I have been living in Germany for the last 6-7 months and really enjoying the space and possibility this country has to offer. Germany is the place I have chosen as my "home away from home", the place that most suits my needs and necessities when I em of return from a long permanence in a foreign country...
I flew in from Malaysia last year in June to come here for the cherry season (obviously not just to pick the fruits), and take a break from a 8-month intensive permanence and many activities I just had hold in Asia. After visiting some friends I continued to Italy where I was looking forward to spend my summer near Rome on a friends property and live a frugal lifestyle. Things changed, so did our prior agreements and I decided to return back to the place I had been staying in 09 for the summer, Germany, this time accompanied by another person that had contacted me via a Health-Forum and wanted to spend time with me, doing some fasting and dietary adjustments. We met in my home town of North Italy, she (Sandrine) came driven with her car and a sense for pure adventure. The first night together, we went on a short hike in the forest to camp on the proximity of some nearby waterfalls. We showered in the cold, fresh waters contemplating the colors of the summer sky in the evening and hiked downwards to reach our camp and have a quick meal. Then a small meditation and prayer, before retiring each to our own tents, and next day head to Southern Germany leaving Italy behind...
Love Therapy
We fell in love very soon with each other, or maybe we developed what people call Love after an initial "we like each other LOTS". Everyday so far has been a growing and learning, a moving into something that makes sense. We felt to stay & live together and found an opportunity to rent a simple wagon with minimum facilities, stunning views, enjoying the silence of Mother Nature during days and nights, take walks at the surrounding forests and breath the pure air you often miss in some exotic but polluted country of this world. Its been a love-therapy in all senses...
Simple Chores & Earth Activities
Our days have been mostly about taking care of minimal "zen-alike things": carrying water in water tanks and glass bottles to our small wagon-kitchen, keeping our wagon clean and tidy, chopping and carrying wood in the colder months, and for the initial summer months, we've been visiting the surrounding lakes & pristine waters almost everyday. The month August is to be said, a very healing month and highly recommended by natural therapist for "plunge and soaks". The magnetic influence of waters and lakes of course is highly charged in this period and beneficial for the organism, and accentuated on full moons. We like to stay in touch with this beautiful earth by walking barefoot, it feels just so natural and a relief vs. keeping some tight shoes on all day long. In the last months we have been missing some sunshine sure, but were lucky enough to "be forced" for a 2 and 3 times weekly 7-8km walk to town for our shopping arrangements. Our car broke totally leaving us with our feet as carriage.
Our dwelling
Winter so far has been very productive, also in term of studying and collecting experiences in the fields of nutrition, lifestyle design, spirituality, free technologies and in parallel develop our relationship. Imagine, no other place could have suited better a relationship than to live so close to each other, for so many months, in such a small space, concentrating on what really is base-essential. The energy you can concentrate living in a simple & small dwelling, in a silent environment, can help you focus and collect energy within your heart and mind BETTER. We have had troubles occasionally to spend a night in some "regular flat" no matter how nice and eco-friendly they were. :)
There are 5 basic agreements we have been (involuntarily) taken since living together:
1) to not talk overts-negative about other people or situations (constructive critic is ok)
2) to be honest to each other all the time
3) to live a simple life and aim for quality vs. quantity
4) to live with discipline and dedication
5) to remain open and not stuck in dogma but neither comfort zones
(are there any you would include on top of your priorities and agreements? Id be interested, you can leave a comment or email me at rawfrontiers@gmail.com)
Faith is knowledge
This has been a bit our recipe and a strong core value that has kept us bound together in good and challenging times. We faced many challenges of course... a relative new car broke out of nothing, other applications failed (now say luckily), I withdrew from some attractive and prosperous business contracts (yet even more lucky) and many decisions were made sometimes against our own very (apparent) advantage... When you accept your journey with enough self-knowledge and self-esteem, some integrity and faith... the Universe stands by ALWAYS... By faith i mean not that blind faith you hear in some religious circles and choirs, but a grounded attitude that is very analytic and not vague feeling, a knowledge of life & universe that empowers you to act always according to higher principles and in harmony with your true Self...
