Friday, April 25, 2025

Din veg / Your way

 



I’ve just read a book by Erling Kagge called Walking, and I really enjoyed it.

So, when I had the opportunity to visit the Slovenian seaside with my husband, who had to work there all day, I decided to spend the whole day walking. It turned out to be an absolutely perfect day. At first, it felt a bit strange – I was almost the only one walking alone. There were so many families with children, couples, and groups of friends.

But once I embraced being on my own, I truly began to enjoy it. I walked nearly 20 kilometres along the seaside. 

Here are a few photos I’d like to share with you.

Do you see the signpost on the first photo? Translation: White Rocks (to the right) and Bay of the Moon (to the left). I love the names of those places so much. The town to the right is beautiful Izola. City in the distance: Trieste.

 

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In the book Walking I came across the Norvegian poet, Olav H. Hauge and his poem Din veg / Your way. Here is part of the poem (translated by deepl). I love it a lot!

 

Din veg

Ingen kan varda den vegen
du skal gå
ut i det ukjende,
ut i det blå.
Dette er din veg.
Berre du skal gå han.  


Your way

No-one can tell you the way
you will go
into the unknown,
into the blue.
This is your path.
Only you will walk it.


Friday, April 4, 2025

A haiku and a walk in the forest

 







Birdsong fills the morning,
I walk on soft forest ground,
Step by step, toward a new day.
 
 

I am sharing with you my very first haiku, and I hope you like it.
The photos were taken during today's morning walk.

I recently read the book Shinrin Yoku: The Art and Science of Forest Bathing, and I loved it. I realized that I was already doing everything recommended, except writing haikus.

So I decided to write one. While I was writing it, a beautiful black kite flew very close to me—it was a magnificent moment.

It was a moment that felt just perfect—I was exactly where I wanted to be.

Without any regrets and without any sadness. 

Living fully in the present, caring for both body and soul.

It’s not the life I once planned, but over the years I’ve learned to love it just as it is.