The Five Freedoms

I recently shared this quote - one of my favorites - by Virginia Satir, a famous therapist, with a friend...and wanted to share it with you, too.

The Five Freedoms

The FREEDOM to see and hear what is here, instead of what should be, was, or will be.

The FREEDOM to say what you feel and think, instead of what you should.

The FREEDOM to feel what you feel, instead of what you ought.

The FREEDOM to ask for what you want, instead of always waiting for permission.

The FREEDOM to take risks in your own behalf, instead of choosing to be only "secure" and not rocking the boat.

The Ten Commandments

Actually, I do not quote from BILD (German newspaper), but if they translate (even without distortion) the "Ten Commandments for bloggers," which created the British Evangelical Alliance in line with the original Ten Commandments had, is that a valuable LINK. The "Wiener Krone" (Vienna crown) takes the easy way. The quote is simply the English original.
The World commented - very exciting - for the third commented:

If God had not presented Moses the Ten Commandments on stone tablets but by e-mail, the third command would probably be: "Remember the Sabbath day and keep one day a week away from your blog." Because if God already had taken electronic communications into account, then he would have been aware that there is a major threat to all holidays and the peace of mind of the people by incessant e-mailing, chatting and blogging, with what managers just as unemployed hairdressers destroy their rhythms.

Whether that is something for me to take over, I still do not know ... because I also write for relaxation and sometimes I encounter God (of course not always).

Originally written by Kerstin Hack on Monday, October 06, 2008
@ 08:47

Afghanistan

I am pretty tired. I have got sore muscles and therefore I have not slept so well. This morning I finished reading the book "A thousand splendid sun" - a very moving book about two women`s fates in Afghanistan. The author Khaled Hossein interweaves masterfully personal destinies and the tragic history of Afghanistan.
When I was in Afghanistan in 2003, I was moved by the unbroken courage of the Afghans, despite of all the blows of fate, wars, drought and hunger to start again. The people I met there were strong and courageous and have not lost the smile in the eyes - not even the old man, who has been locked with dozens of other people in a container by the Taliban - without water and food. As days later someone could open the container, he was the only survivor. Now, he is rebuilding his village and supports returning refugee families. I will never forget his warm, loving eyes that showed his gratitude for the restoration of the ancient, destroyed Karazees [channels] during the war, which supplied his village with water. [An aid organization helped the villagers in the reconstruction by giving them materials and devices].
I can not forget Afghanistan and its people. I am currently working together with Shelter Now, an organization that is doing fantastic work there for decades. We are trying to establish a fundraising campaign. My idea: many people still have old DM or pfennigs at home, which they cannot use any more. By collecting and changing this money, new planting of fruit trees could be financed for example. Millions of trees withered in the drought years or have been chopped by the Taliban. We just think of the organizational details of the action - we are going to do it in any case.


Originally written by Kerstin Hack on Saturday, 9th August @ 11:05