Category: Being Human
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At the same time
How can I contribute less to polarising the world? There are some things that I have “known” intellectually only for a long time. Some of them I have read or heard about and thought: “That makes a lot of sense.” Yet a lot of these things only really take effect on my life when they… Read more
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Connected to myself and the world
in Being HumanHow can I stay in touch with myself if life keeps distracting me? Why do I even need to stay in touch with myself? Traditionally, January is a time for making resolutions and in general feeling internally decluttered. At least it is for me. One of those resolutions might be to foster a richer contact with myself and with… Read more
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Happy New Year 2022!
What is the point of New Year‘s resolutions? Every year the sunrise has to be secured Every December is a great occasion to read or watch (links contains spoilers) „Hogsfather“ by Terry Pratchett. The main point of the plot is Death and his granddaughter Susan trying to rescue the Hogsfather (the Discworld equivalent of Santa Claus) from dying to… Read more
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When is the latest sunrise?
in Being HumanHow do we process new information? The Sun and the Earth do not always conform to our expectations Sometime in December 2021 I saw a graph representing the times of sunrise and sunset in Brighton for the last weeks of the year. I was delighted by how clearly it showed the sun rising a bit later… Read more
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Level Relationships
Do you want to be right or be happy? My thoughts on the value of appreciating other peoples’ perpectives instead of trying to correct each other. Read more
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Insulation or isolation?
How can you be part of the world and still protect yourself against all the pain? From one of my favourite podcasts I picked up an approach to a healthy way to connect. Read more
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Solidarity in social distancing
What SARS-CoV2 teaches us about being human. Based on a quote by Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky I wonder how physical distancing can bring us closer together. Read more
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Walking meditation about rubbish
Have you ever heard about plalking? My thoughts on picking up rubbish when walking through nature as a metaphore for internal mental cleanup measures. Read more
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Setting goals for the present
Connecting the future and the present Let me start my new blog with a quote: „Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is God‘s gift. That‘s why we call it the present.“ Joan Rivers The only reality we live in happens now. And now. And now. To regret (or yearn for) the past is just… Read more
