Sweep me off my feet. If I can look at back at my life being and old old man and know that I have only done 51% of the right things, I think I#’ll be happy. From this very day on, I want to start working on those 51%. I believe.
Read moreuntil you’re resting here with me. i miss you, maybe you’re lonesome too.. i believe.
Read moreone more night. i’ve felt it before and i feel it right now. on all my ways, by my side, i’ve never felt alone, as for believers he’ll always be there. i believe.
Read morebaltic storm. the weather here seems to be a picture of my thoughts. rain, clouds and every now and then a clear sky. leving this place is so hard, it amazes me. i thought i’d be rather easy allthough i am looking forward to see home & family & friends again. i just realized that…
Read moreout of time And you’ve been so busy lately that you haven’t found the time, to open up your mind, and watch the world spinning gently out of time, feel the sunshine on your face… i believe.
Read morecast away what would it be to just escape from this world, to leave everything behind, all the good and bad things this world offers us. right now i feel that everything tha i’ve been striving after just doesn’t make sense. i want to live in the best sense of the word, live and be…
Read morea beautiful smile by jessica duhaime, montreal, canada. there is something about being told ‘thank you’ with a sincere smile on the lips and eyes looking right at me that goes straight to my heart. it could be the feeling of being useful, or the nice contact with people. but the main reason is that…
Read morewhat if I missed you and after the big decisions are made, there are thousand little ones to make. i’ll have to choose how i want to say goodbye to the country i called home for nearly 1 1/2 years. when i go back home now, i do know how much i have changed, how…
Read morewe’ll not undo what has been done yesterday marked the end of a big episode. i found sanna once again to be the most understanding being on earth. i was so afraid of telling her that from now on i had to make a couple of decisions for myself, for my life, i’ve felt it…
Read morelucky you. mia has been an inspiration since the day i met her, she proved that today, by replying to one of my mails telling her i was thinking about leaving finland for good: “we are making things way too difficult to ourselves. there are no complete decisions, every decision brings good and bad things…
Read moreThe sky’s still, the same unbelievable blue. The two weeks back home were once again an incredible and lasting experience. The best advice I got in a long time, came from a girl I barely knew and just met again by accident while going out. She had just thrown away 3 years of her medicine…
Read moreI’m with you. The lesson I learned today will take me years to understand. Probably a lifetime. RIght now I feel so close to god, so close to life and all the beautiful and sad things it bares. So close to success and so close to failure. I believe.
Read morefeel it on my fingertips. i walked part of my way home through an unusual cold rain. it felt pure, it felt like life itself. i believe.
Read moreirgendwann find und lieb ich dich. I was thinking of taking some kind of time-out. Just to refocus, or actually focus on what I really want to do, get my studies done and trying to find out what my steps for the next couple of years will be. Du bist eine sichere Prognose, das Prinzip…
Read moreClose cover. Jessica Duhaime from Montreal, Canada has agreed to share some of her thoughts with all of you. Being the first one is always tough, but from what I know of her, it will be a very very good start for our little conspiracy to make the world a better place. Hang on.. I…
Read moreDon’t look back in anger. Apple Germany turned me down for whatever reason. I had about 10 lines here lamenting about what could be and how things should be. Bullcrap. Strength comes from inside, I’ll get my shot by acting and not reacting. I believe.
Read more41 shots… and we’ll take that ride First of all you thanks to the “stranger” from Canada for getting in touch with me. I am sure we’ll work something out. Since I arrived I’ve been thinking about my friends here, my two worlds, cause, as Mr. Einstein already said “Not everything that can be counted…
Read moreOut there. I can see somebody from Montreal, Canada coming back here time after time. I want to know who my readers are, and one after another I will call for you, for your words and thoughts. Whoever you may be, drop me a line at (stefan(@)cc.jyu.fi) and let me know what’s on your mind….
