by Olga Brajnović | Dec 30, 2020 | challenges, our life
I had to overcome many irrational fears during my life, some of them with a terrible story behind them, like my fear of elevators or my fear of bridges. But what scares me most of all is death. I’m a person of faith, and I believe in a life beyond this one and...
by Olga Brajnović | Jun 20, 2020 | challenges, our life
Quarantine. We have many things for granted that can disappear in a snap because of something so small, like a life-threatening virus. Isn’t something to think about? Our world changed in a matter of days, and we had no other choice but to accepted that new way...
by Olga Brajnović | Jan 28, 2018 | daily prompt, Journalism, Memories
Many years ago, in the early nineties, my boss sent me to Eastern Germany for a week to visit an engine factory which was producing pieces for a car manufacturer of my community. The reunification of Germany was very recent. And the big western firms had just landed...
by Olga Brajnović | Jan 10, 2014 | daily prompt, our life
When you were five years old, who was your hero? What do you think of that person today? When I was 5 he was my hero. The perfect man. The one who knew all the answers. The one with whom I was completely safe. The one who never deceived me. The one who defended me...
by Olga Brajnović | Nov 28, 2013 | daily prompt
People are afraid of all kinds of things: spiders, the dark, or being enclosed in small spaces. Tell us about your greatest fear — rational or irrational. When my dad was terminally ill in a hospital, one night he had a crisis. I was with him. I call the doctors and...
