People who have the courage to search for themselves, who are not afraid to be themselves, and who are honest with themselves should be celebrated – they are the ones who achieve the personal fulfillment, shine it to all the others, and inspire. Ability to reject the society’s stereotypes is not what everyone can do [...]

To brighten up a rainy Sunday in Paris we visited the Grand Palais where the exhibition dedicated to Emil Nolde was. These days Paris is blooming with so many interesting exhibitions that it is difficult to make up one’s mind where to go. Well, I am happy that there is a lot of GOOD choices!

A well curated exhibition showcased the full Nolde’s artistic career and life. Emil Nolde (1867 – 1956) probably was a personality with great sense of who he truly is and what his values are. While very well travelled, he never lost the sense of touch with his origins and his homeland where he felt he belonged, his values – in other words – what he thought was his true self.

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? … Your playing small does not [...]

“I’d say that the quantity of boredom, if boredom is measurable, is much greater today than it once was. Because the old occupations, at least most of them, were unthinkable without a passionate involvement: the peasants in love with their land; my grandfather, the magician of beautiful tables; the shoemakers who knew every villager’s feet by heart; the woodsmen; the gardeners; probably even the soldiers killed with passion back then…”