Going through some photos from my ancestor's time in China, I find it fascinating to scrutinize the contents of those photos that - at a first glance - don't seem very interesting. Have you done that? Really looked at the details in a photograph and discovered something that reveals a new dimension? I had that … Continue reading Photos Revealing Photos Lost
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What do You Tell Your Kids When the World is Burning?
How do you explain the meaning of life to kids who grow up while the world around them is burning? How do you answer their worried questions about their future, when people are are dying from meaningless violence by the minute, all over the world. I'm asking, because I know I'm not alone thinking about … Continue reading What do You Tell Your Kids When the World is Burning?
Running to keep calm
Are you one of those who can't get by if you don't get to go out running? What is it that makes you do it? I went out running the other day. No big deal for lots of people, perhaps, but for me it has been a process. Running used to be connected to mixed … Continue reading Running to keep calm
Effortless change
Have you ever thought you have to change something that you are doing? And then simply not done it because to keep on doing what you have always done felt much easier? Habits seem hard to change, but once we have overcome the first obstacles, I usually find it harder to go back to how … Continue reading Effortless change
Winter silence
I often think about how happy I am to have found peace to stay on for a longer period of time in Stockholm. It truly is an amazingly beautiful city. It's hard to believe this is the capital of Sweden. About 900 000 inhabitants live here, which makes it a small town compared to cities … Continue reading Winter silence
Reflections on Berlin
Berlin is ever changing. Last week I read that they've decided on building four new skyscrapers in the city. They were first planning for a hight of 150 metres, but now it seems they will make do with 130 metres 🙂 They're also tearing down old buildings around Hakescher Markt, where the area is becoming … Continue reading Reflections on Berlin
The importance of memory
Mindfulness. It’s about being in the moment. Nothing but what you feel right now should matter. Nothing but the sensation of putting your foot to the ground, feeling the gravel underneath your soles, the wind against your face and how the clothes on your body feel against the skin. Being in the now. Something to … Continue reading The importance of memory
Curiosity, Culture and Change
Thinking about people and companies undergoing change, I find that some things seem to repeat themselves. People are in essence driven to change by the belief that they will benefit from it in some way. Even if it's for a "greater good," the personal benefit still has to be there. Few people will contribute to … Continue reading Curiosity, Culture and Change
Life changing choices
Some choices are bigger and more life changing than others. Last weekend, I went to Falun - a beautiful world heritage site, hosting the Falu copper mine, the Carl Larsson Residence and many other historic buildings. Falun was a big part in keeping Sweden afloat hundreds of years ago. Today, they still produce the famous … Continue reading Life changing choices
Living happily ever after…
What is it "to do something with your life?" And why are we chasing a happy life? Can we reach a "happy ever-after"? Does it even exist? Like the writer Amoz Oz reflected in his book "How to Cure a Fanatic (2002): mid 19th Century people knew who they were, that they were going to … Continue reading Living happily ever after…
