Running helps me a lot. As soon as I am out running, I feel free and do not have to think about anything for a while.

Running Along the Moselle

I usually run along the Moselle, which is only about a minute away from my home. In the evenings, I often come across the same people. We do not really know each other, but after a while, we start smiling at one another as we pass. Somehow, there is something familiar about it.

It Is Hard Without Music

Despite that, I almost always listen to loud music while running. Perhaps it is a small symptom of our time, because we constantly need some form of entertainment or distraction. Running without music genuinely feels much more difficult to me. It is actually a small contradiction: I run to clear my head, but at the same time, I need music to do exactly that. Perhaps the music simply helps me block everything else out for a while.