Tag: happiness
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the fishing village
16 Maart 2018 Vandag gaan ons na die Ancient Huangpu Port and Village. Hierdie hawe en dorpie het ‘n belangrike rol gespeel in die eerste handel tussen Amerika en China. Gerhard noem dit die fishing village. Pak Tai Temple Die tempel het ‘n rustige, kalm atmosfeer en die wierook ruik baie lekker. Ek…
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don’t look at me in that tone of voice!
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” Kurt Vonnegut I have often been fascinated by people’s perspectives; the fact that two people can look at the same thing or event and experience totally opposite emotions. I have seen siblings growing up in the same…
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do not regret growing older ~ it is a privilege denied to many
“Conscious aging is a new way of looking at and experiencing aging that moves beyond our cultural obsession with youth toward a respect and need for the wisdom of age” (Stephan Rechtschaffen, M.D.) I recently had the privilege of walking my daughter down the aisle. Two weeks later we were celebrating my son’s engagement.…