Please excuse me but I got to ask Are you only being nice Because you want something ??? Because of how you respond Because you’d not end up in this song I never gave you an encouragement And it’s doing the end? The more you try to erase me The more the more The more…
Read morethe right people, the right way.
i had so much fun last night and best of all – it came totally unexpected. christoph a guy whom i got in touch with on openbc is spending his last days here before returning to germany (and continuing onwards to australia) called me last night and asked me to hang out with him. first…
Read moreit’s about change, stupid
“each of us puts in one little stone, and then you get a great mosaic at the end.†(alice paul) – i put in yet another stone by making the decision to move abroad once again. things are somewhat on the run now, but it’s starting to look good. yes – i will leave (at…
Read morethank you, Al.
i had the pleasure and honor to do an interview with al jarreau, r&b-, pop- and jazz-grammy award winner, scat-voice and believer. i will translate his words as soon as possible. Beten für den richtigen Weg Al Jarreau gastiert heute Abend in der Burgarena Finkenstein. Ein Gespräch über Gott, über die wichtigen Dinge im Leben…
Read moreAmerica the beautiful
It already seems like it was many years ago but it was only 2 weeks ago that I was finally at Crater Lake, and with my dear friend Carine, just as we had always planned it. Whether in the clear, bright light of a summer’s day or lit by the delicate hues of the sunrise,…
Read morefinland
i came to our summerhouse 4am on tuesday morning, after a long and emotionally tiring day. there was so much light, you really couldn’t tell the difference between night and day. it was a weird feeling to be in finland again, last time i was here six months ago in winter. now it is summer, beautiful and warm summer….
Read moreuse sunscreen
yes, there is beauty sometimes. Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now. Enjoy…
Read moreblue sky blues
Blue sky when you gonna learn to rain? And let yourself go blue for once And let go of the weight you’ve been carrying In this house, no one goes to sleep for days, Its like were working on a mountainside Trying not to slide, Into the ocean. I believe.
Read moreto my tonttu
But would north be true? Why should I? Why should I cry for you? Dark angels follow me Over the godless sea Mountains of endless falling For all my days remaining I believe.
Read moreMinun Sydämeni On Särkynyt
Kuule kuinka se sanoo jätä lapsenkasvosi tähän paina kätesi multaan jää odottamaan valonnousua murhe tässä kuin köyhyys kuin lupaus autiomaan kangastusten kalkki eikä kipu mene pois Kirjoita se hiekkaan hiekka pitää sanansa kirjoita se virtaan vesi matkaa kotiinsa kirjoita se ilmaan linnut nousevat siivilleen kirjoita se muistoihin ne haarautuu kuin tie Katso missä on viisaus…
Read moreberlin, berlin
oh yeah one more thing: even if people sometimes still give you weird looks if you’re austrian and rooting for germany we still had our share of the fun. and probably it was more than soccer, the joy, the feeling of meaning something to the world again is just freely floating through germany and really,…
Read morethe good old times
it was just a weird moment today, i drove back to the city from an interview and came to a crossroad. the traffic lights were out, so a cop was taking care of the traffic. i’ve probably never ever seen somebody taking a job so seriously as he did, slowly moving his hands in opposite…
Read moreif you read between the lines
the hardest thing ever is to understand that what you are able and willing to give is sometimes not enough – it feels like failing in one way or another and the hurt and pain that come with it sometimes make things not seem worth striving for. i believe.
Read moreto my friend
a friend of mine called me today, crying. the closest person in her life had let her down, and she did not know what to do. she is the nicest person that i know, and she was so hurt that it hurt me too. sometimes it is just really really hard to understand life. Ylpeinä…
Read morebut heroes often fail
When you reach the part where the heartaches come The hero would be me But heroes often fail And you wont read that book again Because the endings just too hard to take Listen to it sung by Johnny Cash on American V. You will understand, what it means when heroes fail. I believe.
Read moreeven when it rains
i loaded so many things on my shoulders during the last weeks – why? because i can’t say no, because i like to do things myself instead of putting them on someone else’s shoulders. but i have to change. i can’t do everything at the same time by myself. i just can’t. i suffer, my…
Read morestolz, ganz ohne rosen
Gehör ich hier denn noch dazu oder bin ich längst schon draußen? Zeit nimmt sich den nächsten Flug, hab versucht ihr nachzulaufen. Bin doch gestern erst geboren und seit kurzem kann ich gehn. Hab mein Gleichgewicht verloren, doch kann trotzdem gerade stehn. In meinem Kopf ist so viel Wut. Gestern Nacht konnt ich nicht schlafen….
Read morein the heart of europe
brussels was definitly worth the trip. not only because i instantly liked the city but also by the fact that there you can actually feel what the european union is all about: cooperation, working across borders, growing together. on the other hand the union has major problems communicating its work. people in europe don’t connect…
Read moregod bless you
i went down to the irish pub yesterday to grab one final beer before i left this morning – julian, the owner, sent me off with a fairly common phrase “god bless you” – and it kind of triggered something inside me, thinking about the past 24 hours, my job and the opportunities it gives…
Read moreIn case you didn’t know…
…Mr. Cocker will tell you. Said the fight to make ends meet Keeps a man upon his feet Holding down his job Trying to show he can’t be bought It takes every kind of people To make what life’s about Every kind of people To make the world go ’round Someone’s looking for a lead…
Read moreGuantanamo
the us government today claimed that the three suicides that occured in the prisoner’s camp at guantanmo bay where a “clever act, a pr-stunt”. oh my god, how far has this world come, how far have the united states come? the so-called war on terrorism can’t be won at guantanamo, but by changing this world…
Read morewelcome to this planet
i know it’s a cold and weird world but after all one well worth living, welcome to planet little marco and congratulations to my friend and now mother lee-anne sackett in down under. i believe.
