Remember the time when living was easy? I do. When I had my Sunday clothes. When I had to go for after lunch walks on Sundays but really wanted to watch ‘Flipper’-bald-wir-er-kommen… Life was so predictable, routine. None of that today.

Have you ever thought that you could find out what a person really values, not by looking at what they like but by observing what really annoys them? What Pádraig’s friends wrote about what really annoys him, was so revealing about what kind of person he is, what he stands for.

There is the idea that “In Gedanken sieht die Zukunft immer farbenfroh aus. Immer nur suchen, aber nirgendwo bleiben, denn es ist aufregend alleine zu sein. (…)” And later on, in reality, “Es ist so schön, zu Hause zu sein. Ich will kein Cowboy mehr sein.” The idea of Freedom and Adventures, Freiheit und Abenteuer, is great – until you just want to go home. I didn’t know for decades but know now where home is. I also know what I want in live. And it’s remarkably close to what Pádraig told me some years ago in a note, what he thought I, we, should be doing.

Another good day today. Pádraig is really very stable these days, no panic, no infections, no oxygen problems. It’s brilliant. We will use this time to really get him going. The MOTOMed-viva-2 bike. The speaking valve. Sitting out in the wheelchair. Every day. Until the roses come out in the rose garden. Remember the rose garden? The date?

Whatever. We are four. Rise like a Phoenix. October. Dublin. Marathon. Magic. We will keep going and never give up. Go Ciara:)

Anyone?

Today’s German Music Tip
Gisbert zu Knyphausen, Wer kann sich schon entscheiden (2012).
What’s hot
Get going, Be straight, Honesty
What’s cold
Fobbing off
The German word/phrase/verse of the day
Verkauf’ mich nicht für dumm!