1. Welcome to The Sky Cabin

I suck at building, but somehow I built this place — right in the middle of nowhere in the Southwest USA, my favorite landscape. I came here using only my imagination. This is not a real place, but it is perfect.

The weather is warm, and right now the sun is setting. Soon it will be dark. In the desert, the stars are unbelievable. The sky is dry and clear; once the sun disappears, there are no lights anywhere. Just the faint silhouette of the mountains — and then the stars arrive, my companions.

It’s not that I like to be alone. It’s that here, without the noise, I can think.

Although The Sky Cabin is a blog, once you’re inside, the computer disappears. No electronics. No distractions. Only the fireplace, the books, and the night sky.

I can open a portal from my real home to this place. I’ve prepared a Cozy Corner in my house that looks just like The Sky Cabin: my favorite books, some stones, my chair, candles, and pastel colors. The only thing missing is the desert sky and a real fireplace.

Every day, I sit there to unwind. I listen to what I call Perfect Music — sounds that give me exactly what I need: recovery, thinking time, light learning, light engagement. Sometimes I go there to play, most of the time to read. And always, there’s a candle burning. My latest? A so-called male candle, with leather and wood on the label. It cost me two euros. I’m that cheap. But next time I’ll gladly pay full price — because it fills the corner with a smell I love.

I also come to The Sky Cabin to write. Short essays that help me digest life, plan ahead, and ask why. Philosophy is what I love — and for the past six years, Stoic philosophy has been my main path. It changed everything for me. (More on that in another post.)

Here, I hope to share my journey — but also to welcome you into The Sky Cabin. Inside, there are two wooden chairs and a table, the fireplace, the books. And you. With you, I hope to have conversations about life, especially its mysteries. We’ll learn together, listen together, and sometimes just look out the window at the marvelous night sky.

I invite you to create your own Cozy Corner: find the perfect music, light the right candle, gather your books. Don’t forget a sandglass — one of my favorite items. With these simple objects, a portal opens, and suddenly you’re here too, in The Sky Cabin.

Hope to see you here sometime. The tea is ready.