Archive - Soulfaring

I Want the World

On the flow of water, ancient rock, and the longing to experience all that the world holds.

Sep 12 • Alexander Gunnarsson

Forgotten Voices: The Sound That Wears Away Thought

A 150-year-old perspective on retreating to an island to learn how to hear your own mind again.

Sep 6 • Alexander Gunnarsson

August 2026

Crowds, Concrete, and the Blue Horizon

An impressionistic escape from the Edinburgh Fringe crowds to the wild western shores.

Aug 30 • Alexander Gunnarsson

A Kaleidoscope of Dolphins: A Visual Essay

A photographic study of light and texture of wild dolphins off the bow during an offshore sailing expedition.

Aug 25 • Alexander Gunnarsson

The Cost of a Creative Life

Navigating the space between burnout, creative endeavours and the financial demands of life.

Aug 18 • Alexander Gunnarsson

Living off the Land in the Inner Hebrides

A photo diary from a week of sailing and foraging off the coast of Scotland

Aug 9 • Alexander Gunnarsson

In Case of Despair, Read This.

6 Soulfaring lessons to stave off burnout for my future self

Aug 1 • Alexander Gunnarsson

July 2026

[Poem] One Day on Earth

A prose poem on life, death and paying attention

Jul 25 • Alexander Gunnarsson

Never Enough: A Life from Ambition to Burnout (Part 3)

Quitting a corporate job and rebuilding a broken sailboat finally taught me what it means to be enough.

Jul 19 • Alexander Gunnarsson

Never Enough: A Life from Ambition to Burnout (Part 2)

The cost of a PhD – losing yourself in pursuit of a dream – burnout

Jul 11 • Alexander Gunnarsson

Never Enough: A Life from Ambition to Burnout (Part 1)

An exploration of the relentless pursuit of external worth

Jul 4 • Alexander Gunnarsson

~The Soulfaring Library~

All my posts and essays categorised for easy reading

Jul 3 • Alexander Gunnarsson

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