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Now is all there ever is

Thursday, November 1st, 2018

People don’t realize that now is all there ever is. There is no past or future except as memory and anticipation in your mind.

— Eckhart Tolle

Enjoy the “now” to the fullest!

People don't realize that now is all there ever is. Photo © J. Elke Ertle, 2014. www.walled-in-berlin.com

People don’t realize that now is all there ever is. Photo © J. Elke Ertle, 2014. www.walled-in-berlin.com

 

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 events that engulfed the city during the Berlin Blockade, the Berlin Airlift, the Berlin Wall and John F. Kennedy’s Berlin visit with the struggle against my own, equally insurmountable, parental walls, Walled-In is about freedom vs. conformity, conflict vs. unity, domination vs. submission, loyalty vs. betrayal.

 

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Windshield versus rear view mirror

Thursday, March 10th, 2016

Why is a car’s windshield so large and the rear view mirror so small? Because our past is not as important as our future. Look ahead and move on.

— Anonymous

 

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

 

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What are memories?

Thursday, September 10th, 2015

Memories are the key not to the past, but to the future.

–Corrie ten Boom

 

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: Historical 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.

 

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