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    My first time in Stockholm, it is winter, yet there was no stockholm snow in sight. Wind though, that was plentiful!

I have discoverd my need to find these small spaces/places where I can unwind, find focus, or let go of focus. I like to think of these places as small "paradise pockets". Places that only belongs to you, and no-one else. Even though it might be situated in the middle of a crowded area.

My first little paradise was this heavenly spot, right next to our cabin. Not much was there, a brook, some big rocks to sit on and a couple of birchtrees. Whatever went on in my world (allthough my world was quite small at the time), this place was where I could go and be on my own.. Safe and undisturbed.

Later in my life, I have found more and more of these places. Sometimes they are in a particular chair in a coffehouse, sometimes they will be over a bigger space, for example a certain area, or a block in a city, or in a park etc.. Some places are good to have when one is sad, and wants to be alone. Other places are great if I just want to take a deep breath and disconnect from stress and hassle. Or if it’s just simply a day that is best spent observing other people walking or running by. Each place has its own charm.

Well, in Stockholm I discovered yet another one of these places. And I like to find them when I travel, because then, when I think of a city I have visited, all I have to do is think back to this spot I found, and then I recall the feelings I had at the time being and atmosphere of it all. My new spot: hurry curry in the city of stockholm. Here, I found a space where I could connect images and feelings from my memories of India, with my current life. I guess one can say it brought some pieces of me closer to other pieces of me. It was a good place for disconnecting "real life" for some hours.

 I enjoy these spaces in life. Awerness of them is an important part of being self-reflecting. That is something I want to hold on to.