Nice to travel again. Amazed by huge airports, and that they work smoothly even though there are so many passengers. Security check for domestic flights in the USA was like going through an MR scan. Feels good. Well, having access to Wi-Fi means staying more online. No time to not be available.

I have started to think of my next book. It will also take time, and I have a very good theme. Simple but very complicated. Found this citation by Jon Fosse “I usually summarize it somewhat, simply by saying that my goal is to write simply and deeply at the same time. Not complicated, but it should appear simple. Everyone can write complicated, it is very simple. But to write clearly and simply, and at the same time deeply, that is something else. It is difficult.” This is actually why I needed seven years for my last book.

I love spending time at airports. It is no man’s land and relaxing.

I couldn´t resist. Technology in the air has been restricted for a long time. For safety reasons. Wi-Fi hasn´t been working during my previous flights. Perhaps too short flights. It is a rather long time ago I made a transatlantic flight. I just saw a movie and am not in the mood to watch another one. Even though Bond movies are the only ones I can watch again and again and again. This time Skyfall. Let´s see if Wi-Fi works.

Stay tuned

This week has been a friendly week with Valentine´s Day this Tuesday. Important to take care of each other. Yesterday I went to see Molly, and she was very happy as usual. I was planning to go skiing with her but it was so rainy. Snow, rain, darkness, but we know it will get better soon. Since I will join “Tjejmilen” this year, you will see me jogging in the countryside.

I went by train and bus to the countryside. Every year we have chaos in Sweden due to the snow. We know it is coming every year, and we get surprised like it never happened before. This year has been extremely chilly, and it has affected the trains in Sweden. The CEO of SJ went public and apologized for all the delays. She got a lot of criticism. I liked what she did. She was honest.

Happy Valentines weekend

I have already started 2024 with a new habit for my workouts. Perhaps because I have a new watch. A very kind and supporting watch that tells me nice things when I do exercise. However, I had to turn off the watch noticing when to continue walking to reach 10 000 steps a day. It reminded me too many times a day. Instead, I have started 3 minutes of mindfulness. Just relax and do nothing for three minutes, and during that time I monitor my heartbeat. What to think about during 3 minutes? I got reminded of when I practiced Aikido, almost 25 years ago. We always started with some quiet time and we were told to have a calm picture in our mind. I still remember but I will not reveal my meditation picture in my mind.

During the years when I wrote “Generations” I did a lot of running. I do not understand why but when I finished writing I didn´t want to run anymore. I started to go by bicycle instead. A few years have passed and now I have started to miss running. For some weeks I have thought about it and now I have decided. I will go for the run “Tjejmilen” on the 31st of August. And most likely, I will also join “Hässelbyloppet” later in October.

Are you joining me?