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Small Successes
In social pedagogy, we often talk about big goals. Development. Independence. Progress. These concepts are important, but in the everyday reality of my work, change usually looks different. It starts small. I work with children in a boarding setting at a speech and language school. Many of these children have already experienced that things do…
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When energy isn’t infinite
For most of my life, I believed — quietly, unquestioned — that energy was something you could always stretch a little further. You get tired, you push. You feel overwhelmed, you power through. You rest later. That belief is everywhere. It’s baked into how we talk about work, productivity, motivation, even self-care. Try harder. Be…
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Walking as a Cognitive Tool
I started walking more intentionally when I realised that thinking does not happen best when I am still. Sitting at a desk, trying to force clarity, often leads me in circles. Movement, on the other hand, seems to loosen something. Not in a dramatic, inspirational way, but quietly and reliably. Once a week, I try…
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Why I Watch Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Every Year
At first glance, it may seem banal to watch the same film again every year. But rituals rarely arise by accident. They serve functions deeply rooted in human needs: orientation, identity, and anchoring oneself within one’s own biographical space. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York has become exactly such a ritual for me—interestingly, only in young…