I travelled back home to \u00d6sterlen (in the Southern part of Sweden) this week to the house where I grew up. My father founded a Rose Nursery here back in the 90\u2019s and since 2001 when he passed away my mother runs it. During three weeks my mother will be away on a rose trip to China, so during this time I will run the business. I\u2019m so glad my job as a writer and script consultant makes these kinds of trips possible. To be able to spend some time here right now is just what I need.<\/p>\n
This spring has been great in every way, but sometimes living in the city makes me more stressed out than I really have to be. And right now, I need a little change of pace.<\/p>\n
Every time I go back home, just the very sight of the landscape makes me release stress and start to feel a sense of calm. Peace, and a feeling of\u00a0belonging settles inside of me. I even start to walk in a slighter slower rhythm. When I enter the garden, and spend time here my heart starts to beat more harmoniously. I get a little bit more introvert and core centered. It\u2019s like the outer world disappears and time stands still. It\u2019s like doing yoga and meditation, I get grounded in the here and now.<\/p>\n
Today as I write this, it\u2019s Saturday and I\u2019ve been out all day in the nursery. It\u2019s pure therapy to spend time pruning and cutting, planting and cultivating roses. One\u00a0is simply present in what ever one is\u00a0doing. Be it how a leaf grows or which plant needs more water. It\u2019s very different from my writing and script consulting. I need them both.<\/p>\n
It was not a coincidence, I’m sure, that both Mhairi and I are back home in May. What ever this theme of ‘Home’ we will explore during this month will tell me – I’m looking forward to watch it unfold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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