real, yet unseen

I am the light in your sky.

I am the cause of your smile.

I am the ocean you swim.

I am the bridges you pass.

I am the breeze through your hair.

I am the touch on your cheek.

I am the kiss on your lips.

I am the warmth in your heart.

I am the love that you feel.

Yet, I’m unseen.

inspiring women II

"What is hidden from you I will proclaim to you."

- Mary Magdalene, The Gospel of Mary

Mary Magdalene in the Grotto, Jules Joseph Lefebvre 1876, Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

Mary of Magdala is one of the very first Christian leaders. She is renowned as the ‘beloved disciple’ who lived closest to Jesus, as well as ‘the apostle to the apostles’ thanks to her deeper understanding of Jesus’s teachings. Despite this very quote, only a few fragmentary manuscripts of the ‘Gospel of Mary’ have survived into modern time. The mystery of Mary Magdalene will keep on fascinating us.

Co-blogging with Sanne Aronsson.

stadens liv och flöde

Ombyggnationer krockar för tillfället med den naturliga gentrifieringsprocess som senaste tiden blomstrat i kvarteren runt Skanstorget och Övre Husargatan i Göteborg. Jag tror dock på en ljus framtid för stadsdelen. Mer om detta i dagens GP där jag intervjuas i reportaget 'Baklsag för kvarter på uppgång' på sida 4-5, del 1.

inspiring women I

“You may forget but let me tell you this: someone in some future time will think of us”

― Sappho, The Art of Loving Women

Roman bust of Sappho

Sappho, Σαπφώ, was an Ancient Greek poet, born on the island of Lesbos sometime between 630 and 612 BC. She was one of the first published female writers. Sappho was by later Greeks proclaimed one of the ‘nice lyric poets’. Much of her poetry has unfortunately been lost, but her strong reputation remains through the beauty of surviving fragments.

new blog series: inspiring women

Reflecting on March 8 and the International Women’s Day, I might not be able to speak for the global debate on the topic, but I may very well speak about the Swedish media coverage on that day. It focused on sad stories, figures and facts about oppression of women in Swedish homes. Living in the country that supposedly is world-leading in gender equality, I find it immensely important to talk about what’s still lacking in terms of equal opportunity (it terms of eg. career development and salary levels) as well as equal safety (in terms of eg. women finding a way out of abusive relationships).

I would however have hoped for a day like the International Women’s Day to better lift and light the beauty of women. The other side of vulnerability is strength. Hence, my marvellous friend SanneAronsson and I sat down to list inspiring women throughout world history. This is our way of honouring the giants on which shoulders we’re standing upon. We’ll let them speak for themselves. And for all of us. One by one. A new blog series.

festival of colours

Like love is the sum of all feelings, white is the sum of all colours. Let them blend toghether!

The Festival of Colours is currently being celebrated in India. Happy Holi, dear friends!

see the seeds

Every situation in life is a seed of golden opportunity to grow from.

titta in

En kort inblick i min arbetsmiljö >>via Sanne Aronsson.

new week

Breathe slowly on Monday. Feel peace on Tuesday. Be happy on Wednesday. Feel gratitude on Thursday. Encourage others on Friday. Dance on Saturday. Let life surprise you on Sunday.

Have a wonderful week!

hej!

HEJ vänner! Låt mig presentera senaste nytt från Helena Gibson Glas som så ofta gör mig glad.

HÄR har jag tidigare skrivit om hur Gibsons glaskonst berör mig.

Sacco till Sverige i veckan

Pier Luigi Sacco

Den italienske kulturekonomen Pier Luigi Sacco kommer till Sverige i veckan. Utifrån forskning och praktik arbetar Sacco med kulturutveckling ur ett systemperspektiv. Han anses idag vara en utav de främsta auktoriteterna i världen avseende kulturens roll i lokal och regional utveckling. Bland annat har han författat en uppmärksammad kulturstrategi för Vancouver.

I Sverige samarbetar Sacco med Region Halland där han ger ett seminarium på fredag 24 februari. ’Kulturella och kreativa näringar ur ett halländskt perspektiv’ är temat. Generator Sverige sänder live med start kl 10.30 nu på fredag. Länk >>här.

På lördag 25 februari talar Sacco i Göteborg på inbjudan av Västra Götalandsregionens tankesmedja Kombinator i samverkan med Region Halland och Nätverkstan. Samtalet kommer att kretsa kring Saccos systemperspektiv på kulturutveckling. Platsen är Stora Teatern, Kungsportsavenyn. Tid: 10:00-13:00. Anmälan senast den 23 februari till kkn@natverkstan.net

happy shivaratri

Wishing my friends in India and elsewhere a warm and joyful Maha Shivaratri!

~ Om Namah Shivaya ~

merche corisco till dalsland

I Dalslands skogar, närmare bestämt på Not Quite i Fengersfors, händer det spännande grejer. Exempelvis på lördag kväll, då spelar spanska Merche Corisco på Not Quite Café & Bistro.

a little time

The moment I wake up, I spend a little Aretha-time... Happy day to you all!

on togetherness

“Let there be spaces in your togetherness,

And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.

Love one another but make not a bond of love:

Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.

Fill each other’s cup but drink not from one cup.

Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.

Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,

Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music. Give your hearts, but not into each other’s keeping.

For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.

And stand together, yet not too near together:

For the pillars of the temple stand apart,

And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other’s shadow.”

― Khalil Gibran, The Prophet