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Six Days, a Hundred Miles, and a Few Lessons

Joerg Kuehn · Aug 21, 2025 · Leave a Comment

In 2012, I had walked 800 km on the Camino de Santiago in Spain … a life‑changing experience. Thirteen years later, I felt the pull to walk again. Not as far this time, but still far enough to step out of my daily life and into something bigger.

I chose the South Downs Way, a 100‑mile trail through gently rolling hills from Winchester to Eastbourne in South England. The map made it look manageable, and I thought, I should be able to pull this off. It turned out the map didn’t show the most important parts … the lessons :-).

Face the leak before the storm

Joerg Kuehn · May 27, 2025 · Leave a Comment

A few months ago, as we prepared for our move here in London, it quickly became clear that the new place would need some renovation. Nothing out of the ordinary, but enough to keep us quite busy … some flooring, wall filling and decoration, some fixtures, and most notably … the roof.

The Instant Key to Inner Peace

Joerg Kuehn · Mar 25, 2025 · Leave a Comment

Photo by Joshua Earle on Unsplash

Joseph Nguyen, a bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than 30 languages, once found himself in an overwhelming struggle. He was constantly battling feelings of anxiety, fear, frustration, irritability, and a persistent sense of emptiness.

Resilience – A Tale of Two Sculptures

Joerg Kuehn · Feb 20, 2025 · Leave a Comment

Image: Dr. Bernd Gross, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en>, via Wikimedia Commons

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) is best known as one of Germany’s most influential poets, novelists, and thinkers. But in 1777, he also ventured into artistry. With the support of his former teacher, Adam Friedrich Oeser, Goethe designed and commissioned the above sculpture from a local stonemasonry, placing it in his garden in Weimar.

At first glance, it was a simple structure… a solid cube at the base with a globe resting on top. But its symbolism ran much deeper.

Know your lyrics, when it counts the most!

Joerg Kuehn · Aug 25, 2024 · Leave a Comment

Alex was 15 years old and totally shattered. On the last day of his first ever Glastonbury Festival 2019, he struggled with a lack of sleep, exhaustion, and heatstroke. Given his tiredness, he just wanted to get through the day, but his mates were determined to see legendary rapper Santan Dave from a front-row spot.

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Image: Dr. Bernd Gross, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en>, via Wikimedia Commons

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