FindmyFlis

  A tale of two cities (London and Parma...) Standing on the stairs outside of the health service in Parma on a cold November day, I realise how much Brexit has complicated my life and those living in the European Union and within the UK. One decision has put the lives of thousands of people on pause due to risks with employment, driving licences, residency issues and even families managing to stay together, just to touch the top of the iceberg. The issue now is that there are more issues than answers and everything is new and "a work in progress". Many countries have not managed to reach an agreement with the UK and so our futures are in the balance. We "the others" are going along in a mist of uncertainty, confronted with a continuously developing web of problems, when honestly all we want to do is work, continue going about our daily business as we always have done and use our skills to the best of our abilities for all countries concerned. Tired, slightly frustr...

  A volte, nel trambusto della vita quotidiana, dimentichiamo o forse mettiamo da parte gli aspetti che ci hanno reso quello che siamo. C'è sempre qualcosa da preparare o da fare che può distrarci e portarci fuori rotta dai nostri valori o dagli obiettivi che potremmo aver temporaneamente spazzato sotto il tappeto. Non c'è assolutamente nulla di sbagliato nel cambiare direzione e lavorare verso cose nuove, come non c'è altrettanto nulla di sbagliato nel ricordare occasionalmente da dove veniamo e ciò che ci rende unici. Da quando avevo sei anni e ho avuto la mia prima lezione, la musica e il pianoforte giocano un ruolo importante nella mia vita: sono capaci di tenermi a terra con gli occhi fissi nella direzione verso cui voglio andare. Ci possono essere mille voci che provano a portarmi in un'altra direzione, come all'inizio della pandemia, ma poi siedo al piano e ho una chiarezza e pace che non vorrei cambiare per niente. Per alcuni, è catturare l'essenza di un...

  Sometimes, through the hustle and bustle of life, we forget or maybe put to one side the things that have essentially made us who we are. There is always something to prepare or do that can distract us and lead us off course from the values or the goals we may have temporarily brushed under the carpet. There is by no means anything wrong with changing direction and working towards new things, but there is equally nothing wrong with occasionally remembering where we came from and what makes us unique. Since I was six and had my first piano lesson, music and the piano have played an important role in my life. They have a way of grounding me and keeping me firmly planted in the direction I mean to go. There can be a thousand voices pulling me in different directions, particularly around the beginning of the pandemic, but then I sit down at the piano and I have a clarity and peace that I would not change for anything. For some, it is capturing the essence of a landscape in a painting...