Reinventing your life – or just make your bed, you lazy shit
(Or who do you want to be at the age of 96?) Restarting your life (or reinventing it), sounds like an American “pull yourself together” cliché, where the only thing
One can not defend Putin’s methods by referring to something one is against
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
Hot dogs are party dope #1
May 17! (The Norwegian independence day) Sausages and ice cream, occasional proper frostbite, sometimes sleet and even snow, but always, (almost) always – rain. Children’s cheers, kids
The real heroes
Liberation Day. I am often asked what this day means to me. I must honestly admit that my first thoughts this day go to my
How to overcome the pain in your life
(Or how to deceive pain and live happily ever after) My daughter is studying medicine. And like all proud fathers, I enjoy hearing and learning
Did we learn anything?
“the bridge between despair and hope is a good night’s sleep.” A famous person, whose name I no longer remember, once said that the
When writing fiction becomes the reality
“The plastic bag was white, and a contrast to the red blood from the torn feet Writing is recreating images of situations I have experienced,
What is a lifetime, really?
A good friend of mine once said while walking in the mountains of Gran Canaria. “Knut, we have twenty good years left. Use them wisely
You can get what you want – Or you can just get old
Slow down you crazy child You’re so ambitious for a juvenile But then if you’re so smart tell me, Why are you
The thin film of civilisation
The thin film of civilisation This picture are taken on Lesvos. Her husband and baby drowned on the way over from Turkey. This is a
How to loose a friend
a friend you wished you had met earlier. “Only in the trenches during the artillery fire had I come so close to other people.
How to find the “flow”
Three years ago, I bought a van, a VW Crafter. The plan was to convert it into a campervan. I started the project in April
How to be brave, and what is courage?
Exposing oneself to discomfort, pushing the boundaries, going beyond the comfort zone are all expressions of showing courage, of being brave. But what is courage,
How to protect yourself from your PTSD, when the world is on fire
(It is war. And it is mine. ) The headlines that meet me today are about the war in Ukraine. Alarms going off, people fleeing,
You can get rid of your anxiety
A short note on anxiety. In due time, you might say, given what is happening in the world. If you experience life a bit like
Do not underestimate a person’s inner strength. Remember Goliat.
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
Ukraine: The memories of war…
As an old (very old) soldier, it is difficult not to be influenced by what is happening and has happened in Ukraine lately. At the
The voice in your head. How to get rid of it.
You have a voice in your head. And that’s perfectly normal. (If you actually hear voices in your head, then it is not normal and
Saving life in a war zone. Stories #6
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
Why you may never heal from your mental illness
In psychiatry, there is often a lack of well-defined endpoints for treatment, especially in the most severe cases. How long should a therapy be, and
Why we need trust in our lives
Today I am going to write a short blog post about trust. Of the kind “I trust my fellow man” trust. Sometimes coincidences fall into
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