SMALL NEST

I was in my small town home, tired and fed up with the facade works, the big renovation was nearing its end. I asked for a sign and turned on the radio… and there was a male voice singing: “You have a small nest in capital / Dear Piret, the world is my oyster and there’s no s*** to do in this city…”

Really fun. I was homesick for my home in capital, actually. And a friend Piret, with whom I should have spent more time…

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Väike pesa

Olin Võrus, väsinud ja tüdinud fassaaditöödest, suur renoveerimine oli lõpusirgel. Küsisin märki ja avasin raadio… ja seal laulis Reket: “Sul Tallinnas nii väike pesa / Kallis Piret, maailm on mu auster ja siin linnas pole s***agi teha…

Päris lõbus. Tallinna-igatsus oli hinges küll. Ja sõber Piret seal, kellega oleksin pidanud rohkem aega veetma…

MASCULINE & FEMININE ENERGY

Over the years of observation, I have developed quite sensitive antenna to understand whether I am currently more in feminine or masculine energy. One autumn I was coordinating the facade renovations of my house, and of course it pulled me completely into masculine energy - I saw this from the fact that after preferring dresses for years, I suddenly was wearing only my new favorite Armani jeans. 

My girlfriends were also busy, there was a shortage of nice coffee dates, as well as pleasures, my beloved could not come to the spa with me because of his work obligations - all the things that come naturally and effortlessly when floating in feminine energy.

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Mees- ja naisenergia

Mul on aastatepikkuste vaatlustega välja kujunenud üsna tundlikud antennid aru saamaks, kas olen parasjagu rohkem nais- või meesenergias. Täies hoos fassaaditööd tõmbasid mu muidugi täiega meesenergiasse - nägin seda sellest, et olles aastaid vaid kleite eelistanud, käisin äkki mitu nädalat vaid oma uute Armani lemmikteksadega. 

Sõbrannadel oli ka kiire, mõnusaid kohvitamisi nappis, samuti naudinguid, kallim ei saanud oma töökohustuste pärast minuga spaasse tulla - kõik asjad, mis naisenergias hõljudes tulevad iseenesest ja pingutuseta.

WELL BEGUN

I was in capital for a couple of days and saw a poster that said: “Well begun is half done!”

I had just started renovating the facade of my old house and I really felt like I had already half done, because the incredibly fast workers took down all the old planking in the first couple of days and gave me peace of mind that the logs were in good condition.

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Julge pealeastumine

Olin paariks päevaks Tallinnas ja nägin ühte järjekordset vaimukalt vanasõna parodeerivat Lincona plakatit tekstiga: “Julge pealeastumine on pool võitu!” 

Mul olid just mu vana maja fassaadi renoveerimistööd peale hakanud ja tunne just nimelt selline, et pool võitu on juba käes, sest enneolematult kiired töömehed võtsid esimese paari päevaga kogu vana laudise lahti ja sain meelerahu, et palgid on korras.

NEXT DESTINATION

I was in Croatia and I felt that even though it was beautiful, my heart still belonged to France, Greece, Italy, Spain.

And then one evening a man walked in front of us with the text #visitmalaga on the back of his shirt! Recommendation for the next travel destination, the most joyful path?

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Järgmine reisisihtkoht

Olin Horvaatias ja tundsin, et ehkki seal on imeilus, kuulub mu süda ikkagi Prantsusmaale, Kreekale, Itaaliale, Hispaaniale.

Ja siis jalutas ühel õhtul me ees mees, kelle särgi seljal oli tekst #visitmalaga! Soovitus järgmiseks reisisihtkohaks, kõige rõõmuküllasem tee?

SQUIRRELS

A squirrel crossed my path twice in a short period of time. I remembered that I had googled the spiritual meaning of seeing a squirrel, but I couldn’t remember the meaning, so I googled it again… Answer: The squirrel symbolizes the balance between hard work and ease, but also abundance and good fortune. In the Bible, the squirrel is a symbol of readiness, resourcefulness, and divine providence. It also symbolizes the ability to change…

Considering that I was feeling a little uncertain about coming winter, a very sweet sign.

