In June, my fiancée and I went to Bordeaux for a wedding. Our flight was early, so we had to wake up at 4:45 AM. We didn’t get enough sleep, but when we were sitting in a café right next to a beautiful bell tower at lunch time, having a chicken salad and an amazing […]| nik.art
In 1979, The Jackson 5 embarked on a one-year world tour during which they would play 146 shows. Despite already being one of history’s most famous music acts, one of the youngest members of the band was making his own plans. Whether it was somewhere on a tour bus, backstage, or in an empty hotel […]| nik.art
My sister once reminded me that there are plenty of last times we miss. The last time we hang out with a friend before our paths twist in separate directions. The last time we have a certain food before we leave a place we’ll never revisit. Sometimes, we might even fail to recognize the last […]| nik.art
There’s that saying about making your bed and then having to sleep in it. “You’ve made this choice, and now it is also you who must face the consequences.” Actually, our decisions rarely happen in isolation. Most of them affect other people in one way or another. A breakup is not an event we carry […]| nik.art
I’m usually the first one out of bed. By the time my girlfriend gets up, I might have brushed teeth, done some push-ups, meditated, and written a blog post. Whenever she does wake up, however, I take a few minutes, go back to bed, and say good morning. Sometimes, when I hear her yawn while […]| nik.art
“Sit up straight!” we tell our kids or remind ourselves. But that assumes we know what straight feels like. Most of us probably don’t. The hotel bed I slept in last night has a very tall headboard. During my morning meditation, I sat cross-legged and leaned against it. But instead of just pressing my back […]| nik.art