In language there is a reflection, music is immediate — Dear Reader, I listen to Mozart when I write because it strengthens my creativity and thoughts. It’s as if my fingers are playing their own music if I write and listen to classical music at the same time. From the moment my soul was first overwhelmed in wonder at Mozart’s…

Don’t chase a repetition you can’t have — Dear Reader, Have you ever considered the possibility of repeating an event, a date, a relationship, or a particular moment in your life? I know I have. Lately, I have been considering whether or not I should move back to Copenhagen. I love the city, I have great friends and…

I read this poetic love story at least once a year, and you should read it too. — I’ve read all the classics and tons of modern fiction about romance, which is probably why I have such high expectations for love. I got The Seducer’s Diary as a birthday present when I turned 17, and that’s when my literary love affair with the Danish author and philosopher Kierkegaard…

Your choices define who you are — “Love builds up by presupposing that love is fundamentally present.” — Kierkegaard, Works of Love (1847) Suppose you meet another person and choose to speak and behave from a place of love. In this case, you strengthen the other person because love begets growth. Basing your behavior on loving motives…