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Oravakesed

Mul jooksis lühikese ajavahemiku jooksul kaks korda oravake üle tee. Mäletasin, et olen kunagi orava nägemise vaimset tähendust guugeldanud, aga tähendust ei mäletanud, nii et guugeldasin siis uuesti… Vastus: orav sümboliseerib tasakaalu raske töö ja kerguse vahel, aga ka küllust ja head õnne. Piiblis on orav valmisoleku, leidlikkuse ja jumaliku hoolitsuse sümbol. Ta sümboliseerib ka võimet muutuda…

Arvestades seda, et ma tundsin end parasjagu talvele vastu minnes veidi ebakindlalt, siis väga armas märk.

LITERATURE ONLY

I was flying back from a nice vacation. Before that, I had just realized that I didn't want to go back to school, although a course was tempting, and one job offer too... and then on the return flight I noticed the text "Literature only" on the back of the front seat.

Of course I realized that it was actually about the fact that you can put only the in-flight magazine and the safety card in the plastic seat compartment, but of course it felt like a personal message from the Universe to focus only on literature.

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Ainult kirjandus

Tulin lennukiga toredalt puhkusereisilt. Olin enne seda just aru saanud, et ei tahtnud uuesti õppima minna, ehkki üks nõustajakursus ahvatles. Üks tööpakkumine siiski ahvatles veel… ja siis märkasin tagasilennul eesistme seljatoel teksti: “Literature only!”

Ma sain muidugi aru, et see oli tegelikult selle kohta, et plastikust istmesahtlisse võib panna ainult pardaajakirja ja ohutuskaardi, aga mõjus muidugi märgilisena, sõnumina, et keskendu ainult kirjandusele, palun, kallis!

THUNDER

The approach of the beginning of September triggered an old reflex that maybe I should go and study something. I flirted with the course of a therapist and went to the interview, but the feeling turned really bad and nothing seemed to go right. So even though I got accepted to the course, I got sick (a very bad sign in my case) and I saw my inner child in a dream, crying: “You promised after my PhD studies that I wouldn’t have to go to school anymore!

Then when I got a card from my favorite deck with a picture of thunderclouds and lightning twice with the text “NO. Wait. Postpone. Say no.” (which I had never drawn before), I gave up. The sun came out right away… and even though the trip I was heading to immediately after that started with the landing in thunderstorm, the rest of it was mostly sunny.

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Äike

Septembri alguse lähedus tekitas vana tuttava refleksi, et ehk peaks midagi õppima minema. Flirtisin kogemusnõustaja kursusega ja käisin vestlusel, aga tunne keeras päris rappa selle peale ning miski ei tundunud õigesti minevat. Nii et ehkki sain sisse ja mõtlesin algul õppima minna, jäin haigeks (minu puhul väga halb märk) ja nägin unes oma sisemist last, kes nuttis kägaras etteheitvalt: “Sa ju lubasid pärast doktorantuuri, et ma ei pea rohkem kooli minema!” 

Kui siis sain oma lemmik-kaardipakist kaks korda äikesepilvede ja välkude pildiga kaardi tekstiga “NO. Wait. Postpone. Say no.” (mida ma polnud kunagi varem tõmmanud), andsin alla ja loobusin. Päike tuli kohe välja… ja ehkki reis, kuhu kohe seejärel suundusin, algas elu esimese äikesega (vahe)maandumisega, oli see suuremalt jaolt siiski päikeseline.

SLIM WAIST

I was at a relative's wedding. The next morning after breakfast we wandered around the beautiful monastery, castle and manor. My friend called and was in despair about how much weight she had gained. I tried to comfort her, then we ended the call. I walked into a lovely art shop and the first thing I saw was a postcard with the text: "People who know how to enjoy life rarely have a slim waist."

A good reminder that from a certain age, a truly slim figure can require sacrifices that jeopardize pleasures and the joy of life.

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Sale piht

Olin sugulase pulmas, järgmisel hommikul uitasime pärast hommikusööki veel kauni kloostri, kastelli ja mõisa ümbruses ringi. Sõbranna helistas ja oli meeleheitel, kui palju ta on juurde võtnud. Püüdsin teda lohutada, seejärel lõpetasime kõne. Astusin armsasse kunstipoodi ning esimene asi, millele seal mu pilk langes, oli postkaart tekstiga: “Inimestel, kes oskavad elu nautida, on harva sale piht.”

Hea meeldetuletus, et mingist vanusest alates võib tõesti sale kuju nõuda ohverdusi, mis ohustavad naudinguid ja elurõõmu.