Looking at
the Cup Half Full
since 1966

How do you pronounce that?

“Holzapfel” actually means crabapple (Holz = Wood, Apfel = Apple).

This is not German for beginners, though.

Just call me Klaus.

Conversation Starters

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Non-violent Communication

This is simply another way to make the world a better place. We can keep yelling at each other (online and offline) or we tone it down and try to understand what others are actually trying to say. For starters I highly recommend Marshall Rosenberg’s book on the topic.

Common Sense

Need to discuss common sense?
Does someone need a dose of it?
Are the principles unclear?
Doubting its benefits?
Please get in touch!

Empowerment

We are ALL so much better off with a higher level of empowerment. Women, minorities, immigrants: stronger together with a sprinkle of Ubuntu on top please!

Optimizing

One of my strongest realizations is how limited our time on earth really is. Therefore having a purpose in life and using it as a guide is of high priority for me. This is not necessarily the easy route. I keep challenging myself. My journey has ups and downs and many of them have been recorded on this blog.

Random Acts of Kindness

Buying a cup for someone else. Paying for someone’s groceries. Giving flowers to a stranger. Shoveling someone’s driveway. Generally this is not something we talk about a lot. It’s something we simply do. Beware: Once you know how good it feels one can become addicted.

 

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Jan 24, 2010 1 min read

60 Minutes had some horrible footage tonight. Anyone trained to work with trauma patients will have work for many years to come # I had many people tell me last week that “they don’t get Twitter” . I get that. There is world without it for many people & that’s…

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Jan 17, 2010 1 min read

Cambridge offered 14 year-old math genius Arran Fernandez to study at their little shack. I wonder what his online dating profile looks… # How would u feel if u’d loose ur job just because ur wife’s affair with a 19 yr-old? Grateful 4 this wonderful world? I feel 4 Mr.…

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Jan 10, 2010 1 min read

A dream come true for 60 British guys in a pub in Yorkshire: They got totally snowed in on New Year’s eve and had to stay 3 more days :) # To me buying a kindle feels like buying a $500 “smart phone” without web access. Sorry, 25 bucks is…

Twitter musings from the past week

Twitter musings from the past week

Jan 3, 2010 2 min read

Are Legos still allowed on internartional flights? I think I’ll start with a $400 Star Wars piece called “death star”. It’ll keep me busy ;) # @JelleVanDun You and I should fly together one time and put that Lego Star together. Amsterdam – Detroit maybe? in reply to JelleVanDun #…

Select Facebook posts July 2009 – December 2009

Select Facebook posts July 2009 – December 2009

Jan 1, 2010 4 min read

Do you realize how much content you create on Facebook? Unlike Twitter Facebook doesn’t offer any easy way to grab your own content. I went through my postings of the last six months and manually copied a good part of them. After all they are mine – not Facebooks’. I’d…

Taking a timeout on New Year’s Eve

Taking a timeout on New Year’s Eve

Dec 31, 2009 2 min read

I made a pledge to myself to go out and celebrate tonight. BUT: This is also a day to reflect and set intensions. I decided that 2010 will be a good year. I decided to spread out positive energy. I will live it one day at a time and be…

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