Archive for the ‘Thought of the Day’ Category

Smile because it happened

Friday, July 26th, 2013

Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.
–Dr. Seuss

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com. Walled-In is a story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War.

 

 

Too Small to be Effective?

Tuesday, July 16th, 2013

If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in the dark with a mosquito.

–Author Unknown

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com. Walled-In is a story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War.

 

 

value of experiences

Tuesday, July 9th, 2013

If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we’d all be millionaires.
–Abigail Van Buren

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com. Walled-In is a story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War.

 

 

Swapping history books

Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013

It might be a good idea if the various countries of the world would occasionally swap history books, just to see what other people are doing with the same set of facts.

–Bill Vaughan, journalist (1915-1977)

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on my home page and feel free to follow my blog about anything German: historic or current events, people, places or food.

Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War. Juxtaposing the events that engulfed Berlin during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my equally insurmountable parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. harmony, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.

 

 

What matters

Tuesday, June 25th, 2013

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
–Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com. Walled-In is a story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War.

 

 

Opportunity

Tuesday, June 18th, 2013

If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.
–Milton Berle

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com. Walled-In is a story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War.

 

 

Stroke of luck

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
–Dali Lama

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com. Walled-In is a story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War.

 

 

Enjoying Failure

Tuesday, June 4th, 2013

I’d rather be a failure at something I enjoy than be a success at something I hate.

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com. Walled-In is a story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War.

 

 

Time’s Value

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

To come to know the value of a year, ask a student who failed his finals.

To come to know the value of a month, ask a mother who bore a premature child.

To come to know the value of a week, ask the publisher of a weekly magazine.

To come to know the value of an hour, ask two lovers who are waiting for each other.

To come to know the value of a minute, ask someone who has missed his plane.

To come to know the value of a second, ask someone who has survived an accident.

To come to know the value of a millisecond, ask someone who won a silver medal at the Olympics.

 

Time waits for no one. Seize each moment because it is precious. Share it with a special friend, and it becomes priceless.

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com. Walled-In is a story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War.

 

 

How to avoid criticism

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

It is easy to avoid criticism.  All you have to do is say nothing, do nothing, and be nothing.

 

For a sneak peek at the first 20+ pages of my memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, click “Download a free excerpt” on the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com. Walled-In is a story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War.