A short report

Gosh, almost a month since my last post. I have to give you guys a short report:

• my wounds and injuries are almost gone, I am feeling fine. Though I still don’t find the idea of getting back on my bicycle very attractive. I guess the bicycle will just have to rest over there in the corner for a while. And I still need to go and buy a new helmet – the best and the strongest one, that’s for sure.
• I have finished my working season and will lead no trainings and workshops for over a month, which is something that I really needed – a good long break from interacting with groups. In August I will do a two week conflict resolution and mediation process with young international group, over in the UK, but I don’t consider that work, but rather food for my heart and soul, something meaningful to do and to give. Ask me at the end of August whether or not it still was hard work
• me and my wife spent another week in “our” little remote village in the Southern Crete. An absolutely relaxing and nourishing time. I again enjoyed observing locals, men as well as women, with their dignity, inner peace, and utter absence of the frantic need to hurry and speed towards some ridiculous goals of modern times. I always find this very inspiring; helps me remind myself that life is not just work, work, work. And I also celebrate the amount of swimming I did on Crete – I am really proud of that, people, please give me some pat on the back, I need acknowledgement…
• While on Crete I finally had time to read two truly excellent books that gave me a lot of insight into the nature of life as well as into the nature of us, human species.  Both definitely belong among the most important books I have read in past five years and I highly recommend them.
  • Ken Wilber: A Brief History of Everything
  • Ronald Wright: A Short History of Progress

• And last but not least; the final decision has been made on writing a book so from tomorrow I am more or less unplugged from life for the next three weeks. The idea is to complete the rough version of the book before the end of the months so that when the work starts in August there will be only polishing left to do. I hope we (I am writing it together with my wife) are not being overoptimistic.

I have noticed that despite having over 20 themes on my list that I would love to write about on my blog, the focus of my mind and the passion of my heart has already been in the book for a couple of weeks, hence no new posts. And I guess July will be more or less dry in regards to my blogging.

But, hey, people, there’s so much more fun things to do in Summer then to read my ramblings, so get away from computers!