Digital soothing drops № 17 — Feet groping, I find my way through the puddles and bumps of everyday life. A hesitant step here. A probing step there. And then these clouds gather. My horizon darkens and the weight of the moment seems to grow far beyond me. Overshadowing. The world turns dark and dramatic. Before…

Digital soothing drops № 11 — Hull-less experience. Naked awareness. Shame-free encounter. I was surprised at what this small island could give me as a teacher and mentor. Lying there under the clouds, in seemingly never-ending loneliness, cold isolation, yawning emptiness. Despair and hopelessness gradually permeate every single cell. Self-criticism becomes louder than the chatter of…

Stillborn is still born — You can’t say goodbye to someone, without first welcoming them On december 24th 2010, our first son, Noël, was born. He died on december 22th, silently, cozily craddled in the warm and loving womb of his mother. After 9 months of a beautiful pregnancy without any complications, 2 days before…

Disaster strikes and saves their lives! — Hunger! With grumbling, empty stomachs, a hunting party of Neanderthals roamed the valley. Although they had already slayed an impressive specimen of a giant deer (Megaloceros giganteus), they knew the danger of eating raw meat. Ohmgroog, the elder, had just passed away because he didn’t belief in that danger. And…

Digital soothing drops № 23 — Whoosh… and I was hurled into the maw of the universe! Myriads of stars poured around me, glittering, shining like the bewitching eyes of children when their eyes have spotted a birthday package. Golden starlight! Magically blue rays roamed around. Red stars kissed my eyes like they wanted to lighten…

Creaking masts awaiting the sailors and the fluttering sailcloth — The setting sun paints a fiery drama in the sky above the bustling harbour. Bearded sailors work on thick ropes and large stacks of weather-beaten sails. A family of rats flirts across an anchor rope towards one of the ships. The air is charged with the promise of adventure. The…

Digital soothing drops № 22 — Ahh. The tension in the knee caps is rising. The little brave pilot feels the vibrations, gently at first, and now more and more fervently, in each of the fourteen muscles in all six legs. It feels like the mounting excitement among the racehorses, the seconds before the starting gates…

Where silence might be as deadly as the roaring of an ice bear — When I flew over Antarctica, in a cozy warm plane, tightly strapped into my seat to make me feel at least a tiny bit secure, I enjoyed the privilege of glancing down on this breathtaking beauty of an untamed, vast land. The endless ice fields stretched out before me, dotted…

Digital soothing drops № 21 — One thousand two hundred and thirty four fairies shining with their magical lanterns, like stars in a winter’s sky. Nestled on the playfully curved branches of the naked trees, they twinkle and glow, spreading their light and hope into the world. Unbeknownst to them whether they are seen or not…