First Aid Kit
Sometimes we need a first aid kit. Something to rescue situations gone wrong. Lift energy levels dropped way below normal. Or to alleviate the pressure it can be to live in a world as wild, big, and incomprehensible as ours. I have several things in my "kit", here´s a...
The butterfly from Majbritte Ulrikkeholm!
(Recently finished painting: "Walking with care") The danish author, singer and songwriter Majbritte Ulrikkeholm recently posted a beautyful, soulwarming story about the butterfly and the creative process. Her writing has inspired me so much over the years, this was...
The key to spring
(Cropped version of the painting: Give time - see the key?) Right now I feel like the earth just before spring. So many ideas and dreams in my head I wish to act on. Truth: I am down with a flu, and all I can do is rest. And be patient. Trusting in nature doing what...
Café-office, I have a thing with you!
(from a small café in a bus-waiting room at the harbour in Stege, Denmark) Did you ever take yourself out for coffee (or tea) in a nice café? Sometimes I settle into a "Café-office" for a couple of hours. Sit down in a nice café. Order coffee, and read or write. It is...
The wave and the quiet
I had a wave coming my way. A wave of goodness and confirmation. It was awesome. Thrilling. Surprising. "Butterflies in the stomach"-ing. It all came my way because of a song. More than a year ago I wrote a song to the mixed media artist Kelly Rae Roberts. When I...
Answering the stars
I once heard a story. Two people talked at night under the stars. One told the other that the stars once spoke to humans. They would sing their strong and deep messages and those who had ears could hear it during the night when it was quiet. The other person asked why...
The beginning, the inspiration and the song – Storyline part 2.
(Connected) Here comes the second part of the story about following my passion and beginning to paint again after more than 15 years. You´ll find Part 1 here if you missed it. Part 2 is actually the beginning. Like I promised, this one has a video in the end with a...
1 year aniversary! – Storyline part 1.
(Finding oneself) One year ago I started painting again after more than 15 years of only dreaming about my passion for painting. This is the story of how it happened. It is about the freedom of being able to create from connection to good, uplifting things, simply...
The well-being list
"Shine" - a creative quickie I have a list that I keep in copies in several semi-secret places: on the inside of my closet, in my wallet or my drawer. It´s a list of actions that I know are easy to do. Actions I know will lift me up whenever I get heavvy or low in...
Be still now
These days I find the simplest things work the best: Rest, sleep, (plenty of it), old episodes of "Friends" on dvd, going for a winter walk, listening to a loved piece of music or chatting with a friend. What doesn´t seem to work is planning, pushing or stretching my...