I am watching what is unfolding in the United States under the current Trump administration. A few weeks ago, I wrote about a larger pattern beginning to form.Since then, that pattern has continued — not abruptly, but steadily. What I notice now is not a single event, but accumulation. Each move targets something slightly different, […]
I am observing the early weeks of the second Trump administration in the United States. Three weeks in, what stands out to me is not a single policy or decision, but the tempo.A rapid sequence of moves that bypass, strain, or openly challenge institutional restraint. Courts are reacting.Cases are forming.Rulings are issued. What I notice […]
Saturday, 14 September 2024 – South Fremantle, Western AustraliaMorning meditation with music. During the session, something became clear — not suddenly, but steadily. I noticed the image of a circle forming. Not as a concept, more as a felt structure. Birth did not appear as the beginning of life, but as the opposite of death.Life […]
The release of the Netflix film ‘Skater Girl’ changed the distance between Asha and me.Not emotionally — but in how I began to see. I hadn’t stepped out of Asha’s life.I was away because of Covid. She was in Janwaar.I was in Portugal. The distance wasn’t chosen.It was inevitable. And it was just enough to […]
I will open a new chapter in my blog: Field notes. They are part of my UDN – Ulrike’s Daily Notes which I publish more or less frequently on social media. Field notes, however, live exclusively on my blog and Substack. Field notes are thinking-on-the-move.They’re not finished writing, not diary, not analysis — but a […]