Are you normal? No? Good! Let me tell you why.
Sometimes, it’s not only your right but also your responsibility not to be normal. Understand why normality might be dangerous and outright wrong.
Author: Tom Antonsen
Traditions: Are they peer pressure from dead people?
Are traditions peer pressure from dead people? Sometimes yes and sometimes no. It’s your responsibility to see the difference. It’s time to ask “Why?”
Exploring the English and Norwegian obsession with privacy
Both the English and the Norwegians greatly value privacy. But where does this come from, and does privacy mean the same in both countries?
How are you getting on with your New Year’s Resolutions?
Did you make any New Year’s Resolutions for 2024? Have you already given up some of them, a few days into January? Some people benefit […]
Understanding the Christmas frenzy (and how to survive it)
Christmas should be joy and harmony. Still, more than a quarter of the UK population say Christmas has a negative impact on their mental health. Why? And what can we do about it?
Men’s mental health awareness month: Time to be a hero
Men’s mental health suffers because of shame. It’s not considered “manly” to admit mental challenges. Sometimes, this shame kills. It’s time for a change!
Twilight turned around
Have you ever felt completely lonely in the middle of a crowd? Or perhaps even with your partner and family? I wanted to write a song for everyone who feels that way now. A song about hope. I wanted to say change is possible. It’s never too late.
Belong
Writing this song was a journey that has lasted for a while. The first lines of lyrics were written in Norwegian at least three years ago. But I couldn’t really figure out the direction the song was taking. Not until I met my present wife, and the story found its own logic.
Cumbrian Christmas
December 2021. I travelled to Norway for my father’s funeral, and there was talk about closing borders because of Covid again. Could I return to England for Christmas?
Melodies of need
Songwriting was my hobby for more than 20 years while I lived in Norway. This is my first attempt at writing lyrics in English, luckily with my wife as co-writer.
My mid-life leap
I am writing this on my way to England. Not to visit but to stay. Getting a UK visa in this post-Brexit era was a […]
