October 2014

31 Oct Going into the unknown – and having ground underneath our feet

Posted at 20:50h in How to Thrive in Life

Recently, a dear friend, Dr Chris Millar, died. Yesterday was his funeral. He’s going into the unknown. My heart is with him and his loved ones. Even in life we are going into the unknown. We don’t really know what the next step brings. We can plan, structure, have visions...

29 Oct C.G. Jung says so – and a little self promotion

Posted at 22:50h in How to Thrive in Life

“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” C.G. Jung I came across this quote the other day – in Facebook of all places! Then again, a lot of quotes fly about in there. Being sick with the flu...

28 Oct In China for a week – the human adaption process (and another ‘visa run’)

Posted at 19:37h in How to Thrive in Life

I find human beings so interesting. Observing how we think, how we do things, and respond to our environment is one of my favourite pastimes. There is much learning to be found. One morning I was riding my bicycle to a daily acupuncture appointment. I left a...

27 Oct Cycling in China, an awareness game

Posted at 22:19h in How to Thrive in Life

Today I am writing about traffic in China, or, more precisely, cycling in Shenzhen. To be fair, on that trip I only saw a few suburbs of a huge city with 'special economic status'. This is only a tiny, tiny bit of China. So, I’ll write...