We took the train to Valence to Sarah’s parents. The next day we picked up friends from the train station and then drove all to a house we rented in a small town called Viviers in the Ardèche region, where we celebrated Sarah’s 30th birthday: lots of love, food, and pétanque <3

The new EP New Worlds, New Horizons by my upcoming Present Podcast guest Kareem Ali is playing on repeat in the last weeks: our conversation is in post-production as well, looking forward sharing this one with you soon!

This Week’s Wisdom from Leonard Cohen:
“There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in” (Thank you to Matthias for sharing)

Input 
✺ Podcast episode from A Millennial Mind with Israa Nasir: What You're Getting Wrong About Productivity (Thank you, Sarah!)
✺ Retiring from the pro tennis circuit in 1998 Shuzo Matsuoka began releasing a web series of motivational videos called For You (こんなあなたに) in the early 2000s ~ Are you just living day to day?: