Some people knows the place, some the the edge
Between a rock and a hard place
Some conflicts can be hard to get out of
Reconnecting to nature
Being outdoors can help us reflect, heal and relax in ways science is grasping to understand
Island of loneliness
If we can get people off the island of loneliness, and into caring and living networks and relationships, jobs and communities, who knows how many drugs we could do without
Head in the house
How much are we shaped by the places we live?
Isolation at home
It used to be avoided, but now it is recommended to avoid leaving home without urgent reason, and use technology instead to connect instead... It is like the world has turned 180 degrees upside down
Living on individual clouds
More and more we are living separate lives
The defense tower mindset
Building mental strongholds in our heads
The recovery sluice
Drawing up an alternative to the classic recovery stairway
Empathy beyond the edge
Sometimes when going beyond our edge - we can end up in empathy
The What is water? fish story
A story by David Foster Wallace about a fish wondering about what water is
Growing connections to a place by walking
Our well-being is connected to how well we relate to the places we are... and one of the best ways of relating, to grow roots, could be by walking
Growing relationships with food
Eating is something we all do, and this dimension can be upgraded to help us thrive in unique ways by combining eating with relating
Doors as the gate between the known and the unknown
There is a lot of metaphors about doors and change. About daring to open up when you have an idea that there might be something on the other side
Different perspectives
Not all see deep water from the same viewpoint and height
The magic of beginning
Starting out is special - no mistakes ( yet ) and all is in front of you
You can check out, but never leave
Sketching up the situation when you find yourself stuck on an remote island, only with the company of a stranded checkout desk (....happens all the time )
Building a good home is about more than bricks and mortar
Creating a home is not only about architecture, it is at least as much about how we choose to stand together
Getting kids outdoors helps them thrive
Being in nature is considered healing by more and more people. It is even considered to be prescribed as medicine, both for kids and their parents
When kids dive into nature instead of screens
Drawing of a girl with backpack smiling
The technological dark age
Drawing up the space between people on phones
Belonging somewhere else
Place making is the old art of creating places out of locations, something that can make people feel at home and that modern locations often lack
Cutting corners
From optimizing resources to finding the easiest way out, there are many ways and understandings of why and how to "cut corners"