Presumably you say, after laughing a bit at the question. “Of course I want that.” Let me tell you what I think about that dream. Dreaming of billions is something we can all do. Lotto prizes that never come our way and incredible business adventures that remain – just adventures. The big hustle on internet …
Living with PTSD Living with PTSD is challenging. The experience is individual. Some have flashbacks, some suffer from poor sleeping, others have anxiety, depression and a whole host of underlying ailments. A friend of mine had once a boyfriend with PTSD and described his ailments. She sent me a poem that I would like to …
“Consider this: how long do you believe you could exist before you were completely and unequivocally silenced? I’ve authored nine books addressing the abuse of power, often depicting Western military interventions as dubious and unsuccessful endeavors. Consequently, many individuals feel compelled to enlighten me about Putin and his regime’s purported righteousness. My inbox …
Defending Putin’s methods by referring to something one is against? Read More »
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 with flags and instruments that never sound as they should when used. Adults in bunad (Norwegian traditional clothing) or suits, cameras and mobile phones. Everything must be immortalized, displayed, remembered… Joy, …
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 wife, Anne Lise who celebrates her birthday the 8. of May. But the day is so much more than that, of course. My thoughts this day may not be so …
(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 about what she is studying. Sometimes she sends me a PDF or an audio file that she thinks might be interesting. As an old soldier with a diagnosis called PTSD, I …
“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 bridge between despair and hope is a good night’s sleep. That’s how simple it can be said – and done. We spend 26 years of our lives sleeping. Now I …
Twenty good years? 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 »I was about 49 years old at the time and did not feel old at all. In fact, I was quite agile and answered her quickly:“You must give …
Slow down you crazy childYou’re so ambitious for a juvenileBut then if you’re so smart tell me,Why are you still so afraid? – Billy Joel (The lyrics of the song Vienna from the album The Stranger, 1977) Sad weeks After some sad weeks with the loss of good people, the tragedy that …
You can get what you want – Or you can just get old Read More »
The thin film of civilization This picture are taken on Lesvos. Her husband and baby drowned on the way over from Turkey. This is a previously published blog which is unfortunately very topical these days. Forgive me for posting it again, just to remind us that we still allow this to happen today. And probably …
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