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What a broken tea bowl taught me about repair & letting go
I didn't look for it. My time for Kintsugi and its wisdom on repair and letting go took me by surprise. Or, I'd rather say, by...
Olga Lehmann, PhD
Sep 2, 20233 min read
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Existential optimism in the COVID-19 times,Take 2. Wait, do we actually have the luxury to forget?
The exhaustion I feel, swaying from verge to verge for days, months, and now almost two years cannot be faithfully expressed in words. I...
Olga Lehmann, PhD
Dec 8, 20219 min read
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Spring rebirth. Or a not so SHORT STORY on motivation
So it is, the official beginning of the spring and the world day of poetry. This is one of my favourite days of the year! However, today...
Olga Lehmann, PhD
Mar 21, 20215 min read
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SHORT STORY. On finding the right cheer leaders.
My little nephew Matthias, two years and a half, has a crush on me, and it´s reciprocal. He´s in Colombia, I am in Norway. So, I´ve been...
Olga Lehmann, PhD
Aug 15, 20202 min read
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SHORT STORY. Happy birthday Viktor Frankl💜.
At the very young age of 16 years, during my first undergrad year, I kept asking all these questions to my professor of history of...
Olga Lehmann, PhD
Mar 26, 20202 min read
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What does the porcupine say?
Existential optimism in the corona times. Take 2. You might or not have heard of the Porcupine(hedgehog) dilemma, by the German...
Olga Lehmann, PhD
Mar 18, 20201 min read
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Existential optimism in the times of coronavirus. Take # 1.
In Norway, we have now been asked to stay home until further notice, in order to minimize the spreading of the coronavirus. As a...
Olga Lehmann, PhD
Mar 13, 20207 min read
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(Somehow) SHORT STORY. On grace.
Trust the uncertainty of new beginnings, she says. The wise voice within, sneaking into the script of the worrier who also inhabits me. ...
Olga Lehmann, PhD
Dec 10, 20193 min read
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A path towards Emotional Agility: how it feels like. Take # 1
A path towards Emotional Agility: how it feels like. Take # 1 I like words. I feel talented with words. I mean, I like poetry and all...
Olga Lehmann, PhD
Aug 3, 201811 min read
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Open letter: a farewell to welcome the unknown
Open letter: a farewell to welcome the unknown. NOTE: This is an exercise of therapeutic writing, part of my process of moving on from a...
Olga Lehmann, PhD
Mar 30, 20185 min read
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Short story: paths
There I was, sitting at my classroom in Kristiansand, wondering why my students weren't there. Were they studying for their...
Olga Lehmann, PhD
Mar 15, 20182 min read
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Short story: on a child's cry (Jeg vil ikke dra hjem)
I just wanted to go home. But where is home? The direction homeward is fuzzy these days, or somehow incomplete. No matter what choice I...
Olga Lehmann, PhD
Mar 1, 20183 min read
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Short Story: Question
When one has the soul of a writer, may one have the belief (or might it be a powerful intuition?) that if one writes something beautiful...
Olga Lehmann, PhD
Jan 2, 20181 min read
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(Almost) SHORT STORY (Yeeei, they are finally back)
It’s the last day of the year and I’m flying home to Norway from home-Colombia after a fast and incredibly touching visit, to be with my...
Olga Lehmann, PhD
Jan 1, 20183 min read
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Short story: loosen laces
I finally found them, 70% off, my white--and pretty Scandinavian fashioned white shoes. I've been wearing them ever since last Thursday....
Olga Lehmann, PhD
Aug 14, 20171 min read
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