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according to a famous Dutch biologist, Midas Dekkers, fortunately the world is not in crisis. just like i am feeling. more than enough food, more than enough work (though not always on the wished-for level). but people are so spoiled, they do not see it. they want three holidays by airoplane every year. food enough to throw half of it away and still be to heavy. and, everyone wants that single challenging well-paid job they were educated for. we are so rich at the moment. good education, good houses, good health program, a sort of fair law system, democracy etc..

lately a few people publicly known were finished with living. anil ramdas whitney houston antonie kamerling these cases make me think a lot. life is not nice, often even being bad. you have to be positive, enjoy small moments of happyness and creativity. being finished with living is probably not seeing any humor and light, not seeing any aim you can reach. i always get happy by looking at beautifully designed things or made by hand products. and commonly known, being active will make you feel better.

just finished reading Luigi Pirandello's one, no one and one hundred thousand. we are not one person, but too many different persons as everyone will see us differently. this filosophy drives the main person in the book to radically change his life. humourous but cold and dark too. subjectivity is dictator in life just like in Charles Dickens Bleak House, where application of the law always fails to be fair for everyone.

coffee grounds can be used in many ways after you made a delicious cup of coffee of course. 5 of the reuses. 1. hand scrub: mix a spoonful of warm coffee grounds into your hands with some soap and scrub your hands soft and clean. your face and body will also like this exfoliant. it can even diminish cellulite. i love to wash myself in the morning with a mixture of sugar, coffee, olive oil and vanilla essential oil. you will not need any body lotion afterwards. 2. mulch: throw the coffee grounds at the trees and plants in your garden or at your balcony (especially a good food for acidloving plants. it contains a lot of nitrogen and other nutrients). 3. hand deodorizer: dry the coffee grounds to rub in your hands when they smell from preparing onions, fish etc. 4. insect repellant: ants do not like coffee grounds and also snails and slugs could be chased away. 5. dye: solve it in water and dye fabrics, paper or easter eggs with it.

seems wonderful to me, a beautiful hanging chair. but the beautiful hanging bubble chair is not cheap. the hammock hanging chairs are more within reach, but i prefer more a chair. wonder if i could make one myself. maybe i should begin with an old swing and an old chair. or use leftover wood like in this instructable:  paracord-laced-pallet-hanging-chair

just read Harry Potter and the deathly hallows for the second time. the power of love is a red thread throughout the whole series of Harry Potter books. remembering the power of love in every little dip of the day will bring a smile right away. Lenny Kravitz — Let Love Rule Love is gentle as a rose And love can conquer any war It's time to take a stand Brothers and sisters join hands We got to let love rule Let love rule We got to let love rule Let love rule Love transcends all space and time And love can make a little child smile Can't you see this won't go wrong But we got to be strong We can't do it alone We got to let love rule Let love rule We got to let love rule Let love rule

on the search for tibetan barley bread i found this nice site with all kind of bread experiments, in dutch though. Wie bakt mee? the recipe for french bread is tempting. but first i will pursue some terra cotta tiles for my oven.

old sweaters, some soap, a hot wash and there you have your own felt for all kinds of crafs projects, like flowers , hats and .... or check out all the other ways to use your old sweater at  always chrysti .

writers can be made to a certain extent, but then, to be one of the great writers, they have to have certain characteristics according to Orwell and Komrij. failure, loneliness and sadness in everyday live can be compensated by the creation of a private world through a facility with words. this means though also that you have to have an ability to handle with loneliness. you have to be patient enough to let yourself find the right words in the right sequence. by your experience with troubles in real life you have the ability to handle frustration and problems in putting down a world in words. sander kooistra writes on these subjects on his blog: writers are born (article in dutch) why we write

if you feel like cleaning your lungs, try eating broccoli or cauliflower more often. they possess the component sulforaphane, that cleans your lungs from bacteria. link to an article on this subject in dutch. link to an article on this subject in english .

two weeks ago i enjoyed drinking wine after a hard days work in the garden. unfortunately it worked not well and i was so ill. so, you can guess, i decided never to drink alcohol anymore. and what appears, a week later, the newspaper heads with 'alcohol can shake it'. the range of non-alcoholic drinks is rising. recipes for mocktails: http://www.cocktailrecepten.nl/artikelen/alcoholvrije-cocktails.html (in dutch, select non-alcoholisch in the search bar) http://www.cocktail.uk.com/db/viewAllCocktails.asp?type=4 (in english) but of course, just some clear water with or without bubbles and pure juices are already a feast to drink.

if you do not feel fit, maybe oil pulling will make you feel better. It is a very old Ayurvedic medical means to clean your mouth, teeth and whole body. just by pulling one spoonful of oil in your mouth for 20 minutes. het blad on oil pulling (in dutch) amanvida mondolie (in dutch) oilpulling.com (in english)

never knew that chestnut mushrooms are a big source of vitamin D. now that autumn arrived with less sun hours, you have an extra reason to eat them. bake them with garlic and lemon juice or put their matured version, portobello mushrooms, in the oven, filled with some cheese and garlic.