Nov 25, 2011
Sep 24, 2011
Sep 7, 2011
there are those songs you can listen over and over again.
there is this something that captures you, that hypnotizes, that almost makes your heartbeat stop.
the melody that melts right in your blood.
or the beat that feels like your very own.
or maybe the lyrics that remind you of your own life with all it's ups and downs, and everything in between.
whatever it is, it's kinds of... yours.
this is one of those. songs.
there is this something that captures you, that hypnotizes, that almost makes your heartbeat stop.
the melody that melts right in your blood.
or the beat that feels like your very own.
or maybe the lyrics that remind you of your own life with all it's ups and downs, and everything in between.
whatever it is, it's kinds of... yours.
this is one of those. songs.
Sep 1, 2011
this upside down feeling.
this upside down look that the world stares at you with.
challenging you, and asking - will you bear with me?
when everyone moves back in the city, all you want is to get away.
when you are supposed to feel guilty, you feel liberated and free.
when those round you start being on the go again, you catch yourself slowing down.
darkness turns in the light, and thoughts turn in imaginary soap bubbles, and words become an unnecessary weight on your lips.
because what speaks to you most cannot be captured in words.
words were never supposed to be able to carry life.
turn off the light. put this full screen. all you want is somewhere in you.
Aug 25, 2011
Aug 9, 2011
Jul 19, 2011
Jul 13, 2011
Hey farmer, farmer put away your DDT
I don't care about spots on my apples
just leave me the birds and the bees - please!
Joni Mitchell, Big Yellow Taxi
Jun 26, 2011
The early bird catches the worm. A stitch in time saves nine. He who hesitates is lost. We can't pretend we haven't been told. We've all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us about wasted time, heard the damn poets urging us to 'seize the day'. Still sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today's possibility under tomorrow's rug until we can't anymore, until we finally understand for ourselves, like Benjamin Franklin meant. That knowing is better than wondering, that waking is better than sleeping. And that even the biggest failure, even the worst most intractable mistake beats the hell out of never trying.
/ Grey's Anatomy, S1E6 /
/ Grey's Anatomy, S1E6 /
May 27, 2011
1:48am
feel like writing. it's been a while. those sleepless nights do that to you. they bring up everything that's been hidden away, swept under the carpet, long lost, well forgotten. they remind you why you drink that one glass of wine too much, why you hate weddings and, at the end, why you love life. they whisper in your ear that you're only human and oh so fragile.
and suddenly, while listening those birds outside the window and watching the sun rising up at 4am, you realize that it's alright to be confused and in between and not on the top of everything. there is that short moment when your head is empty and you feel like being very graceful to yourself
and you do that. full on.
because you know that tomorrow's a brand new day when life is going to happen again.
and suddenly, while listening those birds outside the window and watching the sun rising up at 4am, you realize that it's alright to be confused and in between and not on the top of everything. there is that short moment when your head is empty and you feel like being very graceful to yourself
and you do that. full on.
because you know that tomorrow's a brand new day when life is going to happen again.
May 15, 2011
my very own big deal
because I haven't written anything for a long time.
because this was the most relaxed and laid back yet the most creative week in months.
because when you let things be and flow, they might turn out and in to something very unexpected and beautiful.
because, for once, this was more about the process than a result, and, to my surprise, both turned out to be better than I could ever ask for.
because the concept of taking a piece from this and a piece from that, and putting together, and making something new has always fascinated me beyond words.
because this love has grown in depth and width, and there is no way back.
with this I celebrate that I am a girl. a girl that can build a bike from scratch.
and most likely they are never going to read this anyway,
thank you boys.
May 1, 2011
Apr 12, 2011
Mar 7, 2011
Feb 10, 2011
Jan 14, 2011
Dec 28, 2010
Where you invest your love, you invest your life
Breaking all the rules about not rambling too much, and saving the words for the better times, and even knowing that we will be held accountable about every freaking syllable, still, I couldn't resist putting my balance sheet of oh so majestic 2010 together. There is this little something something about the end of the year, and I did gave in to temptation. So here it goes. Ladies and gentlemen, my highlights and my sweet downfalls of 2010.
Music Of The Year/non-Latvian: Mumford and sons
They caught me totally by surprise, to the point that I had to stop while walking down the street and really check twice if what I hear is really what they are singing. For such a long time I hadn't heard such mixture of hope, grace, unpolished vocal, country sounding guitars and indie attitude. Their catchy melodies and dangerously quotable lyrics soaked in faster than fast, and I really do hope that 2011 brings me to their live show some where some how.
Music Of The Year/Latvian: 100 baltas dvēseles
First I heard them in POSITIVUS music festival, and they captured my attention and almost my heart as well on that very moment. Since then they have not left my playlist, bringing back the hope that maybe there are some good things happening in Latvian music, and filling my autumn nights and mornings with fragile and heartfelt melodies.
Event Of The Year: homo ecos:
I can't believe I get to have this job. It has been nothing but creativity, joy and fun, and even in the busiest times I get these waves of the rewarding feeling that I do something that matters. Soon and very soon I will post my "Probably, the best job in the world and 101 reasons why I think like that".
