ENJOY THE MOMENT

I had in one week three book presentations in three cities. The days in the capital were packed with meetings, so when, while rushing from one place to another, an ice cream ad with the text “Enjoy the moment!” caught my eye, of course it felt like a sign.

So true and the best reminder. Thank you, dear universe!

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Naudi hetke

Mul oli raamatuesitluste nädal, esinesin kolmes linnas. Pealinna päevad olid tihedalt kohtumisi täis pikitud, nii et kui ühest kohast teise vuhisedes püüdis mu pilku jäätisereklaam tekstiga “Naudi hetke!”, siis oli see muidugi kümnesse.

Väga õige ja parim meeldetuletus. Aitäh, armas universum!

GOALS

I saw a text on Instagram: “My goal: Making money Doing what I love With people I enjoy Making an impact on the world & Growing as a person.”

Since I had been busy with two projects that spring, I suddenly realized that the one closest to my heart (writing books) met all of the above criteria, while the other one… not.

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Eesmärgid

Nägin Instagramis teksti: “Minu eesmärk: saada raha tehes, mida ma armastan, inimestega, kelle seltskonda ma naudin, mõjutades maailma & arenedes inimesena."

Kuna olin tol kevadel olnud hõivatud kahe projektiga, taipasin äkki, et südamelähedasem neist (raamatute kirjutamine) vastas kõikidele mainitud tingimustele, samas kui teine laperdas mitmest nurgast.

EVERYTHING IS COMING

There was a bit of a fragile “What next?” moment both financially and emotionally… and then @spiritdaughter wrote on social media: “Everything you are working towards is happening. Everything you desire is manifesting. Every vision you have is unfolding. Trust the process.”

So beautiful and encouraging!

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Kõik tuleb

Oli üks natuke habras “Mis edasi?” hetk nii rahaliselt kui ka emotsionaalselt… ja siis kirjutas @spiritdaughter sotsiaalmeedias: “Kõik, mille suunas Sa töötad, tuleb. Kõik, mida Sa ihaldad, manifesteerub. Iga visioon, mis Sul on, rullub lahti. Usalda protsessi.”

Nii ilus ja julgustav!

RESURRECTION & HAPPINESS

In May I flew to Corfu, for the first time in my life, but since I was a child I have loved Gerald Durrell’s book “My Family and Other Animals” and through it the whole island.

I saw that all the hotels were full and started to investigate why - it turned out that at the same time in Greece it was Easter and Passover according to the local calendar. As I strolled through the island’s capital on that wonderful day, I also felt as if I had resurrected from a work experience that had seemed like a bad dream. In addition, there were broken pots everywhere - I read that in Corfu it is a tradition to break jugs during Easter. But it bring good luck…

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Ülestõusmine & õnn

Lendasin mais Korfule, esimest korda elus, aga ma olen lapsest peale armastanud Gerald Durrelli raamatut “Minu pere ja muud loomad” ning selle kaudu kogu saart.

Vaatasin, et kõik hotellid on täis ja hakkasin uurima, miks - selgus, et samal ajal olid Kreekas kohaliku kalendri järgi lihavõtted ja ülestõusmispüha. Kui sel imekaunil päeval mööda saare pealinna lonkisin, oli mul ka tunne, nagu oleksin üles tõusnud, vahepeal halva unenäona tundunud töökogemusest. Lisaks oli kõikjal potikilde - lugesin, et Korful on komme lihavõtete ajal kannusid puruks visata. Aga killud toovad õnne…

IKIGAI

I saw a picture on social media of a rope with the text “Ikigai” next to it and made of four strands: 1) what you are good at; 2) what you love; 3) what the world needs; 4) what you can get paid for.

Writing, writing, writing and writing? :) And in addition some reading, photography, communication, travel and social media?

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Ikigai

Nägin sotsiaalmeedias pilti köiest, mille juures tekst “Ikigai” ja mis punutud neljast nöörist: 1) milles Sa oled hea; 2) mida Sa armastad; 3) mida maailm vajab; 4) mille eest Sulle makstakse.

Kirjutamine, kirjutamine, kirjutamine ja kirjutamine? :) Natuke lugemist, pildistamist, suhtlemist, reisimist ja sotsiaalmeediat sinna juurde?

CLEANSING STORMS

I read an interview with a fierce marine scientist, and among other bits of wisdom, I was deeply impressed by the Australian proverb he quoted: “Not all storms ruin your life, some clear your path of debris.” 

Since April had been… a bit stormy, it had such a supportive and encouraging effect.

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Puhastavad tormid

Lugesin intervjuud Teaduste Akadeemia juhi ja ägeda mereteadlasega ning lisaks muudele tarkuseteradele avaldas mulle sügavat muljet tema tsiteeritud Austraalia vanasõna: “Kõik tormid ei ole sellised, mis Su elu ära rikuvad, mõned puhastavad Su tee prahist.”

Kuna aprill oli olnud… veidi tormine, mõjus nii toetavalt ja julgustavalt.

NEW JOB

A particularly wintry spring day and a trip out of town with colleagues - I've never really loved these team events. Of course, colleagues are usually nice, but this time the destination was in the middle of nowhere, the logistics were inconvenient, the weather was terrible.

We arrived, my feet were frozen, I went to the toilet... and then there was a picture of a toothbrush and a toilet paper roll on the door, with a speech bubble next to the toothbrush with the text "I hate my job..." and the toilet paper roll saying "Oh please!!!" - very unexpected and quite amusing, I almost never see things like this... but at that moment the feeling almost matched.

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Töömõtted

Üks eriti talvine kevadpäev ja väljasõit kolleegidega - ma pole eriti kunagi neid tiimiüritusi jumaldanud. Kolleegid on muidugi enamasti ikka toredad, aga seekord asus sihtkoht Kesk-Eestis, logistika oli ebamugav, ilm kohutav.

Jõudsime kohale, mul olid jalad läbi külmunud, läksin tualetti… ja siis oli selle uksel pilt hambaharjast ja tualettpaberirullist, kus hambaharja juures jutumull tekstiga “I hate my job…” ja tualettpaberirullil “Oh please!!!” - väga ootamatu ja päris lõbustav, ma ei näe selliseid asju muidu peaaegu kunagi… aga sel hetkel kiskus tunne sinna kanti küll. 

PROMISES

I visited an inspiring woman and picked up a card from her deck of cards - we had just talked about how I might want to walk away from some of the choices I had recently made in my life and she thought I wouldn't let go just yet.

I picked up a card and got a picture of a boy holding back a girl and not letting her go, with the word “Promise”. Apt.

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Lubadused

Võtsin ühe inspireeriva naise juures tema kaardipakist kaarte - olime just rääkinud, et ehk tahaksin mõndade elus värskelt tehtud valikute juurest minema astuda, ja tema arvanud, et mul ei lasta veel minna. 

Võtsin kaardi ja sain pildi poisist, kes tüdrukul särgisabast kinni hoiab ega minna lase, koos sõnaga “Lubadus”. Üsna kümnesse.