Read morefootprints in the sand
one night i had a dream. i dreamed i was walking along the beach with my Lord. across the sky flashed scenes from my life. for each scene i noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonging to me, and the other to my Lord. when the last scene of my life flashed…
Read moremusic for the soul
It’s been another long week where I feel like every moment is spent working towards another deadline. One of those weeks where the sheer magnitude of the task ahead can occassionally freeze you in fear, rather than just letting you get on with the task at hand. Like so often before it’s music that is…
Read morewho we are
found this really nice good morning tune by amos lee. and since it’s been some rocky days it’s nice to have someone, in this case amos lee, to tell you to keep your feet on the floor and understand who you are and who not. Some times we forget what we got And who we…
Read moreDer Panther
Sein Blick ist vom Vorübergehn der Stäbe so müd geworden, daß er nichts mehr hält. Ihm ist, als ob es tausend Stäbe gäbe und hinter tausend Stäben keine Welt. Der weiche Gang geschmeidig starker Schritte, der sich im allerkleinsten Kreise dreht, ist wie ein Tanz von Kraft um eine Mitte, in der betäubt ein großer…
Read moreOne Moment in Time
Abbazia di Rosazzo/Italy. The last days were an emotional rollercoaster, italy and the symposium at the abbazia di rosazzio were both beautiful and tiring – then the weekend took a huge emotional toll and now it’s hard to tell where to go though i never doubt that every problem, every relation has a solution just…
Read moreMama Africa
“Age is getting to know all the ways the world turns, so that if you cannot turn the world the way you want, you can at least, get out of the way so you won’t get run over†-Miriam Makeba
Read moreyes, we got words too.
Smiling Spinning ’round and ’round Holding hands The whole world a blur But you are standing Soaked Completely drenched No rubber boots Running into us Want to erupt from a shell Wind in An outdoor smell of your hair I hit as fast as I could With my nose Hopping into puddles Completely drenched Soaked…
Read morebeautiful day
An outsider may wonder about what the connection is between us all here on mindwork, especially with me on the other side of the world from Stefan and Riitta. But when I read what they both have to say about home as a feeling, I feel that connection stronger than ever and know exactly what…
Read morea window to the world.
went to fix my grandmother’s tv-set/sat-receiver. when she calls me and tells me the tv doesn’t work i almost always instantly go to her place. because as she said television is her window to the world. as she said there’s not too many things in her life any more. and i came to realize what…
Read morethe paradox of our age
by Dr Bob Moorehead The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less…
Read moreheart and mind
Klagenfurt/Austria. Some people have a very special aura around them. the dalai lama is one of them. on his visit to klagenfurt the life-long friend and pupil of heinrich harrer paid a visit to the university of klagenfurt, where he held a speech on world peace that turned into a dialogue about young people, education…
Read morebecause i love her.
today is mother’s day and even if i believe it to be a rather pathetic day (not because of moms, but of the way they’re are treated on this one day) i was thinking so hard of my mom today. because i love her. because her love, her understanding and her guidance have carried me…
Read morewer lebt den halben traum vom ziel?
when i read what riitta wrote the feeling seemed so familiar to what i remember of myself being in finland. that home is not a place, home is a feeling. i had herbert grönemeyers songs on all morning. when you listen to his songs it really feels there’s a good friend sitting next to you,…
Read moretwo homes 2000 kilometers apart
i was listening to a finnish song today and i suddenly felt homesick. the song somehow reminds me of summer in finland, of our short but so beautiful summer. i still cannot think of a place more beautiful than our summerhouse by the lake kallavesi in finland. it is a place of peace and quiteness….
Read more2+2=5
Are you such a dreamer? To put the world to rights? I’ll stay home forever Where two & two always makes up five I’ll lay down the tracks Sandbag & hide January has April’s showers And two & two always makes up five It’s the devil’s way now There is no way out You can…
Read morea new world.
riitta and me went to villach last sunday. the city museum displayed their new exhibition “the uncle from america” about austrian emigrants that moved over to the usa and canada in the first half of the 20th century. back then europa was an economic desaster, people were poor and looking for a future. some of…
Read morethe persistence of loss
In a week where the world watched and rejoiced at the remarkable rescue of two Tasmanian miners after 2 weeks trapped underground, I also see a Tasmanian community that is united in grief. First as we were reminded of their mate who didn’t survive and even closer to home, the tragic accident that took the…
Read morea breath of history.
some moments in your life seem magic. i had one of these moments today, when i got a chance to meet otto von habsburg, archduke and last heir to the austrian throne, carrying a name that has left its legacy all over the continent. but otto von habsburg is more: witty, enjoyable and charismatic. his…
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