Posts Tagged ‘understanding’

Step into my shoes and walk my life

Thursday, November 29th, 2018

Step into my shoes and walk the life I’m living, and if you get as far as I am, just maybe you will see how strong I really am.

— Anonymous

Step into my shoes and walk the life I’m living, and if you get as far as I am, just maybe you will see how strong I really am. Photo © J. Elke Ertle, 2018. www.walled-in-berlin.com

Step into my shoes and walk the life I’m living, and if you get as far as I am, just maybe you will see how strong I really am. Photo © J. Elke Ertle, 2018. 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.

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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True mark of maturity

Thursday, November 8th, 2018

The true mark of maturity is when somebody hurts you and you try to understand their situation instead of trying to hurt them back.

— Anonymous

The true mark of maturity is when somebody hurts you and you try to understand their situation instead of trying to hurt them back. Photo © J. Elke Ertle, 2016. www.walled-in-berlin.com

The true mark of maturity is when somebody hurts you and you try to understand their situation instead of trying to hurt them back. Photo © J. Elke Ertle, 2016. 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 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.

 

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Single biggest communication problem

Thursday, June 14th, 2018

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.

–George Bernard Shaw

 

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. www.walled-in-berlin.com

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. 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 and current events, people, places and 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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Words freeze perceptions

Thursday, March 22nd, 2018

Words are encyclopaedias of ignorance because they freeze perceptions at a moment in time and then insist we continue to use these frozen perceptions.

– Edward de Bono

Words freeze perceptions at one moment in history. www.walled-in-berlin.com

Words freeze perceptions at one moment in history. 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 the home page of http://www.walled-in-berlin.com Walled-In is my story of growing up in Berlin during the Cold War.

 

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Listening to excuses or to talk?

Thursday, July 2nd, 2015

One learns more about people by listening to their excuses than by listening to their talk.

–Peter Tille

 

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.

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