On YouTube, I look at small moments in Pinocchio and how they relate to my own life. What I discover along the way keeps on surprising me.

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On Amazon you can find my book The Power of Pinocchio, including a free reading sample. The book explores Pinocchio's journey and its surprising connections to ancient teachings. This helped me discover a subtle, transformative power, based on the idea that change comes from within. It brings optimism, happiness and meaning into my life, every single day.

Once upon a time…

“Ah, a fairy tale,” you might think. And you would be right. At the same time, there's more to discover in Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio.

What could we see if we changed the way we look at the story?

For me, Pinocchio’s story offers fascinating perspectives on our own lives: On the choices we make, on our experience of the world, and on how we change through that experience.

Take Pinocchio's nose: Does it really grow because he lies? I'm not so sure.

The first time it grows, Pinocchio has no mouth yet. Geppetto is still carving him. The second time, he again says nothing at all. Later, when he does lie, sometimes his nose grows and sometimes it doesn't. Once, it even gets shorter. So what does it really react to?

Pinocchio's nose is just one detail that draws me back to Pinocchio. And I keep discovering new ones.

Do you enjoy looking in a new way at what seems familiar? Allowing a question to remain open for a while? Seeing your horizon changing along the way? Then you might enjoy exploring Pinocchio with me.