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Light Your Fire 2020
Have I been dropped from the beak of some great bird travelling Between the Worlds to fall on the earth once more? Here I am in Konak, Izmir, almost 100 years after my grandfather Ali Riza Akinci made history here in 1921. Do we have the courage now to live with our hearts wide open? What is essential to me after the Journey to Myself in 2019 which broke me into pieces. In that dark tunnel of confusion and pain I met demons and healers, all bearing the seed of love, the source of everything and nothing. Nine months of rehabilitation have strengthened my new heart and allowed me needed…
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September Ripeness
I am finally back home again after a heart healing journey which took me from Tulln to Innsbruck, Munich, Bad Ischl and finally to Klagenfurt at Wörthersee – a nine month process of birthing myself. In winter I left and returned in time to prepare for the upcoming grape harvest. The time of ripening, hurry is useless, look at the sky and be far away from yourself. Arrive in your essence. Nancy Akinci #nomadic_artistjourney Sometimes bursting with new energy, sometimes extremely reclusive with a great need to reflect and settle in my new self, I am redefining my priorities for this precious, fleeting life. The last week was spent between…
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Rising like a Phoenix, Embracing the Demons
Wholeness can only be found through the shadow. The dark places lead us to the light. Five weeks are coming to a close in this rehabilitation hospital. My heart is finding harmony since surgery on March 1 – which I will from now on celebrate as my birthday – thanks to the sensitive, wide-ranging, challenging therapy program here in Bad Ischl. Swimming, hiking, fitness training, massage, psychologists, yoga, ergometer – how many kilometers do I have behind me? I could hardly walk to nearby Cafe Zauner without being dizzy, when I got here before Easter. A few days ago, I climbed quite a steep path to Sirius Kogel to enjoy…