tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58243433766030152162024-03-13T18:40:23.929+02:00Nathalie Kyrou's Writing SpaceWHERE LITERATURE MEETS LIFE...A few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-23816113542946645562019-09-04T21:24:00.003+03:002019-09-04T23:48:32.425+03:00The Miracle of Life...Against All Odds
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A few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-77565840831059356342018-12-09T10:46:00.004+02:002018-12-11T09:57:18.733+02:00Living on a sinking island. A disillusioned Cypriot bares it all...
I have an allergy, and
it’s to my country! Having gone out for dinner last night in what I thought
was one of the only consistently good restaurants in the city of Limassol, and having returned highly annoyed at the terrible service and quality of food (yet
again), I woke up this morning unable to go back to sleep, feeling almost
ashamed at myself for continuing to live in a community that A few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-33684152796350437422017-03-10T23:41:00.000+02:002017-03-10T23:50:39.097+02:00A lingering taste
I met you, you were taken. You were free, then you left. I met you again and you were taken again, and then you left again. We hardly knew each other, but when we met up after all those years, it was as if we were the closest of friends. Your energy was amazing. Our chemistry was undeniable. We communicated on so many levels. I had a tiny taste of you and I wanted more. But your mind was in a A few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-57438209006387076462012-03-20T02:06:00.001+02:002012-03-20T02:08:58.308+02:002012 MY DIARY - MAR 20 - wantWanting What You Haven’t Got...
Often we do not realize what we really want until we lose it. We don’t see what is important, or appreciate all that we have until it’s gone. As cliché as this may sound, even for those of us who are aware of what is significant in our lives, we still usually do not prioritize it or enjoy it until it is too late and we no longer have it. The same goes for people. A few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-86361454940754240472012-02-20T16:40:00.001+02:002012-02-20T16:42:49.751+02:00The Price of Love by Nathalie Kyrou(published in Gold International Magazine - Feb Issue)
According the wisest of men, love is free. Philosophers, educationalists, spiritual and religious people of all cultures and backgrounds will agree: the most universal and powerful thing on earth is love, and deep down all of us desire to love and be loved, and the good news is that love is free to spread around. So why is it that so many A few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-61290379734561201122012-01-29T12:40:00.000+02:002012-01-29T12:40:46.966+02:002012 MY DIARY - JAN 29 - changeSunday January 29th 2012
Change. We either crave it or are resistant to it. It’s a natural part of life – we evolve and we adapt… and only the fittest survive. Humanity is proof of this; our existence is all the evidence we need that change is an inescapable aspect of life. How you embrace it depends on how you feel about your life right now, on your attitude in general, and on your previous A few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-60750665265349968692012-01-09T01:22:00.007+02:002012-01-09T01:48:31.324+02:002012 MY DIARY - JAN 8 - love hurtsSunday January 8th 2012
Love hurts. Those of you who haven’t experienced that haven’t truly lived… or truly loved. Only if you know the feeling of having your heart shattered into a million pieces, of not being able to breathe because of the pain inside, do you really know what it means to suffer because of love. Heart-break is called such because of the sensation of an actual breaking pain A few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-18946133247566782202012-01-07T01:42:00.007+02:002012-01-09T01:34:36.252+02:002012 MY DIARY - JAN 5 - timeThursday January 5th 2012
Time is a tricky thing. Paradoxically, it lasts forever, but somehow always runs out. My challenge for this piece of writing is to do it in limited time. Since I never seem to have enough time on my hands, and it’s always “too late” (it is 1am as I type this), I am giving myself 15 minutes at most to complete today’s writing. Time is of the essence.
There are so many A few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-85211142776143432672012-01-05T23:19:00.003+02:002012-01-09T01:33:15.380+02:002012 MY DIARY - JAN 4 - sleepWednesday January 4th 2012
Sleep - I can never get enough of it. It’s something that we all need and can’t function without. It takes up at least a third of our lives. It’s something that renders us unconscious and not in control of ourselves. We sleepwalk, we sleeptalk and we dream. We access a part of our brain where deep emotions, desires and thoughts run freely, and we unconsciously work A few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-21286763092243162532012-01-04T00:51:00.004+02:002012-01-09T01:32:03.396+02:002012 MY DIARY - JAN 3 - walkingTuesday January 3rd 2012
Walking helps cure a lot. It’s not just exercise for the body, but also for the mind. The repetitive motion of your legs, the sound of your feet as they hit the ground, the swish of your arms by your side as you move forward - all of this helps you focus on what you are actually doing, and forget what plagues you. By concentrating on the motion, you can empty your mind A few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-88509616796315638422012-01-04T00:50:00.007+02:002012-01-09T01:31:36.308+02:002012 MY DIARY - JAN 2 - emotional detoxingMonday January 2nd 2012
Detoxing is hard. The hardest day is always the first, when the craving is strong, when habits are still so firmly imprinted in you that they seem impossible to change. Change is the ultimate goal, the biggest challenge to face, because detoxing is simply another way to change your life by ridding yourself of things you are normally used to which are not good for you.
A A few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-53867484803881259242012-01-04T00:50:00.006+02:002012-01-09T01:30:45.302+02:002012 MY DIARY - JAN 1 - goodbyeSunday January 1st 2012
This is the first time I write to you, but these words must be said, as I have spent the entire last year of my life with you. You were good to me, kind in many ways, but sometimes you gave me pain and sorrow. I shared so many new and memorable experiences with you – so many highs, so many lows - that you have become a part of me altogether now. You were my inspiration A few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-26337388072107835262010-10-09T03:15:00.001+03:002010-10-10T03:15:20.498+03:00Tune in to Hemi-SyncAn Excursion Workshop by the Monroe Institute
Have you ever felt like you are stuck? Had enough? Feeling unfocused? Are you having trouble sleeping, or experiencing a creative block? Do people sometimes make you uncomfortable by invading your personal space? Have you ever had a worry that just won’t go away, a problem that you can’t seem to solve? Who hasn’t.
