Hi there & Welcome to Blooming Jules! I'm Jules and writing has been a passion of mine ever since I knew how to. I'd love to see this blog bloom, just as flowers do in spring, as I see people around me in various stages of their lives, as I hope for myself. Constantly trying to keep an awareness of how we act, interact, treat ourselves and others in order to support the blooming of personalities, friendships and relationships of all sorts.

release the best of you: bloom!

I write about things that inspire me, that amuse me, about stuff I experience, think, see, feel and do. I hope you enjoy reading...
Deutsch :: German

Atemnot

Mia sitzt im Schatten des Baumes, am Ufer des kleinen grünen Sees. Neben sich der schwere Rucksack, mit dem sie nicht ganz zwei Jahre zuvor in dieses Land gekommen war. Wie ein vorheriges Leben kommt es ihr nun vor, so weit entfernt. Wie nervös sie damals war. Ohne das Land, die Sprache oder Leute zu kennen, ist sie eingereist. Bloß der dritte von geplanten neun…

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Deutsch :: German

#instalife

Snowflirty starrt auf das Display ihres Telefons, tief versunken in Instastories und im Verfolgen der an sie verteilten Likes. Der erste Griff morgens im Bett, zum Telefon, um zu checken, wie ihr letztes Foto bei der Community angekommen ist. Wieviele neue Follower über Nacht? Wieviele Likes? Gibt es Kommentare, die bestätigen, wie hübsch sie ist? Wie trendy? Wie sexy & cool? Nach dem ersten Kaffee…

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Life

In with the new…

Trying out new things can be scary. It can be exciting and challenging and tiring. But most of all it will widen your horizon. And by that I don’t necessarily mean, that once you tried something new you have to stick doing it regularly. No, maybe you tried something and found it’s not quite for you, so why should you continue doing it? At least,…

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Life

HTML, CSS, WTF?

So. Some insane episode of mine a few weeks ago put this idea in my head that I’d like to get some insight into the world of coding. Yep, that’s right. It was MY idea, no one forced me to it. I thought, well, these lovely nerds doing it, sure look kinda wrapped up in it, something like I look when writing something that I’m…

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Travel

Exploring the Unknown…

   …in my own city. That’s right! I have traveled to some 50+ countries and each one of them was amazing, fascinating or simply eye-opening in their own ways and to differing extent. And believe me, there are many more on my list 🙂 However, I have never really explored my own backyard. I mean, living in Vienna I have never been to places as…

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Deutsch :: German, Open Heart

Schmetterlinge pt. 2

…und dann ist da jemand, der einfach „da“ ist. Die Situation hat es ergeben, und beide profitieren von der Präsenz des anderen. In erster Linie anfänglich physisch. Die körperliche Anziehung lässt sich nicht leugnen, ist von Anfang an da und sehr stark. Aber darauf kommt es ja auf längere Sicht nicht an, deswegen glaub ich anfänglich auch nicht an eine längere Sicht. Die gibt es…

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Deutsch :: German, Open Heart

Schmetterlinge pt. 1

Und er sitzt neben mir und erzählt und lacht und erzählt noch mehr und ich hör zu, und doch bin ich mit den Gedanken nicht ganz da. Warum nicht? Was will ich denn mehr? Warum kann er denn nicht „reichen“? Er ist bestimmt der Traum vieler Frauen: intelligent, hat Humor, sieht nicht schlecht aus, ist lieb und bemüht, er hat interessante Hobbys, ist sozial, fürsorglich…

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Life

Doubts

Doubts can be toxic. Everyone has doubts, yet very often I find myself in the position of feeling like being the only person doubting my actions, my beliefs, my goals. I think this is the tricky part about doubts. They make you doubt yourself, your decisions, and hereby weaken your ability to see what’s really important. To me, it is important to stand up for…

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Life, Open Heart

In love..

…with nature. Exactly one year ago I was still working on a cruise ship, which meant being only able to enjoy nature and fresh air for about three hours a day, and not even every day. It meant waking up in a lightless, airless tiny cabin, which was cozy, but nothing compared to waking up to a summer breeze, birds chirping, or even to the…

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Life, Travel

the BEST place I traveled to

Traveling has been a passion (or should I say addiction?) of mine ever since I left the country “on my own” when I was 12 years old and nagged so long till my parents finally agreed to pay for my language camp in South Wales. Of course, I was not really on my own, I was only 12 years old, duh.. BUT it was the…

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