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Saoirse Ronan in "Brooklyn" and Claes in collegeBetween 2 countries, finding a place to belong

What could a story about a woman moving from Ireland to Brooklyn in the 1950s have in common with me moving from Sweden to Iowa in the 1970s? Actually quite a bit more than I thought just from watching the movie trailer.

man pulling back a black/white image to reveal the color world underneathShaping the story of your 2021

New Year. Resolutions made and then broken. We set goals and hope. Here’s a roadmap to shape your story in the next 12 months. With the end solidly in mind.

Empire State Building at sunsetFrom the Statue of Liberty to London’s Wembley, via Seattle

Man and woman meet, connect, fall in love. One small hitch — they’re both engaged to others. Star-crossed lovers? Or is there a way to be together after all? We have a story!

drawing of old castle with moatThe dream job

I landed my dream job as a video and film producer with a growing production company, located in a medieval castle, complete with a moat. Perfect, right?

So why did I leave after just a few months?

Enclosed conveyor belt, Claes working alongside itCelebrating labor

Labor Day is about celebrating workers. Because if nobody worked, we wouldn’t eat, have anywhere to live or much of anything else. Labor makes life possible.

woman wearing mask on subway trainInside out and topsy-turvy

Life suddenly became totally different, overwhelming. How do we cope? Move forward? To change or not to change and if so, what?

Independence Day text over image of fireworksIndependence Day

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Movie poster montageMovies for a long, hot summer

Corruption and crime at the top. • Can we change society? • Peaceful protest, angry violence. • Bringing back great industrial jobs. • Friends forever, for a lifetime. • What if a camera could open up a new world?

old typewriter with flowers coming out of it, montageWords, meaning, feeling, poetry

I sat at a well-worn table in what used to be a store, now turned into a cultural center of sorts. Listening to a poetry reading. I don’t even remember when I was at a live poetry reading before that.

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Life Faith Stuff -ebook by Claes Jonasson

Making Sense, Sorting It Out, Living

We’re on this journey called life and get to figure it out as we go along. Looking at Life, Faith, Stuff and how they interact in the crossroads of life.

As Yoda would say: “Choose carefully, we must.”

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