When the sky speaks to the soul. An evening in Queens, New-York (Sept. 2026).
I woke up this morning with a question.
Is our life measured by the amount of actions we take? Or is it reflected in how we made people feel?
I remember having this conversation with a dear friend in Central Park a few weeks ago. The insight we came to is that the energy we bring to the world matters even more than what we do.
In our productivity-focused reality, where money is king, this statement does not hold that much weight.
But in the cave of the heart, all that matters is being and feeling. We crave realness and vulnerability. It is all that we wish to share with each other.
To verify this, all you need is to do is think back to how you felt as a child. What were your most memorable and heart-opening experiences?
More than anything, I distinctly remember my time wandering in the woods of Sweden. Collecting frogs, writing stories, playing with neighbors, and daydreaming.
As I fast-forward to today, remembering to honor these essential moments is a moment to moment practice — the weight of my mind calls me ceaselessly to action, unless I question this programing.
My actions can easily be driven by fear, so subtle that it is barely felt.
The simple thought of being in a rush to “get somewhere” tells you everything you need to know.
What are we even rushing to?
The irony of this contemplation is that there is no black or white answer. We don’t choose between being and doing. If we breathe, we need both.
The most favorable combination I’ve found involves doing what is most important for me, and living the least amount possible in my head.
The most important actions, the ones we truly value, do not always come easy. Most often, they involve facing fear and resistance because our natural tendency is to favor comfort and what we know.
The pivotal actions of our lives involve a mix of fear and excitement (and love).
When you feel your fears and move forward regardless, the flame of your heart gets activated. In my experience, this is a profound form of alchemy.
Yet, to reap the most amount of benefit from your actions, you cannot attach importance to the results - again here, a paradox.
If I do my best to live and act true to my intentions, I do not need to control the outcome. I can allow life to shape me as I follow the guidance of my soul.
Can the answer be as simple as that?
To focus on what you want and live as much as possible outside of your head?
I believe it is.
Currently, one of my valued actions is spending time with my loved ones, especially my father with whom I am living.
Yesterday evening, we talked together for hours about his life, his stories, and the various challenges we have experienced.
It was a human moment. Nothing fancy but richer than anything you can buy.
As I continue developing my creativity and my own business, I notice the easy ways I slip. Where outcomes become more important than living.
I believe one of the greatest rebellions is to not let yourself be controlled by fear. To not react to the collective hysteria pushing you to act blindly.
If you do not slow down, you can go through your entire life without ever feeling any genuine peace or contentment.
Every time you pause to contemplate the important questions of your life, you choose to build a deliberate life. One that is not driven by unconscious patterns.
If we stop seeking contentment in the past or future, it leaves us with only one choice — to live our lives as well as possible — moment to moment.
What does a life well lived look like for you? How does it feel?
Please understand that I cannot give you the answer. No one can.
You are the only person who can script your life in a way that feels authentic for you.
Let yourself be inspired and moved, yes - that is how Spirit speaks to you.
But your deepest intentions need to come from inside you. From your solitude. They do not need to be justified to anyone. It is your life to live.
I remember watching a talk on the meaning crisis of young generations. The speaker linked this to the underdevelopment of the right brain.
The right brain is where all our fears, dreams, beliefs, and archetypes arise from. It is the gatekeeper of meaning and creativity.
And do you know how we stimulate the right brain?
By asking deep, existential questions. Ones that can only be answered by your soul.
If you wish to do yourself a favor, take a few hours today or tomorrow to be alone.
Protect this time and give it solely to yourself. Approach it with no agendas. Nothing to fix. Simply the intention to connect with your soul.
Archetypally, the right brain is the source of our deepest fears and visions. It is also the home of the feminine part of our intelligence. One that is rooted in mystery and the unknown.
Can you allow yourself to not know who you are? To let it be revealed to you in your solitude and lived experience?
Live on, dear rebel.
Listen to the whispers of your heart.
Dare to slow down.
Dare to be human.
Dare to love and to be hurt.
Dare to act and to create.
You only have this moment.
PS: I’ve found the most answers to life by living life. No theory can replace your wholehearted participation.
Is is messy? Yes.
Does it go against conventions? Yes.
Do you have the answers within yourself? Absolutely, yes.
When contemplating a choice that feels significant, you can ask what would happen if I didn’t choose this. How would my life evolve then?
Deep down, you know where your calling is. It may be a faint flame, but as long as you live, the flame exists.
Follow the flame. There is no greater bravery.
