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Continue reading →: A “Poignant Reminder”?If you tend to watch YouTube over the more traditional TV channels, Netflix, or anything with proper people, you will surely start to recognise a pattern. And the same pattern starts to become visible in written texts as well. The pattern reminds me of a Finnish proverb Fire is a…
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Continue reading →: Ancestral Bear and Rising Dragon?Today’s prompt asked: “Which animal would you compare yourself to, and why?” Growing up in Finland, the obvious choice would be the Bear. But in our tradition, the bear is more than a mere animal; is the physical embodiment of our anceatral pagan beliefs—the “King of the Forest” whose true…
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Continue reading →: The World Is Cold – Grab A BlanketThey say that when you ask, “What’s the last thing you learned?” you should expect a neat little life hack or a piece of trivia with a playful call to action like “grab a coffee and read on.” But lately, life hasn’t been giving out trivia; it’s been giving out…
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Continue reading →: Getting OlderThe “oohs” and “ahhs” when we get up in the morning. And the telltale start of a sentence when mentoring a new colleague: “when I was young…” What does it tell you?
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Continue reading →: The Map I Never Opened: A Journey of TrustI was 15 or 16, alone in London, cutting through Soho with a folded paper map in my pocket. Back then, you didn’t have Google Maps. You had instinct. And paper.
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Continue reading →: End Of The Line (?)Back in the day when I was in my twenties I tried to imagine how my life would be after I turn thirty. Even if I pride myself having a pretty good imagination, I couldn’t. As hard as tried, it felt like there was a thick, black curtain preventing me…
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Continue reading →: Let’s Flip the Script: A “Thank You” That Actually Pays You BackI’m self-aware enough to know that I’m always asking you to click, subscribe, buy, or donate. It’s like watching a YouTube video but in writing. But at the same time, it’s the hustle of a creator trying to outrun a 9-to-5, right? I’ve seen the stats, and I know those…
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Continue reading →: GPS or Compass?As someone who spends half my life navigating hospital corridors and the other half navigating the highways of Europe and Asia, the question of “Fate” comes up more than you’d think. Is our life a pre-programmed GPS route, or are we just holding a compass and hoping that we end…
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Continue reading →: The Two Long Goodbyes: One Past, One Present“Goodbye” is rarely a clean break. Anyone who has gone through heartbreak can attest to that. It is more of a slow transition—a door that takes time, even years to fully swing shut. As I look at my life today, I realise I am defined by two “long goodbyes.” One…
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Continue reading →: Fulfilling Your DreamsI have them, you have them, we all have them—dreams. Fulfilling them doesn’t have to be something from a video game: fast and constant, but they can be, and maybe should be, a process that can take years. Because…
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