Today I want to write about our world. I want to write about how we could all be happy here. I want to write something that will change how we live, something that can make people stop, think and change. I want to write something so powerful it will make a dent in conventional thinking, …
Tag: real life
A mother’s child
I wonder what your mother saw, cradling you in her arms in the middle of the night, your face softly lit up by the light of the moon coming through the window, the entire house asleep but you two. Rocking you quietly, singing, maybe a song her mother once sang to her. Looking into your …
Cleaning, divorces and suicides
It's quite normal that the kids wake up at 5:30 - 6 am. It's also quite normal that they are wild and energetic from the moment they open their eyes. Today as well. We have a morning routine for getting everyone ready, oatmeal, fresh clothes, boxed lunches and teeth brushing, then out the door, an …
67 seas i et sommerminde/67 seas in a summer memory
https://open.spotify.com/track/3ZVY6gTfI0NivqTjve80x3 Jeg kan ikke huske årstallet nu. Jeg ved, det har været omkring 1994 eller senere, for jeg var startet i gymnasiet. Jeg kan også huske, at det var sommer, og at jeg havde fået fritidsarbejde på den lokale tankstation. Jeg var i den der fase, hvor ens hjerne og hjerte ræser derudaf hurtigere, end …
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My rock and starlight
The other day I mentioned one of my favorite writers, the great Richard Bach. In my time, I have come across a few life-changing books; the first one I remember clearly is Narnia, then Mio, min mio, The Never-Ending Story, The Outsiders, Lord of the Rings... and Illusions. I'm sure there are more, lots more, …
There's this thing about life. Sometimes it's overwhelming, sometimes underwhelming. Either way, you just keep going because there's nothing else to do. When I was younger, a teenager, I used to dream about stopping. I was never a happy teenager. I remember this feeling, these dreams, of just quitting, giving up. I wasn't suicidal - …
Facebook news feed
I have the strangest ambivalent relationship with Facebook. On the one hand, I love the ease of following friends (and not-friends) without having to commit to hours on the phone or meetings at the coffee shops (not to mention evenings of dinner and bored conversation.) It’s a tool for keeping both friends and enemies close …