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Die Sache mit den Selfies: Leben oder Posen?

[:de]Selfies sind mittlerweile ein Teil unserer Social Media Existenz. Wir, bzw. viele von uns (ich auch ;-D) machen sie mittlerweile ständig und überall: vom Wohnzimmer bis zur Konzerthalle. Selfies werden oft als oberflächlich und Exzess der Selbstdarstellung verteufelt, doch nicht alle sind so. Ich persönlich mache gerne Selfies, weil ich es mag mit der Kamera zu spielen, versuche dabei aber auch, mich selbst etwas auf den Arm zu nehmen. Schließlich sind diese Selfies doch auch irgendwie armselig: man hat nichts besseres zu tun, als ein Foto von sich selbst zu machen? Ähm...ja, traurig. Ein weiterer Aspekt ist die Verfremdung der Bilder. Filter und die Wahl der Perpektive sind noch harmlose Werkzeuge, um sich selbst ins beste Licht zu rücken. Richtig hart wird es, wenn ordentlich retouchiert wird. Ist es nicht furchtbar, wenn man eine Person trifft und merkt, dass sie komplett anders aussieht, als auf ihrem Facebook-Profilbild?...

Feel The Rush? Slow Down Your Life Before You Trip!

Today I stumbled upon this article in the Wall Street Journal:
"Once a week, members of a Wellington, New Zealand, book club arrive at a cafe, grab a drink and shut off their cellphones. Then they sink into cozy chairs and read in silence for an hour. The point of the club isn't to talk about literature, but to get away from pinging electronic devices and read, uninterrupted. The group calls itself the Slow Reading Club, and it is at the forefront of a movement populated by frazzled book lovers who miss old-school reading. ...

The Thing About “Love”: Clear Your Heart And Let Go

Love is a complicated thing. It's the ultimate goal - we chase after it every day, no matter if we are single and looking for a partner, or if we are in a relationship looking for acknowledgment from our partner. Love is the key to happiness. Our life can only be fulfilled if we love someone and be loved in return. But this is only one side of love. Love can also be toxic. We fall in love with the wrong person all the time. Sometimes only our pride is hurt, if we are in too deep, our heart, and in the worst case even our body if we happen to get stuck in an abusive relationship. How do we recognize wrong from right? Will we lose a one time opportunity if we let go too soon? Every case is different, I'm sure of that, but I have experienced the following: ...

The Importance Of Being Alone

When you talk to friends or family about their biggest anxieties, being alone is often one of them. When you're in a relationship, you fear abandonment, when you're single, you strive to find the next guy (or girl). Being alone is equaled as being a failure. You're not in a relationship because you're not attractive enough, sitting alone at home on a Saturday evening means you don't have any friends, etc. This is a failure of society. It is automatically assumed that the lack of company isn't the person's own choice....

What’s it like to grow up in a war zone?

The organization Save the Children shows the effects of growing up in a war zone in their new depressing "A second a day" - Video.

Photos: Japan Tag 2013 in Düsseldorf

[de:]Heute war ich mit Saskia beim Japan Tag. Wir haben sehr viel von der japanischen Kultur und dem einzigartigem Lifestyle gesehen. Am lustigsten waren natürlich die tollen Kostüme der Cosplayer. Die haben sich wirklich Mühe gegeben! ...

The Art of Parenting: Stepparents and their Stepkids

I just found this great article about Stepparents and their stepchildren on Huffington Post. Kudos ...

CDC releases new STD report, ruins Valentine’s Day for everyone

According to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, young people ages 15 ...

Tracey Conway: Your Sweet Heart: A Survivor’s Story

Valentine's Day. Those two words summon a lurch in my stomach and a flutter in my heart. Who among ...