August
2026
Being afraid.
Copyright: @freeroms
I started to Downhill Skate because of how alive it made me feel." - skater Daniel met during his skate trip, who started her skating career in her late 40s.
What is it that you really want to do? What is holding you back?
Often we believe it is about (not the right) time. But what if it is not about time and more about not wanting to feel fear?
A mantra that can be heard often is "Don't be afraid, everything will be alright." But fear is crucial. It brings juice to our lives, showing what really matters and - very basic - it saves our lives! We need both, courage and fear, to grow gradually and become ourselves.
Daniel's Story:
When Daniel first found a longboard on a random street in Upper Austria he didn't know that 4 years later he would be skating down hair pins in Slovenia with hundrets of other skaters that share the same passion for Downhill Skating. Now in August 2026 he spent two weeks Downhill Skating, bedded in a community of mutual interest, passion and support.
He simply followed what made his body feel alive and found a community to share it with. Nothing complicated. Nothing to overthink. A clear sensation that arises from deep within, guiding him to a place that makes him feel fulfilled.
"Fear is what allows you to become awake inside your life and to seek out what fulfills you. Self-Fulfillment is an agreement with yourself to become yourself.
For that to happen, you must agree that you are fear. You do not “have“ fear, it does not „happen to you“, it is not another entity.: it is you.
To become fear is to become alive, aware of your own mortality. As a result, every second, every minute has value - not for society, not for the history books, not for your bank account, but for you as an individual living creature."
- Avi Grinberg, Becoming Yourself (2021)
July
2026
What does it look like from there?
Glasses underneath the sofa.
Phone in the fridge.
Skateboard in the bushes.
Earphone on the street.
Postcards on their way to Turkey and Singapore.
What do these objects have in common?
They are likely to have been misplaced or have gotten lost and now somebody is looking for them. Or not.
Whenever I loose or misplace something, I find myself asking the question: If that object had eyes, from which perspective would it see the world now, being somewhere it was not intended to be?
Maybe, next time I feel lost myself, I can meet the unknown with the same curiosity.
June
2026
Letting the world enter
This month I explored qualities of softness, spontaneity, courage and a form of openness that created space for honesty and genuine connection to the people and the space around me. I was able to experience those qualities because I allowed the world to enter.
There are moments in which the outside world seems to much and I learned to respond to this intensity with creating a wall of protection. But often, in reality, there is no actual need of protection. The importance lies within the ability to choose. The ability to choose whether to let the world enter or not.
When was the last time you chose to trust and drop your wall of protection?
May
2026
Telling stories
Postcards that travel show the journey they have been on. Torn paper, shabby corners, smeared marks and flaking paint.
Some could experience this as a problem.
For me, I see the beauty in them.
They tell a story, and every one of them is unique.
Every postcard that travelled tells its own story.
The story of a person who took the time to put down on paper what moves them and decided to share it with others.
I wonder how many hands the postcard has passed through? How many people it invited to pause for a moment?
It reminds me of how, in everyday life too, everybody comes across times at some point when they feel damaged, torn, marked or split. These times should not be neglected.
They are part of our own story.
Part of our individual and collective aliveness.
April
2026
Expressing ourselves
To me it seems like it doesn't matter so much how you express yourself but rather that you do - in whichever form is possible for you.
People choose eye contact, gestures, touch, speech, drawing, writing, singing... there is not the only one right way. There are so many forms and possibilities. We all find our own ways of expressing ourselves and I am convinced that by making new experiences we continue to grow and develop our ways accordingly to what is needed in reality.
I was deeply touched by an answer of a friend's friend who doesn't express himself via speech. When they asked him about what makes him feel alive he came up with an unexpected answer. He found an expression that is not very common for him and surprised them with his signs on the postcard.
March
2026
Top known reasons for not returning the card
-Take this with a grain of salt. I am not being entirely serious.-
- I will wait until I find the one and only perfect answer.
- It's so pretty. I want to keep it.
- I don't have a stamp.
- I can also post it tomorrow.
- I don't understand the question.
- Isn't that too intimate?
- I'll keep it on my mirror as a reminder.
- To be extended.
Very popular approach: Enthusiastically receiving, postponing and then forgetting about it.
Feb
2026
What does it mean?
I remember my teacher saying “Guys, I know your minds like complexity. But please, think simple.”
"What do you mean, simple?” asked the mind.
It is the word alive that confuses or even unsettles people sometimes. It seems too abstract, too philosophical, too open, too vague — whereas, in my perception, it contains everything that wants to be expressed.
Intriguing, isn’t it? How a seemingly easy question for somebody turns out to be a complex question for somebody else. Both realities are equally valid. The different experiences open the opportunity to meet one another.
I’ve been talking with quite an amount of people about the project. Sometimes the conversation ends with thoughtful expressions. Other times it ends with enthusiastic exchanges, loud laughter, and warm embraces.