(And why we shouldn’t) We all know a super-optimist, of the type “this works out and everything has a solution”. Which can be really annoying. It is not always that everything resolves and sometimes life is an ongoing struggle. But we also know the other type who thinks that life is an endless battle and …
(Part two of my lifespan blog) My daughter studies medicine and she reads a lot, hears lectures and streams video (because of covid) most of what she is taught. I do not know how she got the intelligence and self-discipline for the hard work. It must be the mother, for one thing is certain – …
(Or how to pay the bill twice) Here is a brief reminder of how most of us pay the bill twice when it comes to worries. I’m one of them. That is, I was. I have gradually become better at paying it once. A little explanation: Man is endowed with a brain that has the …
If you’re like me, an old man who has more or less lived life without any kind of plan and has no idea what the word Passion means, then maybe this short blog post can help you. You are not alone. Table of content Having a plan? Finding Passion Whatever It Means? How to make …
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(Or how to be a freaking awesome 150 year old human) Today I am going to talk about death. And even though it sounds morbid, there is another type of death I want to write about. BTW: Being born is a safe way to die. People are born, live their lives and die. Some die …
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(Or how to not by things all the time) The combination of two things I read lately makes me write this article today. Yesterday I learned about minimalism. As a result, in a familiar internet style, (googling) I ended up watching the documentary The minimalist: Less is now. A documentary that tell the story about …
A damp smell of sand. Warm, red sand. Crickets singing in the evening darkness. The birds’ hysterical chirps in the morning. The sun that heats and makes the seats in the Land Rover impossible to sit on. The smell of weapon oil. Sweat. The muezzin’s prayer call from the minaret. The kids’ happy laughter and …
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 going …
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 …
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 …
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