Welcome to the quest of being alive

Inspiring stories and life experiences by Majka Baur

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  • Experiences
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  • Swiss Alps, a great view to make inner change happen
    Experiences,  People

    When do life changes begin?

    / January 18, 2019

    It’s easy to keep functioning. Day after day repeating the same habits: brush our teeth, go to work, eat, sleep, meet people we love, and have a drink or two, maybe to escape…

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  • Children jumping in a puddle, enjoing the moment and having fun, like people listening to their inner voice.
    Experiences,  People

    Lifequester: a word that I love

    / October 24, 2018

    I didn’t call this blog „A Life Quest“ by accident. While realizing that I felt stuck in my life, I became very inspired by the ideas Colin Beavan shared in his book „HOW…

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  • Man jumping in freezing lake representing the fear of financial shortage rising when deciding to take a year off
    Experiences

    Meeting the “financial uncertainty” monster on my happy-work path

    / April 18, 2018

    When I decided to quit my work I did not take the decision out of reason. It came from the heart. I felt that I could not bear any more the situation I…

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  • swan in canal with ice during very cold day with blue sky
    Experiences,  People

    Do acts of kindness change the world?

    / March 5, 2018

    It was cold, -10°C. The sky was cloudless and the sun shines created long shadows in the street, broken be stripes of bright light. On my way home I took a detour to…

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  • Image of a small road in the old town of Tarifa. A coffee shop representing the personal dream that failed is visible.
    Experiences,  People

    Failing a personal dream – the inspiring story of Nathalie

    / November 21, 2017

    Is being afraid of failing, a reason not to develop our personal dreams? When you head off, rowing against the current your heart is full of hope and determination. But what if, you…

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  • Image showing the office of a digital nomad. It displays Stocked, a cafe in Tarifa, Spain that is nicely decorated.
    Experiences,  Places

    How to have a happy workday?

    / November 14, 2017

    Shit, it is Monday. How many times did I have this thought on a Monday morning while commuting on a workday? Even if when I woke up I felt happy, after moving in…

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  • Image of drinking water flowing in stream among rocks and moos patches taken in Norway's National Park Jotunheimen
    Experiences,  Places

    Drinking water from the river – How trekking in Norway changed my relationship to water

    / September 19, 2017

    I could hear it much before I saw it. This roaring sound suddenly broke the silence present in the forest of small birch trees I was crossing. I was walking for several hours…

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  • People

    How can you make your big dream happen? – the inspiring kite story of Kevin Fahrni

    / May 18, 2017

    Kevin Fahrni is living his big dream of kiteboarding around the world for one year. I found his story very inspiring so I interviewed him. I asked him about how did he make…

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  • Experiences

    Why I don’t care about sharks and love kitesurfing

    / March 30, 2017

    Often in my life, I started something new with a specific objective in my mind. But then so many times while attending a workshop or doing a new work, the initial objective seemed…

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  • Experiences

    Are you thirsty for more?

    / February 16, 2017

    Do you know this feeling of being calm and bright? Having this inner joy that spills over into a natural smile. Having the sensation of being in the right place at the right…

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