One thing I’ve always wanted to do more of is giving out thank you cards, on both big and small occasions. Now that I’ve spent a fortune in Japanese stationery shops, I have no more excuses.
Disney movie
I hugged an old tree
And the tree
Hugged me back
Tiny leaves sprouted
Out of my ears
So thirsty for the Sun
It might have been some
Five minutes or
Maybe fifty years
(…)
Thank you Africa!
South Africa has way exceeded my expectations–again. I’ve been here before, and yet I wasn’t prepare for all this beauty and variety of surprising delights. Wherever we went to, the views were simply breathtaking. From mountains to ocean to lagoons to unique species that don’t exist anywhere else in the world, we spent two weeks […]
Take this moment
What have I done
To deserve these
Long winding roads
Embraced gently by a
Soft cloth of green
Ancient cathedrals
Of rock wood and dirt
Rising tall and wise
Far above imagination
(…)
My dearest ones
Not asking for peace anymore
Or for things to be different
I don’t resent not having a car
Or my dearest ones chopping my head apart
I came here to thank you for being God
Everything is a bonus
All my grandparents passed away 7 years ago or more. I loved them as a kid, but didn’t have a chance to grow into these relationships as an adult. They either lived too far away, were struck by amnesia too early, or died before I was born. I wished they could stay here longer but […]
The most important job of our generation
The paradox of depression is knowing that, objectively speaking, you have no reasons to complain. If you’re reading this, you’re probably among the richest people that ever lived on this planet, and have all your basic needs met like no-one before. When you’re depressed, knowing this doesn’t make you feel any better. It makes you […]