When I say I have a wandering mind I mean that my mind goes off on hiking trips for days. Spontaneously, ill-advised, and often through uncharted territory. And it certainly doesn’t tend to look where it’s going. My mind is prone to getting lost. Forgetting compass and boots at home,…
Tag: In English
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Scaling inner mountains
Moving to a new place is a pretty effective self-check. This tendency to take on the same social role almost independent of which group one is in is a very strong force, but I’ve been making efforts to counteract it. Not that I’ve been trying to pose as someone I’m…
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For the dark to have its way
Tonight is not a night for happy endings Tonight is for the dark to have its way Tonight I think I finally will end things I have to go before the sky turns grey I’ve walked this road before, I know its bendings I’ve had my highs, and now I…
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All is well
This view greets me after work every morning. I get to go skiing for miles and miles… … amidst MOUNTAINS Just an update to show that I’m alive and well. So, so well. I’m positively thriving. Work is psysically exhausting but I hardly have to use my brain at all.…
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The mountains are calling, and I must go
Sometimes dreams descend upon you rather unexpectedly. Here I was set on trying to find part-time work as a teacher while investing myself in an undoubtedly unhealthy amount of hobbies and creative projects. Then a couple of days ago, more or less out of the blue, I got offered a…
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The missing parts of me
I found the missing parts of me Inside the landscape of my dream Far be it from me to forget That me and all the Earth is one So through this world I will go on While Sun and Moon will rise and set Inside the landscape of my dream…
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Survival strategies
There will come a time when there’ll be nothing but survival on my mind and it’s coming up soon, it’s coming up now I can feel it And I want you to feel, I want you to know that I really can’t make it on my own no, not this…
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Review: Imajica by Clive Barker
Imajica by Clive Barker My rating: 5 of 5 stars Of all the books which have ever spoken to me, this one shot straight up among my absolute favourites. Deliciously transgressive in the ideas it conveys, this story has profound things to say about sex, love, gender, death, gods and…
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Scotland
Happy new year from Scotland! I’m having a pretty excellent time. There is change and hope and sacredness up on the horizon. Here’s to surviving another one. Love and adventure, Winterdragon
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Quoth 2017
I’ve no desire to sum up the year for all to see this time around. Instead I’ve dug through my collection of quotes, and leave you with a sample of them which more or less cryptically sums up my life this year. All the books quoted are well worth reading,…