Zen ish Archives - Braa.net

“Embracing Life’s Fleeting Moments: Finding Meaning in the Essence of Existence”

The profound essence Explore the profound essence of life through fleeting moments and reflections. Discover the significance of cherishing the small things and embracing meaningful living in this insightful contemplation. The rest of your life Contemplating the essence of a lifetime can lead us down unexpected paths of reflection, often illuminated by simple yet profound …

“Embracing Life’s Fleeting Moments: Finding Meaning in the Essence of Existence” Read More »

The sound of silence

Lifeisgood, Zen ish

Poems dressed in wonderful music I was ( still am) an avid fan of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Their lyrics (mainly Paul’s lyrics) were something out of the ordinary. They were poems dressed in wonderful music. Who forgets sentences like: People talking without speakingPeople hearing without listeningPeople writing songs that voices never share (from …

The sound of silence Read More »

Crossroads of my life – Three different religious ceremonies

Life, Zen ish

Regardless of whether one is deeply religious or a convinced agnostic – life still gives us the opportunity to witness or participate in religious ceremonies. For me, this meant the church service on Christmas Eve in my childhood. Spending time with family and good friends. The memories of those who were no longer with us …

Crossroads of my life – Three different religious ceremonies Read More »

9 Zen “ish” principles for living a better life

Zen ish

I’m not a Zen guy, nor do I practice Buddhism. It’s all getting too spiritual for me. My interpretation of the “rules of living”, written a thousand years ago is very much dependent on my way of looking at the world. You may see it differently and thus it becomes a different interpretation But I …

9 Zen “ish” principles for living a better life Read More »

Reinventing your life – or just make your bed, you lazy shit

Life, Zen ish

(Or who do you want to be at the age of 60?) Restarting your life (or reinventing it), sounds like an American “pull yourself together” cliché, where the only thing needed to get a better life is to get out of bed in the morning. (And preferably make your bed – like a famous general …

Reinventing your life – or just make your bed, you lazy shit Read More »

How to clear your thoughts when you have PTSD.

Veteran, Zen ish

Many people with PTSD describe everyday life like having a brain fog. Veterans who experience brain fog think they are alone with it. Some are afraid that it is Alzheimer, others have lived with it for so long that they consider it normal. Brain fog comes from the fact that there are many processes …

How to clear your thoughts when you have PTSD. Read More »

Living alone with PTSD and the paradox of life

Veteran, Zen ish

The philosopher Heraclitus once said: War is the father of all change. It is possible he said it in another way. Heraclitus is known as a man who enjoyed war and who glorified it. Whether the guy was a decent bloke or not – his statement is true. War changes and war damages. Or as …

Living alone with PTSD and the paradox of life Read More »

Saving life in a war zone. Stories

Veteran, Zen ish

Everything written in these pages is based on personal experience. Overall, this is the way I remember what happened. And everything, of course, is based on actual events. Unfortunately. “Did you save any lives down there?” asks Berg. Everything I’ve told him about has involved death and mutilation. The question surprises me. Most of …

Saving life in a war zone. Stories Read More »

The most amazing paradoxes in life

Lifeisgood, Zen ish

The web is full of paradoxes. We have all heard about “20 paradoxes that changed my life, 10 mind blowing paradoxes that literally blew my mind, 15 spooky paradoxes…” You get the grip. Well, this is handpicked paradoxes I have found. They are all stolen somewhere (and I will give you links if I can) …

The most amazing paradoxes in life Read More »

How to do everything you want in just 5 minutes. Write a book, run a marathon or create a business

Lifeisgood, Writing, Zen ish

The solution to millions of years of evolution is a clock that counts down from five minutes. You’ve probably heard of the five-minute rule. And if you’ve heard of it, you know what procrastination is. The five-minute rule is the enemy of procrastination. Table of content You want to avoid work What is …

How to do everything you want in just 5 minutes. Write a book, run a marathon or create a business Read More »