Around 4. p.m I had a dentist's appointment. The doctor's office is located in the heart of the city. Nearby is the best-known shopping street of Lucerne where one can also find the largest bookstore. "Connectography - Mapping the Future of Global Civilization" is the title of the book of my choice. It sounds pretty [...]
A new day has broken, let’s do something. The night has imperceptibly wished goodbye, leaves behind cold air and ruins of thoughts. Now, music gets through to my ears, stimulates my brain waves anew. My thoughts go back and forth. I have the hope of hitting the stop button at the right moment. Memories blurred [...]
Spiritless, but not depressed. Somewhat bored despite exciting people in the area. Have I lost the ability to see the extraordinary in the ordinary? Would that help to rekindle my inner torch? What I am used to has become so familiar. I often forget to be grateful just like that. How can I digest the [...]
"Who are you?" is a question I get asked sometimes. Oh, you too! It is also a question that I often ask myself. Sometimes quite regularly and then again there are times when I don't care much. "I am who I am." is a statement from the Bible and probably also from other writings. It [...]
Sometimes we just look around all of a sudden. We might have a hunch that once again something unexpectedly enters our life. On a journey with plenty of unknowns, we understandably are looking for security. Insecurity creates anxiety; it does open the floodgates for all sorts of fears. As a child, I kept having an [...]
A couple of weeks ago, a closely related man in his seventies asked me once more how many cigarettes I smoke per day by now. I muttered something like: ”Oh, nothing has changed really.” Meaning that I’ve been smoking over two decades, and for the most of it, have been a heavy smoker. For a [...]
Everyday mostly worrisome news from all over the globe gets through to me. I can't do much about it but to recognize what's happening and try to figure out what I could change in my life. The feeling that occurs along with it is called Weltschmerz. Experiencing this pain shows me that I'm indeed a sentient [...]
