Author: Sirkka Hänninen

Sirkka Hänninen (韩希卡) is a bird in a concrete jungle, who despite her physical disability is learning to fly like Jonathan Livingston Seagull. In this blog, she shares her thoughts and experiences, offering a unique perspective on life, resilience, and the pursuit of dreams. Join her on this journey as she navigates the challenges and triumphs of everyday life, always striving to soar higher.
  • Rehabilitation Challenges I

    In the title the word ‘rehabilitation’ refers to physical and mental rehabilitation that play an important part in my own life, but in general the other meaning of ‘rehabilitation’, which is to restore reputation and prestige applies to all people. Restoration of prestige in a sense that we understand our real value, our divine origin…

  • Blogging

    Some people have asked me whether running a blog similar to this requires a great deal of work and technical skills, and whether I have some good tips and recommendations for people, who are planning to start own blog. I have written this blog for five years until now and over the years I have…

  • Micro-Organisms: Our Most Valuable Source of Energy

    The Franco-English blogger Telefinn, also known as Olli Miekka, has published in his blog Finnish from Afar an article called “The Dark Side of Mökki-Life” (Cottage-Life). The summer cottages in Finland are usually located on lake shores in the countryside, and often there is no proper sewage system. Because of the lack of sewage system,…

  • Fight against Terrorism

    The decision of president Donald Trump to pull out from the Paris Climate Agreement has astonished people around the world. It feels, as if Trump would abandon environmental protection and world will not be saved, when there is one player less. I have no profound knowledge about Paris Climate Agreement and the emissions trading system….

  • Victory of Common Sense

    After my mother’s death, I lived in the 1970s in SOS-children village. In my foster home there were nine children. In addition to my biological siblings, my foster home had siblings from two other families. When children grew to young adults they usually moved to a student home of the village council, where each was…