Month: February 2025

  • YOUTH

    The careless season of youth puts our heart on blazing fire to explore life thoroughly in all its facets. ©2025, Vasiliki Papadopoulou all rights reserved.

  • No Goodbye…

    Describe a phase in life that was difficult to say goodbye to. That was when I moved for the first time from Germany to Greece. I felt like leaving my youth behind, an important part of my life—the happiest part of my life so far. When I spent six to…

  • Meeting Alexander

    If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? I’m very curious about how life was in ancient Greece, so I would like to travel back to this time frame. Why? It was a time when philosophy and science were still profoundly entwined. There…

  • Stray Thoughts 51

  • Bread of Life

    Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on. My DIY project involved making sourdough bread. As I mentioned, I love to bake, and my biggest challenge was making my own bread. Three years ago, I made my first starter, and as soon as it was strong enough, I…

  • Abyss

    I looked into the abyss afterward my soul as it flew off; serenely and joyful. I was torn between the agonies of my heart and mind and pondered in despair if I shall follow. ©2025, Vasiliki Papadopoulou, all rights reserved.

  • And God said…

    If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? Matthew 5:34-37 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, of…

  • Balancing Life

    What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months? Well, the biggest challenge I will face will not last only six months but 2 years. Saturn is going to transit my 12th house and Rahu my 11th. Saturn’s transit in the 12th house means deep introspection,…

  • Stray Thoughts 50

    Jubilee! Today, I wrote my 50th Stray Thought and am looking ahead to the next 50.