Sensing the Elements of Nature
In the last days I have been visiting the region in Northern Italy taking a break from work and visit my family. Its been quiet soul-soothing to visit grandfather and grandmother whilst here. Last time I had seem them was 2 years ago. They are living in a beautiful, quiet and remote area of the misty mountains, an hour and more ride by train and bus from my home town. The air here is very chilly at 1700 mt. height. You can sense the elements of nature and peace surrounding. Eagles, foxes, snakes and other wild animals are observable from the national park. I have spent many important periods of my life in the mountains: as a kid playing with rocks on water streams and/or hiding in the forest, as a teenager working in a mountain hut as waiter, and later on hiking peaks during winter & summer months. Coming back to this beauty always charges you with enough strength and passion for time to come. Sometimes I'm seriously considering to leave this global-wanderer lifestyle for a more settled life, yet anytime I'm convinced it may finally come true, things turn and Im back to "explorer mode"...
No Time, All the Time?
I have been praying whilst hiking on my trip, a moment had taken me and I could not resist. I prayed to remain connected to this pure place and one day hopefully be able to enjoy that space and dimension we call -No Time- more than ever. Whenever I hear this -No Time- definition in new age or spiritual circles, I grasp its meaning only partially... Some people like Wilcock even seem to describe this -No Time Factor- scientifically, but I can only fully understand its meaning when in a place of awe, contemplating perhaps a scenario, a region and/or visiting a place that instills a deep meaning in my life.
It has happened on my recent visit, a feeling that time is totally breaking apart and an illusion. Man, you gotta be knowing it in order to want it! :) That's why spending time in Nature is so essential for children. And thats why I like to return to some sacred places every now and then. Our kids do not get this feeling of -NoTime- anymore as we did, how can they discern what is relevant I'm wondering. One second of merging with -No Time- or awe, or contemplation and silence and your whole perception is moved. Lucky a part of my generation grew up with less technology and more nature around, but still. I listened to Grandpa words sitting on the bench in the midday sun. Life has passed for him too, leaving deep carving on his skin and lineaments. But the feeling that united our past and previous days in Life came back for a moment, the dynamic we as souls have chosen here to play, is Forever... I left their house behind to continue my hikes and exploration in the early afternoon and visit a wild lake, now frozen... A tear was running down my inner eyes as I left, with a wonderful feeling and gratitude for life... "its all a cycle" I thought... "we are all walking down that road", some peeps call it -No Time-, but you can call it as you want...
I flew in from Malaysia last year in June to come here for the cherry season (obviously not just to pick the fruits), and take a break from a 8-month intensive permanence and many activities I just had hold in Asia. After visiting some friends I continued to Italy where I was looking forward to spend my summer near Rome on a friends property and live a frugal lifestyle. Things changed, so did our prior agreements and I decided to return back to the place I had been staying in 09 for the summer, Germany, this time accompanied by another person that had contacted me via a Health-Forum and wanted to spend time with me, doing some fasting and dietary adjustments. We met in my home town of North Italy, she (Sandrine) came driven with her car and a sense for pure adventure. The first night together, we went on a short hike in the forest to camp on the proximity of some nearby waterfalls. We showered in the cold, fresh waters contemplating the colors of the summer sky in the evening and hiked downwards to reach our camp and have a quick meal. Then a small meditation and prayer, before retiring each to our own tents, and next day head to Southern Germany leaving Italy behind...
Love Therapy
We fell in love very soon with each other, or maybe we developed what people call Love after an initial "we like each other LOTS". Everyday so far has been a growing and learning, a moving into something that makes sense. We felt to stay & live together and found an opportunity to rent a simple wagon with minimum facilities, stunning views, enjoying the silence of Mother Nature during days and nights, take walks at the surrounding forests and breath the pure air you often miss in some exotic but polluted country of this world. Its been a love-therapy in all senses...
falling or developing Love?
Simple Chores & Earth Activities
Our days have been mostly about taking care of minimal "zen-alike things": carrying water in water tanks and glass bottles to our small wagon-kitchen, keeping our wagon clean and tidy, chopping and carrying wood in the colder months, and for the initial summer months, we've been visiting the surrounding lakes & pristine waters almost everyday. The month August is to be said, a very healing month and highly recommended by natural therapist for "plunge and soaks". The magnetic influence of waters and lakes of course is highly charged in this period and beneficial for the organism, and accentuated on full moons. We like to stay in touch with this beautiful earth by walking barefoot, it feels just so natural and a relief vs. keeping some tight shoes on all day long. In the last months we have been missing some sunshine sure, but were lucky enough to "be forced" for a 2 and 3 times weekly 7-8km walk to town for our shopping arrangements. Our car broke totally leaving us with our feet as carriage.
