Every now and then I’m posting a new music piece - composed and performed by myself. Along with the music, there are some thoughts for you to reflect upon.
There is no right or wrong way to do Music Monday. You can read my thoughts and then listen to the music. You can listen to the music and then read. You you can listen to the music while reading. You can only read and skip the listening. Or you can only listen to the music, and let it speak to you in whatever way it wants... It’s totally up to you!
However you choose to do it, it’s always good idea to take a couple of deep breaths before you read or listen - just to slow down and get in a more receptive mood.
Jag satt just med en kopp te på altanen i Sverige och blickade ut över dammen bredvid vårt sommarhus. Det är försommar, det är grönt, det är skönt, det är fågelkvitter, det är sol, det är blommor och grönska, det är ljuvliga dofter från naturen. Allt detta fick mig att känna en enorm tacksamhet, både för livet i sig och för min förmåga att uppleva. Jag kände mig så fylld av ljus och frid, och jag kände djup förundran över naturens naturliga...
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Read MoreToday I’m writing from Texas, where I am visiting friends. My original thought was to finish this week’s post before I left home, but unfortunately that didn’t happen. (I could write a whole blogpost about how tired I am on myself for always doing things last minute, but that’s not my intention here…) It’s easy to feel stressed when you’re out last minute. That’s what I felt today, when I opened the computer and tried to find something to write about. The only thing I seemed to be capable...
Read MoreWhen I went through piles of papers on my desk the other day, I found a quote I'd written down earlier this year from the TV show ”Mr Selfridge." The show takes place in London in the early 1900s, and tells the story of the founder of Selfridge’s and his staff. In one episode, Mr. Selfridge convinces one of his employees to come back to work after she'd decided to leave due to an incident with her alcoholic father. The employee is concerned about what other staff members will think about it all when she gets some sage advice from...
Read MoreSince I sold my condo in Stockholm, I’ve been doing some stock trading. It has been a great source of income while I’ve been trying to figure out in which direction to take my career, but sometimes it’s quite a challenge for the psyche. Like last week, when I lost a lot of money — a defeat that brought up issues and doubts in other areas of my life as well.
It’s interesting how we as humans always have this tendency to let things go too far before we wake up; before we realize that we need ...
Read MoreLast week my mother and I took a day trip to the mountains outside Santa Barbara, California. While we were in a quaint book store, my mother bought a birthday card for a friend, the inside of which suggested that the recipient “Go set the world on fire”—a proposal that stuck with me long after we left the shop. Days later I heard it echo inside my head, and I started to ask myself why the words kept coming back.
After having been enormously enthusiastic about the new project...
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