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Ela
A beautiful quilt by Inge Duin. See www.ingeduin.nl. When I was a student I was working in Germany during the summer holidays. Some years I worked on farm fields. It was a hard, physical work, usually 11-13h daily, six or seven days a week. My goal was to earn money so that I had enough to […]
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Ela
Many years back my friend was going through a painful divorce. She was my close friend some time before that event, but we lost the connection when we started to pursue different paths in life. I learned about her divorce from others and I knew it was a tough experience for her. I wanted […]
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Ela
When I was living in the Netherlands a group of friends discovered a common interest in studying consciousness. Perhaps this was so because we were already fascinated by learning from examples and pattern recognition. We started in 2000 as a group of seven people: Alexander, Bob, David, Dick, Ela, Marina and Pavel. Andrzej, Carmen, Piotr […]
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Ela
Recently my friend has parked a car on a narrow parking slot in a city in a way that would block a free passing of another car. It was the only possible place, though. Since it was a night time and meant for a 5-10 min stay only, the chances of a car coming or leaving that parking […]
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Ela
The journey begins with a first step “How am I to start my first post?”, I asked myself, elaborate Ela. Starting a blog felt like a huge task to take on. “Am I capable of writing?”, I wondered. “Can I provide value to others?” “Hmmm… Perhaps a bit.”, I concluded. So, I spent some time […]