanguel #books #grateful #flashback #angelicahopes 2013 #writersunlimitedwinternachtenfestival #thehague

Welcome! Thank you for following me. I love to read, listen to audiobooks, share perceptions, nutritarian lifestyle, and book excerpts. I’m Ana Angelica Abaya van Doorn; Angelica Hopes ✍🏽my nom de plume.
📚
Happy endings happen every day we share our generosity, peace, compassion, kindness, respect, timeless love and joy with our loved ones, friends and others.
~ Angelica Hopes, Landscapes of a Heart, Whispers of a Soul

© 2014 Ana Angelica Abaya van Doorn
#BookExcerpt #angelicahopes #memoir