Hannelore's Finds http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com Most recent posts at Hannelore's Finds posterous.com Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:30:43 -0800 Der Unterschied zwischen freien und normalen Menschen http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/der-unterschied-zwischen-freien-und-normalen http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/der-unterschied-zwischen-freien-und-normalen Freiheit beginnt in der Kindheit. Die Art der Bildung entscheidet, ob Menschen selbstbestimmt und selbstverantwortlich ihr Leben gestalten. Ob sie Individualisten werden, oder ob sie sich in einer engen Zone bewegen, die von anderen definiert wurde.

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Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:39:00 -0800 Familie Teil2 - die ganze Geschichte http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/familie-teil2-die-ganze-geschichte http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/familie-teil2-die-ganze-geschichte

Familie und Demokratie - die geschichtlichen Zusammenhänge, die zu unserem heutigen Lebensstil geführt haben.

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Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:36:28 -0800 Becoming One: Bedeutung und Wichtigkeit von Konsens http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/becoming-one-bedeutung-und-wichtigkeit-von-ko-39029 http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/becoming-one-bedeutung-und-wichtigkeit-von-ko-39029 Über die Bedeutung von Konsens, was sind Konsensgesellschaften, wie wird Konsens praktiziert und welche Vorteile das hat.

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Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:08:00 -0800 Thrive - Entfalten und Gedeihen - der Film http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/thrive-entfalten-und-gedeihen-der-film http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/thrive-entfalten-und-gedeihen-der-film

Ist es möglich dem Elend auf diesem Planeten ein Ende zu setzen? Der Film THRIVE - zu deutsch Gedeihen - bietet echte Lösungen. Er zeigt eine Fülle von einzigartigen Strategien, mit denen wir unser Leben und unsere Zukunft zurück gewinnen können.

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Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:38:00 -0800 BBC News - Less is more: Simple living in small spaces http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/bbc-news-less-is-more-simple-living-in-small http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/bbc-news-less-is-more-simple-living-in-small
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Log-cabins, beach shacks, and yes, even treehouses have long been considered places to go for a quiet escape. But pint-sized dwellings of all shapes and sizes are slowly becoming more of a primary residence.

For many Americans who feel the economic pressures of a recession with no end in sight, tiny homes provide some relief from high rents and big mortgages.

For others, living smaller is simply a personal preference. Many of these fully-functioning miniature homes can be found in Northern California where the mild weather agrees with a lifestyle spent mostly outdoors.

Jay Schafer of Graton, California, is the owner of Tumbleweed Tiny House Company. He says the key to living in a tiny home is smart design and attention to detail.

But aesthetics aside, Mr Schafer believes people can discover a sense of freedom in living with less.

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Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:22:00 -0700 The 8 Habits of Healthy Living http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/the-8-habits-of-healthy-living http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/the-8-habits-of-healthy-living

‘The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.’ ~Epicurus

Post written by Leo Babauta.

I don’t have health insurance, so I have a big investment in staying healthy.

And so I did a little research today — I found the top causes of death, then created a spreadsheet for the controllable risk factors for each.

Some things can’t be controlled (your age, family history of diseases, gender). But others can. And those things aren’t a huge surprise — you already know not to smoke, drink too much, or eat crappily.

It’s interesting, though, how all of the major diseases are caused by the same things: smoking, diet, exercise, alcohol and stress.

Below I’ll list the top habits you can change, and a simple method for changing them.

 

The 8 Habits of Healthy Living

1. Stop smoking. This is by far the most important habit, as it affects almost every single one of the leading causes of death. It’s also the hardest of these habits to change. It’s not at all impossible — I quit six years ago next month (read my tips).

2. Lose weight (if you’re overweight). This is not exactly a habit — the best habit to form to lose weight is to eat less. Or eat more of things that don’t have a lot of calories, like fruits and veggies. Being overweight is just below smoking the worst risk factor for many diseases.

3. Exercise. You don’t need me to tell you to exercise, but listen to this: lack of exercise is a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke, colon & rectal cancers, diabetes, breast cancer, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. If you don’t exercise, you’re just asking to get a major disease. It’s almost a magic pill: do a bit of exercise every day, and you get healthy. You don’t need much — start with 5 minutes a day in the morning.

