Tieske's Adventures

One month I’ve spent in Rome. One month spent walking in the morning, working in the afternoon and evening and going places in the weekend. What I’ve enjoyed most? Not the Colosseum, not the Forum Romanum and not one of the many other beautiful sights Rome has to offer. Almost every other morning I spent walking around in the gardens of Villa Borghese, Rome’s third largest park.  The scent of pine trees, the chirping crickets, dozens of fountains, hundreds of statues. Trees that provide much needed shade in the Italian summer. The runners, the guys trying to sell flowers with an unmatched determination and the lovers spending time together on benches. I’ve spent countless hours walking around, knowing exactly the location of hidden restrooms and pumps to fill my bottle with fresh cold water.  I sat down on benches, thought, meditated, cried, laughed and was inspired. I figured out what I want to do with my life. Why I am here.  Villa Borghese, my happy place in R

One of my favourite podcasts is the "Tim Ferriss Show". Tim interviews people who are considered to be world class at what they do. Whether successful in playing chess, investment banking or body building, he attempts to deconstruct his guests to extract their habits, routines, time management tricks and more. During one of his interviews, Debbie Millman mentioned her 10-year-plan-for-a-remarkable-life . The goal is to write down as much detail about your life, ten years from now. Dig deep and write down everything you want it to be. With one simple rule: you cannot fail.  "Dream big, dreams without any fear. Write it all down. Put your whole heart into it. And write like there is no tomorrow; write like your life depends on it.. because it does. " It is July 7th 2027, a beautiful summer day in a little beach town I moved to a few years ago. A gentle song wakes me up at 6am. I’ve always wanted to get up early. Days are so much more productive when you do

Not a good week this week. A shitty one, to be honest. Earlier this week I felt I had low energy and decided to take an afternoon nap. Just in time for work. I woke up sweating and had a terrible headache and a sour throat. My energy had only decreased.  The work day itself drained the little energy I had left. It was exhausting. Usually I gain energy from my work, but not at the beginning of this week. And to top it off, the feelings of loneliness I had experienced in Napoli last Sunday, came back amplified. Negative thoughts filled my mind. Yes, it is awesome being in Rome. But it’s also very hot and the city hasn’t impressed me yet with things beyond the touristy sights. And for the beautiful things that I do see, I have nobody to share it with. To make it all worse I start to judge my feelings. You spoiled little brat. Look at this wonderful life you choose to live. And you’re complaining that not everything is perfect? Why do you need to be impressed?  And then of course