“I’ve been reading your blog and enjoyed it a lot” said Robert, an old friend from New York over facebook chat. “Only, your last one about your dead relatives made me sad, life is depressing enough; please write something funny next time!” Yeah right, like it was so easy to write something funny! The first … Continue reading
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Tears for those who are dead
When my grandfather Ernst, or “Opi”, how we called him, died, I did not cry. I was about 12 years old and he was really charismatic. Whenever he came to visit, he had candies and coins falling out of his pockets on purpose. He looked so young and healthy, it was impossible to imagine he … Continue reading
Miss Blue and Miss Red
Let me introduce you to my closest friends, Miss Red and Miss Blue. Miss Red is hyperactive and tends to be skinny. “Sleeping is for pussies!” and “eating? A self-indulgent waste of time!” she would say. She treats food as fuel and keeps busy day and night. While Miss Red is overly self-confident, Miss Blue believes she … Continue reading
Do You Know Your Life’s Deepest Purpose? I Don’t.
What is the deepest purpose of my life? Everyone over 25 years old is probably familiar with that question. Self-help books refer to this quest for meaning as “life purpose”, “deep vision”,”life mission”, and other vague terms that sound important but confuse more than they mean anything. Whatever you call it, it is everywhere; the clothes … Continue reading
My Bike’s Dynamo Light
Riding my bike is a thrill, the fresh air blowing on my skin and in my hair brings me closer to nature and its elements. It is even better in the evening when I have to turn on the dynamo light. It is a light that doesn’t need any batteries– instead there is a small … Continue reading
Taking The Good with The Bad
“I don’t know what to write about on my blog this week”, I told Andrew this afternoon. “Write about the things you fail to get in your life!” “What? Why would I write about that? Besides, I kind of get what I want, usually.” I said, smiling smugly. “See! That’s your problem! Look at the … Continue reading
The Failed Hunt for a Conflict-Free Engagement Ring
When my now fiancé asked me, on the early months of our relationship, what kind of ring I wanted for an engagement, I didn’t know what to answer– I wondered whether I was supposed to be excited for he was already mentioning commitment, or worried he was testing me. I decided to be careful and considered … Continue reading
Anti-Depressants and Consciousness
I didn’t think I would start writing about anti-depressants, but it is all I can get started to write about. For various reasons, I’ve been taking antidepressants for the past 2 years of my life. While it has helped me a great deal and allowed me to live a ‘normal’ and mostly happy life, I … Continue reading
Trying to be Conscious 