The words from within

Journal and Diary

It is summer. I am on holiday and spending time at our cottage in Eastern Finland. I am fixing things. Collecting branches. Pick up logs and doing piles to dry the firewood before the autumn.

I listen to podcasts while working, and yesterday I stumbled upon a very moving interview on BBC’s The Documentary.

It is a conversation between the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the Australian songwriter, Nick Cave.

Their conversation spoke to me. It sparked something within me.

It spoke of the losses and grief they both have experienced.

It spoke of the struggles.

It spoke of the long way they needed to find peace of mind.

It spoke of acceptance.

It spoke of suffering.

It spoke of life.

It spoke of writing songs and finding ways to express ourselves.

It spoke of faith.

It spoke of the strength we all have to face our grief and turn it into energy to move forward.

It spoke of the courage to look within and move forward.

It spoke of the words from within.

Eight billion light years away

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I was really struck by this tiny text box in the Guardian Weekly—a few words describing an event beyond imagination.

It made me think once more, even though there is no need for more validation, that we humans on this tiny, tiny microscopic planet are so lucky to exist and yet are destroying our environment, changing the climate, allowing extreme poverty and inequality, and waging wars.

Eight billion light years away

Systems are everywhere

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A few years ago, I read Duncan Green‘s book, How Change Happens. One particular paragraph really resonated with me.

“Once I began thinking about systems, I started to see complexity and unpredictable ‘emergent change’ everywhere—in politics, economics, at work, and even in the lives of those around me.”

Duncan Green, How Change Happens

I often recall that paragraph when strolling through the forest near Tampere or while walking my dog at the Arboretum. Especially during winter when the leaves have fallen from the trees, and snow clings to the branches.

Natural system, Tampere 2022

Practising Finnish / Suomen kielen harjoittelu

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Moi, olen Arnaldo. Tänään aamulla katsoin ja kuunellin EesyFinnish video YouTube-ssa. Opiskelia on Jarno, ja hän sanoin jos haluat opiskella Suomi, et tarvitse opiskella kaski tuntia joka päivä. Se on vaikea. Se on parrempi metodia jos sinä kuntelet, vai luet, vai, puhut, vai kirjoitat 20 minuutille joka päivä

Fell free to correct spelling mistakes or explain grammar errors in the comments section below. Thank you

Voit vapaasti korjata oikeinkirjoitusvirheet tai selittää kielioppivirheet alla olevassa kommenttiosiossa. Kiitos