I’ve reached a point where I need a longer break. Recharge my batteries. Figure out how I’d like to spend the next couple of years. What to focus on. Where to live. What to do. How to do it.
The past seven/eight years have been absolutely remarkable. I have meet amazing people and made friendships that will last forever. I have been completely utterly spoiled with opportunities and have had the pleasure to work with immense talents. Yeah, life has been kind. The downs has been few.
But these years have also been very dense, intense and seductive. It’s been very easy to just keep going with the flow; keep doing the things I’m apparently good at, enjoying the compliments, rewards and the steady paycheque that comes with it.
This might feel related to the quite resent breakup with my girlfriend. But it’s not. This was planned before that part unfolded. But for sure, being single will affect my decision going forward. No need denying that.
It’s important, though, to know that all of this might mount to nothing. No fire alarms are ringing. It’s not a midlife crisis (I’m not that old… thank you). I just feel the need to give space and time for all the bubbles to rise to the surface, and I have the luxury to be able to do so.
Currently the plans are a bit vague. But the outline is to take it easy, travel around, have fun and actively put together some sort of plan and vision for the future while doing so. During all this I’m also planing to spend some time doing stuff I like but that has been forced aside lately; such as playing music, writing, photography.
My leave of absence from Doberman starts on the 7th of May, on which I will be in London. So I will stick around London for a few days before heading back to Stockholm. The rest of May I will be in Sweden (except maybe for an escape to Oslo for the 17th). Sort out the house and enjoy the archipelago. In June I will go down to my parents in Tuscany for a couple of weeks. Beyond that nothing more is booked or planned.
Currently on the wishlist is; 2 weeks driving around Iceland, 2 weeks hanging with all the friends in New York, I wouldn’t mind visiting New England, Vancouver – Portland – Seattle – San Francisco – Los Angeles would be a nice drive (passing the redwood forest and Napa Valley), I have never been to Tokyo nor Sydney and I would actually love to go down to Auckland again.
When September and autumn rolls in.
I’m hoping to be fully fuelled, and more vicious than ever.
Thanks for listening.
Lycka till Nico!
Stort! Hoppas du blir fotograf efter d här, då får du
min D3 billigt!
Sounds like you’ll have a couple of interesting months ahead of you Nico. I hope & I’m sure, it will be good for you. Hopefully I’ll see you in Oslo (or Tokyo). Would be nice to spend more time than “a quick beer” together. Kram
Låter väldigt nyttigt och intressant, hoppas du får det bra!
Lycka till Nico, det kommer att bli grymt och bäst!
vad fint att få läsa dina kloka tankar! modigt att tänka utanför ramen.
Du kanske ska ta en sväng till kina och hälsa på min bror. Det är jag sugen på, eventuellt till sommaren :)
Kramkram
Du är alltid välkommen hem till oss i staan med det vet du hoppas jag!
Tankarna kanns igen, hade samma funderingar innan vi gav oss av. Svart att bryta vardagen och ta en paus i att vara bra pa nagot, men det kanske ar det enda vetiga alternativet?
Men vad trevligt att höra från ‘bror i kina’!!! En paus tillför nog allt oftare något positivt än något negativt. Men det finns säkert andra bra metoder för andra sortens människor. Vad som jag dock tror är väldigt viktigt är att man har en helhetsyn på det man gör. Ser nästan detta som en liten kaffe pause — vad är ett par månader i det stora hela?
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