HerrBerta Art – Page 4 – Art & Stuff, Meditation & Thoughts, Growth & Gringe

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

Gelebte Hilflosigkeit – Zugfahren

14/06/202306/08/2023
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

Drawing of a group of kids playing football in a fire - created with midjourney

Für unsere Kinder – oder doch nicht?

11/06/202312/06/2023
Nachhaltigkeit/ Sustainability

„Der Text hat schon ’ne Weile in mir gegart.“ Hatte ich am 14.11.22 in meinem ersten Draft des Textes geschrieben. Die von mir außerordentlich geschätzte… Read More »Für unsere Kinder – oder doch nicht?

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!

10/06/202310/06/2023
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!

Midjourney & me: Earth Deity

10/04/202316/04/2023
Kunstkram/ Artsy Stuff

This is a small selection of roughly seven hours of midjourney and me working on the subject of earth deity. It’s also 10$ worth of… Read More »Midjourney & me: Earth Deity

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

10/04/202316/04/2023
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

24/02/202316/04/2023
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

the picture shows a campfire with the sea in the background

MBSR Achtsam den Gefühlen zuwenden

20/02/202304/10/2024
Achtsamkeit/ Mindfulness

Sitzmeditation: Offenes Gewahrsein. Gewahrsein der EmotionenEinleitung: Unser Inneres wird lebendig, wenn wir uns achtsam unseren Gefühlen und ihrer Manifestation im Körper zuwenden. Sollten wir uns… Read More »MBSR Achtsam den Gefühlen zuwenden

The same photo is described later in the text.

Thoughts on integration – 1/3 China

19/02/202316/04/2023
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

Screenshot from the open arms page. In the photo you see two boats of the same size. the one on the left from open arms with only three people in it. The one on the left is packed with people wearing lifevests. The text reads: Ningún refugiado más a la deriva. Underneath there's more text in Spanish.

Accountability: Donations 2022

13/01/202316/04/2023
Nachhaltigkeit/ Sustainability

Holding myself accountable for another year. Well, I didn’t sell any avocado seed jewelry so there’s nothing to donate from that income stream. But I… Read More »Accountability: Donations 2022

Illustration/ rough sketch o a person with short white hair reading in front of a huge bookshelf - created with Midjourney (style prompt: Ralpg Streadman)

My Diverse Reading Summary for 2023

10/01/202301/01/2024
Erkenntnüsse/ Insights

The wrap-up of the fourth edition of my public reading list. Find the last editions here: the 2022, 2021, and 2020 diverse reading list summaries… Read More »My Diverse Reading Summary for 2023