Beauty everywhere

World is beautiful today - can't put my finger on what exactly it is. Well, it's Friday, I mustn't forget the weekend has officially started. I keep playing Verden er Vakker (World is beautiful) by Bjørn Eidsvåg from
last fm
Can't get enough of his voice, and the poetry of the lyrics touches me deeply inside. Norwegian has become such a magical language for me now. It's been so long since I was learning English and developed a passion for it. I thought it was to be once in a lifetime passion, but what did I know then, at 17? I couldn't know I was going to fall in love with a Norwegian and eventually, with his language.
Autumn used to be depressing when I was younger. Not anymore. Now I drink the beauty of the last warm days and the last of the sunshine to the fullest.
I gave up my part time job at university and can't say I'm sorry. Now there are more days when I just take things easy like today. I miss the students sometimes, I met so many brilliant young people there.
It is a beautiful world I live in and I am grateful for all the small things that surround me. And also for the people around me. I'm blessed to have a wonderful daughter. And a husband. I grew up thinking the only people who should always be there for you are your parents. And I still like to think so, and would like my daughter to grow up knowing I'll always be there for her. Wherever she goes or for how long, I hope she always comes back to me. I hope I'll pass no judgments upon her.
I hope there will be many days like this. I love you all, Nera, Odd, mum, dad, gran, my dearest friends, all you little birds eating seeds on my balcony on cold mornings...