"Nothing can stop a human will who is willing to stake its existence on its purpose." This phrase is mistakenly atributed to D'Israeli (no evidence he ever said it). Nor is it true. Plenty strong-willed totally committed people were stopped, blocked, failed. Still, better live it than despaire...

Wishing, bitching and even praying won't make him go away (didn't, did it?). Boycotting the ceremony is a meaningless gesture. The universe cares not that you are pissed, nor does Trump. Neither will even notice it. The universe responds only to purposeful action. What is yours?

I am now old enough to have witnessed the great stoic wisdom"This, too, shall pass". Nothing lasts indefinitely. While things may spiral through darkness, I see the overall arrow of human history as aimed at better, not worse. And remember: good or bad, while it lasts, Optimists have more fun!

I forever will be gratefull to President Biden for standing with us, and for all that he did since. And yes, Trump will take much more credit than he deserves. Still, this deal has so many ingredients, even Trump has some credit there. Most is due to those who gave their blood for this moment...

I don't get these "I will not watch the inaguration" posts. OK, don't. It isn't going to change the reality. You can't just wish it away. All you Democrats, please get a grip, stopt moaning and start WORKING. The world will need you to save it, or what is left of it...

Happy 2025!

Where I live, winter is nothing like northern Europe. Not as cold, really not dark. So the colored lights and fire are not a neccesity, Nor are they oart if my heritage. It is just because we like them. It could be thought artificial, only we really enjoy it all.

It drives me nuts when people write a book, and only after it is done come to me and ask how to market it. Who will be the READER? and why would he WANT TO BUY YOUR BOOK? This you must answere before you ever write one word!

Variation on water

Never have I ever thought that one day I will do this much sport. New personal distance. Pas mal🙂.

We are witnessing the rise of an abomination. People are really trying to establish this new, impossible creature: a non-liberal 'democratic' state.
They ignor the truth, that such systems can not survive. They can only degrade to full blown dictatorships or end in civil war.

First Saturday in 420 days that we can enjoy our coffee on the patio without the background thunders of distant artillery, near and far rockets intercepts in tbe sky, circling fighter jets or surveilance drones...
Ceasfire. May it grow into peace🙏.

She loves flowers. I love her.
Simple.

Blue sky...with a luttle puff of smoke where the IDF Tamir interceptor (Iron Dome) met a Grad rocket, one of 20 in that specific salvo, one of over 20,000 in total. It was about 2-3 miles away. Will the ceasefire hold? (Taken when I was jogging Friday Nov 15th around 9am).

Sunset over Meteora, Greece

Fiery sunset over the bay.

I'm not a US citizen, so It isn't my business, but browsing this platform since I joined this morning makes me feel like it is populated by 100% bitter democrat voters talking to themselves. Did all the the republicans stay behind in X?

Most people need to be on the edge to make the change, if they don't fall in first. Successful people see the edge coming far enough ahead. Visionaries dream up their own edge even when sitting in the middle of the plateau with no edge in sight.