Welcome to the quest of being alive

Inspiring stories and life experiences by Majka Baur

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  • Start here
  • Experiences
  • People
  • Places
  • Experiences,  Places

    Feeling at home is an act of activism

    / November 15, 2019

    Like an alien at home The sun is shining in the blue sky. I watch the contours of the mountains and the light games of the sun on the surface of the lake.…

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  • Experiences,  People,  Places

    A Universal Rebellion for Life – Charles Eisenstein’s talk by Extinction Rebellion Berlin

    / October 17, 2019

    The street is covered with people of all ages waving colourful flags. A person asks loud: “What do you want?” The crowd screams: “CLIMATE JUSTICE!” The person: “When do you want it?” All:…

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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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  • 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 does a career driven by balance and meaning look like?

    / August 4, 2017

    Becoming a social entrepreneur is an unconventional career path Six years ago I co-founded and build up a startup with the aim of engaging people for sustainability by offering fun team experiences powered…

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  • Experiences

    The blessing and damnation of knowing about my dad’s cancer

    / April 14, 2017

    I know that my dad has cancer at its pancreas since ten months. If I think back, these last ten months have been an emotional roller-coaster. In the beginning, the doctors did not…

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  • Places

    Garden Route – a spontaneous road trip to find out where I fit to

    / April 10, 2017

    The Garden Route is the itinerary most tourists take when visiting South Africa. On the agenda are stunning views, wildlife, wine tasting as well as many activities ranging from scout riding, shark diving…

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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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  • People

    Alive while playing with the elements – an interview with Javier Fernandez Pulido a professional kite lover

    / March 13, 2017

    I saw Javier Fernandez Palos for the first time at a braai (South African’s BBQs…) at a hostel in front of the kite beach of Cape Town. The sun was going to meet…

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