Read moreMidnight at the lost and found. it kicks in almost every time i come here, i just get totally hyper by being here and after the third or fourth day i fall back into the feeling that things have been standing still here, while i decided to move, the same people, the same, hardly changed…
Read morewe meet again. home, home, home again. the day i left finland, i heard i had been accepted to the university of jyväskylä’s MSc program in information technology, i guess that mens i’ll be there for a while. coming home always feels like i can start right where i left off. overhelmingly beautiful feeling. i…
Read morenothing else matters. i had lunch down in the student’s cafeteria today and passed a guy i know while balancing my tray and looking for a free spot. he just asked the usual “how’s it going” question and my answer suprised even myself.. i just said “going back home in a week and nothing else…
Read morefading away. i just figured my pictures are totally outdated. weird to see my own face change over the years, i wonder how it’s gonna be with 2 grandkids on my lap :) i believe.
Read morewho says elephants can’t dance? thank you lou. your book inspires. i believe.
Read morenote to myself. “Criticism is prejudice made plausible.” I believe.
Read moremy angel gabriel. I can fly But I want his wings I can shine even in the darkness But I crave the light that he brings Revel in the songs that he sings My angel Gabriel I can love But I need his heart I am strong even on my own But from him I…
Read morework in progress. i basically just wanted to hang out with some friends from the university hockey team, turned out to be a late night, but it wasn’t until i came home, that i noticed we had a full moon. i saw it coming out behind the clouds and sitting there in my car, just…
Read moreEmpty stairs. One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do. Henry Ford (1863-1947) I believe.
Read moreDark angels follow me. Yet another way to account for what was happening before the USA went to war: Beware the leader who bangs the drum of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor. For patriotism is indeed a double- edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows…
Read moreCaesarem vehis, Caesarisque fortunam. I always dreamed about going back to ancient Rome. In high-school Latin was one of my favourites and in my mind, I would travel on on a horseback with him, the legions behind him, conquering Gallia. Why do I come up with these things. Yesterday (I couldn’t sleep so I stayed…
Read morehis dreams inspired hope. sometimes i am panicing about my time running out. i know i am only 22, but at my age other people where leading a revolution, inventing something or changing the world in some way. i have dreams, i know what my strengths and abilities are, but is it me or destiny…
Read moregod doesn’t waste a miracle. i watched “the third miracle” yesterday and like with most movies based on some kind of religious plot i ended up having tears in my eyes. i don’t go to church very often (been there last time on christmas eve) but i do believe in god. i believe in him….
Read moreto whom it may concern. one of my co-worker’s girlfriend is pregnant. he told me a couple of days ago and i was just like – wow -, that guy is one year older than me and in a way his whole life will change bottom up. are you ready for a baby or do…
Read morei’ll show you everything. I hope he’s not like me I hope he understands That he can take this life And hold it by the hand And he can greet the world With arms wide open i believe.
Read moreend of the road. so mr. bush is ready to hit. neither does he care about the public opinion, nor the total absence of convincing facts or the u.n. inspectors asking for more time. for him it’s about time to start his very personal crusade. thank god europe has shown, at least in parts, its…
Read morethe sun also rises. it took me two nordic winters to realize what a ray of light is worth. It’s been warm and soft on my skin the whole morning. A little ray of hope, promising a new season, new challenges, new feelings. But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They…
Read moreto end all wars. have you ever asked yourself what is justice? there’s been few movies that changed my way of thinking in one way or the other, “schindler’s list”, because i reminded me of my country’s history that my generation tends to forget, “a river runs through it”, for the simple lessons life teaches…
Read morecome away with me. Come away with me in the night Come away with me And I will write you a song Come away with me on a bus Come away with me where they can’t tempt us With their lies I believe.
Read morethursday’s child. it’s been a long time since i remember crying on my birthday, but this time i did. the loneliness that had accumulated inside me, all came out at once. it’s hard to tell why i felt lonely. for a moment i probably just wished to be home with my friends, the people i…
Read morethe nothing man. looking back on 22 years. sometimes i feel, that with every year the doubts get bigger not smaller. was it good what i have done so far? i guess that’s a question i can only answer myself, and i’m not even sure if i’d know any answer. thanks to god whom i…
Read morethe old man and the sea. Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime. Ernest Hemingway i believe.
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