Contact

One of the things that most of us learned, in the past year, is to overwin our fear for video meetings. We are more or less forced to communicate through computers, telephones or tablets, to be at least a bit able to live our normal life further.

I personally think that that is a good thing. People with not so much confidence about theirself, how they look like, how they act, are now over the border and show who they are. And I think no one got a heart attack from what they saw  at the screen. :-)
Tonight it is a new meeting, with a new tool for me.
Rather then being annoyed about my own look (I am who I am, who doesn't like it should deal with it), I like to take a bit attention to the background. It is not only me, that is shown, but it is as well a part of the house, it is a true view in (here) a messy house, so I try to find a corner, where the things look not that bad :) .

It is a bit a strange thing, that we judge eath others on what we see, rather then on who we are.  This past year learned me tthat I still do look critical to others, to others screens.  Maybe I am a stalker, deep inside?  :-D
Or, most likely, it is that I am pretty fast loosing my attention, looking for new things, drifting away from the subject.
And there you have it. Another 'thing'  that I told myself to learn. Concentrate on what I do. When the thoughts drift away, gently putting them back. In talks, in calls, but as well in films and so more.

I wont fall asleep, when I am active,  make my opinion about things. And, in some cases,  just keeping that thouthgs to myself :) :) 

Good, banana evening, with a photo that I took  today, in Düsseldorf.
The protests against the 'anti corona/anti vaccination/anti everything group gets more and more.



 

The reason to Grrr

 A short blog today, my reason to Gr, this afternoon.

When someone, with who you were friends for a longer time, tells me, that my German is as bad as my English and Dutch...  And  when that person, is right away disussing my posts, where ever I post them.  Yea, I GRRRRR for that.

And no, I am not going to block the person. I am just going to ignore it. After this heartmeant, deep GRRRR.

That's it folks :)  LOL.  Life is beautiful. And it is great, when some people disappear far enough out of my life, to get just a GRRR  :-) 

Next step

 On this remarkable day, March 8th 2021...

Where one of the princes from the UK tells bad things about his grandma (and more especially the monarchy), 
where the shops are open, but only for when you are registered,
Yay! We can buy our underwear again, just in time!
where a german political party is shivering for the 'mask fraud'  from a few people
where it is officialy Women's Day, on what we sadly still see that there is so many discrimination, of women as well (read at my Facebook Timeline)
Where the fovernment promised self tests for everybody, but it is not available for all

On this remarkable day, my highlight was seeing my favorite coffee seller open again!  Yay!!!  I did survive!  And please do that never again anymore!

Also, a normal day in this mad world. :-)  I feel good, and I did not even touch the camera, also you get an image from yesterday.  Someteimes the things that we take as normal, change into something special, when you stand still and look at it better. Or, as in our Lockdown, you miss it when you need it.
It is so good, when you have the privilege to be able to stand still for a moment..  Just do it. Listen to the birds, whistling, even in a big city, they are there. Listen to your own breath... Listen to your heart... And with that eerworm I leave you until next time.

New words

 If we learned one thing, in this one year of corona, then it are new words. Who of us knew a year ago from aerosol or FPP2 masks? 
Even when the words are not new, we all know now what they mean. 
And in contradiction with the new 'gender friendly words' (where I don't want to talk about), we all are confrontaded with those words in our daily life. 
The word of this week is 'Schnelltests'  (fast tests).  Similar as with pregnancy tests they tell you within  a short time if you are corona positive or not.

Very handy, when you want to go to your football match. Just hand over the recent test, and your ticket, and you are guaranteed in a clean place.  They say so, at least. Time will have to learn if that works. 
I personal doubt a bit, if this Tesst will be as good as that they say. Imagine you do the test, and you are positive. Should everyone then go to stay home for days?  I mean, you want to go to that concert for over 2 years, your test is positive, you cant go.. Should you take the consequences to stay home, or sould you try to get in anyway (and most likely being sent back at the entrance...where you leave your virus to the people who have a legal negative test...

I don't know.  I do hope that people are having so much discipline. I do not see that happening in our country. But, maybe I am too negative (without tests). I will not hurry to get those tests in house, or use them, that is how I think now. But hey, a year ago I had questions with the masks, and now I wear them even at my walk, today. I was long at the lake, enjoying the sunshine and then I thought, hey...I still wear the mask... I did grin to myself, took it off,  and walked as happy as before.

