Monday, 26 March 2012
GLS Wisdom
Lately I've worked too much and paid too little attention to myself. This of course is solely my own fault. With this profession you have a never ending to-do-list no matter how hard you try. I just really like a clean table at the end of the day.
I've pushed myself too hard and last week I realized the result on that. I was not fun to be with, work with or seek aid from. This got me thinking of buckets.
Couple of years ago in Global Leadership Summit (GLS) Bill Hybels gave a very simple advice on how to manage through rough and not so rough times. Imagine a bucket full of water. When it's full it's usefull. When the water has run out and the bucket nearly empty there's no point with the bucket either. If you imagine a bucket filled with your resources and a level that tells how full the bucket is you get a picture of how you're doing. One thing is to be aware of the bucket another is to come up with things that prevent it from falling too low.
The idea is simple. Simple enough for me. It has worked before. My bucket is full after sports, spending time with my nieces and wondering through art galleries. And the fun part is there are many more. I just need to find them and take better care of my bucket.
I've pushed myself too hard and last week I realized the result on that. I was not fun to be with, work with or seek aid from. This got me thinking of buckets.
Couple of years ago in Global Leadership Summit (GLS) Bill Hybels gave a very simple advice on how to manage through rough and not so rough times. Imagine a bucket full of water. When it's full it's usefull. When the water has run out and the bucket nearly empty there's no point with the bucket either. If you imagine a bucket filled with your resources and a level that tells how full the bucket is you get a picture of how you're doing. One thing is to be aware of the bucket another is to come up with things that prevent it from falling too low.
The idea is simple. Simple enough for me. It has worked before. My bucket is full after sports, spending time with my nieces and wondering through art galleries. And the fun part is there are many more. I just need to find them and take better care of my bucket.
Sunday, 25 March 2012
My new beauty
When did this turn into furnishing? Vintage shopping is so much fun. You never know what you'll end up with. This coffee table found a new home.
Sunday, 18 March 2012
Project Balcony
Baby steps is an optimistic phrase when it comes to making my shabby balcony to a blissful urban greenhouse. Today I bravely brought the first flowers out and am quite certain they won't freeze to death. After all we're having spring over here. This, soon to be paradise inside five square meters, will include some beautiful plants, cozy furniture and the coolest cushion(s) ever. The proof is below. Material is oilcloth.
Saturday, 17 March 2012
Blind leading the blind?
The whole Kony 2012 story is living a life of its own. I'm not commenting on the latest turns. However it has raised awareness. Of what? Well I'm sure this depends on the person taking interest on the film and its sidekicks.
Would I have clicked myself on the web pages of International Criminal Court without this fuss? Guess not.
The court is located at The Hague, Netherlands. And unlike one might think it has nothing to do with the United Nations, whose International Court of Justice just happens to be in The Hague as well. ICC is supposed to be the answer for internationally acknowledged crimes and we're talking here worst of the worst. All that takes place in ICC is based on the Rome Statute whick if I may add is some hardcore stuff. I mean the text defines things like genocide.
ICC began its work in 2002. Despite the horrible history of the 20th century it took all this time for 60 countries to ratify the Roman Statute. However many never quite made it. These include the US, China, Russia, Iran and several many more.
Being a simpleton I have to ask. What use is there with a court such as this if everyone's not involved? Even bigger is the question that now many are vowing to capture a criminal who is being made famous and so contribute on bringing him infront of this court. These very same people wouldn't do it for their countrymen.
Another rather astonishing fact is that the current cases in ICC concern countries such as Uganda, Sudan, Kenya.. So no terrible crimes outside Africa?
Would I have clicked myself on the web pages of International Criminal Court without this fuss? Guess not.
The court is located at The Hague, Netherlands. And unlike one might think it has nothing to do with the United Nations, whose International Court of Justice just happens to be in The Hague as well. ICC is supposed to be the answer for internationally acknowledged crimes and we're talking here worst of the worst. All that takes place in ICC is based on the Rome Statute whick if I may add is some hardcore stuff. I mean the text defines things like genocide.
ICC began its work in 2002. Despite the horrible history of the 20th century it took all this time for 60 countries to ratify the Roman Statute. However many never quite made it. These include the US, China, Russia, Iran and several many more.
Being a simpleton I have to ask. What use is there with a court such as this if everyone's not involved? Even bigger is the question that now many are vowing to capture a criminal who is being made famous and so contribute on bringing him infront of this court. These very same people wouldn't do it for their countrymen.
