by Ramón de Vries | Aug 15, 2012 | English, inspirational, Quotes
Don’t wish it were easier, wish you were better. Don’t wish for fewer problems, wish for more skills. Don’t wish for less challenges, wish for more wisdom. — Earl Shoaf
by Ramón de Vries | Aug 11, 2012 | English, inspirational, Quotes
The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become. That is why I wish to pay fair price for every value. If I have to pay for it or earn it, that makes something of me. If I get it for free, that makes nothing of me. — Jim...
by Ramón de Vries | Aug 8, 2012 | English, inspirational, Quotes
It is better to conquer yourself Than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, Not by angels or by demons, Heaven or hell. — Buddha
by Ramón de Vries | Aug 7, 2012 | English, inspirational
When I want to visualize my memory of Ecuador I like to show this picture I made in 2001. It’s a butterfly in Mindo, Ecuador. It is so beautiful but also fragile just like Ecuador is for me.
by Ramón de Vries | Aug 6, 2012 | English, inspirational
The next time you hear yourself complaining about lack of Time, Call yourself to the order. We all have Time. How we use It is our own Choice
by Ramón de Vries | Aug 5, 2012 | English, inspirational, Quotes
Whatever good things we build end up building us. — Jim Rohn
by Ramón de Vries | Aug 3, 2012 | English, inspirational
This month a lot of things will change. I will leave my current project and in the personal sphere a lot of changes will come. What I do notice is a constant change in my life. Sometimes slow, sometimes fast. Natural reaction is to resist the change. But in the end I...
by Ramón de Vries | Jul 31, 2012 | English
Soon I will end my project at ING. I will be looking for a new project in the Netherlands or Belgium. So if you know any interesting projects that involves (RedHat) Linux and big and complex environments please let me know by sending an e-mail to...
by Ramón de Vries | Jul 25, 2012 | English, inspirational
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me Yesterday it was a shame on me incident. I got lured into an offer too good to be true and an offer I could not refuse. It was a nice day and while working in the garden I was caught of guard. I nice man...
by Ramón de Vries | May 25, 2012 | English, inspirational
A few days ago I wrote about the habitualist.com. I have used it for more than 2 weeks now, and I must say it is very nice. The interface is simple and clean, I like it very much. It helped to improve habits I already had, and it helps me developing new...
by Ramón de Vries | May 17, 2012 | English, inspirational, TED, Video
I’m a creative person. I don’t paint with paint, but IT systems are my canvas. And I find creative solutions to complex IT challenges. Today I found the very creative solution by Doug Dietz. See his creative and beautiful solution at 6 min 20 of this nice...
