About
My name is Sven, and as it works out in the grander scheme of synchronicity, that rhymes with Zen. I was born and spent the first half of my life in the firmly rooted stomping grounds of Germany, and since have been frolicking in the more sublime playing grounds of San Francisco. I march to the driving beat of the political, and sojourn in the boundless grace of the spiritual. I feel at home on earth, and at ease with the sky. Stick my hands in the soil and raise my glass to the soul. I’m interested in everything and yearn for nothing. Tread lightly but live large. Find magic in the mundane, and music in each membrane. I’m here to build bridges from the rugged edges of the mind to the soft terrain of the heart. From soil economy to soul ecology, and the spaces between, that’s my world, a world of words.
PS: You can find out more about my work and get in touch at sveneberlein.com
Hi, Sven. I am glad I found your lovely blog. It looks like not only are we reading the same book at the same time, but we are both into Slow Food and the like. I actually had Leonard Cohen tickets this year until my boyfriend ended up in the hospital right at that time. Rats!
Sven, are you in the East Bay? in Oakland? If yes, would like to talk to you, and would like to include this blog in a blogroll of local blogs I am creating.
Just added you to my newsreader..thanks for such thoughtful writing.
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Susan, I live in SF but I’m at the Ecocity Builders office in downtown Oakland pretty frequently and I rehearse with my band in Oakland, so my heart is in Oakland as well as SF. I’d be honored to be on your blogroll and will return the favor once your blog is up. I know some other great East Bay folks I could turn you on to as well. Keep me posted on when you launch. Thanks so much for stopping by.
Such enviable mastery of words!
Thank you Bowo, and so nice to meet you. Please call if you find yourself in The Mission during your remaining time in SF.
Hi Sven, thanks for reading my blog. Yours is quite good as well — you cover a lot of ground! Impressive!
VERY nice to meet you (via Dkos). I like this blog. Like your writing and like your attitude.
much appreciated Jim, looking forward to more exchanges on kos and over here.
We need more people to explore that ever fruitful space between soil and soul, since I fear too many of us have forgotten its existence. Your blog is a joy to read.
Hello Sven,
I find out your blog only today. It’s so good. I just wanted to congratulate you and say hello after Istanbul. To remind you, about ten people from different countries we go out to beyoglu on the last nite of the world summit. I’m the Turkish one of that group. Take care..
Sven,
Thanks for the tremendous review on Matt Ritchie’s show. Your understanding of his work and the man himself was a revelation. Which is a surprise for me…since I am his aunt. When he was a kid he drew pictures for me as we sat and talked in his room in San Jose. I saw the magic in his eyes as he drew and talked about all his dreams. I kept several of his early masterpieces. Sadly, I lost contact with him for several years. About nine years ago, we reconnected. My husband and I met his wonderful family. We are huge fans of his and his wife’s work. He was a great kid and now, an inspiring man. Thanks again for your honest and heartfelt review.
Hi Mara, so glad you liked it, and that’s such a sweet story of you two reconnecting! It’s just been so nice to see him blossoming not just as an artist, but as a human being, and I’m thinking that reconnecting with his family is all part of it. Hopefully we’ll meet at one of Matt’s openings soon!
yes… you are lovely.
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Thanks for liking one of my posts Sven. You’ve written some interesting stuff. Would you like to add my blog to yours and I can add yours to mine
Hi Pankaj. Likewise, I enjoyed reading your blog and I’ll add it to my links.
Thanks Sven. Added.
I am honored to have met you via your blog. I can see where this will be a refuge and refreshment for me. I can see the value you are creating for yourself and the world. Thanks you.
Thanks for stopping by, Sandra. I like the idea of life’s third trimester, it reminds me that all of life is a birthing process. Enjoy the journey, looking forward to crossing paths with you.
Greetings Sven, I found you through the recent Yes magazine article on the Importance of Being Sassy. I would like to talk with you as I am in pre-production for a film to be shot this summer/fall I am for now calling Creativism – Where Creativity and Activism Converge. I am looking for subjects in North America to include, and hope you might be a resource in connecting me to people that would inspire and motivate. I’m looking for bold, creative and out-of-the-box ways people have come up with to bring attention to issues of passionate concern to them. Drop me an email from http://www.hwosch.com and lets connect up.