Fugitive

I admit. I cannot help myself. David Gray is a must have, and therefore I had to get myself a copy of the quite fresh album Draw the Line (and somehow John Mayer just popped into that same basket..oops.).

If there is one artist with an amazing voce, it definitely is David.

The new album is fabulous, based on what I've heard so far. It will for sure be one of the gems in my collection of music for the soul.

Fugitive is excellent, have a listen.

Maybe it will be magic for them as well

She closes the door behind her, still with a smile on her face.
They didn't see it, she knows that. She saw it, they didn't. She felt the magic in the moment, they didn't.
For a short moment of time she felt sad.
Alone.
What if others would never see the magic as she did? What if nobody would ever sense that moment when everything stands still for a fraction of a second? When the whole world stops and seems to be glowing?
It was in her words and it was in his eyes. And still she's sure he didn't notice.

She had tried to explain, even though she knew it was in vain. She felt a bit stupid, like always, when trying to explain how she saw it. She felt like they'd stare and think "She sure is a luny". This time it was all the same, except for that smile in his eyes.
Maybe he felt it too, she thinks.
Maybe someone else will start to see the world as I do.
Maybe it will be magic for them as well.


Song of the day: Earthtone's Back to life. Be sure not to miss Brad Doggett's fab music.

Give me that soul, Paloma

The Paloma of the day (does sound like some kind of recognition, doesn't it?) needs to be posted right now.

My legs are weak by Paloma Faith. If this song can't bring you that feeling that places itself in the limbs, weakening them all one by one, that languor that in so many ways is more enjoyable than anything else, then I think nothing will.

Paloma does it for me. I find myself in a state of unrest, but one that I like to stay in.

Days like these and moments like those

Days like these.
So far away from moments.
(Moments like those)
That made us catapult up in the sky
(And the grass drew maps on our bare backs as we lay there)
That made us feel heavy.
Remember those nights?
(When I could feel your breath on my neck and still none of us moved, nor uttered a word)
They were full of those moments.
And still we are waking up every morning
to a day like this.
(How many universes could we fit in between?)
Feeling fine, feeling content.
Yet having the notion someone pushed the fast forward.
Feeling fine, feeling ok.
Yet so many glasses emptied in between.
So many smiles flashed.
(On days like these it's more in my face than ever)
As it's becoming quite clear.
Days like these, they will never be made of moments like those.
(Please don't make me wake up just yet)
(I want to squeeze these sheets in my fist for some longer)
(Because the memories are in these scents)
(And at times I feel like being pulled back in)
(And at times I'd like to let go)
(At times I know and it makes me anxious)
(How much longer?)

And the beauty is in the lense

Vietnam.

Universal truths

- People will ultimately get the same revelations, come to the same conclusions. Even on their own.

I looked at the man who had just answered a question I had had on my mind, even though I never said anything about it.

- They are universal revelations and no one can claim them as their own, no one can be the author of them.

I knew what he meant by saying so.

- It just is what it is, and eventually people will see the same kind of reality.

He looked at me and nodded.

- Yes, that is exactly it! It is what it is. The paths might be different, but still we can arrive in the same place.

I was happy to get the answer to that question that had been lingering on my mind for a few days. The terror in thinking that all that had grown inside of me for a few years actually had just been adopting a mindset. But what he said made perfectly good sense. Those revelations, thoughts, conclusions where not for anyone to claim. Universal truths, for all to see and nobody to own.

I've found it very easy to love

- I wish people would just turn the focus to the inside instead of focusing on external things. They would all be better off.
It was easy for me to agree on that point, it was what I had been trying to do, more and more, over the years.
- It all starts with love. To just give love, but I guess it is not that easy.
- On the contrary. Giving love is the easy part, I've found it very easy to love.
He looked at me and said "I know".
- That is why I approached you. It was obvious to see that you radiate love. With that smile, from ear to ear!
I felt a tear taking its shape in the corner of my eye, it grew bigger and rolled over the tip.
- I'm sorry, your words make me happy, but they also touch me deeply.
Now my tears were running down my cheeks. I felt a wave inside me, pushing feelings upward from my gut. I often had felt like radiating love, it was like an eternal stream, always either coming in or going out. It felt very moving that someone else could notice it. It made me feel more sane about it.
His eyes filled with tears as well.
- Now I'm crying as well, so here we have it.

It was the early hours of afternoon and there we were, in the sun, with our souls touching.

New beginnings 2

I've always found it interesting, the thought of dividing time into bigger and smaller entities.
A year is such a big entity of time that it surely needs to be celebrated. At the same time,in many ways, it offers us possibilities to start over.

So do I want to start over this year? In some ways, maybe, in others not. 2008 for me was about change. 2009 has clearly been about digging deeper, about strengthening the core, about bringing depth to the shallow. I have enjoyed the year that went. Even if it has been a more stable one than the one before. Then again, a wave cannot be a wave if there is no change in its shape. Maybe 2009 gave me the rest I needed after a turbulent time in my life.

2009 has been all about dancing, and I have enjoyed it immensely! All those steps on high heals, all the times when having my back hurting from keeping the posture - it has been worth all of it! Dancing is one of the best ways to feel totally free, to feel totally connected to the self as well as to your partner. Yes, it has been a treat, 2009.

2009 also made me feel like some people were slipping away, like water running between my fingers. Therefore 2010 will be about keeping my loved ones close, not letting them slip.

Last year I said I'd go into this year with my senses sharpened, with my chest turned towards the sun.

This year I will do my best to see the beauty in what's around me, to open up my senses to what is below the surface, to breath in love and compassion and to breath out unrest.

As for New beginnings 1, step here.

Happy New Year!