from a reader’s heart

sometimes i wonder if i chose the right thing, professionally. i wonder if the stress, the long working hours and everything else that comes with being a journalist really pays off. and then i saw the letter, sitting openly in our secretary’s mailbox. it read: “dear mr. editor. thank you for your letter offering me…

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safari tasmania

Tassie is a small place and today one of my students reminded me of how small when I realised that I have known her brother for over 10 years. Even better it reminded me of the sort of crazy schemes we used to come up with, and on occasion, even carry through, right to the…

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advice, fathers, supernatural people

i wonder in which fashion i will grow old. i hope it won’t be in a cynical way, something i have witnessed in people around me. it will not only take the joy in your life away but it will also harm others. people that do not deserve it. then i met this guy, in…

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freedom

Time out on the running boards We’re running Through a world that lost its meaning Trying to find a way to love This running Ain’t no kind of freedom What I learned today from someone I had a drink together with: Freedom is not objective. It redefines itself every single day. Every moment. To me…

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I want to feel, sunlight on my face

As of now I am sure there is a peaceful place somewhere out there. I started to feel it on the bike, my head emptying. I want to run I want to hide I want to tear down the walls That hold me inside I believe.

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open or closed

someone i know – and who decided to rather stay anonymous – just started her blog. it’s in german, it’s new. but it shows some incredible story-telling skills, a thoughtful style of observing things and a whole lot of heart in what she thinks. i believe.

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the joy of real life dating

it really gave me some chuckles what georg wrote about online dating sites. so georg is looking for a girl, offline. my two cents: ladies, he really is one of the nicest guys around. i believe.

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things i must remember

finally call the gym. stop spending money. start spending time. sleep every now and then. finish that paper. bach is for quiet moments. martini does not substitute dinner. smile. call grandma. wear sunscreen. i believe.

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bad karma on a 13th

“the moment i died was by far not the worst moment of that day. actually it barely made 6th place.” – what a way to start a book! i know it’s not a friday. actually it’s monday and i finished one of the funniest books i’ve read this year – bad karma. it’s not a…

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great days

i had this perfect day yesterday. i felt loved. i felt great. i left the office and felt that i am happy. i played hockey in the evening and then rejoined astrid and the others at georg’s barbecue party. we left at the right time, not too early, not too late. life sometimes can be…

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i’m still learning

i met an amazing person this weekend, emanuel rego, one of the winningiest beach-volleyball players in the history of sports. i asked him for an interview after he had battled through and won the grand slam tournament in klagenfurt. he turned out not only to be a good interview partner, but an insight- and thoughtful…

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