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.

FROG

I started to go to bed, but I went to the bathroom first. I looked and saw that there was a dark pile by the door frame - my dog had been home alone all day, so I assumed it is his. I took a piece of toilet paper to remove it when the pile started moving! I was startled and screamed a little when I realized that I had a frog in the bathroom! After calming down a bit, I pushed him into the champagne cooler and helped him outside. Afterwards, of course, I thought that maybe he was an enchanted prince and I should have kissed him. :)

The next morning, I also looked up the meaning of a frog as a sign on the internet: many cultures revere frogs as symbols of renewal, vitality, and good luck. According to the Chinese, Indigenous North American and Latin American peoples, and Egyptians, seeing a frog can be interpreted as a good omen, signaling prosperity.

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Konn

Hakkasin magama minema, läksin enne veel tualetti. Vaatasin, et oi, uksepiida juures on nagu hunnik, kas koeral on päeval üksi olles äpardus juhtunud. Võtsin tüki tualettpaberit, et see ära võtta, kui hunnik hakkas liigutama! Ehmatasin ja kiljusin natuke, kui sain aru, et mul oli vannitoas konn! Veidi rahunenud, lükkasin ta šampanjacoolerisse ja aitasin õue. Pärast muidugi mõtlesin, et ehk oli nõiutud prints ja oleks pidanud suudlema. :)

Järgmisel hommikul uurisin internetist konna tähendust märgina ka: paljud kultuurid austavad konni, kui uuenemise, vitaalsuse, hea õnne ja külluse sümboleid.

SLOW MORNINGS

I saw a meme with a painting on social media where one woman asked another what luxuries she was after. The other woman's answer: slow mornings, minimized schedules, laughing, dancing, a cozy home, surrounded by nature and the ones I love.

Same here.

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Aeglased hommikud

Nägin sotsiaalmeedias meemi maaliga, kus üks naine küsis teiselt, milliseid luksusi ta jahib. Teise vastus: aeglased hommikud, hõre graafik, naermine, tantsimine, õdus kodu keset loodust ja armastatud inimesi.

Sama siin… 

BLESSED

I visited my friend to complete a journey we had been on together to release old patterns and manifest a new, better life.

When I came back from there, my mood was already high, and then Elton John's "Blessed" came on the car radio, the lyrics were to the point: "And you / You’ll be blessed / You'll have the best / I promise you that…”

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Õnnistatud

Käisin sõbrannal külas ühe koos läbitud vanade mustrite vabastamise ja uue parema elu manifesteerimise teekonna lõpetamise puhul. 

Sealt tulles oli tuju ülev juba niigi ja siis tuli veel autoraadiost Elton Johni “Blessed”, mille sõnad olid ka kümnesse: “Ja Sina / Sa saad olema õnnistatud / Sa saad parima / Ma luban Sulle seda…”