Our dwelling
Winter so far has been very productive, also in term of studying and collecting experiences in the fields of nutrition, lifestyle design, spirituality, free technologies and in parallel develop our relationship. Imagine, no other place could have suited better a relationship than to live so close to each other, for so many months, in such a small space, concentrating on what really is base-essential. The energy you can concentrate living in a simple & small dwelling, in a silent environment, can help you focus and collect energy within your heart and mind BETTER. We have had troubles occasionally to spend a night in some "regular flat" no matter how nice and eco-friendly they were. :)
"our home"
There are 5 basic agreements we have been (involuntarily) taken since living together:
1) to not talk overts-negative about other people or situations (constructive critic is ok)
2) to be honest to each other all the time
3) to live a simple life and aim for quality vs. quantity
4) to live with discipline and dedication
5) to remain open and not stuck in dogma but neither comfort zones
(are there any you would include on top of your priorities and agreements? Id be interested, you can leave a comment or email me at rawfrontiers@gmail.com)
Faith is knowledge
This has been a bit our recipe and a strong core value that has kept us bound together in good and challenging times. We faced many challenges of course... a relative new car broke out of nothing, other applications failed (now say luckily), I withdrew from some attractive and prosperous business contracts (yet even more lucky) and many decisions were made sometimes against our own very (apparent) advantage... When you accept your journey with enough self-knowledge and self-esteem, some integrity and faith... the Universe stands by ALWAYS... By faith i mean not that blind faith you hear in some religious circles and choirs, but a grounded attitude that is very analytic and not vague feeling, a knowledge of life & universe that empowers you to act always according to higher principles and in harmony with your true Self...
"When you have come to the edge of all light that you know and are
about to drop of into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one
of two things will happen: there will be something solid to stand on or
you will be taught to fly.”
Sensing the Elements of Nature
In the last days I have been visiting the region in Northern Italy taking a break from work and visit my family. Its been quiet soul-soothing to visit grandfather and grandmother whilst here. Last time I had seem them was 2 years ago. They are living in a beautiful, quiet and remote area of the misty mountains, an hour and more ride by train and bus from my home town. The air here is very chilly at 1700 mt. height. You can sense the elements of nature and peace surrounding. Eagles, foxes, snakes and other wild animals are observable from the national park. I have spent many important periods of my life in the mountains: as a kid playing with rocks on water streams and/or hiding in the forest, as a teenager working in a mountain hut as waiter, and later on hiking peaks during winter & summer months. Coming back to this beauty always charges you with enough strength and passion for time to come. Sometimes I'm seriously considering to leave this global-wanderer lifestyle for a more settled life, yet anytime I'm convinced it may finally come true, things turn and Im back to "explorer mode"...
morning winter light
No Time, All the Time?
I have been praying whilst hiking on my trip, a moment had taken me and I could not resist. I prayed to remain connected to this pure place and one day hopefully be able to enjoy that space and dimension we call -No Time- more than ever. Whenever I hear this -No Time- definition in new age or spiritual circles, I grasp its meaning only partially... Some people like Wilcock even seem to describe this -No Time Factor- scientifically, but I can only fully understand its meaning when in a place of awe, contemplating perhaps a scenario, a region and/or visiting a place that instills a deep meaning in my life.
It has happened on my recent visit, a feeling that time is totally breaking apart and an illusion. Man, you gotta be knowing it in order to want it! :) That's why spending time in Nature is so essential for children. And thats why I like to return to some sacred places every now and then. Our kids do not get this feeling of -NoTime- anymore as we did, how can they discern what is relevant I'm wondering. One second of merging with -No Time- or awe, or contemplation and silence and your whole perception is moved. Lucky a part of my generation grew up with less technology and more nature around, but still. I listened to Grandpa words sitting on the bench in the midday sun. Life has passed for him too, leaving deep carving on his skin and lineaments. But the feeling that united our past and previous days in Life came back for a moment, the dynamic we as souls have chosen here to play, is Forever... I left their house behind to continue my hikes and exploration in the early afternoon and visit a wild lake, now frozen... A tear was running down my inner eyes as I left, with a wonderful feeling and gratitude for life... "its all a cycle" I thought... "we are all walking down that road", some peeps call it -No Time-, but you can call it as you want...
Much Love , No Frontiers...
