Bravery is found in the smallest of places. We may find it inside a beating organ in our chests or we may find it sending impulses through our heads. Being brave doesn’t require standing at the top of an escarpment looking to the sunset; it requires you to change your way of thinking, to adapt … Continued
Have you ever heard of Dominica? Dominica is a tiny island in the Eastern Caribbean also known as “The Nature” island, an unspoiled paradise tacked away between Guadaloupe and Martinique. My life was completely transformed by simply spending eight days on the island. Never before had I felt so inspired and at the same time … Continued
My story is not unique. I am one of the thousands and even millions. Something that has changed our lives happened cold autumn evening. The first hundreds of people came out into the central square in the capital of my country. I rose from the chair and went to the window. It was raining. The … Continued
It was a freezing cold March day in Bratislava, Slovakia. In fact, there was a light snowfall that morning. It wasn’t exactly ideal weather for spending a day outdoors, but that was exactly what I was about to do. I was standing in a crowd of thousands of runners … Continued
Walt Disney was an outspoken dreamer and respected inspirationalist who fought for (what I like to call) “inner child freedom.” Disney believed that “if you dream it, you can do it” and “the more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else which makes you unique.” I admire Disney because he took a follower’s, … Continued
A few years ago my family started researching our genealogy, and I found out that my great great grandfather, John Ogren, was from Sweden. I have since come to the conclusion that it was Mr. Ogren’s biggest mistake leaving Sweden, and I have made it my life’s mission to get back to Sweden at all … Continued
Unknown Girl in an Unknown Place somewhere in Morocco My travels have taken me far and wide. I’ve been all over the world, from well-known and highly respectable places such as Rome, Italy to the not so clean and downright unsettling such as the grimy flavelas of Brazil. I have learned much about others and … Continued
How many chapters are there in a lifetime? How many chances are we given to turn the page and grow a new fragment of our soul? How do we know if we are “doing it right”? Is there a defined “right”? Last summer, I decided to leave the comfort of life in Minneapolis, Minnesota – … Continued
Bamberg, Germany – Where my Bravery Thrives On my flight over from North America, I was terrified. I was young and leaving alone the place I had grown up. I had no one waiting for me in Bamberg besides the unknown. I didn’t know how to speak one word of the language and I … Continued
Finding myself in Venice When I flew into Italy with my husband I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. The trip had been an attempt to pretend we still felt an anniversary was worth celebrating, although we had completely forgot to celebrate in a few years. Maybe he realised I was feeling more detached, from … Continued