Saturday, February 22, 2025

Ny koselig tradisjon - kalenderen Blomstringsåret!

 


















per du har hatt en fin uke!

Denne uken oppdaget jeg at jeg, på grunn av et meget spennende halvår, helt har glemt å dele en fin skapelse av meg – en liten tradisjon som har utviklet seg over tid.

Kalenderen Blomstringsåret ble først utgitt i november 2023, og den nye utgaven, Blomstringsåret 2025, kom ut i november 2024. Dette er altså mitt andre år med å lage denne kalenderen. Jeg gjør det utelukkende fordi den gir meg – og flere andre – stor glede.

Akkurat som navnet tilsier, er denne kalenderen en fargefest full av Flower Power, samlet mellom to tynne glossy omslag. Hver måned i Blomstringsåret er pyntet med en av mine mandalaer. Noen av dem kjenner du kanskje allerede, mens andre er nyere. (Årets kalender inneholder også datoene for Ski-VM i Trondheim – et viktig arrangement som jeg syntes måtte være med.)

Jeg har bevisst ønsket at kalenderen skal være litt eksklusivt. Derfor kan den kun kjøpes direkte fra meg i løpet av en kort periode på slutten av året, før jul. Ved å legge inn en bestilling innen en gitt frist kan du sikre deg Blomstringsåret for å inspirere både deg selv og dine nære og kjære.

Jeg har selv blitt så glad i kalenderen, fordi det alltid er en koselig overraskelse å snu til en ny side ved begynnelsen av måneden og se en ny mandala. (Jeg husker aldri hvilken som kommer neste, og det gjør det ekstra gøy.)

Idéen bak kalenderen var nettopp dette – å inspirere med fargeglede og minne deg på å omgi deg med det som gjør deg glad. Noen ganger overrasker livet oss med utfordringer, men det betyr ikke at vi må la dem styre retningen vår. Kalenderen Blomstringsåret vil oppmuntre deg til å velge glede, farger, lek og latter. Og noen ganger, når man ikke orker det, er det da denne kalenderen skal omgi deg med sin magi – og hjelpe deg å finne veien tilbake til den gode flyten.

Ønsker deg en vidunderlig ny uke som kommer!


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♡  Hele


Saturday, February 15, 2025

Reading as Meditation


I read daily. It aligns me, it brings me peace. It helps me retrieve my power and gather my thoughts...or should I say, gather my thoughts and then set them aside for a while. 

Either way, reading is a beautiful thing. It is, in many ways, a meditation. At least, I choose books that make my reading hours feel just that - invigorating, inspiring, empowering, refreshing - truly golden. 

People read for different reasons. Some seek knowledge, others pass the time and some, like me, read to gather inspiration. I love reading because it allows me to spend time with beautiful inspiring people who share their books on Audible, making it possible for me to step into their world for a few hours. I cherish these encounters, and many of them have profoundly shaped my life.

One of the recent was I May Be Wrong by the former Swedish economist-turned-Buddhist monk, Bjørn Natthiko Lindeblad. What a beautiful ode to Life! The feeling this book gave me reminded me of how I felt reading The Importance of Living by Lin Yutang at fourteen. i had  pulled it from the local library shelf almost accidentally - or rather, because I had already read everything else in that section that interested me. I didn't expect much, but I ended up devouring that brilliant piece of writing day and night. Lindeblad's book had the similar effect on me - it spoke to my core. 

I love how we can find soulmates through writings - how we can experience life through someone else's story. Even if they live on the other side of the world, even if their reality is nothing like our own - something in the way they share their journey can move us so deeply, striking a chord that feels profoundly familiar. Even if we haven't lived their experiences, somehow, we recognize them. Somehow, they feel so known 

Perhaps we have met before, in some other lifetime.

Perhaps we are from the same soul family. 

Perhaps we live on the same frequency.

I don't know what it is, but it is beautiful, expansive, and generous - to walk alongside someone, even briefly, on a road that calls to you, a road that has something to tell you and teach you.

I am so grateful for that book and for my reading hours. This time make me a better person, a more passionate creator. Yeah, reading brings me peace. It aligns me. Precisely that. This is why I read and why I love reading so much. 

Thank you Natthiko, and thank you to all the authors whose books have ever inspired me. 

Here is a short list of my latest favourites:

  • I May Be Wrong by Bjørn Natthiko Lindeblad
  • The Hero with a Thousand Faces  by Joseph Campbell
  • The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
  • Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown   
  • The Heartbeat of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
What are the best books you have read recently and would suggest any time?

I wish you an inspiring and smooth week ahead!✨


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May peace be with you.

♡  Hele

Thursday, February 6, 2025



HAPPY SAMI 

NATIONAL DAY 

TO ALL SAMI!

May the days ahead bring joy, inspiration, peace and healing.

May the Sun warm your heart.

May Northern Lights keep your mind filled with magic and wonder.

May the snow keep your feet adventurous and wandering.

May your stories keep your heart evergreen.

May your songs keep your soul light.

Lihkku beivviin! 


Listen to Sami joik: Garjá by Inga Juusoo

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♡  Hele  

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Let's choose more inspiration!


Hi Friend!

How are you? Hope things are going great out there. Hope you are doing good. 

I have just recently, once again, come to the realisation that Instagram is not for me. I get stuck there. I forget myself as I scroll myself mindlessly through information that I am not even interested in. I can't focus on my work nor the things that I really love to do. This place makes me troubled. So this is why I had to quit. 

I have started on Pinterest. I am still in beginning phase, trying to figure out the platform. I am working on it. 

It is a special time full of transformation. Deep transformations require deep dives and uttermost sincerity. Dare to choose what inspires you and dare to let go of what does not serve you.

I wish you a powerful new week!


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May peace be with you.

♡  Hele