Making time to see and appreciate,

Making time to hear and feel,

Making time to laugh and cry,

Making time to love attentively,

Making time to forget time,

Making time to be happy.

 

–Richard Erlewein, freely translated into English by J. Elke Ertle

 

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.

 

Tags: happiness recipe, Life at its Best, life-lesson, Making time

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