A Love Letter to You

Photo by Dawid Zawiła on Unsplash Hello my dear happiness nerds, welcome back! I noticed that the less I write the more you do, so let’s try another short one today. Again, it’s a quote by a poet that really touched me. It’s the second half of the poem My Hovel by Zen master Ikkyū …

The 2010s: A Decade in Review Focused on Your Happiness

Photo by Everton Vila on Unsplash Hello my dear happiness nerds, welcome back! The 2010s were packed with revolutions, atrocities, and wonders, which, based on the color of your lenses, may leave you hopeful or despaired. Here’s a list of the “best and worst” that happened in the 2010s: An earthquake in Haiti killed over …

A Difficult Lesson about Life

Photo by Jay Castor on Unsplash Hello my dear happiness nerds, welcome (back)! Sorry for the relatively long absence, I’ve been very busy with real-life deadlines. As this state of affairs will likely outlast this January, I’d thought I’d give you a little gem of a quote in the meantime (I’m also working on a …

From Dark Clouds to the Beautiful Sound of Raindrops

Photo by Geetanjal Khanna on Unsplash Hello my dear happiness nerds, welcome (back)! It’s a grey autumn’s day here in Zurich. The blanket of clouds is so thick that it’s dark even at noon. And it’s raining non-stop. Everybody I know would call this weather ugly and depressing. I get it. The beautiful warmth of …

But Then, Life Happened

Photo by Mishal Ibrahim on Unsplash.com Hello my dear happiness nerds, welcome (back)! I've been preparing another essay for you, but then, life happened. But so did inspiration. Therefore, without further ado, another poem for all you lovely people. A Scene along the Way Karen and I were coming home from dinner, In our street …

Give Life, Feel Alive

Planting seeds of life. Here's your opportunity to do the same. Hello my dear happiness nerds, welcome (back)! This just in and I had to spread the love: An awesome group of youtubers have joined forces to make it easy for you to do something about climate change. I know so many people, who want …

Exactly Where You Need to Be

Photo by Sebastian Unrau on Unsplash.com Hello my dear happiness nerds, welcome (back)! Today is World Mental Health Day and for this day I prepared something special (the WHO has, too). Let’s see how you’ll like it, it’s a first on The Happiness Nerd, and I’m a bit nervous (spoiler alert: it’s personal). We’ll get …