Norway - a different kind of journey

I'm writing to you today from a cute cafe in Evje in Norway. I finally arrived here a few days ago after 2.5 days of traveling and found my dream spot on a campsite. I wouldn't have thought that there was such a thing. I have my own bay, two trees for my hammock, my SUP board next to my tent and the most fantastic view ever. I go to bed at night with the mountain backdrop and wake up in the morning with the view of the mountains, which are usually shrouded in cloud.

I realized that I needed a few days to take a break. Too many impressions have poured in on me over the last few days. Long car journeys, different accommodation every day, new great encounters and conversations and, of course, the ferry crossing to another continent in a new country. I actually spent the first day in my hammock and then even my second night there, that's how comfortable I felt. I just loved it. I realized yesterday that my inner voice started to speak again and my mind told me: “You have to keep going, there is still so much to discover!”. But I was so stressed. Can that be right? That's what I want to write about today. About the meaning of travel, our inner voice and also our habits.

I've now decided to stay longer because I've realized that my body is craving it. I just wanted to enjoy my little paradise, go SUPing on the fjord, sit here by the water and take in the view and just do what I feel like doing. It's crazy how my creativity is flowing again here. Anyone who follows me on Instagram will have seen that I post quite a lot and feel the need to share all my abundance of joy. And to be honest: I'm still holding back a lot ;-). I have a clear head here again, I'm with myself and the creative impulses are coming and want to be processed. So it makes absolutely no sense to interrupt this flow artificially.

The last few days I have really felt the flow of life. I met some great people on a farm in Denmark, spent the day with them and had lots of great conversations. I get the best price at the campsite and have long conversations with Norwegians who enjoy our “Danish-Norwegian” conversation. I can still speak reasonable Danish and understand the Norwegians well. Many are fascinated by the fact that I travel alone, especially as a woman, simply to the north without a destination and seem to feel so comfortable doing so. Yesterday I was at a waterfall when a boy came up to me and offered me plums. Apparently they have too many and prefer to give them away before they go bad. I realize that I am touched as I write these words because they show me: I am alive! I am right in the middle of the flow of life. Everything is in motion, the most beautiful things are happening and I am being met with a lot of warmth everywhere.

So why artificially interrupt this flow of life just because we feel we have to do something? In everyday life, we are always so caught up in all the things we have to do. There is rarely room to feel inside ourselves and do what we feel like doing. And even when I'm on vacation, I find myself thinking that I have to keep going because ... and there are so many reasons. A few examples: "You didn't drive 1500km just to stay here in the south! What about your plans to drive north now?". It took me a while to remember what traveling is really about for me. And that's what I'd like to pass on with this article. We travel for a reason and it's rarely to fulfill another to-do list. We already have enough of those in everyday life. I have taken this as an opportunity to rethink my motivation and become more aware of what really matters to me.

I travel because I want to have new experiences, I want to surrender to the flow of life and simply do what I feel like doing every day. I want to immerse myself in nature, get in touch with myself and process the creative impulses. And why? Because it makes me sooo happy and I couldn't imagine anything better! And I'm already looking forward to coming back home after my trip, looking through my pictures, reviewing the footage and then processing it into beautiful projects. My heart gets really big when I think about it! After all, when do you ever have the opportunity to live your life to the full? If not now, then when, when there are no obligations?

When I sit here in the café today and think about my journey, I relax again. I have decided to stay until my heart says: “It's time!”. I have time and I want to dedicate this journey to my heart. I want to follow my intuition and see where it takes me. And nothing else matters. Over the past few days alone, I've had such great experiences that I could write numerous articles about. I went SUPing on the fjord, took photos and stroked horses. One of my highlights was my night in the hammock under a clear starry sky right by the water. Because it is precisely when we relax and fully arrive in the here and now that life begins to unfold its full power: everything comes into flow and we experience the most beautiful surprises!

Greetings from Norway!

In which moments do you feel completely connected to yourself? Do you know that inner voice that keeps coming up and telling you what to do? Do you follow it? Or do you listen to your heart and follow your intuition? Do you wish you had more of it in your life? If so, how can you integrate the feeling even more into your life? What would you do if you could do anything you wanted? How would you feel then? What impact would this have on your environment? What would change if you were in your full radiance?