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Faith twist
What’s something you believe everyone should know. I think everyone should know that living one’s life in faith doesn’t mean that one should abandon all fun things and become a super religious monk. Life is given to us by God to live it fully and to enjoy it. A life based in faith doesn’t ask… Continue reading
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A life of wonder denied for many
Are you seeking security or adventure? Are you seeking security or adventure? For some reason our society has become a bit divisive, it’s either one or another, without allowing anything in between. Western leaders say we shouldn’t judge by culture or disability, but look around: people get silenced online for speaking out, or labeled ‘crazy’… Continue reading
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I am a good cook
What’s your favorite thing to cook? One of misconception of people diagnosed with bipolar disorder is that we are disorganized and unpredictable. This is a lie. Despite being labelled as ‘bipolar’ I am very well organised and quite predictable. I lived in four different countries, and each move was well planned and organised. I always… Continue reading
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Mission Impossible
What makes a good leader? A good leader is difficult to find nowadays. Being a leader, a true leader requires certain skills that not many can demonstrate. First of all, a good leader should have strong moral and ethical principles. He shouldn’t be fake. A good leader is transparent. He does what he says and… Continue reading
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My house is under siege
Where can you reduce clutter in your life? Today’s prompt by WordPress is a good one. It addresses my nagging feeling that I probably should declutter my house. There are books, books everywhere. I have a library upstairs, that has all the academic books I used to write my PhD (a lot), books on different… Continue reading
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Physical exercise obviously
What part of your routine do you always try to skip if you can? The other day the WordPress in its prompt asked the following question: What part of your routine do you always try to skip if you can? I found it funny as I start my morning with the usual dilemma: do my… Continue reading
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What principles define how you live?
On Kindness To acquire a sense of life, one needs to live a life full of meaning. And each path in life asks one to abide by certain principles. They can be found in the Bible, and so I won’t reflect on them, but I would like to explore a bit the concept of a… Continue reading
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What is Happiness?
What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? Happiness, the concept of it, has been imposed on us, here in the West, as some sort of a guru mantra that could solve all our problems. In reality, however, it is pretty much impossible. We can get these glimpses of occasional happiness, but they are… Continue reading
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I started to trust my psychiatrist. I had to.
Describe one positive change you have made in your life. When one has a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, and totally unexpected, the natural reaction of any person would be a negation of it. And in all honesty, I am still not sure it applies to me (my diagnosis), but one thing I did learn during… Continue reading
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One bipolar morning everyday
What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like? Those who know me, know that I am an early riser. I wake up at 5.30/6 to the singing of the blackbirds, and try to enjoy the moment for some time before getting up and going downstairs. My cat is… Continue reading
About Me
I am a doctor of philosophy, a university lecturer, and a lover of cats, fine wine, dancing, theatre, and human eccentricity. I was born in the Soviet Union (Moscow). I am fluent in four languages, and have spent all my adult life studying (except from 18 to 19) working and living throughout Western Europe. Despite a surname-Netchitailova- that translates from Russian into English as “unreadable”, my greatest passions in life are reading and writing. My personal struggles have made me appreciate the manifestations of weirdness that exist everywhere.