THANK YOU CHARLY CHAPLIN!

charly chaplin,

this grand man gave the following poem to the world  
and us, as a wonderful and so invalueable

present for all of us, that we understand life as what it is,

to live a free life!!! ;) before we turn 70!   

a friend of mine gave this poem to me just recently,

and it opened my heart and my mind!

thank you monika,

thank you charly chaplin!

kris
When I really began to love myself

When I really began to love myself, 

I understood, that I always and  
on every occasion,  
I am as at the right place, 
as at the right time.  
and whatever happens is right -- 
since then on I could be quiet. 

Today I know: It's called 'TRUST'. 


When I really began to love myself, 

I could see that emotional pain and suffering 
is just a warning for me to realize that i live  
against my own truth! 

Today I know, it's called 'BE AUTHENTIC'. 


When I really began to love myself, 

I stopped yearning for another life 
and was able to see that everything around me 
was there that i could grow. 

Today I know, this is called 'MATURITY'. 


When I really began to love myself, 

I stopped deprive myself of my free time 
and I've stopped to design  
more grandiose projects for the future. 
Today I only do what gives [releases] fun and joy to me. 
what I love and what makes my heart laugh, 
in my own way and at my own pace. 

Today I know, this is called 'HONESTY'.   

When I really began to love myself, 

I freed myself from all, what was not healthy for me, 
of food, people, things, situations,  
and from everything that pulled me down  
all the time, away from myself. 

In the beginning I called it 'HEALTHY SELFISHNESS',  
today I know this is 'LOVE OF ONESELF'. 


When I really began to love myself, 

I stopped always wanted to be right, 
so I was less mistaken. 

Today I realized this is called 'HUMILITY'. 


When I really began to love myself, 

I refused to continue to live in the past 
and to worry about my future. 
Now I only live in just this instant  
where EVERYTHING takes place. 

So today I live each day and call it 'CONSCIOUSNESS'. 


When I really began to love myself, 

I realized that my thinking can make me sick and poor. 
However, when I requested the power of my heart 
the mind got an important partner. 

Today i call this connection 'WISDOM OF THE HEART'. 


We do not need to be afraid of arguments,  
conflicts and problems within ourselves or with others.  
Even stars sometimes collide with each other,  
and through this collision new worlds are created. 

Today, I know, THIS IS THE LIFE!   

this poem was written by Charlie Chaplin 
at his 70th birthday, April 16th 1959

please, whoever reads this, i am deeply interested in your thoughts. so leave a comment! 

thanks yours kris

Als ich mich wirklich

selbst zu lieben begann


 Als ich mich wirklich
selbst zu lieben begann,
konnte ich erkennen,
dass emotionaler Schmerz und Leid
nur Warnung für mich sind,
gegen meine eigene Wahrheit zu leben.
Heute weiß ich , das nennt man
“Authentisch-Sein”.

Als ich mich wirklich
selbst zu lieben begann,
habe ich verstanden,
wie sehr es jemanden beschämt,
ihm meine Wünsche aufzuzwingen,
obwohl ich wusste, dass weder die Zeit reif,
noch der Mensch dazu bereit war,
auch wenn ich selbst dieser Mensch war.
Heute weiß, das nennt man
“Selbstachtung”.

Als ich mich wirklich
selbst zu lieben begann,
habe ich aufgehört,
mich nach einem anderen Leben zu sehnen,
und konnte sehen, dass alles um mich herum
eine Aufforderung zum Wachsen war.
Heute weiß ich, das nennt man
“Reife”.

Als ich mich wirklich
selbst zu lieben begann,
habe ich verstanden,
dass ich immer und bei jeder Gelegenheit,
zur richtigen Zeit am richtigen Ort bin
und dass alles, was geschieht, richtig ist
– von da konnte ich ruhig sein.
Heute weiß ich, das nennt sich
“Selbstachtung”.

Als ich mich wirklich
selbst zu lieben begann,
habe ich aufgehört,
mich meiner freien Zeit zu berauben
und ich habe aufgehört,
weiter grandiose Projekte
für die Zukunft zu entwerfen.
Heute mache ich nur das,
was mir Spaß und Freude bereitet,
was ich liebe
und mein Herz zum Lachen bringt,
auf meine eigene Art und Weise
und in meinem Tempo.
Heute weiß ich, das nennt man
“Ehrlichkeit”.

Als ich mich wirklich
selbst zu lieben begann,
habe ich mich von allem befreit
was nicht gesund für mich war,
von Speisen, Menschen, Dingen, Situationen
und von allem, das mich immer wieder hinunterzog,
weg von mir selbst.
Anfangs nannte ich das “gesunden Egoismus”,
aber heute weiß ich, das ist  
“Selbstliebe”.

Als ich mich wirklich
selbst zu lieben begann,
habe ich aufgehört,
immer recht haben zu wollen,
so habe ich mich weniger geirrt.
Heute habe ich erkannt,
das nennt man  
“Demut”. 

Als ich mich wirklich
selbst zu lieben begann,
da erkannte ich,
dass mich mein Denken
armselig und krank machen kann,
als ich jedoch meine Herzenskräfte anforderte,
bekam der Verstand einen wichtigen Partner,
diese Verbindung nenne ich heute
“Herzensweisheit”.

