WINDMILL

I was on the ferry, having just shared with a friend in the car how I would like to go faster, higher, further with my goals…

I came across a stall in the toilet, on one side of the door of which was a riddle “Going up, can’t go up; coming down, can’t go down?” & on the other side the answer: windmill wings.

Since there was a windmill behind the gate of my ancestral home on an island and as a former airline worker I also love airplanes (which also have wings), it started to seem very significant… What is it that keeps me grounded and doesn’t let me fly?

And what helps me fly? Fascinating symbols.

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Tuuliku tiivad

Olin praamil, olles just autos jaganud sõbraga, kuidas tahaks oma eesmärkidega seoses kiiremini, kõrgemale, kaugemale…

Sattusin tualetis boksi, mille ukse ühel poolel oli mõistatus “Üles lähevad, üles ei saa; alla tulevad, maha ei saa?” & teisel pool vastus: tuuliku tiivad.

Kuna mu emapoolse suguvõsa kunagise talu värava taga Muhus on Eemu tuulik ja lennufirmas töötanuna armastan ma lennukeid ka (millel on samuti tiivad), siis hakkas väga märgiline tunduma… Mis see on, mis mind maa küljes kinni hoiab ega lendu ei lase?

Ja mis aitab mind lendu? Inspireerivad sümbolid.

QUEEN OF HEARTS

Sometimes there can be a bad day in between the good ones. After one of these, I slowly recovered… and in the evening I managed to go to the parcel machine on my bike to pick up a package that arrived. I thought it was a package of cosmetics I had ordered, so I was very surprised when I found a white T-shirt with a red embroidered Q (like Queen) and a heart. 

I had thought that when I ordered this shirt, I accidentally gave my capital city address and it would go there, so its arrival in my lovely small town was a real surprise. As was the timing - impressive, universe! I guess I had finally reached the pure energy of a queen who is true to her heart…

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Südamete kuninganna

Vahel võib visata idülli vahele ühe halva päeva. Pärast ühte sellist olin üsna ribadeks, toibusin tasapisi… ja õhtul jaksasin minna jalgrattaga pakiautomaati saabunud saadetise järele. Arvasin, et see on mu tellitud kosmeetikatoodete pakk, nii et suur oli mu üllatus, kui leidsin pakist hoopis valge maika punase tikitud Q (nagu Queen, kuninganna) ja südamega.

Olin arvanud, et seda särgikut tellides läks kogemata mu pealinna aadress ja see läheb sinna, nii et selle saabumine mu armsasse väikelinna oli tõeine üllatus. Nagu ka ajastus - muljetavaldav, universum! Ma vist olingi tõesti lõpuks puhtasse oma südamele truu kuninganna energiasse jõudnud…

TAKE ME TO CHAMPAGNE

I had been relaxing and doing nothing for a week, so on Thursday evening I really started to feel like going out with my friend, partying, drinking champagne, dancing…

Universum and Instagram responded with a stylish black and white photo of two girls hitchhiking, holding a sign with the text: “Take me to Champagne!”

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Šampanja

Olin saanud nädal aega mõnusalt puhata ja mitte midagi teha, nii et neljapäeva õhtul hakkas juba väga tunne tulema, et tahaks sõbrannaga välja, pidu, šampanjat, tantsida…

Universum ja Instagram reageerisid stiilse must-valge fotoga kahest tüdrukust hääletamas, käes silt tekstiga: “Take me to Champagne!”

BLACK SUV & MARRIAGE

My husband was thinking about changing his car when I suddenly remembered that over 20 years ago I teased one of my male friends by saying that I would marry a man who had a big black SUV! My husband had two…

I don’t remember where I got that idea from back then, but… ask and you shall receive! 

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Must maastur & abiellumine

Mees mõtles autot vahetada, kui mulle äkki meenus, et üle 20 aasta tagasi kiusasin ühte oma tollast austajat väitega, et abiellun mehega, kellel on suur must maastur! Mu abikaasal oli neid kaks…

Kust ma jutu selle toona võtsin, ei mäleta, aga… küsi ja Sulle antakse! 

ENJOY THE PROCESS

There are great places on the Internet where you can draw a weekly card - I did that and got: “I get to enjoy the process of creating my desires.”

Beautiful. And that's how I felt at that moment, in the middle of a wonderful summer - I was slowly writing the next book and enjoying every moment.

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Naudin protsessi

Internetis on toredaid kohti, kus saab nädala kaardi tõmmata - tegin seda ja sain: “Ma naudin oma unistuste teoks tegemise protsessi.” 

Ilus. Ja nii ma sel hetkel tundsin ka, keset Eestimaa imelist suve - kirjutasin tasapisi järgmist raamatut ja nautisin iga hetke.

YOUR TIME HAS COME

I went to radio’s morning show to talk about my new book. As I was leaving, two elevators were in front of me, one of them with a superstar show background image and text on the door. “The time has come. Your time has come!”

I took it as a good sign that this particular elevator arrived and the very doors with this text opened.

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Sinu aeg on käes

Käisin Star FMi hommikuprogrammis oma uuest raamatust rääkimas. Sealt lahkuma hakates vaatasid mulle vastu kaks lifti, neist ühe uksel superstaarisaate taustapilt ja tekst. “Aeg on käes. Sinu aeg on käes!”

Lugesin selle heaks märgiks, et saabus just see lift ja avanesid just need uksed, kus see tekst.

ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE

I had just finished my book tour, and I also went on the radio to talk about my new book. I met with my publisher that same day and said that it would have been great to go also on TV, but due to the spring-summer season, several suitable shows had already summer breaks.

Ask and you shall receive - the next day, a former colleague working in TV news wrote to me asking if I would be willing to comment on public transport connections in front of the camera. I happily helped her out, but I later laughed that I need to be more specific when formulating my wishes - I said that I would like to go on TV, and I got it right away, but in reality I would have wanted to talk about my book on TV. :)

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Küsi ja Sulle antakse

Mul oli raamatu esitlustuur värskelt selja taga, käisin veel raadios ka esinemas ja uuest raamatust rääkimas. Kohtusin samal päeval oma kirjastajaga ja nentisin, et tore oleks olnud telesse ka minna, aga kevadsuvise aja tõttu tõmbasid mitmed sobivad saated juba otsi kokku.

Küsi ja Sulle antakse - järgmisel päeval kirjutas mulle juhuslikult teleuudistes töötav ekskolleeg, kas oleksin nõus kaamera ees Võru ühistranspordiühendusi kommenteerima. Aitasin ta rõõmuga välja, aga nentisin pärast, et soovide sõnastamisel tuleb ikka täpsem olla - ütlesin, et tahaksin telesse, kohe sain, aga tegelikult oleksin ju tahtnud telesse oma raamatust rääkima. :)

MAGPIE

I had long known that magpies are considered a bringer of good luck in Asia and are associated with beauty, fun, joy, romance and success.

So when I unexpectedly saw a magpie on the top of a large fir tree in my garden on Friday afternoon, I was immediately excited - none of these beautiful birds had ever come to me like that before!

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Harakas

Ma teadsin ammu, et harakat peetakse Aasias hea õnne toojaks ja seostatakse ilu, lõbu, rõõmu, romantika ja eduga. 

Nii et kui reede pärastlõunal oma aias suure kuuse otsas ootamatult harakat nägin, olin kohe elevil - niiviisi ise minu juurde polnud ükski neist kaunitest lindudest küll varem tulnud!