German Mornings

#42
thanks Paul it s funny how the same song can be heard or listened too differently providing the context, many thanks for the kind words too :-) Reply

#40
wow that's more an comment that's a standalone poem Ken Boddie I will keep running and cycling as long as my body will let me do it :-) (just back from a run actually :-0) Reply

I used to love the mornings and the promise of a new day. I used to hope despairingly that humanity, beneath the crust of pretentiousness, was essentially all the same. I used to feed on adrenaline, spiced with caffeine hits, and laced with deadlines. Then age crept up on me, whispering softly in my ear, and seducing me with her serenity. First she softened my outlook, relaxed my urgency, and broadened my focus. Then she taught me to love the twilight and to flirt with the sun's rays, As they teased their way magnificently through the late afternoon's heavy clouds. She even numbed my mind and dulled my once sharp memories of occasional German rudeness, Gently nudging me to recall the warmth of their hospitality. I hope you continue to love running at dawn's early light, Pascal, and that you may also learn to love strolling into the sunset. Reply

#33
Now teach me that. How do you write while running. Reply

#33
Simplicity is said to be the best. I agree. Reply

#27
#28 cheers many thanks about the nice words just my humble and practical take on life :-) Reply

#29
Cheers Randall Burns thank you for dropping by the photo is a hit indeed :-) Reply

#31
it is indeed Andrew and I don't know if it has been reworked or not but I dont think so :-) Reply

#32
cheers Lada \ud83c\udfe1 Prkic simple message from a simple guy on simple things :-) I also write most of the articles while running :-) Reply

The lyrics of the song perfectly complement your text. I enjoyed both. Sounds a bit cliché, but your post is a great way to start my day. Pascal, it seems to me that runners are tuned to sense the world around them in a slightly different way than the rest of us. :) Reply

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Great post Pascal Derrien and Fantastic photo at the start. Well Done! Reply

PS - German women are very beautiful are you sure it was the conversation that had you smiling 😂Chuckles Reply

Hey Pascal Derrien another travel back in time. I would love to visit Germany some day.The bucketlist is getting heavier. I love the message you share in this beautiful memory. "Existence is not in the shiny living but more about a characteristic state of being." A Great read by our pal Pascal 😉as always. 👏👏👏 Reply

#25
cheers Salma Rodriguez you will always know more German than me anyway I have not quite mastered the basics of the language there :-) thanks for reading and commenting Reply

#23
I think you would love it , nice and vast country with so much to offer am I correct in thinking that Hoffman is of German origin ? :-) Franci\ud83d\udc1dEugenia Hoffman, beBee Brand Ambassador Reply

#21
thank you Gert Scholtz I think I ran in your country too it was Cape Town and I gave it a miss in JoBurg, now you are mentioning it that's actually very true :-) Happy to have provided your two all time favourites :-) Reply

#19
thanks Savvy Raj glad it has a practical purpose :-) Enjoy the day Reply

#17
Cheers Proma \ud83d\udc1d Nautiyal Its good to see that I am not the only one who spotted this as far as running is concerned its part of my medicine but that's a different story :-) Reply

#15
thanks Phil Friedman indeed and providing the history between our two countries (France in that instance) one would think we would sit at opposite ends but I remember clearly having exchange students coming to our secondary schools and among a few other nationalities we surprised ourselves ( once we got rid of our unconscious bias) thinking how close we were to the gals and boys of our age across the border :-) Reply

#13
Merci Laurent Boscherini le monde appartient a ceux qui se levent tot :-) :-) Reply

Thank you Pascal Derrien for sharing your amazing post so well written as a sunrise for mind 😉 Reply

#11
thanks Ian Weinberg :-) enjoy the coffee mine is brewing as we speak :-) Reply

Ag ja Herr Pascal Derrien Das is gud! A real delicious piece of life. And I agree, the Deutch really do grab hold of life with both hands, sprinkling an air of vitality all around. Now this calls for a good cup of coffee and some apfelkuchen! Reply

#9
cheers Debasish Majumder much obliged as always :-) Reply

#7
hmm maybe Pinocchio was German after all :-) Lisa Vanderburg but I think we should ''purposely'' keep it as a secret for the time being :-) Reply

A beautiful description of a 'sense of purpose' Pascal Derrien that reminds me on what I always imagined Pinocchio & Geppetto's village to be like (even though it was a different country); an orderly and wholly natural flow. Lovely! Reply

#5
thanks for dropping by Ali and I am glad you concur with my observations :-) Reply

#3
Thanks Yogesh Sukal add cycling and my world is complete :-) Reply

#1
Merci Don :-) Reply