Image source: My private collection. Norway, Norefjell. Photo by Gunnar Kopperud What do I seek from this? A momentary relief? I hope that there is more than that here Life is just a gauntlet for being Being here gracefully Being here silently Being here with tremendous amounts of fire So I search for this This … Read more
Image source: My private collection. Gran Canaria, Maspalomas Dunes. Waiting for it Wanting it all Dazed, with clarity above all Mixture of emotions Sharpened by the mind I sometimes gaze upon death I feel it pierce through my veins Knowing that it will leave me Before the end of my days Silently grasping Violently reaching … Read more
Image source: My private collection. Gran Canaria, Agaete. When am I ready to surrender enough? Enough to let go? Surrender to the pain that drives me To the fire that ignites when I open my eyes On some days it’s harder More difficult to let go Hope for a better tomorrow Let go of all … Read more
Image source: My private collection. Agaete, Gran Canaria. There are different places inside Yourself Different sides to Your Self Finding peace amongst them Can mean being seen as Yourself There is safety there present But before that comes trusting Your being Allowing Your surrender To the kind stranger You might want to see into their … Read more
Image source: My private collection. Estonia, Lääne-Virumaa, Obja village. I have a yearning that’s burning inside Echoes from within, time and time again The strongest of pulls The greatest of all desires I walk this path I fight for it with all my wrath As much as I can This is all I want in … Read more
Image source: My private collection. Tallinn, Estonia. It’s hard to love sometimes Knowing that it will end Someday, somewhere When You release Your last breath of air I hope it will all be worth it At the hour You will face The stare Of Your life And the glare Of how You’ve lived Ian Altosaar
Image source: My private collection. Estonia, Tallinn, Pääsküla. Sometimes I mess up as a Man As a lover As a friend As a coworker As a son As a businessman I sometimes fail In those moments everything feels so vulnerable The darkness seems so deep That I can barely keep Myself on my feet Life … Read more
Image source: My private collection. Estonia, Lääne-Virumaa, Obja village. Connecting to myself and others Is a slow process of opening up to the prayer that is life. Ian Altosaar
Image source: My private collection. Estonia, Lääne-Virumaa, Obja village. As I’m sitting here And the sun is about to rise I’m looking back at The fires that were lit somewhere Down the line There a churning in my stomach A fire is burning An energy rising I feel a certain lightness taking over my body … Read more
Image source: My private collection. Estonia, Lääne-Virumaa, Obja village. As much as I secretly try I cannot ever Ever Escape from life The thinnest of lies Is telling myself that I Can finally find A teaching, a practice That can say goodbye To myself In the silences of the mind The quiet meetings Will always … Read more
