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Blog 12: Do You Really Love & Accept Yourself?
The bible says: “Love your neighbor as yourself“. But do you really love yourself? If you stand in front of a mirror, are you satisfied with what you see? Or are you unsatisfied with the way you look? Do you doubt that you will ever get what you want, because you are not pretty or good enough? Now close your eyes and try to feel and think about yourself. Who are you really? Are comfortable with yourself, your body and your identity? (In the following blog I will write about identity: Who am I really?) Many friends and even strangers I have met told me that they were unsatisfied with…
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Blog 7: Happy New Year – Live Like a Tumbler
German Version On New Year’s eve, thousands of thoughts flashed through my mind. A lot of memories came back when I read a post from one of my longest friends J. She posted a photo of the two of us smiling and hugging, which was taken just a couple of days ago during her 6th wedding anniversary. Under the photo she commented: “When I had just moved to this city 8 years ago, it was this girl who helped the lonely me find my other half. (Her original wording was actually more implicative. The word for word translation should read: “It was just this girl who helped the lonely me…
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Blog 2: Youth – A Story about my Father
Deutsche Version Oct. 7, 2017 4:07 PM A century ago Samuel Ullman (1840-1924) wrote in his short article “Youth” that: Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life. I always think of my father when I read these words. My father is over 70 years old, but he has a very “young” heart. He studied electrical engineering in Harbin, a beautiful city in the north-east of…
