No love without freedom

So yeah. Basically my camera is still out-of-order (with the charger still missing!), so here's another I'm-listening-to-this-wayyyy-too-much song - this time from my ever so favorite Dido.

No love without freedom

No freedom without love

And yeah the video is adorable too. 

My New Year's Resolution

The internet is full of wonderful, inspiring New Year's related posts, so I guess I wanted to share a little piece of feelings and thoughts I've had lately... And then I remembered this song, which captures my feelings about this oh so very new year so perfectly.

'Cause if I don't follow my heart this time

I'm gonna forget what this life is all about

I'm gonna take that path I'm going in on my own

I'm gonna take that fear and wear it like a crown

My year 2012 was progressively happier than many of the years before so I can't but be very grateful for that and hope the slow but sure crawl towards happiness and fulfillment continues. My biggest obstacles in the past have all been fear-related, and now I've decided I don't want to be afraid anymore. It takes too much time and energy, and I want to put that time and energy into building a happy life. 

Happy Year 2013 everyone! <3 Onnellista uutta vuotta 2013!

Uudenvuodenlupaukseni ihan vaan itselleni on olla rohkeampi, jotta voin olla onnellisempi. 

Mikäpä sen tärkeämpää.

All these conversations we have with ourselves

This is a very much unrelated picture of a beautiful flower I photographed in Istanbul last spring. 

Flowers are pretty and remind us of the frivolity of time and how change is constant though, 

and those are always good lessons to keep in mind. 

I've been doing a lot of self-reflection and trying to figure out what all kinds of things mean to me and how to deal with the life I have now. In addition to that I've also been crazy busy actually living that life, seizing the moment and living it to the fullest.

So, I was very happy when I stumbled upon the Conversation - Honest Talk with Amanda de Cadenet the other day, through a blog I'm sorry I can't remember just now. (That often happens if I'm busy, I just open the interesting links to a new tab and then go through them when I have time, sometimes even days later.)

Anyway, the thing that amazed me about the show/videos was how very refreshing and inspiring watching through the episodes was (and yes, you can watch them overseas like me!) and how interesting conversations Amanda was able to have with these super celebrities that often say nothing for wanting to protect their privacy (and there's nothing wrong with that!). But anyway, I was tremendously interested and inspired to see what people like Olivia Wilde and Gwyneth Paltrow had to say about relationships and getting through tough times. So if you're interested in hearing (and seeing) some very thought-provoking and honest(!) conversations, check all the episodes out here. There's actually a whole community built upon this, which I also find very interesting and inspiring.

Interesting and inspiring, my two key words for today it seems.

Well, I also happen to think that those (interest and inspiration) are the two driving forces behind many beautiful things, together with passion and wonder. Combine all of these and you're set for life.

One of the questions Amanda asked her guests/interviewees/conversation partners (as well random people on the street) was what advice they would give to their 14-year-old selves. I find that a very good and thought-provoking question; I think I'll try to answer that in my next post!


Listening to: Regina Spektor - Patron Saint (Though the whole 'What We Saw From the High Seats' album is very, very good.)

People are weird, but fascinatingly wonderful.

This following video was definitely one of the more fascinating online experiences lately.



PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death and God from Frank Warren on Vimeo.

Basically, it's based on PostSecret idea, except it's all in front of a video camera, which takes takes the anonymity away, except it doesn't, when you share the experience with a big bunch of other people. Still at the same time, each secret is so unique, so full of wonder and shame and secrecy and... all kinds of feelings, really.

It's so interesting to see the play of feelings and thought on these people's faces and wonder, what would I say? What would I feel?

Because we all do have secrets. Sometimes we keep them secret even from ourselves.

Sheepies and Horsies

Okay, remember the "Iceland I Love You" post I posted a few days ago? Well, it didn't help that I saw there two videos just now on the blog. Seriously, SO cute! And I really need to go to Iceland. ASAP.

For the sake of my mental health and all. *nodnod*

sheep 0001 from paul taggart on Vimeo.

Horse Love from paul taggart on Vimeo.

Happily ever after

A good friend of mine shared this video with me on Facebook, and I just couldn't not share it with you people. I've always been a great fan of parties, weddings, events, whatever, because they bring people together in a happy way. Of course not all get-togethers are always very happy, but they still have meaning. And planning is really at least half of the fun; if I never ever make it in my field of study, I'll turn to party planning. And that's a promise!

They really look so happy, don't they? / Ne näyttää niin onnellisilta, eikö?

Eräs ystävä laittoi tämän linkin Naamakirjaan, ja pakkohan se on jakaa. Juhlat, häät, tapaamiset... Kaikkia rakastan hullun lailla, niin paljon onnea ja rakkautta on jaossa kun paljon rakkaita ihmisiä kerääntyy yhteen. Kaikki juhlat eivät aina ole onnentäyteisiä, mutta ne silti merkitsevät paljon. Suunnittelu on puoli ruokaa; vara-urasuunnitelmani on juhliensuunnittelu. Mikäs muu sen hauskempaa!