It’s the end of October. A huge emerald-green dragonfly is skimming across the garden pond again, having warmed itself back...
It is said that we are all equal before God. Standing naked in the temple, we become aware of the...
When I was researching educational issues at the Central Round Table in the archives of the GDR opposition this summer, I encountered a future society and a self-image in democratic practice that I had never seen before. The basic tone in the leaflets, theses, and concepts of the citizens’ movement...
The Bavarian singer-songwriter Werner Schmidbauer calls himself a “collector of moments” [Momentensammler] in his song of the same name. This...
Do we just have to want it? I’m finalizing this week’s issue and editing texts. My son is at home...
“The traffic light is green!” says the passenger to the driver. Friedemann Schulz von Thun uses this example in his book Miteinander reden [Talking to each other] to explain his four-sided communication model. According to this model, every message has four facets or sides: “factual,” “appeal,” “self-disclosure,” and “relational”—although they...
Truth, beauty and goodness—three heavenly promises. Every guiding principle and every good wish, every happy moment and every intention has...
The polycrisis is the signature of our present; it seems we are in a state of constant turmoil. What is...
During my social work internship, I met many different people with assistance needs. My very first encounter with the people in the residential group let me see their direct connection to the present moment and their great sensitivity. After just 20 minutes, they placed deep trust in me, gave me...
“Today’s entrepreneurs are the initiates of earlier times,” explained Jörgen Smit, anthroposophist and educator, during a working group of the...
Actors and actresses play. They play with fire. They play with something that is very close and very intimate to...
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