FTF: Spring Sprang Sprung

 My tweet topics explored and visualized

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Today's post is about using Spring as an inspiration.

When I searched for the definition of the noun Spring,

I got multiple possibilities. The keywords that I kept 

seeing were: growth, natural, flow, self-propelled, movement.

The one definition that caught my eye and summarizes the 

essence of today's content was the following:

"the elasticity of something that can be stretched 

and returns to its original length"

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Yesterday we celebrated the liberation of  

Germany's capitulation on 5 May 1945.

During the Second World War a great part

of the city Rotterdam was bombarded

 by German Air Force, leaving the city

without form and void.  

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This year, it is 66 years ago when Rotterdam

first underwent a mayor transition.

From once a flourishing medieval city

to now being an urban cosmopolitan filled with 

creative energy and genuine spirit. 

That is the reason I love Rotterdam.

It's authentic, not pretentious,

basically just real. 

Pictures taken at the Liberation Day Festival

When I think of the devastation people must have

felt after the bombardement, and then the joy 

after the Liberation, I think this city and the citizens

proofed their elasticity and their capacity to overcome.

To rise above tragedy and create a whole new original. 
As I am exploring the balance of what to share on
Mode Plus, I realize that I feel connected to Rotterdam.

In my own way I had (still have) my share of experiences,
good - bad - happy - painful - imprisoning - liberating. 
In the spirit of Spring I'm transitioning to be more open.

And my city inspires me to flex and stretch.

To be nothing but real.

To listen to my creative voice.

To embrace the original me.

I am Rotterdam.

Pictures taken yesterday during a stroll in the center of Rotterdam

Legal graffiti by upcoming Brazilian artists on public walls 

Brazilian Streetart Project

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