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Home – A Word That Travels With Us

Home Prologue – A Word That Travels With Us What does home mean? As I think about that question, we are sitting on the plane on our way back from Nice. Beneath us, clouds. Ahead of us, Hamburg. Somewhere in between, this old question that returns with every journey. Home. A small word. And yet […]

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Hello Spring

Hello Spring Or: Between a Dream, Reality, and a Slice of Cheesecake by the Sea Prologue – One Night, One Dream, One Mistake Last night, I dreamed of spring. Of warmth. Of light. Of that feeling that everything is starting to get a little easier again. And then I woke up – in Schleswig-Holstein, in […]

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Breathing Is Enough

Sometimes, Breathing Is Enough About a yellow snorkel, a penny, and the art of breathing at the right moment Prologue – One Minute A man asks God: “What is a million years to you?” “A minute.” “And a million dollars?” “A penny.” The man doesn’t hesitate: “Good. Then I’d like a penny.” God looks at […]

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New Year’s Eve Without a Magic Moment

Silvester without a Magic Moment – a very personal year’s end Prologue – When a year ends in jet lag Not enough that a long transatlantic flight is behind us—Christmas has already packed up and gone, too. And here we are now: once again in California. New Year’s Eve in Los Angeles. I can’t quite […]