When travelling by public transport, appropriate stops such as bus stops are really important. Why? Because you know exactly where you have to wait. You could walk all the way along the route of the means of transport - but if you wait at the wrong place to get a lift, all your waiting is for nothing. So the where is important and therefore it is even more important that the stop points are recognisable. But... it is not enough just to know where. The when is also important. Suppose you are waiting at a bus stop on a Saturday - but the corresponding line does not run on the weekend... then you can wait a long time. It's not for nothing that they say: at the right place at the right time. Remember this today, too, for example in conversations: just because you have the opportunity to speak does not mean that it is the right time. Be wise and possibly reserved - until the right moment comes.

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I had heard a few years ago that no matter in which country you go to a McDonald's, you always get the same fries - both from the preparation, by which I mean: how they are cut and cooked - and the variety. This impressed me on the one hand, but irritated me on the other. Impressed because I thought: if you like these fries and they are good quality, then it is a kind of seal of quality and you can be sure that you are getting something good, no matter where. Irritated because I thought that local products and farmers don't seem to be taken into account at all and there is no local context of the food supply. Well, is it good or not. It depends on how you weigh the arguments. I also see this kind of ambivalence in many political discussions. In the end, I think today, it is a personal responsibility what I decide to do. Consider this today: forming an opinion means responsibility.

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We are lucky to still have a water wheel in operation in our neighbourhood. The way it works is that part of an open watercourse is branched off and diverted. The diverted water flows in a separate channel close to a house and drives a water wheel there. This is connected to a millstone or something else by a mechanical construction located in the house, so that the water power is directly transferred to a mechanism in the house. This not only saves human power, but also makes round-the-clock operation possible - for example, the operation of a grain mill. So here nature is cleverly exploited in a resource-saving way to solve a meaningful task. For today, I wish you the innovative view of how you can use forces in your environment - for example, happy people - in such a way that these forces have a beneficial effect for many.

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A microwave oven can heat food or liquids in a very short time. It is not possible to see exactly how this works. It is waves at a certain frequency that cause the food in the microwave to vibrate - especially the liquid in the food - and thus cause it to heat up. If you set the time too long, it can be devastating: Liquids can boil over, food can splatter and also be brought to the boil or sometimes even char. So you have to know when enough is enough, otherwise it becomes destructive. Sometimes this can also happen to us humans: feelings and negative emotions surge up in us invisibly and at some point it can be too much and you explode, it becomes destructive. If you find yourself in such a situation today, where you notice how you or someone else begins to boil more and more inside, then interrupt in time - like with the microwave - before it gets harmful.

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The horizon is, so to speak, the limit of what is visible to us. At the sea, this horizon is very far away, whereas in the mountains it is relatively close. This is a fitting analogy for our everyday life: Where we feel calm and are at peace - analogous to the calm sea - there is much expanse, inner peace. But where we have worries, fears, where we carry burdens - analogous to the threat of the massive mountains - our view is restricted and filled with these burdens. There we see - analogous to the mountains - only mountains in front of us that sometimes seem insurmountable. I believe we can contribute a lot to whether our perspective goes into the peaceful expanse or is very limited by burdens. Jesus once said: Whoever trusts in him, that is, has faith, can say to such mountains: rise up and sink into the sea. And so it will happen. Have you already tried this?

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A garden fence often has pointed ends on the wooden slats. This indicates that you should not actually climb over it, which means: this is not a permissible way into the garden. The correct way is via the garden gate. This is closer or further away depending on how you get to the garden. This means: in order to enter the garden correctly, one must accept a certain distance, perhaps even a diversion. In return, you enter the garden the way the owner wants you to. You will certainly be more welcome than simply climbing over the fence. Flowers or sown plants could be damaged in the process. It is the same with us humans: we have our individual limits. There are certain moments or ways in which we become accessible. This has to be taken into account. If you have a longer way to reach someone today, accept it consciously and in love.

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When going to the pool, I used to watch with fascination those who, full of courage, climbed onto diving towers and jumped from there over the diving boards into the pool. I was never brave in that respect. Just jumping off the 3m tower was a challenge for me. I think it was this short phase of falling with the corresponding speed that scared me and that I avoided. The springboard is the last firm step before you fall. It is the transition from conscience to uncertainty. For professional steeplechasers, the springboard has an additional suspension so that they can jump even higher and perform their figures. So what is rather scary for some - like me - is welcome for others. If you are one of the brave ones in certain situations, show consideration today for those to whom this is not so given and give them a wide heart.

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There are health insurance companies that advertise that health is the most important thing. Is that really true? What then in the case of chronically ill or disabled people? Would they be second-class citizens because they no longer have or never had this highest good? Health is important, for sure. But I don't think it's the most important thing. People can also give meaning to their lives with other things and live fulfilled lives despite physical limitations. It's the same with other things: there can be a lot of adversity in everyday life: troublesome work relationships, annoying neighbours, lack of finances etc. If the focus is on the lack, the burden, then one also feels correspondingly powerless. But if we focus on what we can actively influence - for example, our joy, inner peace and also detachment - we can immediately feel much better. I encourage you to do this if you have a difficult area of your life at the moment.

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As children we asked ourselves this joking question: what is heavier 1kg of feathers or 1kg of lead. And when someone pointed to lead, we would gloat and shout with delight: no, both are the same weight. Of course. But still, one is tempted to think lead. One associates, and not infrequently one is led by such associations to a one-sided opinion. Of course lead is much heavier than feathers - but 1 kg of each is still the same weight. In everyday life, we also have such experiential values on the basis of which we repeatedly make inner decisions, formulate assessments, draw conclusions, etc. But these can be correspondingly one-sided precisely because of our perhaps one-sided experiences. Therefore, when you meet others today, be careful not to judge them too quickly in terms of their appearance or character or any other characteristic or appearance.

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The Russian nested dolls are world-famous. One wooden figure can be placed inside the next larger one. This can be repeated as often as you like, and when all the dolls have been fitted, there is only one doll in front of you. But in reality there are many, simply not visible. The smallest - so I have read - can be as small as a fingernail. Amazing. When they are made, the artist starts with the smallest and then moves on to the next largest. Interesting as: the smaller one determines the shape of the next larger one and thus at the very end the one that remains and is visible last. It is the same with us humans: what is visible on the outside is determined by what is inside us. Banal and yet profound. How you affect others, how you perceive yourself and your environment, depends on your inner life. That is why it is important that you take care of it.

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