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 [Photo courtesy of EBM Photography: thanks Emma!] Today’s post is a little lighter-hearted than the last one I published and it is a story I really enjoy recollecting. It is one…

[Photo: free image iStock_000024510285Large.] If you are wealthy and are looking for a way to donate, give back to the community and make a difference or if you are a…

[Photo: my own. Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl.]   The meaning of life. What is it? And don’t you dare say 42. I heard that. Be serious.…

  Welcome to 2019. We live in a world of hashtag trends and keyboard warriors ranting on social media about injustices and racism. And this is a blog post that…

[Photo: Banner vector created by freepik – www.freepik.com] We have been created to love each other, to help each other, and to heal each other If there is one thing my…

[Photo: https://mysticmedusa.com/2015/11/isis-the-goddess/] Do you ever get the feeling we are on some pre-destined path? That there is an invisible string connected to all the events that happen? Maybe we are…

Do you ever have those days where everything just goes tits up? I mean, where nothing goes right and you just want to stop, crawl back into bed and hide…

(Photo taken by yours truly in 2006 when I first arrived. This Karl Marx Monument measures 13 metres high and weighs 40 tonnes and is the second largest monument of…

Image Source from storypick.com As I scanned the bookshop today searching for something interesting to read about relationships, people, psychology etc. I was drawn to a book jacket with President…

With parents who were and are loyal fans of the US with a flagpole in the back garden flying the American flag, a dad who worked for an American company,…

 [Photo courtesy of EBM Photography: thanks Emma!] As a volunteer Angel with the American charity Soldiers’ Angels I regularly write letters and cards to the troops to help take their…

 [Photo courtesy of EBM Photography: thanks Emma!] I have a lot to say. I could talk for Britain if you let me. But hardly anyone does and this, in the…

Heimweh or Fernweh? Wanderlust and why I just can’t seem to find where home is  [Photo courtesy of EBM Photography: thanks Emma!] This week my neighbour has been calling round…

Anyone who has ever owned a bunny will know how absolutely cute, lovable and fun they are but likewise how they can also be incredibly naughty, cheeky and damn right…

Is the grass really greener on the other side? [Photo courtesy of EBM Photography: thanks Emma!] It sounds so exciting telling someone you are moving abroad. It still feels somewhat…

My friend today silently voiced his annoyance with the general public by sharing an article on his Facebook page about why changing your Facebook profile picture doesn’t actually make a…

As the United States Marine Corps celebrates its 240th birthday today (10.11.2015), I stop and take the time to think about marines in America, all over the world and especially…

I saw this years ago on Facebook when it was doing the rounds and thought this might be fun to do as a post on my blog. As a way…

I just wanted to wish everyone a wonderfully spooky and fun-filled Halloween! For Germany it is Reformation Day so everything is closed and although stores are trying to cash in…

The multipotentialite label. I only learned this term the other day when my friend said she was one of these. I was like, “you’re a what?!” After reading about it…