Where have you been?

It has been close to 2 years I didn’t write on the blog.

I am sure you didn’t miss me. But to be honest, I did miss you :).

A recent picture taken during a kayak tour close to Käringön island, Sweden

So what happened? It just feels like these 2 years have been slipping away.

After becoming an Ironman and at the same time completing the big goal I worked towards for 18 months (yes this all started before Covid!), I was a bit empty and quite happy with floating for a while. Nothing strange of having strong ironman blues. Then a few curve balls: A bit too much on the job side. Was tired. Got better. Got injured. Healed. Got injured again. Months passed.

I let my hosting name expire, I lost my old domain name: littlebigexplorations.com and everything went black. It became the convenient excuse to not try to write. An exercise that gives me lots of joy (even if nobody reads!) but is still harder than just scrolling or watching some TV.

Meanwhile, lots of great things happened too. And somehow, not documenting them -even just for myself- took out some of the fun of it. Reflecting on these great experiences a posteriori is a fantastic way to practice gratitude and also strengthen these memories. It is not too late though, and some of them that will probably inspire the next few posts.

This year, at the end of April this year I got struck with back injury that made it painful to sit or to stand for several weeks. Thought the exact cause hasn’t really be pinpointed, general tightness in the hip and lower back area seemed to be the culprint. Since then, I am recovering. I am better but I haven’t felt quite fully well. I am 36 and I feel like I am weak, and to be honest it also makes me feel a bit lost. I have grown lots of confidence over the last 10 years from the fact that I can do most of what I set my mind to. So when you don’t feel like you have a strong body and mind I guess it makes sense to be left wandering.

After the rain, rainbows!

This injury was a catalyst – It’s time to rebuild myself – to go and re-explore and at the same time to get back to my roots. And that means start writing again.

I am back here, on little-big-explorations.com (oh yes i had to slightly change domain name, big thanks to my brother for helping out to sort this!) – To be honest it is almost the same, but a bit different. Just like the new chapter that is starting now, after a long interlude.

You can expect tales about Sweden. I have really settled well on the west coast of Sweden, and I am really happy to call Göteborg my home for more than 3 years now – despite some long winters and a very rainy month of July! The nature here is magical: forest, sea, lakes ; just at your door steps.

You can also expect some tales about further places and other life explorations.

“Life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you are gonna pick.”

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