4. Drink only in moderation. Heavy drinking is one of the worst risk factors for many diseases. That’s more than 2 drinks of alcohol a day for men, and more than 1 drink for women. A glass of red wine is a good thing, but too many and you’re greatly increasing your risk of disease.

5. Cut out red & processed meats. Eating red meats, and processed meats like sausages, bacon, canned meats and so on, is a risk factor for colon/rectal cancer, stomach cancer, and high cholesterol, which in turn is a leading risk factor for coronary heart disease and stroke. While this won’t sit well with many people, the overwhelming mass of research supports this. I recommend going vegetarian.

6. Eat fruits & veggies. This is obvious, but it’s amazing how few veggies most people eat. Eating fruits and veggies reduces your risk of several leading diseases, and it’s one of the easiest habits to form. Eat a salad (without heavy dressings, bacon or other meats, croutons or cheese), add veggies to soups or veggie chili, cook up veggies as a healthy side dish with dinner or lunch. Eat fruits with breakfast and as snacks.

7. Reduce salt, and saturated/trans fats. Salt and saturated or trans fats are in so many processed or prepared foods, and they increase risks of high blood pressure and high cholesterol, which increase risk for heart disease and stroke. Despite what the Weston Price Foundation and other people on the Internet tell you, saturated fat isn’t healthy — read the sources. Note that this isn’t a controversy in the medical community, but the “harmlessness” of saturated fats is perpetuated by the diary and meat industries, and lay writers like Gary Taube. Cook your own healthy meals instead of eating out or eating prepared foods.

8. Reduce stress. Stress is a risk factor for heart disease and high blood pressure, which is itself a risk factor for stroke. Simplify your workday so that you’re not overly stressed, and exercise to relieve stress.

How to Form the Habits

This might seem like a lot to change, if you’re not already doing these things, but let me share something with you: I changed all of these in the last 6 years.

In 2005, I was incredibly unhealthy. Then I learned to change my habits, and slowly I:

  • Quit smoking.
  • Started running.
  • Became vegan.
  • Lost 70 lbs.
  • Cleaned up my diet and got rid of unhealthy stuff.
  • Simplified my life and reduced stress.
  • Cut drinking down to 1-2 glasses of red wine a day.

I did it, and so can you. I changed one habit at a time, slowly, in tiny tiny steps, and it wasn’t hard. Don’t try to change everything, and don’t make it hard on yourself. It’s actually very easy if you’re patience and if you just start.

Here’s how to change these habits:

  • Change only one habit at a time. It doesn’t matter which habit you choose. Just choose one. You’ll want to do more than one, but don’t.
  • Create positive habits you enjoy. Read the last word again — if you enjoy it, the habit change will be easy. Replace smoking with positive habits you enjoy that fulfill the needs that smoking now fulfills (stress reduction, social lubrication, boredom relief, etc.). Replace red meats with healthy foods you enjoy.
  • Start as small as possible. Just do 5 minutes the first week, and try to be consistent as possible. Then do 10 minutes. Small change is by far the most effective method I’ve used for changing habits. Slow change lasts.
  • Make it social. Find a partner or group to change the habit with you, so you’re more likely to stick with it.

These work. I’ve done them many times, and every time I stick to these principles, I’ve changed a habit.

Healthy living isn’t impossible, or even especially difficult. It’s just slower to come by than most people care for.

 

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Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:06:00 -0700 Zeitung: Gesellschaft im Wandel http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/gesellschaft-im-wandel http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/gesellschaft-im-wandel
Eine Zeitung von Hannelore Vonier über den Wandel in der Gesellschaft

Ganz oben kann die Sprache auf deutsch (DE) eingestellt werden. Viel Spaß beim Stöbern.

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Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:03:00 -0700 Google: Kalender-Icon jetzt tagesaktuell http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/google-kalender-icon-jetzt-tagesaktuell http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/google-kalender-icon-jetzt-tagesaktuell
Genau heute vor 5 Jahren, am 13. April 2006, haben wir Google Kalender veröffentlicht. Was ursprünglich als ein experimentelles Projekt von ein paar Googlern angefangen hat, ist mittlerweile zu einem Service herangewachsen, den Millionen von Menschen täglich nutzen.

