I want my life to end in celebration instead of quietly wasting away. And today a tiny candle taught me a lot about that. I had this long candle that I would light whenever I would meditate. It was held upright by an old candleholder made of glass, that has been around in this house …
Yesterday I killed another living being. It was an accident. And maybe the universe has such accidents as well from time to time. I was training outside, when my jumping-rope broke. I went into one of our sheds to fix it. Still occupied with the rope on my way back, I stepped on a little …
Exactly one month ago, before my flight to Tbilisi, I wrote about how every journey bring up the topic of death in me and how I think this is a very healthy thing. Now, after my 32-hour journey, sitting at the airport in Sofia, I noticed the same thing. I don’t want to add a …
Every Journey has one effect on me I find quite fascinating: It makes me mindful of death. With this journey its no different. Sitting at the airport, I just can’t help but ponder the idea that I might not return from this trip. This sounds so gloomy and whenever I speak to someone about this, …
Here are two unrelated memories I sometimes find hard to carry. I am not sure why I am writing these down, but here we are. The first heavy memory is, that I remember my grandfathers death and funeral, but not the one of my grandmother. For some reason I remember nothing. I don’t know why. …
When I die, I do that myself. Noone can do that for me. I think that is a great reminder that your life is ultimately a single-player game. You are born, then a million different sounds and lights and feelings and smells come your way and then you die. That is all. And while that …