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9.30 putting on my face for Uni while browsing tumblr. as you do!

10.30 in the AV-translation classroom, working on my text. i was the only one who showed up.

11.30 bathroom break (mostly so i could take this picture).

12.30 took the subway to mom & dad’s to go for a walk with Nelli. love the way she looks at the camera.

1.30 pm back to school to eat lunch.

2.50 pm on the tram on the way home from my therapist’s. cannot tell you how much i love this pic!

3.30 & 4.30 pm went downstairs to our very local pub to study for a while.

5.50 pm finishing off a few pairs of hand warmers.

6.30 pm tea & enjoying the after-rain, early evening glow of the sun outside.

7.30 pm time for a shower (& i’m wearing the towel around my head before taking the shower because i was soaking my head in apple cider vinegar!)

8.30 pm attempted to fix my hair (not pictured) &  checked out the finished product.

9.30 pm the same thing we do ever night, pinky…sit at the computer and surf obsessively. what a serious face.

i really need to post more, i know! i’m sort of waiting for the leaves to turn properly and for it to actually look autumn-y which, aside from the rain, it doesn’t really yet. am always up for suggestions as to what to post in the meantime!

i had the most amazing walk yesterday. it had to do with both the beautiful places i discovered, as well as how amazing i felt emotionally and spiritually (which, by-the-by, is a word i’m afraid to use. let’s get past that). later, i had dinner with my parents, cuddled my dog and admired these gorgeous flowers. good day!

i am so grateful for meditation. i am so grateful of having a meditating habit. i am so grateful for awareness and consciousness throughout the day. i am so grateful for my affirmations. i am so grateful i understand them. i am so grateful i am sowing love. i am so grateful for unconditional love. i am so grateful for all the advice and knowledge i have manifested in the past few weeks. i am so grateful for reaching a higher, deeper level. i am so grateful for opening up to different possibilities. i am so grateful i see the good in things. i am so grateful i can see that the path is wide and long, and can fit several views side by side and i don’t have to just pick the one. i am so glad religion is not an enemy. i am so grateful that there is no enemy, there is only what i allow and what i disallow and that is entirely in my control. i am so grateful i can breathe and focus enough to stay on the path.

i love my parents’ new home. i love that it’s so close and easy to reach. i love that i can see Nelli more often. i love Nelli! i  LOVE the movie version of Norwegian Wood! i love that i love both the book and the movie so much! i love Japan and Japanese. i love going to Japanese classes! i love that i can pick out phrases and words, understand some of the kanji, when i watch Japanese movies. i love sweet surprises like being handed a rose on the street. i love that i’m so motivated to work on Uni stuff again. i love and appreciate that i can put things into perspective and not stress about it. i love having an old painting i did a few years ago in my room. i love the idea of it being on my wall. i love expecting abundance. i love that i am getting better at feeling the vibration, and seeing it. i love that i got to talk to Kaisa on the phone on Wednesday! i love that my wrist warmers are selling like mad!

i want to reach a higher level still. i want clearer vision and understanding. i want peace to flow through me, i want peace to flow in my veins like blood. i want an open heart and emotional freedom. i want the confidence to be able to say “i want that, i deserve that” and then go and do it, get it. i want to love myself so steadily and freely that i’ll be able to love and appreciate everyone around me completely. i want to give more, be more allowing. i want to let someone close and i want to trust and be trusted. i want to be my greatest supporter, to have conviction and confidence. i want love and peace and joy.

spent a good portion of today (last day of summer break!) palm rolling my dreads with Knotty Boys Locksteady tightening gel (smells divine) and doing henna on my hand (henna paste also smells wonderful). i love that kind of stuff. my dreads are 2 weeks & 2 days old now, btw! (can you tell i’m still excited about them?)

it’s weird that classes start tomorrow! weird and fun and exciting. kind of looking forward to being all academic and structured again, though i’ve also discovered a relaxed yet curious side of me this summer, which would easily let me start every day from a clean slate and make it up as i went along! but there’s time for that.

been noticing the signs and artwork on walls all around the city lately. here are my favourites!

stuff i love: long, long skype sessions with friends | crocheting like crazy | making stuff for other people | doing work that pays | my book on meditation | getting a couch today! | life design dream!!! * | funny and strange dreams in general | having a really good talk with mom | gonna help parents move house today & get to see my uncles and such! | going out and breathing fresh air first thing in the morning | kids (especially sweet 3-year-olds who remember your name and greet you excitely) | cleaning up and putting stuff back in their place | classes start on Monday (excited & nervous) | working on semi-secret, exciting projects! | those moments where everything is perfect and you just love people and the world SO MUCH | finding the solution to my iTunes conundrum |heightened awareness of my breathing and my thoughts.

* i had this amazing dream where i was reconfiguring reality step by step, in complete awareness of doing so. i remember thinking “i can make reality look just like i want it to, i can change my perception and my surroundings in the blink of an eye”. it was like walking through a bunch of rooms, each one opening into another one, and i was like…i don’t know. turning lights on and off with my mind? it was so clear and so inspiring and waking up felt amazing, because it felt like a confirmation of what i’ve been thinking about and what i (and everyone else) can do!

Monday: crochet, crochet, crochet! i love it so much. and now i’m doing it for others and it’s even more enjoyable.

Tuesday: saw Career Girls at Orion with Dad! it was so good, as most of Mike Leigh’s films seem to be. + it’s been ages i’ve seen a film with Dad! loved it.

Wednesday: i went for a long, long walk and i happened upon this message written on the asphalt. such a great thing to suddenly come upon! it’s a sign

hat’s it for the August Break project! I quite liked it, and while it didn’t really make me take more photos outside of the project itself, it certainly gave me stuff to think about. and NOW i’m inspired to take more pics.

i’ve been informed & have seen for myself that the commenting function of this blog is currently not very…functional. the security question has been made completely finnish and you have to solve a puzzle in order to prove you are a human being, so.

i am very sorry about this! there doesn’t seem to be much i can do about it at the moment, either. the only thing i have come up with is translating the security question with Google Translate and then translating your reply into finnish and answering the question that way. it’s maybe a little too much work just to be able to comment, i know, but if you really want to, you can do it like that.

however, never fear. i’m working on something that will hopefully fix the issue. it might take a while still, but it’s coming!

thanks for reading my blog; it is very much appreciated.

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