Jussi Luukkonen
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I'm a writer and a speakership coach passionate about curious exploration of life.
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From Lyrics to Life: Bernie Taupin’s ‘Scattershot’ — A Kaleidoscopic Memoir
Sometimes, a memoir can transform your mind into a movie screen and a kaleidoscope. Or take you to a reading rodeo you never expected. Bernie Taupin’s book, Scattershot — Life, Music, Elton and Me, is one of those literary miracles.
By Jussi Luukkonen3 months ago in BookClub
Eyes Beyond the Venom: The Wendy I Knew
“Do you remember Wendy,” asked my sister on FaceTime as if I had some Potterian Pensieve at my disposal. Because my face obviously told her I didn’t have a clue, she said, to some extent, annoyed, “Sure you remember her, or at least her makeup and tawdry frivolity of sorts. Didn’t she go to school together with you?”.
By Jussi Luukkonen5 months ago in Humans
My Journey Through Light, Stone, and Mist
I am a combination of my past experiences and current thoughts. When I had my three life-defining experiences, I didn't think much about them. Instead of thinking, I felt them. The thoughts came later in all of these events, much later. They happened to me, and I was in the middle of the paradigm of now.
By Jussi Luukkonen5 months ago in Humans
The Shifting Sands of Sinai: A Personal Journey Through the Narratives of the Middle East
Since I was a small boy, I have been told that Israel is the good guy. In Finland during the Cold War era, Israel was seen to fight for their existence, defending itself against the Palestinians that were commonly called ‘rättipäät’ — a very derogatory expression meaning ‘those who wear rags on their heads’. The Six-Day War in 1967 was on the news portrayed as Israel’s heroic battle against evil.
By Jussi Luukkonen6 months ago in History
- Top Story - November 2023
Why Is Ichinen So Important To Understand — Even If You Are Not A Buddhist?
I came across a BBC podcast about dark matter. It fascinates me because it seems to be more than our material reality. According to the program, it is about 85% of everything. Most we can perceive is only a fraction of the whole.
By Jussi Luukkonen6 months ago in Motivation
Oak Tree's Valmory: A Safe Haven for Dog and A Man
Occasional soft breeze stroked the leaves of an old English oak. A skinny young man lay deep in sleep against its trunk. Trails of dried sweat had drawn a map of dreams on his dusty, flat tummy. A thin path of saliva travelled from his half-open, smiling lips. Sometimes, a ray of sunshine escaped the foliage and touched his cheek, suddenly causing the drool bubbles to reflect the entire world around him.
By Jussi Luukkonen6 months ago in Fiction