Another rather astonishing fact is that the current cases in ICC concern countries such as Uganda, Sudan, Kenya.. So no terrible crimes outside Africa?
Monday, 12 March 2012
Saturday, 10 March 2012
Freddie Mercury's Garden Door
Sunday, 4 March 2012
Flustered
Euthanasia, abortion and killing new born babies. You know what. This was not in mind when I dreamt of becoming a doctor as a kid.
Personally I am not a fan of ethical arguing. Mainly cause it never leads anywhere. "On the other hand" is a phrase you can always use and on the conversation goes. Those who don't deal with these things in their own life are often most enthusiastic about them. With my profession ethics does not stay in a theoretical level. It is there always present and the most difficult questions come without warning. It is not a theory, it is the life of a true person right in front of you. And you have a chance to totally screw up.
The talk is active again thanks to a paper published in Journal of Medical Ethics. A potential person is not the same as a person thus the killing of new borns is ok? The road to these conclusions is long I bet. What moral, ethical or ideoogical backround such clames must have. Is this the kind of world we want to live in? In the end, if you think all of this is only a coinsidence and life has no meaning what so ever, it must be hard to define right and wrong. If there is no God, everything is permitted.
Somehow medical personel is expected to do wonders these days. People think they're clients when in fact they're actually patients. The kind of sick consumerism entered our hospitals and clinics ages ago. But now since someone's moral standards have reached a new level, does that imply it should be put to action. The reason why medical doctors have raised their voices against this is that in time, if this would become legal it would be naturally their job to play the part of the executioner. Anyone can be a killer, not everyone can be a doctor.
Personally I am not a fan of ethical arguing. Mainly cause it never leads anywhere. "On the other hand" is a phrase you can always use and on the conversation goes. Those who don't deal with these things in their own life are often most enthusiastic about them. With my profession ethics does not stay in a theoretical level. It is there always present and the most difficult questions come without warning. It is not a theory, it is the life of a true person right in front of you. And you have a chance to totally screw up.
The talk is active again thanks to a paper published in Journal of Medical Ethics. A potential person is not the same as a person thus the killing of new borns is ok? The road to these conclusions is long I bet. What moral, ethical or ideoogical backround such clames must have. Is this the kind of world we want to live in? In the end, if you think all of this is only a coinsidence and life has no meaning what so ever, it must be hard to define right and wrong. If there is no God, everything is permitted.
Somehow medical personel is expected to do wonders these days. People think they're clients when in fact they're actually patients. The kind of sick consumerism entered our hospitals and clinics ages ago. But now since someone's moral standards have reached a new level, does that imply it should be put to action. The reason why medical doctors have raised their voices against this is that in time, if this would become legal it would be naturally their job to play the part of the executioner. Anyone can be a killer, not everyone can be a doctor.
Teenage Kicks
Or more like childhood kicks.
I remember the first time I saw and heard Wonderwall. It changed my life. It was a usual evening at home and we were watching a show that listed top 40 albums of the week. The song was so compelling I completely forgot to read the name of the song and the band. All I remembered was black and white, violins and sunglasses like Lennon. I begun to stalk tv and radio stations just to hear it again. I weren't sure if a band could actually be called Oasis, and mind you this was not the google era. Luckily my brother (much more aware of music and much older than me) helped with this and in the end I had copies of (What's the Story) Morning Glory? and Definitely Maybe.
Later on came Blur, Manic Street Preachers, Pulp and the rest. Some I've found only recently. They all have their own sound and a touch that reminds of the Nineties.
But hey, now they're all back. Though some never went away, right.
Despite all the comebacks I'm glad Noel Gallagher got his award at the NMEs.
The music speaks for itself. Here at the Brit awards with Chris Martin.
I remember the first time I saw and heard Wonderwall. It changed my life. It was a usual evening at home and we were watching a show that listed top 40 albums of the week. The song was so compelling I completely forgot to read the name of the song and the band. All I remembered was black and white, violins and sunglasses like Lennon. I begun to stalk tv and radio stations just to hear it again. I weren't sure if a band could actually be called Oasis, and mind you this was not the google era. Luckily my brother (much more aware of music and much older than me) helped with this and in the end I had copies of (What's the Story) Morning Glory? and Definitely Maybe.
Later on came Blur, Manic Street Preachers, Pulp and the rest. Some I've found only recently. They all have their own sound and a touch that reminds of the Nineties.
But hey, now they're all back. Though some never went away, right.
Despite all the comebacks I'm glad Noel Gallagher got his award at the NMEs.
The music speaks for itself. Here at the Brit awards with Chris Martin.
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