{"id":13781,"date":"2026-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g-wie-gerry.de\/?p=13781"},"modified":"2026-01-04T18:47:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T17:47:21","slug":"nuntii-1-willkommen-zurueck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g-wie-gerry.de\/en\/nuntii-1-willkommen-zurueck\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuntii #1 \u2013 Welcome Back"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Looking back and taking a break<\/h4>

February 5, 2025 was the last blog post I wrote. A short time later, I decided that I wanted to stop and accordingly put the site into maintenance mode\u2014with the information that there wouldn\u2019t be anything new for the time being. And at that moment, it felt right.
But the year itself didn\u2019t go very well, and over the past few weeks I started to feel that something was missing. I also felt the need to engage more deeply with my thoughts again\u2014the good ones as well as the bad ones. And here we are.<\/p>

A new concept<\/h4>

I took a lot of time to find a new concept and to think about what the site should look like in the end. What kind of overall style do I want? But that process was faster than expected. Especially the concept itself was defined fairly quickly.
I\u2019ve always been fascinated by the concept of sins and virtues. I\u2019m not religious, but somehow it\u2019s something that has always interested me. Many years ago, I even started writing a short story series about it, but never finished it. However, I didn\u2019t stick strictly to the original virtues, because I wanted a concept that ultimately works for everything.<\/p>

Sins and virtues<\/h4>

Here is a small table with the areas I defined.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Sins<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Supberbia (Pride)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Avaritia (Greed)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Luxuria (Lust)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Ira (Wrath)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Gula (Gluttony)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Invidia (Envy)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Acedia (Sloth)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Virtues (And original virtues)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Prudentia (Wisdom) instead of Humilitas (Humility)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Caritas (Charity)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Iustitia (Justice) instead of Castitas (Chastity)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Spes (Hope) instead of Patientia (Patience)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Temperantia (Temperance)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Fides (Faith, e.g. in oneself) instead of Humanitas (Kindness)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Fortitudo (Strength) instead of Industria (Diligence)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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I aligned the virtues with my life, focusing on things I personally find more meaningful than the original virtues. I think this puts me on a good path.
The sins and virtues are further divided into Obscuritas (Darkness) and Lux (Light), which actually adds a small twist to the whole concept.<\/p>

Why this system?<\/h4>

Briefly, the \u201cwhy\u201d: I love categories. I really like putting things into boxes because it makes them more tangible for me\u2014and easier to understand. But above all, it helps me observe how my thinking and emotional state change over time.
Where is my focus at a given point in time? What affects me, and to what extent? In positive or negative ways, and through how many shades of gray does all of this run? And so on.<\/p>

This blog is not about labeling my thoughts or emotions as good or bad. That wouldn\u2019t really be possible with this construct anyway\u2014and certainly not with my mind. It\u2019s more about stepping from light into shadow and back again. Because you\u2019ll notice sooner or later that posts in the \u201cLux\u201d section are not necessarily positive, and posts in the \u201cObscuritas\u201d section are not necessarily negative.
A small example: Ira (Wrath) can also be something positive and stand for self-control. And Spes (Hope) can represent how exactly that is lost. Nothing in my categories will be clearly good or clearly bad. On the contrary\u2014the boundaries are intentionally blurred.<\/p>

In the future, the blog is also meant to be a place to write about things that have moved me. For example, an experience, or a film or game that stuck with me. And that, too, will sometimes be challenging to fit into one of the 14 categories.<\/p>

Publishing rhythm and preparation<\/h4>

On the homepage, you can see how many posts have been published in each area\u2014both in Lux and Obscuritas, as well as in the individual sins and virtues.
Whew. That was a lot just for the introduction and a basic explanation of the new concept. And there\u2019s still a bit more to see.<\/p>

I won\u2019t be posting out of obligation\u2014even if it may seem that way this month\u2014but only when I have something to share that truly occupies me. I no longer want the thought in the back of my head: \u201cYou have a blog. You really should update it again.\u201d
More like: \u201cThis is on your mind. Do you want to share it? Yes \/ No \/ Maybe.\u201d<\/p>

Still, I want there to be one post in each area by the end of January. That\u2019s why I pre-wrote fourteen blog posts at the end of December, all of which will be published every two days starting tomorrow, January 2, 2026\u2014beginning with Caritas and ending with Ira. They cover many topics, some of them very similar. I hope someone might take something away from them.
The topics range from work to sexuality and self-image, all the way to fundamental philosophical questions for myself. Working so far in advance was very exciting.<\/p>

Along the way, I changed many things repeatedly: paragraph styles, the number and type of subheadings, and so on. So there will be some back and forth in the early posts, as I\u2019m still finding myself again in my writing.<\/p>

Languages and existing projects<\/h4>

Now for something completely new: languages. In the future, my blog will be bilingual\u2014German and English. I originally wanted to add a third language: German, adapted to easy-to-read language.
Why English is fairly self-explanatory. Since many of my followers are neurodivergent, I also wanted to offer simpler texts.<\/p>

Unfortunately, financially it wasn\u2019t possible to extend the tool I use for translations on this blog to a third language. Nevertheless, I have saved all blog texts up to and including the end of January in all three languages. Maybe I\u2019ll still find a way.<\/p>

But something old will remain. I merged the former special projects \u201cAwareness & Respect\u201d and \u201cTake My Hand\u201d into a single project, which is still available at:
https:\/\/g-wie-gerry.de\/take-my-hand-awareness-respect\/<\/a><\/p>

I also took the time to translate all previous posts in these sections into English.<\/p>

It\u2019s important to me to keep these projects available, even if they haven\u2019t been used very often so far.
They continue to focus both on experiences from the queer community (A&R) and on requests for help with life or similar issues (TMH). And again, the note applies: I am not a trained psychologist and offer advice solely based on my own life experience.<\/p>

Other posts\u2014apart from A&R and TMH\u2014from before January 1, 2026 are displayed in a gray design. They will no longer be edited and can no longer be commented on.<\/p>

In closing<\/h4>

I\u2019m now at around 1,000 words and don\u2019t want to keep writing much longer. Still, I want to leave readers with one thought:
I write here about my psychological limitations. About what I feel. And even if you get the impression that I\u2019m \u201cunhappy\u201d or \u201cangry\u201d because of you, that doesn\u2019t have to be the case. This is about giving my mind some air. About sharing it with the world\u2014and maybe someone recognizes themselves in my thoughts and finds the courage to write something themselves or to give their own mind more room to speak. And if you do take offense, then maybe that\u2019s just how it has to be. I think.<\/p>

It will happen often enough that I\u2019ll think to myself: \u201cIf I write this, it might make person X sad.\u201d It\u2019s a process I still have to learn\u2014honestly expressing what I feel instead of swallowing things for the sake of others.<\/p>

If you have questions, feel free to message me or leave a comment. In any case, I\u2019m relieved that I managed to get all of this done.<\/p>

Euch allen ein gesundes neues Jahr.<\/p>

Gerry<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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