You can find out more in here: www.homoecos.com
Book Of The Year: "THE ELEMENT" by Sir Ken Robinson
This amazing man and his work have brought a great deal of insight, wisdom and hope in the way I think and act, and reading his book on a sunny cliff in Sweden was one of the most enjoyable moments of 2010. He is not only an expert of education, a bright visionary and one of the world's leading minds in education transformation movement, but also a person who delivers his message with the kind humor and wit that makes you wonder if you are watching an educational video or a humor show.
Here is one of his teachings on education, and, believe me, the others are as good or even better.
Trip Of The Year: The One To Denmark
They are like a second family - lovely Thomsens, and amazing Adams. It was so so good to see them, and laugh, and cry, and frolic, and play together. Their capability to love the people around them is incredible. Can't wait to see them again, and again, and again.
Discovery Of The Year: Breakfast Club
When they say "church", you imagine lots of things, but not anything like... this. A cozy home, awesome breakfast, laughing until someone falls off the chair, fireplace, teaching that encourages comments and questions, prayers and worship, and God in the very midst of that.
In the psalms, David sang: "Taste and see that the LORD is good". Sometimes it is not enough with just seeing something. You have to experience it to really know what is it all about. Church is not a building, and it's not an institution. It's a community, and now I've seen and experienced that more than ever before.
More on www.breakfastclub.lv
Movie Of The Year: The Boat That Rocked
Hilarious comedy with a great cast (including a few from "IT crowd" and "Flight Of Conchordes"). You really get a feeling what was living in 60'ies underground music scene all about.
Revelation of The Year: "What good it is for a man to gain the whole world, but to loose his soul instead?"
Be careful with what you love, how much and where you invest your energy. Even the best causes can wear you out, leaving hopeless and empty. Sustainability is a story not only about the world's resources, but about our own inner stuff as well. Do be wise with what you have and how you spend it, and if there is enough left for tomorrow.
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So, yes, indeed. Much has been lost, and much has been gained, and even though sometimes it seems you will never be even life, there is one point where it doesn't matter anymore. I will never be able to pay back what I have been given, and the best I can do is to pay it forward. It doesn't make a bad new years resolution, does it?
"Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another".
Music Of The Year/non-Latvian: Mumford and sons
They caught me totally by surprise, to the point that I had to stop while walking down the street and really check twice if what I hear is really what they are singing. For such a long time I hadn't heard such mixture of hope, grace, unpolished vocal, country sounding guitars and indie attitude. Their catchy melodies and dangerously quotable lyrics soaked in faster than fast, and I really do hope that 2011 brings me to their live show some where some how.
Music Of The Year/Latvian: 100 baltas dvēseles
First I heard them in POSITIVUS music festival, and they captured my attention and almost my heart as well on that very moment. Since then they have not left my playlist, bringing back the hope that maybe there are some good things happening in Latvian music, and filling my autumn nights and mornings with fragile and heartfelt melodies.
Event Of The Year: homo ecos:
I can't believe I get to have this job. It has been nothing but creativity, joy and fun, and even in the busiest times I get these waves of the rewarding feeling that I do something that matters. Soon and very soon I will post my "Probably, the best job in the world and 101 reasons why I think like that".
You can find out more in here: www.homoecos.com
Book Of The Year: "THE ELEMENT" by Sir Ken Robinson
This amazing man and his work have brought a great deal of insight, wisdom and hope in the way I think and act, and reading his book on a sunny cliff in Sweden was one of the most enjoyable moments of 2010. He is not only an expert of education, a bright visionary and one of the world's leading minds in education transformation movement, but also a person who delivers his message with the kind humor and wit that makes you wonder if you are watching an educational video or a humor show.
Here is one of his teachings on education, and, believe me, the others are as good or even better.
Trip Of The Year: The One To Denmark
They are like a second family - lovely Thomsens, and amazing Adams. It was so so good to see them, and laugh, and cry, and frolic, and play together. Their capability to love the people around them is incredible. Can't wait to see them again, and again, and again.
Discovery Of The Year: Breakfast Club
When they say "church", you imagine lots of things, but not anything like... this. A cozy home, awesome breakfast, laughing until someone falls off the chair, fireplace, teaching that encourages comments and questions, prayers and worship, and God in the very midst of that.
In the psalms, David sang: "Taste and see that the LORD is good". Sometimes it is not enough with just seeing something. You have to experience it to really know what is it all about. Church is not a building, and it's not an institution. It's a community, and now I've seen and experienced that more than ever before.
More on www.breakfastclub.lv
Movie Of The Year: The Boat That Rocked
Hilarious comedy with a great cast (including a few from "IT crowd" and "Flight Of Conchordes"). You really get a feeling what was living in 60'ies underground music scene all about.
Revelation of The Year: "What good it is for a man to gain the whole world, but to loose his soul instead?"
Be careful with what you love, how much and where you invest your energy. Even the best causes can wear you out, leaving hopeless and empty. Sustainability is a story not only about the world's resources, but about our own inner stuff as well. Do be wise with what you have and how you spend it, and if there is enough left for tomorrow.
***************
So, yes, indeed. Much has been lost, and much has been gained, and even though sometimes it seems you will never be even life, there is one point where it doesn't matter anymore. I will never be able to pay back what I have been given, and the best I can do is to pay it forward. It doesn't make a bad new years resolution, does it?
"Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another".
Dec 2, 2010
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