Da zu jedem ordentlichen Geburtstag auch Geschenke gehören, spendieren wir Google Kalender ab heute ein tagesaktuelles Favicon! Die immergleiche Zahl '31' im Google Kalender Browsertab verschwindet und wird ab heute den aktuellen Tag des Monats anzeigen. Damit ist das aktuelle Datum nur noch einen Augenblick von euch entfernt.

Sehr praktisch!

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Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:11:00 -0700 How did we get to where we are? (Crash course on early history) http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/how-did-we-get-to-where-we-are-crash-course-o http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/how-did-we-get-to-where-we-are-crash-course-o
Identify the differences between the Paleolithic and Neolithic societies and explain how these societies established the foundations for the subsequent development of civilization.
This was a question on vark.com

The main difference between the two is the emerge of patriarchy after a huge climatic change.

The North of Africa and the Middle East dried out and the savannas became deserts. Hunger burst out and hordes of mainly young men tried to get food for their clans and robbed and killed others.

Violence emerged, and equestrian nomads moved from South Russian and Caucasian deserts towards Europe.

They came in batches during thousands of years, conquered the natives, took slaves and built hierarchy.

First cities were constructed, filled with craftspeople and serfs and the rulers from the East traded the goods and became rich. Now they could afford warriors and guards to protect their property and themselves.

This was before the Greeks, Sumerians, Egyptians and others refined the system and it lasted until today and is called capitalism/democracy.

I recommend the book 'Saharasia' by James DeMeo. Check the reviews on amazon.com

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Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:38:00 -0800 Eine kurze Anleitung zum Leben http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/eine-kurze-anleitung-zum-leben-zen-monkey http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/eine-kurze-anleitung-zum-leben-zen-monkey
Lächle, atme und gehe langsam.

Auf www.zenmonkey.de übersetzt Thomas Bagusche das Beste von Leo Babauta (Zen-Habits).

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Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:26:00 -0800 Thomas Hofmanns täglicher orkut-Glückskeksspruch http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/thomas-hofmanns-taglicher-orkut-gluckskeksspr http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/thomas-hofmanns-taglicher-orkut-gluckskeksspr
Egoismus besteht nicht darin, dass man sein Leben nach seinen Wünschen lebt, sondern darin, dass man von anderen verlangt, dass sie so leben, wie man es wünscht

URL dieses Posts:
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Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:22:00 -0700 Wettbewerb ist entwürdigend http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/wettbewerb-ist-entwurdigend http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/wettbewerb-ist-entwurdigend

Ich spiele z.B. Senioren-Tennis, mit netten Leuten. Alle machen das gern und versuchen zu gewinnen, indem sie den Ball dahin schlagen, wo er vom Gegner nicht erreicht wird. Eigentlich gemein. Und: Entwürdigend. Ich habe aber in unserem patriarchalen System nichts anderes (kennen)gelernt.
Also hau ich weiterhin den Achtzigjährigen den Ball um die Ohren. Und sie mir.
Gleichzeitig weiß ich: da stimmt was nicht. In der Gesellschaft, die so was hervorbringt. Die 'Freude' einen Punkt zu machen ist doch eigentlich Schadenfreude?

Sich freuen, wenn andere Schaden nehmen...

Siehe dazu: Wettbewerb - Unser Erbe vom Antiken Griechenland

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Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:22:00 -0700 The meaning of Hawaiian Word 'Kapuna' http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/the-meaning-of-hawaiian-word-kapuna http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/the-meaning-of-hawaiian-word-kapuna

Women dancing hulaWhat is the Meaning of "Kupuna"?

Throughout Hawai‘i, this Hawaiian word is widely understood to mean elder, grandparent or an older person.   What is less recognized is the fact that the word has at least three distinct but related meanings.  First, a kupuna is an honored elder who has acquired enough life experience to become a family and community leader. The term has been stated to be the embodiment of natural respect… a practitioner of aloha (love), pono (righteousness), malama (caring), and spirituality.1  In ancient times, they were teachers and caretakers of grandchildren and that bond was especially strong. Even today, the kupuna is expected to speak out and help make decisions on important issues for both the family and the community. 

Kupuna also means ancestor and includes the many generations before us who by their spiritual wisdom and presence guide us through personal, familial or community difficulties. We look to our kupuna to help us find and fulfill our pathways through life. Included among our kupuna are the family guardian spirits or ‘aumakua who take physical shape, in the form of a honu (turtle) or a pueo (owl) and come to visit, warn and communicate with us. 

