Dochtersions: Hello everybody! Under the name "dochtersions" I started, at the suggestion of my dear husband, in sharing my photos, fractals, and also some paintings, and other 2D art here at Renderosity. That was in January of 2010. I still use my two owls as avatar, which is a reduced image of one of my oil paintings.
The name "dochtersions" came into my head as only one, when I was looking for a name for my blog that I started in 2007.
This name is not that strange, as I know that God is my real father and mother at the same time, and I know that God loves me more and deeper than a man can aware of (or at least I think this way)
I live in the South of The Netherlands together with my retired husband. I've had various occupations. In my last job, I was working as an assistant to a paediatrician and a rehabilitation specialist. When I had children, I graduated "health awareness", and gave lectures on various topics, plus vegetarian cooking classes to teenagers.
My husband and I have together two daughters and four grandchildren. Which all live abroad, to be precise in Lacey (WA-USA) and Davos in Switzerland.
I've always been busy with all kinds of creativity. As a child I drew a lot, later pottery, needle art, tapestries, weaving, batik art, macramé, etc. Painting with oil was my last great hobby.
Around about the year 2000 I started having unexplained physical symptoms as well as insomnia, which was later diagnosed as having PTSD. It turned out that I had repressed a traumatized youth. However, the physical symptoms made that I no longer could be busy with my passions, the real painting, and other activities (f.e. reading books, gardening, travelling), which I was doing without a limit.
What I can stay doing well in limited form, is playing music on my mandolin and my guitar, and also to enjoy/listen my favourite music, which is including the cantatas of J.S. Bach and his sons , f.e. also music from G.F. Handel, G.Ph. Telemann, a.s.o. This is also the kind of music that my husband (on its church organ) and I (on my mandolin) play together.
After being diagnosed with PTSD a lot changed and I was forced to look for alternatives in which I could express myself. That is, that for years I started writing, and poetry, which go quite intense and as a sort of automatic. Unfortunately, my knowledge of the English language is not sufficient enough, so I write in my mother tongue, with sometimes a few exceptions. The thoughts come to my mind right at unexpected moments, and it’s wonderful, to surrendering to your train of thoughts.
In the encounter more and more of impossibilities, in connection with, f.e continuous pains, I learned to shift my gaze. Searching for distractions and alternatives, I learned to focus my happy mind on all the wonderful and admirable little things in the world around me.
My husband since 1968 Karel (kareldg on RR) bought a small pocket camera for me, and taught me to work with Fractal Explorer. Through my little Sony camera I learned to look differently, to see deeper; to see the details, the structure, how refined, and just so unique the small ones are in God's creation.
What is one of my daily tasks is trying to support people who suffer from PTSD, but they suffer more in an emotional way, and I can understand them and listen to their story (digital) they trust me.
Renderosity: What projects are you currently working on?
Dochtersions: Of course I would love to take more concrete technical knowledge to me (to acquire), and follow tutorials, how to work with Ultra Fractal, Mandelbulb, etc.. The capabilities of PSP investigate and experiment with it.
The manual of my current camera (Canon PowerShot SX50HS, and as pocket camera Panasonic DMC-TZ35, since 2020 I use a Canon PowerShot SX70HS). I would like to sift through, and experiment with it. But exactly that kind of things, such as reading comprehension, concentration, makes this especially, by the constant dominating intense facial pain, really impossible.
All in all, I continue to look for improvement, while in the meantime trying to be light-hearted, happy and hopeful, to be open to everything that's coming my way. I enjoy art, stay in the nature, the outer man/woman in me, the love that I've been given, to realize this, and to be thankful for. Wherever I am happy with is that I am able to meet so many lovely people through RR. Unfortunately, only digital, but I'm also grateful.
Comments (16)
durleybeachbum
What an adventure, I love the idea of the barefoot walk.. It looks very exciting and challenging and I congratulate you on a great achievement , Mies!
jayfar
I love this picture of you Jacomina and I congratulate you on your achievement. I am off to watch the video now !!
Faemike55
Proud of you and your accomplishment here in this park! Thanks for the video link - it does look like a lot of fun
SunriseGirl
What a lovely photo of you! And what a great place to visit! I love the idea of the barefoot path and connecting to nature through bare feet on the ground. It is quite an achievement to have done it. I will save the link because it looks like a place I would like to visit also. :)
kgb224
Superb capture Mies. God bless.
Juliette.Gribnau
gaaaaf !!!
farmerC
Mooie opname.
het is best lekker nu met de voetjes in het water.
beachsidelegs
That looks like fun I would love to do that I love walking barefoot.....You did really well my friend a wonderful picture :)
X-PaX
Congratulations for walking up this path Jacomina.
Very nice capture.
mininessie
nice to see you did it! you are a great woman!
Richardphotos
I could not make it bare footed. I use hiking half boots to walk every where. kudos to you!
great video
blondeblurr
Even before I read your dialogue under this intriguing photo, did I recognize the top you are wearing immediately, thank you Jacominchen, for wearing it, I am very happy about that, and that you like it enough to do so... BTW - I have watched the video and learned a lot about those 'physical acrobatics' - and that is right up my alley - I would have come and done it with you, 3 ks sounds just right... and I am proud of you for mastering such a milestone, quite a feat, I take my hat off to your achievement... BRAVO !!!
auntietk
I watched the video, and this looks like a fun thing to do! I'm impressed at your tenacity! :)
iborg64
Looks a great challenge and you did really well
Glendaw
Congratulations Mies, what a milestone indeed !
Golly so many obstacles you had to cross is amazing and all in bare feet !
Anyone that knows you is very proud of you. Wishing you could get a gold medal for your willingness and desire to complete this challenge. Way to go Mies.
You look awesome in your Aussie outfit, and it perfect for this occasion !
Again congratulations Mies from the bottom of my heart.
XxOo
anahata.c
I assume Karel took this photograph? I saw the video when you posted this, and it looks like a major adventure to walk over all those rocks and stairways, and by all those poles. I would think barefoot was the right way to do it---but I can understand that Karel's feet would be tired and callused after doing this. It's a beautiful photo, with the trees on one side, and open space on the other. And you look like you're walking very carefully. I can imagine that you have to be careful (due to your PTSD), but you'd also have to be careful even if you didn't have PTSD; so you have to be doubly careful. Today---at my age---I would probably walk 'around' the stream rather than in it. A delightful shot, and Brigitte's blouse truly looks like something Brigitte would give you: It has her spirit in it, and it also looks wonderful on you. Maybe that's a fractal on it? (I know, it isn't, but it almost looks like one.) Delightful shot.
(Btw, Jacomina: If I haven't said it recently, I really appreciate your comments. I know it's not easy for you to comment, but you always give your full heart and soul when you do; and I appreciate how caringly you comment, and how perceptively too. Don't worry about absences---I'm absent a lot too---it's fine that you only comment when you can. I just wanted you to know how much I appreciate it, whenever you do.)