Roadtrip
A few years ago I travelled the west coast of Canada with a friend. Forests and open landscapes lined the small country roads on the way to our destination, a hut at the lake. We crossed with a ferry, the roads became smaller and narrower,…
Author: Hiltrud Enders
Leisure
“Oh, I need time and a moment of leisure!” I heard myself say this sentence and connect the thought of leisure with earlier days (Am I really that old?). As if I’d had more leisure in the past. During the semester break we carefully renovated the…
A smile is not enough – new data protection when taking photos
On 25 May, a new data protection law will enter into force in the EU, which already considers the recording of a digital image as data collection. The idea behind this is that a photo of a person, e.g. with the help of face recognition,…
On Being Alone, Listening to the World
Long-suffering life partners know all about it: Just then, the situation has been a shared experience for two people, a true dialogue. The last thought still hangs in the air, waiting to be finished. But all at once the other one whips out the camera…
Fun in the snow
Some tips for photographing snow 1 White balance Snow often appears with a blue cast on the images. First carefully check the white balance. The choice of the white balance is slightly different depending on the camera and of course the color temperature of the…
more radical, political or helpful
The term mindfulness is associated with an attentive, contemplative everyday life – including a somewhat romantic note: “Be more attentive to the little things of everyday life, they will become happier.” I would like to counter this by saying that a more attentive life in…
Curiosity is a door opener for creativity
To be curious means to be beyond consumption – open to what I encounter. I discover, explore, see phenomena such as the reflections of light or colour instead of perceiving prefabricated, thus recognizing what I expect to see. Often I save my words, which would…
Two quotes
When everyone feels responsible for their immediate world, it also changes the whole. It starts with simple questions: What do you focus your attention on? How do I deal with people? How do I consume, choose, love? Ariadne von Schierach “The poetic revolution therefore does…
things fall as they should
Through the practice of contemplative arts we learn to arrive at the moment. Not only the pure meditation is a possibility to get to know one’s own thought patterns, to calm down or to direct. Creative tools and handicraft techniques are also a way to…
Kompaktkameras
Zu diesem Beitrag haben wir uns als Gruppe Gedanken gemacht, weil uns die Frage nach einem Tipp für eine kleine Kamera, die man auf Reisen oder im Alltag immer dabei haben kann, häufig gestellt wird. Für deinen ersten Miksang Workshop brauchst du keine brandneue Kamera,…