Run like you mean it

My philosophy is to do everything and try everything. There´s nothing that can stop me and when I look back I see that I have indeed done quite a lot of stuff. My trip to Greece was even a subject of an article in a paper because the editor thought “I do such interesting things”. Yes, and why wouldn´t everyone else!

Work is often an obstacle for people not doing things they really want. Work is just a means to make money so you could have a roof over your head, food and then: do things you like. It´s dead simple. No one has to work all the time for all their life. Really. Unfortunately not everyone thinks I´m supposed to have life outside work. I´d rather be a little lazy and selfish than try to collect cool work certificates. Because when you work, you sell your time and freedom for a certain amount of money. On one hand there´s money and on the other there´s time. Which one is more important?

Time is my friend, that I know for sure, and it´s precious. I feel sorry for people who don´t know how to occupy themselves on their free-time. It´s extremely important to have things you can be passionate and excited about.

One of my top joys in life is physical activity. It´s pretty awesome being able to run fast, climb, swim and so on and so forth. I don´t know why anyone wouldn´t take advantage of all that. That adrenaline kick I get from sports is so invigorating. Best way to feel alive again after a long day at uni. And I´m not talking about aimless jogging on a treadmill while watching Friends - I´m more for going out and doing real things like running in a forest, climbing and working out with my hands or feet on the ground.

Adrenaline is sweet. I wonder why they don´t sell it in cans.

It´s pretty useful to do things that stir you or frighten you. It´s another thing I learned from the inspirational Viidakkomies. Everyone knows how good it feels after a presentation in front of a class or stuff like that. I´m unable to explain it further but it´s just good to do daring stuff. What is daring is also travelling, leaving your comfort zone literally. I´ve deliberately made myself enough time and money to go Egypt in about five days so more daring is to come... I want to try diving so bad even though I find it scary. I will do it though and post an entry about it. So stay tuned and live courageously. 

Peace !

Turning an autumn leaf

Shades of pink and lavender. Sunsets are always the most beautiful when the light hits some clouds...

Autumn is here with a bang and along it came a massive flue. I´ve been suffering from a runny nose for like two weeks but now the damn illness is loosening its grip. Finally. The worst part is that it kept me from doing sports which I absolutely love. Now I´m starting again but carefully. Today I made a leisurely walk for like one and half hours. Walking is sometimes really nice because you have time to think about things without really having have to focus on the exercise.

Having a stroll in a cool autumn evening is quite nice. Another thing marking the end of summer is that we opened our art exhibition with my sister. I´ve been preparing for it all summer and thanks to my self-discipline I managed to get all painting done in time. Feels like I really achieved something. At the opening I had a really weird feeling because suddenly all my work, the insides of my head, was out there on display for everyone to see. I felt kind of bare. Like some artist sometime said: artists always paint themselves in a way. And it´s true.

Our CVs and some props like pictures of our grandparents

That´s why job of an artist is so risky and delicate. You expose yourself to the whole world, what you think is good, and hope that the public will agree. What would be worse than being a failed artist? Maybe that´s the reason I didn´t start studying arts because I can´t bare the idea of failing.

Now I´m getting back to my studies which feels nice, too. I like hanging out at the uni with all the hipsters and future business men and whatever. What a divided lot. And everyone thinks very highly of themselves because they go to university which is like.. the highest education you can get. It´s maybe highest but not the most useful or important. But that´s maybe a topic for another post...

Good night !!