Welcome to the quest of being alive

Inspiring stories and life experiences by Majka Baur

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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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 leopard walking in the snow in a forest showing the sadness and the feeling of being out of place
    Experiences

    The pain of having realized a dream

    / January 22, 2018

    Feeling sad and lost after having realized a dream is unavoidable. Realizing that this emotional low is part of the “making dreams happen” cycle helped me to embrace this state instead of fighting…

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  • Image of the Refugio coffee shop in Berlin
    Experiences,  Places

    What does it feel like to be ‘homeless’ as a digital nomad?

    / January 16, 2018

    Digital nomads work remotely and move to new places every few months. Digital nomads are reinventing the concept of ‘home’, without denying the need to feel at home. One December day during my…

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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 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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