Wir brauchen uns nicht weiter
vor Auseinandersetzungen,
Konflikten und Problemen
mit uns selbst und anderen fürchten,
denn sogar Sterne knallen
manchmal aufeinander
und es entstehen neue Welten.
Heute weiß ich,
das ist das Leben!

 [ p.s. if you find mistakes in the english translation, please let me also know!]

I believe that everything happens for a reason.

People change so that you can learn to let go, 

things go wrong so that you appreciate them 

when their right, you believe lies so you 

eventually learn to trust none but yourself, 

and sometimes good things fall apart 

so better things can fall together.

 











Marilyn Monroe

ECONIC DESIGN - MEtreePOLIS - OUR FUTURE

MEtreePOLIS +  HISTORY OF 
Future Design - Architecture

Society is just now entering an era in which green facades will make use of advances in bio-technology to improve air quality inside buildings and to assist in cooling buildings. In the laboratory setting, experiments have demonstrated that electricity can be generated by spinach. The firm Hollwich Kushner Architekten developed an urban utopia for the twenty-first century which applies this principle on a grand scale: MEtreePOLIS – Atlanta in the year 2106. Plants produce electricity for the entire city, and green mega-structures climb up between buildings to supply them with energy. 

ECONIC DESIGN: a New Paradigm for ARCHITECTURE



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vtKyFsUtW8

+

HISTORY OF
Future Design - Architecture

Future by Design shares the life and far-reaching vision of Jacque Fresco, considered by many to be a modern day Da Vinci. Peer to Einstein and Buckminster Fuller, Jacque is a self-taught futurist .

Jacques Fresco Utopia

 

A Meeting with Jacques Fresco, Part I

LIFE IS A COMPOSITION OF CONTRASTS - neck- and wristart set - exhibition in a tube 11111

HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO SEE THE BEAUTY OF THE DESERT AND A BLACK BEACH?

"exhibition in a tube" is the idea of conserve your dream, until you have reached it. 

because i love to travel, i came up with the idea while i was in australia - in a slightly different way, which i will let you see later sometime.
i wanted for you to be able to wear your dream every day, so you are the closest to it you can be.

this is a set = necklace + bracelet!

i bet you have never seen such a colorful part of the desert before! from cream white, light yellow (... all kind of yellow shades) pink, apricot, right to the typical australian red earth, or terracotta brownish red. it is just amazing and so beautiful there. it was my husbands first time standing in hot, powder like, apricot colored desert sand ;) he loved it at once ...

walk on the black pebbled wild beach and enjoy a the thunderstorm scenery with its brisk and clear air of the sea on a early autumn morning.
what a contrast!

... life is composed of CONTRASTS! 

in this piece of art i tried to combine the beauty and the magic of both places here in the us.

to find those two places i will print you a map!

let you soul fly away with the clouds - take a break - go on a trip - LIVE YOUR DREAM!

 

this set is very special because it gives you - as most of my designs - the possibility to combine the neck- and the wrist-piece to one extravagant neckart-exhibition-piece,  or wear each piece as shown in the photo. you also can wear the knotted wrist-piece as a very short sexy single choker. 

with these 2 pieces you will be able to create always a different piece of wearable art, which is just so much fun.

it will boost your creativity, and will give you a fun start in the morning!

enjoy and have fun! 
kris


should you have lost your heart to this piece of jewellery, 
or to my photographs,paintings or any other piece of art
you see on my website or blog, just email me for pricing
and further information. 
kris.schirmer@mr-uxn.com

may you have a joyful + creative life!
yours kris


you will find more of my jewellery work here
http://www.mr-uxn.com/jewellery.htm

you also might want to visit my website mr uxn design    www.mr-uxn.com

Photos: kristina schirmer

Reproduction of these jewellery and images is prohibited by copyright laws and international conventions without the express written permission of the copyright holder. 

© 2005 mr uxn design - kristina schirmer. All rights reserved.

check out what sir ken robinson has to say

check out what sir ken robinson has to say - i totally agree with him!

watch his latest interview. NOW! ;) no procrastination is allowed at this point!

ENJOY .... AND SEE THE WORLD IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT..

... and read his book 

"the element" 

From one of the world's leading thinkers and speakers on creativity and innovation, a breakthrough book about talent, passion, and achievement.

The element is the point at which natural talent meets personal passion. When people arrive at the element, they feel most themselves and most inspired and achieve at their highest levels. The Element draws on the stories of a wide range of people, from ex-Beatle Paul McCartney to Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons; from Meg Ryan to Gillian Lynne, who choreographed the Broadway productions of Cats and The Phantom of the Opera; and from writer Arianna Huffington to renowned physicist Richard Feynman and others, including business leaders and athletes. It explores the components of this new paradigm: The diversity of intelligence, the power of imagination and creativity, and the importance of commitment to our own capabilities.

With a wry sense of humor, Ken Robinson looks at the conditions that enable us to find ourselves in the element and those that stifle that possibility. He shows that age and occupation are no barrier, and that once we have found our path we can help others to do so as well. The Element shows the vital need to enhance creativity and innovation by thinking differently about human resources and imagination. It is also an essential strategy for transforming education, business, and communities to meet the challenges of living and succeeding in the twenty-first century. 

http://www.amazon.com/Element-Finding-Passion-Changes-Everything/dp/0670020478