Ruppelt Patrick

What the debt brake is, why it MUST GO and what is going wrong in Germany

Page views: 201 When we recently watched a political talk show on the German TV programme Ersten, the question of what the debt brake actually is came up. In conversation with one of my carers. The fifth past interview, recorded on Wednesday, 15 January 2025. Spelling corrected, apart from that unchanged. Bear with me, I wrote this off the top of my head in one piece. It's amazing how different opinions are....

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The psychological factor in the healing process

Seitenaufrufe: 106 c Es gibt Momente, in denen der Körper einfach nicht mehr mitspielt. Schmerzen, Erschöpfung, der Kampf gegen Krankheiten – all das kann lähmen. Doch dann gibt es diese kleinen, fast unsichtbaren Wunder: Ein Lächeln, ein bisschen innere Ruhe, ein Funke Hoffnung. Und plötzlich scheint der Heilungsprozess einen Sprung nach vorne zu machen. Aber warum ist das so?...

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Amchitka - The life of Paul, episode 1

Seitenaufrufe: 64 Eine fiktive Kurzgeschichte basierend auf den Worten und dem Leben von Captain Paul Watson. Jeden Freitag eine neue fesselnde Folge. Es war Bill Darnell, ein junger Aktivist, der den Namen prägte. In einer Sitzung mit anderen Umwelt- und Friedensaktivisten sagte er: „Lasst uns für den Frieden und die Erde kämpfen – für Green und Peace.“ Der Name...

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Pain subsides

Page views: 138 Sometimes pain is not the worst thing. It's the struggle to be heard. The daily struggle to be heard in a world that keeps telling you what you need - without listening. It's been decided that I won't get any more painkillers until the next visit. The reasons? Oh, who knows. Maybe bureaucracy, maybe principles, maybe worries about side effects...

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Between rooms

Pageviews: 85 It is not a storm,but a hundred whispering winds,crying softly.A drop on burning skin,a disorder in the mirror of the day.The eyes speak in pain,not in tears.They see a sea of paper,of moisture,of layers - a chaos without a centre. The table, which wants to be empty, carries the weight of the days.The bed, an altar of tiredness, wrapped in rings, rolls, and the...

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Care at the breaking point

Page views: 192 The fourth past interview with Tom and Patrick, recorded on 15 November 2024. This interview was originally due to be published in November 2024. But then an applicant cancelled shortly before her first shift in December. I decided not to publish the article for the time being to avoid the applicant's cancellation being associated with my blog...

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The life of Paul (Teaser)

Seitenaufrufe: 109 Eine fiktive Kurzgeschichte basierend auf den Worten und dem Leben von Captain Paul Watson. Jeden Freitag eine neue fesselnde Folge. Prequel. Die See war rau, eine wilde, wütende Masse, die unser kleines Schiff „Greenpeace I“ wie ein Spielzeug herumschleuderte. Der eisige Wind biss in meine Haut, doch ich lehnte mich trotzdem hinaus, die Finger um das nasse...

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Ready for hospital at Christmas (Part 1+2)

Page views: 183 About conjunctivitis, conjunctivitis again and if I tell you now, I'll take all the suspense out of itThe Sunday question(s). In conversation with Marion and my sister. The third past interview, recorded on Thursday, 25 December 2024. Completed in the first week of January 2025. Patrick: How nice that you two are here. Today I'm turning the tables on you. Today I'm...

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Happy new year... I can't see anything - double is better, now the LEFT eye is defective

Page views: 143 Now that my right eye is getting better, my left eye is offended that it has had to do everything on its own for the past few weeks. And it looks like this: Right eye 31.12.2024 Left eye 1.1.2025 Plus my left ear, which has been „closed“ for weeks. And my world looks like this... In the morning. This short phase between dreaming and the...

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