Our greatest glory is not in never falling,

but in rising every time we fall.

Confucius

We cannot change the cards we are

dealt - just how we play the hand.

Randy Pausch

Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged.

For as you have been judging, so you will be judged,

and with your measure will it be measured to you.

Matthew, 7

For quite some time, I´ve been working

on translating the german version into

an identical English copy. After having started

several times, and deleting repeatedly,

I came to the conclusion I cannot do it this way.

I couldn´t find official and appropriate

translations of the many beautiful quotes

and would never dare to translate them

by myself. How could I translate poetry

with all it´s value and magic?

However, I decided to just refer to the basics

and create something

 similar instead of a perfect replica.

Primarily I planned this site to be a memorial for

Adriana, however, during it´s production, it has

developed into a lot more than that. It turns out

to be another step of coping, a revival of struggle

and pain as well as beautiful moments. It has become

a therapy described by life itself.

I feel the strong desire to dedicate this tiny spot of

the world wide web to those who came along with

me and taught me along the way; who pointed out

their limits, but foremost, revealed mine; who helped

me to get to know parts of myself I didn´t know of.

Some people stayed for a long time whereas the life

lines of others caused a quick division.

 I cherish not only the wonderful relationships but

also the unpleasant encounters, for everybody

has left a footprint in my soul. I´m looking forward

to those who are to come in the future and have

learned to accept people for who they are.

Above all I have been taught by my children,

my family and friends.

I must also mention the sweet little

souls of our four-legged family members, who love us

unconditionally and never ever judge. What a

wonderful gift and blessing to our family!

As you will notice I simply love poems, quotes,

aphorisms and taking pictures. Most of the

authors are well known, though even

with diligent research it

wasn´t always possible to determine the origin.

In case of an infringement of a copyright, please send

me a note and I´ll  either add the author so they get

credit or delete the subject if necessary.

Unfortunately the german law forces me to state

the following (though I have found the links included

in this site safe when I have used them): I am not

responsible for the contents of pages linked to my

website. Please view them at your own risk.

Feel free to view and/or sign my guestbook.

If you feel this page is worthwhile recommend 

it to your family and friends.

Sabine

  by Helen Lowrie Marshall

Dare to be different, life is so full of people

who follow the same push-and-pull,

poor plodding people who,

other than name,

try to pretend they´re exactly the same.

God made us different, there never will be

a replica soul made of you or me.

The charm - the glory of all creation

rests on this very deviation.

Your charm - your own glory, too,

lies in being uniquely you,

lies in being true to your best,

that part of you different from all the rest.

If you got stuck somewhere

just click on the sun in the sidebar and

you´ll get back to the english navigation.

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