by Ivana Filip | velj 2, 2022 | Animals, Home, Text
Let us remember that animals are not mere resources for human consumption. They are splendid beings in their own right, who have evolved alongside us as co-inheritors of all the beauty and abundance of life on this planet. – Marc Bekoff Recently I wrote a...
by Ivana Filip | pro 29, 2021 | Animals, Compassion, Everyday, Home, Identity, Inspiration, Storytelling
Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine. – Shunryu Suzuki “The Tale of a Meditator and Her Animals” is a Zen story that I would like to share with you at the end of this so-called 2021. It is a beautiful story to...
by Ivana Filip | pro 21, 2021 | Cats, Everyday, Home, Inspiration
“What day is it?” asked Pooh. “It’s today,” squeaked Piglet. “My favourite day,” said Pooh. – A. A Milne If you would ask me what happens daily in this town I live and work in at the moment, I would say – not much. On the other hand, there is always something...
by Ivana Filip | pro 6, 2021 | Animals, Compassion, Creative Exercise, Home, Inspiration, Nonhumans
Patience is the virtue of the donkeys. – French Proverb Today, on the 6th of December Catholics celebrates Saint Nicholas, the protector of children and sailors. Once I was a kid and once a sailor too, but today, I am choosing him not because of my...
by Ivana Filip | lis 11, 2021 | Art, Compassion, Creativity, Everyday, Home, Inspiration, Motivation, Stamina
“Cause people often talk about being scared of change But for me I’m more afraid of things staying the same Cause the game is never won by standing in any one place for too long” In these words, musician and artist Nick Cave exposes the wisdom of change...
