Yes, you may embrace your happiness while others suffer. This took me a long time to figure out. The reasoning goes like this: We believe that we are rude when we do not mirror other people’s emotions of suffering. Let’s say somebody shares with us how uncomfortable they felt when a coworker said something racist,
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maeshelle west-davies debuts her latest performance piece, not alone 2.0, at Helmut on Friday, 11 March 2022. She is well-known in art and culture circles in Leipzig, where she has lived and worked as an artist, MC and event producer for many years. Raised in the US, maeshelle spent several years living in the UK
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I guess it can’t be too often that two people can laugh and make love, too, make love because they are laughing, laugh because they’re making love. The love and the laughter come from the same place: but not many people go there. (If Beale Street Could Talk, p. 15) Love, its absence, and its
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Our beloved DOK Leipzig festival is finally returning to Leipzig's cinemas. To celebrate, we put together a hand-picked selection of films we are most excited to see here on the silver screen. From Ghana to Poland and from rural Ukraine to rural Ethiopia, the DOK fest once again brings the world to our city.
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Four Leipzig Glocal friends and contributors shared their insights and concerns about this upcoming pivotal election with us. Find out what Gabriel, Indigo, Mohamed, and Chloé have to say about this momentous election.
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Creative writer Maggy shares her technique to improve your everyday life: pivoting. Find out how you can benefit from this tool that can help you out on daily basis.
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