Hey, why, what is this? In short, it’s my annual ritual to process and celebrate the events of the past year. If you’re curious here are my previous reflections: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013. I’m writing this a some days after the New Years in Berlin. The fireworks have…

Transformation, breath and pain. If I would have just a 3 words for this year, these would be it. There were moments, especially in the first half of a year where the mental pain seemed unbearable, where every day seemed like a punishment of existence. And then was a glimpse…

Looking back in time, you can see a person that is both familiar and strangely distant. It’s you, but a different one, a person with other expectations, fears and hopes. How do you create these moments of reflection? I write letters, letters to myself. In particularly hard or exciting moments…

A ritual is something that can elevate the profane into a sublime. That’s why e.g. the 365 days of our everyday routines feel somehow more meaningful on a New Years Day. Every year I write and publish a short summary of the previous 12 months, something I can greatly encourage…

Remembering EXEM ‘Atlanta’ — Exactly 20 years ago, on an early and relatively chilly June morning I was riding in an old car together with my best friends Kryzius and Nidas, heading towards the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius. In the trunk of our car there was a 4th person, a mad robot from Atlantis. …

It’s a cold Christmas Eve in Berlin and my only plan for today, except for a traditional Kucios dinner with my family, is to write this text. Every year I go back in time and note all the things that I was lucky to encounter around me during the past…

In 1878, a father brought home a simple helicopter toy for his children. It fascinated them for months, they played and played and played with it, and even attempted to build their own versions of it. In 1903, the two brothers who used to play with the helicopter toy, now…

I find that it’s a good practice to establish and maintain personal rituals. This helps us anchor ourselves in the unpredictable reality of everyday. Previous December I reflected on my year and as I found it quite valuable, I plan to keep on doing it also in hopes that some…

My farewell to SoundCloud — Listen. Stop what you are doing right now, close your eyes and just listen. Hear the world happening around you. Notice how you focus on a specific sound and it suddenly becomes more detailed and clear. Hear the sound of your breath, hear the blood rushing through your veins when…