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We try, we fail, we make errors, we hurt others. That’s life. If we manage to stay open, curious, and learn from our mistakes each of them is a chance to grow.

Map showing Lyon and where the AirTag from the suitcase is located

Lost Luggage in Simandres

29/10/2024
Erkenntnüsse/ Insights

Updates at the end of the post. Do I know anyone who knows anyone close to Simandres? It’s in France, close to Lyon. I am… Read More »Lost Luggage in Simandres

AI created with stablediffusionweb.com. Prompt: “a person under a mountain of blue books “Style: Graffiti

Facebook Friend

23/03/2024
Erkenntnüsse/ Insights

Dear FB, after 16 years, we are finally breaking up. I just deleted my account – for good. (Finding the delete profile permanently button is… Read More »Facebook Friend

Illustration of a white haired older person sitting and reading within piles of books - created with midjourney

My Diverse Reading List 2024

29/10/2024
Erkenntnüsse/ Insights

Take that New Year’s resolution: Year 5 with my public reading list. Find the last editions here: the 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020 diverse reading… Read More »My Diverse Reading List 2024

big waves and turbulent sky illustration - mosaic style

WARum?

02/07/2024
Erkenntnüsse/ Insights

(“warum” is the word for “why” in German)So many things have happened in the last few years that I didn’t expect to happen or had… Read More »WARum?

Midjourney AI generated picture. Prompt "style: cubism, picasso, blue period, portrait of an annoyed person looking in the mirror and the reflection is the same person as a sad child looking back" V3

Störungen und die Gestörten

01/10/2023
Erkenntnüsse/ Insights

Am 14.09.2023 empört uns die Zeit mit dem Artikel „Einfach anders“ von Iris Mainka. Es geht um Autismus-Spektrum-Störungen. Hier ein paar Zitate aus dem Text,… Read More »Störungen und die Gestörten

black and white sketch of monsters on the train - created with Midjourney

Gelebte Hilflosigkeit – Zugfahren

06/08/2023
Erkenntnüsse/ Insights

Wenig los vorgestern im Wagen 5 im ICE 377 von Hamburg nach Basel. Vereinzelte Passagier*innen am Rechner, am Telefon, am Stricken mit Kopfhörern (ich). Dazu… Read More »Gelebte Hilflosigkeit – Zugfahren

Human heart with plants growing on it held in a hand. The sun is rising in the background. The scene is set in a forest. Illustration created with Midjourney

Hurra, Organspende!

10/06/2023
Erkenntnüsse/ Insights

Also ich brauche jetzt keine – zumindest aktuell, aber ich finde es unfassbar beeindruckend, dass sowas heute überhaupt möglich ist. Wie komme ich darauf? Heut… Read More »Hurra, Organspende!

a wide angle landscape with a light blue treehouse on the left, a small pond, a street in front, power supply lines and a double rainbow

Thoughts on integration – 3/3 Germany

16/04/2023
Erkenntnüsse/ Insights

Thoughts on integration: 1/3 China, 2/3 Spain I am back. But I am not simply back. I am part of a family. The type of… Read More »Thoughts on integration – 3/3 Germany

midjourney generated: rough woodcut style, sagrada familia on a mountaintop in the distance surrounded by the sea, clouds

Thoughts on integration – 2/3 Spain

16/04/2023
Erkenntnüsse/ Insights

As China wasn’t likely to become a home where I could be an active part of a community, I moved on to Spain. We built… Read More »Thoughts on integration – 2/3 Spain

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Thoughts on integration – 1/3 China

16/04/2023
Erkenntnüsse/ Insights

Recently I’ve been to a Vipassana Retreat as a server – which means I was part of a group of short-term volunteers who helped run… Read More »Thoughts on integration – 1/3 China