The photo is of a few snow geese. who are summer guests at our little, and cozy lake.  There are more photos at my FaceBook album,  Jröne Meerke

It was a wonderful day, by the way :) 

The thinking planet

It is Saturday evening, time for a blog, on a day that not much happened, other then a bit of thinking.

I wonder, why some people stay friends with other, when they most of the time complain about them. You might have a bad day, I understand that, on what others are just a pain to you, but when it is about a person, that is very close to you, and you always think you can do it better, or, that the other one is not doing it the way you want to, why aren't you changing then?

In this full year of 'isolation', I realized more then before, that the most important thing is, to be happy with yourself. Others, as it tells, are different, they might have another opinion, they might like other chocolate, they might not share all your intrests, but you can still be good friends with them, because you share enough to make your life nice.

What do I expect from others?  If I expect that you bring me a coffee, as soon as I ask for it, then it will end, that I get frustrated, about the times that you not bring me the coffee. 
When you do bring me coffee, I will be pleased with it.  You not need to do it, because you are you, you have your own 'things'  and maybe you do not feel like bringing MY coffee. That's reallly fine!
So, when I think that someone else is doing a bad job, then I have always the choice to do it better. And when I know, that I can not do it better (or not at that moment), what's wrong with it, then, when the other is doing it, his or her own way?

And if I want desperately, to be with someone, then I can make effort to be with someone.  No matter if it is for a coffee, a meal or listinening to music, or watching football.  If I want it, it does not mean that my partner, or my friend, is having the same plans.  So, if I want to go to watch football, I should do it, because I like it. And not wait until the other gets as motivated as me :) 

Sigh.. Football is still not allowed. I miss it. Like other people miss other things.  But more then missing things, I am grateful for what I have. I can go out, and if I don't feel like, like today, I stay home.  What a freedom! <3
I wish the other the same freedom. He, or she, should not do whoat I wan him/her to do, but what (s)he wants to do.

Letting free.  Letting go. And knowing that  we always return to eachother. 

oh oh.. a bit philosophy.. Sorry for that :-)  But I felt like doing it.  If you expected different from me..... :) :)  :-) 

The photo... a touch of spring. Because I love colours!

Mad House

The weather is not sure, yet, what it wants. After a few warm days we had the rain yesterday, and now the sun is back, and the  temperatures are really cold.

No wonder that my blood pressure has difficulties in keeping me up, and no wonder that it now and then not succeeds, and then I simply need to go to sit down, taking it easy.  That happened this afternoon. I had sit down this morning as well, I had a wonderful talk with my wonderful friend in England,  even when the occassion was a bit sad,  it was good, to speak with her again.  We know each other for a longer time, back to last century (LOL), and the main word  in our discussions is 'Gekkenhuis' , also Mad House :) .
I personally think that the bond with somone really gets strong, when you can joke with each other, having fun, even about things that are not so brilliant. It brings people closer together, anyway, that is my experience.

Also, a good day, with literarily ups and downs, but in fact all like the weather, sunny and bright.  
Also, I have no big news for you, a fresh photo of today, the first bushes start to blossom, I love it, when the colours are back. 

Outside my rings, in the 'big world', there is a lot of confusion about all what is allowed, and what not, in the plans to bring the country back to normal again.  It is good that I have my rings, between the world and my life, or the bubble, as I call it often.  It prevents me from getting mad.  And that is it. One bubble, each day, keeps my insanity away. It still works, it is a strong mantra !

The land of confusion

Oh dear..

It finally happens...

Well, before I really get slightly mad, I shall stop myself, step into my inner rings and stay there for a while.
There will be a lockdown until the end of the month, but some shops might open, when you have an agreement. But they can also be closed, when it is needed 8-)

One of the good things in meditation, is getting your concentration back, on what it is about. Listen to your breath, and when your thoughts glide away, notice it, put them gently aside and return to the breathing.
I think that that is a very healthy thing to do now as well.  If the world is chaos, then return to where it is about.  Live, Love life. 

It is much more easy then you might think. If you started, and continue with believing, really believing, then it will work. You will get your concentration focused on what you want.
Ahhh, I wish I had that more. But I am trying, again, again and again.

And just when I think that I am getting better int  then I switch to the social media.  Aaaaargh....I am missing that one final clue :) :) 

Well, I keep on trying until the end of time.  And who of you who got the message in this 'royal' blog, you will know where it is about.

Stay positive. Stay healthy. Tell yourself what you should do, before you tell others what they have to do.

So far for your personal Guru of the day!

The photo is from past Sunday. When the world was spinning as much as yet. Only not so cold and wet :)