Finally, kupuna means the source, the starting point or the process of growth. This meaning is related to the notion that that our direct forebearers and those of the distant past remain living treasures who continue to help us grow in numerous ways.  They are a source of experience, knowledge, guidance, strength and inspiration to the next generations. 

These various meanings of kupuna show how rich a resource they are and why they should be tapped to contribute to the betterment of Hawai‘i, for they truly represent one of Hawai‘i’s fastest growing natural resources.2 

1 Ed Lindsey

2 Marc Freedman, Primetime: How the Baby Boomers Will Revolutionize Retirement and Transform America. Public Affairs (1999:16-17)

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Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:11:43 -0700 A Vision of 21st Century Teachers - für Deutsche ein Alptraum? http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/a-vision-of-21st-century-teachers-fur-deutsch http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/a-vision-of-21st-century-teachers-fur-deutsch

Wer will das In Deutschland? Die Eltern? Die Lehrer/innen? Die Politik?

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Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:40:00 -0800 Google-Chef über Kulturwandel (in Deutschland, bzw. Europa) http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/google-chef-uber-kulturwandel-in-deutschland http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/google-chef-uber-kulturwandel-in-deutschland

Das gilt nicht nur für Unternehmen, sondern für alle Menschen, ganz besonders ältere, wenn sie Wert darauf legen in den kommenden Jahren mit Jüngeren, z.B. ihren Enkeln, eine Beziehung zu haben.

Siehe auch:

- Droht eine neue Hexenverfolgung?

- Grenzt zunehmende Technologisierung ältere Menschen aus?

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Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:50:00 -0800 Indianerwinter http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/indianerwinter http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/indianerwinter

Es war Herbst und die Indianer eines entlegenen Reservats fragten ihren neuen Häuptling ob der Winter kalt oder mild werden würde. Da er ein moderner Häuptling war und die alten Geheimnisse nie übertragen bekommen hatte, konnte er, wenn er sich in der Natur umschaute, die Anzeichen nicht erkennen, wie das Wetter werden würde. Trotzdem, einfach um auf der sicheren Seite zu sein, antwortete er seinem Stamm, dass der Winter ziemlich kalt werden würde und dass die Stammes­mitglieder Holz sammeln sollten, um sich vorzubereiten.

Als praktischem Häuptling kam ihm nach einigen Tagen eine Idee. Er ging zur Telefonzelle, rief den lokalen Wetter­service an und fragte ob der Winter kalt werden würde. „In der Tat, es sieht so aus, dass der Winter ziemlich kalt wird“ antwortete die Meteorologin des Wetterdienstes. Also ging der Häuptling zu seinen Leuten und forderte sie auf, zur Vorbereitung besser noch mehr Holz zu sammeln.

Eine Woche später rief er erneut beim Wetterdienst an. „Wird es ein kalter Winter werden?“ fragte er. „Ja“, antwortete ihm der Mann vom Wetterdienst, „der Winter wird sehr kalt“. Der Häuptling bat seine Leute noch mal, alles Holz zu sammeln, das sie finden konnten.

Zwei Wochen später rief er erneut beim Wetterdienst an: „Sind Sie absolut sicher, dass der Winter sehr hart werden wird?“ „Absolut,“ sagte der Mann, „es sieht so aus, dass es einer der kältesten Winter überhaupt werden wird.“ „Was macht sie so sicher?“, fragte der Häuptling. Der Wettermann antwortete: „Die Indianer sammeln Holz wie verrückt!“

 

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Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:19:04 -0800 What digital natives want from their library http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/what-digital-natives-want-from-their-library http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/what-digital-natives-want-from-their-library

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Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:44:00 -0800 The Power of Present http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/the-power-of-present http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/the-power-of-present

The clock is running. Make the most of today. Time waits for no man. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it is called the present.

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Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:23:32 -0800 less http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/less-332 http://hannelorevonier.posterous.com/less-332

Stop buying unnecessary things.
Toss half your stuff, learn contentedness.
Reduce half again.

List 4 essential things in your life,
stop doing non-essential things.
Do these essentials first each day, clear distractions
focus on each moment.

Let go of attachment to doing, having more.
Fall in love with less.

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