Claiming a new me in Finland's Independence day

This whole year (whole life) has been a time for a big shift for me, in me and in my capacity to learn to live more fully, to show up more fully and to notice how great it feels. 
Although sometimes I have felt like shit but then my dear friends have been there for me and pushing and pulling from the ditch or offering a ladder to climb off from the ditch. 

It has been a long road and so many rocks and holes there - oh - how many bumps it has taken to walk on this road.

There has been celebration, joy and grace in turn also. Life is so full of all kind of events and I can say that I have lived this life so far and I will live from now on too and ever more loving and celebrating the Life and it's Creator.

So this Finland's independence day is a good day to claim the new me and new colors and fullness of love in life.

Why living a bit differently than expected by others

Following my heart, following my intuition, doesn't allow me to stay too fixated in one place or in one condition or one job. There is always room for flexibility and understanding yet sometimes there has to be some steadiness too that life can emerge in that place too, that life will get some form in that place and we all who are involved in that place will get our needs being met. 

The relation between flexibility and steadiness is interesting. They are not controversy or opposites. I can be flexible even though I am steady. Flexibility gives space or room for adjustments in everything which is good because we do have people around and we all have our ideas and needs.  And steadiness is nothing too fixed or bony but letting the life get form and stream easily where I need it to do so. 

So what if I let this life now flow and stream outside into the rare situation or weather condition which we have here in the northern hemisphere today or now.

October, the fall has shown its power

Most of the leaves have fallen and trees are naked, grass is getting brown, migratory birds have flown to south. Mother Nature is going to rest for some months here in the northern hemisphere. The time of sunlight is shorter and shorter, soon it is just few hours a day - when it shows up from behind the clouds.
The first frozen nights have been in the Northern Finland but here in the southern part of the country we still have got unfrozen ground - but I am sure it will change fast.


This is a time for us, human beings, too to turn inside. We have to have more clothing and for some reason we don't see the others the way we see them in the summer time. People are greeting each other easier in the summer than in the winter. That is so amazing, we would need more of friendly smiles and words in the winter too and they would warm us a bit in the cold weather. Well, I guess it is what we perceive - I will choose to see more smiles and get more warm hugs this winter. Will you?

So many interesting things have been happening during the whole year and more good things will happen. The life is good yet sometimes is can be quite challenging to live daily life here. Fortunately I have so many good friends all over the world and feeling blessed by it. Feeling blessed by you dear friends. Always remembering so many of my Boulder friends as well as my friends in France, England, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Egypt, .... Finland.

I have been burning candles since July already, I love the natural light, the fire, the warmth in them. Even this morning I lit few candles and have been enjoying about them.



Today the sun finally decided to show up for few moments and I see the blue sky. It is time to go out for a hike in the woods.

OMG, I noticed that I haven't been writing for aeons here

I got a reminder that my blogging is badly overdue. It is over a year since I was writing last time.
So much have happened after that.

I finally gave up from my idea to live in two countries and last spring I moved back to Finland completely.
My father died last July.
The work has really picked up momentum.
I have met tons of new wonderful people.
We completed our divorce with John.

And we are in this interesting and magical new year of 2012 when everything is possible. The Mayan calender ends and the new era will begin.

Life is very interesting indeed and such a great adventure every day.