That is why The Monroe Institute A few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-86750970030865249482010-09-07T00:53:00.001+03:002010-09-07T00:53:33.140+03:0013th European Dance Festival
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mso-font-pitch:variable;A few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-77734494316033700122010-07-28T18:05:00.000+03:002010-07-28T18:05:01.903+03:00Ten Reasons to Love Cyprus in the SummerIt’s too hot to do anything. What better excuse than this to laze around doing nothing? No need to feel guilty about sitting for hours in a coffee shop or lounging on the beach. The heat is just too extreme to even contemplate getting all those chores done, let alone going grocery shopping. Much easier to take it easy and order some delivery later. In fact, with A few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-13785174166082672102010-05-13T15:34:00.000+03:002010-05-13T15:34:54.604+03:00Artists WantedCheck out my latest photographs on Artists WantedA few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-3540415475642718692009-09-01T23:01:00.002+03:002009-09-01T23:03:57.629+03:00TRAVEL - CorfuCoastal coves and scenic mountains create a dramatic backdrop to island village life
by Nathalie Kyrou
Corfu, or Kerkyra, is an island steeped in history, the most northern of the Ionian isles on the western coast of Greece. Mythology says it was named after the nymph ‘Korkyra’, but the name ‘Corfu’ is actually an Italian corruption derived from the Greek ‘Koryphai’, meaning ‘crests’ or ‘peaksA few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-51866030691002593482009-07-30T04:00:00.003+03:002009-07-30T04:07:36.209+03:00TRAVEL - New EnglandThe Spirit of America by Nathalie KyrouFor a taste of New England, take a road trip down the Coast of Massachusetts and a walking tour of Boston One evening, over bottle of wine (and don’t most good travel ideas begin in just this way?), my friends and I pull out a map of North America, excited at the thought of seeing its beautiful north-eastern coast, most commonly known as New England. Many ofA few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-39032937934451353242009-07-29T15:58:00.004+03:002009-07-30T04:08:31.318+03:00LIVING - Flush your troubles down the pageby Nathalie KyrouHave you heard of the Morning Pages? It’s what I’d like to call ‘The Yoga of the Mind’. Whether you practice yoga or not, by starting your own morning ritual of writing down your thoughts you can stretch the inner muscles of your being, those of the mind, while at the same time, flushing your problems down the page and getting to know yourself better in the process.The Morning A few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-13187712109533246942009-05-29T01:57:00.005+03:002009-07-30T04:15:01.993+03:00LIVING - Confessions of a Recovering Facebook Addict...“The site that took the world by storm” by Nathalie KyrouIt has infected millions of people worldwide, spreading uncontrollably through nations faster than the latest pop hit, lasting longer than any seasonal fad. It has the power to bring people together, but also to threaten or destroy. To most of those who have experienced it, life has changed completely and will never be the same again. No, A few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-54119708083586320062009-05-29T00:37:00.006+03:002009-07-30T04:16:32.455+03:00FOOD - Easter Mysteries . . . Eggs-plainedEaster Mysteries…Eggs-plained Where did the Easter Bunny come from and what does it really have to do with Easter?As Christian religion was blended with pagan religion to convert people more easily, the timing of the pagan festival of Eastre/Eostre coincided with the timing of the resurrection of Christ. Eastre, was the goddess of fertility, (the word ‘eastre’ meaning 'spring'). She was A few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-91351181146425657102009-05-29T00:14:00.002+03:002009-07-30T04:20:33.904+03:00FOOD UNCOVERED - The Power of Festive FoodThe Power of Festive FoodWith Christmas having just visited us, and the New Year on our doorstep, there is no better time than now for discovering and enjoying traditional Cypriot festive food. Almost every country has at least one special food that is eaten on New Year’s Eve, or in the first days after, that is supposed to bring luck, wealth or success in the coming year. The Cypriots follow theA few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-12827340982038381792008-11-18T01:48:00.004+02:002009-05-29T00:31:45.886+03:00LIVING - Road RageRoad Rage by Nathalie KyrouOnly the other day, I witnessed an incident in the parking lot of a Limassol superstore which left me stupefied. Two adult men, rolling around on the floor of the car park, throwing punches, and all this over who gets the parking space! I thought I may have been hallucinating, (this kind of nonsensical violence doesn’t really happen in Cyprus, does it?), until I heard A few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-22485057724650907252008-10-27T21:21:00.003+02:002008-10-28T01:57:55.435+02:00TRAVEL-CubaFrom one sea to another: A Cypriot visits Cuba by Nathalie KyrouThe first thing I notice is the heat. Stepping off the plane, I feel like a cigar being placed in a humidor. Although I have just stepped across the world onto Cuban soil, the airport, signs, chaos at passport control, as well as the locals welcoming us tourists, are all strangely reminiscent of my own country - also an island - A few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824343376603015216.post-88741537309825143682008-10-26T02:16:00.006+03:002009-07-30T04:19:15.047+03:00MUSIC - Listen and Harmonize...Review and InterviewListen and Harmonize by Nathalie KyrouPlato said “Philosophy is the highest music”, Beethoven said “Music is a higher revelation that all wisdom and philosophy”. Could music be the highest philosophy? Experiencing the Cyprus’ International Music Festival and an interview with one of the artists opens the doors to musical enlightenment.In the magnificent setting of the ancient Kourion theatre, theA few words by Nathalie Kyrou...http://www.blogger.com/profile/06105512101910022012noreply@blogger.com0