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\n\n\n\nThere\u2019s a lot of power in saying no<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
And then boom! Something happens in our lives and our routine gets disrupted. This may be a difficult life experience that we resist. – A lover leaves us, we lose our job or break a leg. What\u2019s better though, is when we ourselves initiate the change so that it\u2019s not forced upon us. This happens when we have been aligned with and listened to our InnS\u00e6i and realised that it is time for a change. The growing disconnect within ourselves has not passed unnoticed and we act on it. There\u2019s a lot of power in saying no to what\u2019s not working for us. But it also takes courage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maria Popova puts it beautifully in her end of the year 2023 newsletter of The Marginalian<\/a>: \u201cThere are moments in life when we are reminded that we are unfished, that the story we have been telling ourselves about who we are and where our life leads is yet unwritten.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nThese moments may feel random and as if they are coming from nowhere, but they\u2019re not. They are desires and beliefs that have been brewing inside us for a while, often a very long time, and when we have opened up to a new beginning, our inner desires and beliefs sense that their time has come to emerge to the surface, from the depths of the sea within us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pledge your support<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Change opens pathways to possibilities<\/h5>\n\n\n\n\nWhether the change or new beginning feels of our own doing or not, change opens pathways to possibilities that we would not otherwise be exposed to. Paying attention to these possibilities is the key to growing through them. Closing our eyes to them; denying change from happening, won\u2019t help. Discomfort and pain persist when we resist. There\u2019s wisdom in accepting that life is in constant motion, it doesn\u2019t go backwards.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
When we grow, we allow the world \u2018to come to us\u2019. New beginnings carry with them tipping points and profound openings that can deeply affect how we show up in life. Acting wisely can sound simple and yet terribly complex at the same time. It is like sailing out on an open sea where there is no land in sight and the only compass we can truly rely on, is within us. Rule number one is to keep your head up, so that you don\u2019t drown. Rule number two is to decide which direction to go in. Now that\u2019s a harder one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The psychoanalyst Allen Wheelis is quoted to have said: \u201cWe create ourselves. The sequence is suffering, insight, will, action, change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tune into your soul\u2019s frequency<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Being aligned with InnS\u00e6i means we are in tune with our soul\u2019s frequency and we pay attention to how we experience our lives. InnS\u00e6i helps us notice the hints signalling it is time for a change. When we know and love ourselves we honour our own feelings and experiences, instead of discarding them. Love gives us courage to act, to take the necessary steps or leaps of faith. We can disrupt stagnation that has stifled our wings, energy and creativity. The reward is a renewed spirit, a rebirth that helps us set sail on the open sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I write this as I stand at the cusp of yet another life\u2019s transitions and a new beginning. The first such major experience I had was in my late twenties. It hit me unexpectedly, was deeply painful, I resisted it, then got exhausted, kind of collapsed, and ended up giving into the flow of life. It was a life-changing experience that I write about in my book InnS\u00e6i: Heal, revive and reset with the Icelandic art of intuition<\/a><\/em> (Lagom, Bonnier books UK, March 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nStay aligned with your InnS\u00e6i<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
This time around the new beginning is very different because I\u2019ve initiated the change myself and enjoy taking responsibility for it. Being aligned with my InnS\u00e6i has helped immensely, both in my personal and professional life. I know what\u2019s right for me at this point. But it didn\u2019t happen over-night, it\u2019s been brewing for quite some time. I left a successful job in Iceland, moved countries, am selling or giving away most of my material belongings, including my home for over twenty years. I am following love and committing myself to bringing InnS\u00e6i out into the world. It\u2019s incredibly exciting, – and a bit scary at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We all have this sparkle within us, there is something we\u2019ve thought about for a long time that we want to do in our lives. You want to create art, write, change jobs, leave your spouse, travel, knit, run 5k, move to the countryside, ask someone out, make new friends or speak the truth about something that\u2019s been taking up too much space in your head. Whatever it is, don\u2019t postpone it if you don\u2019t have to. This is your life. The time is always ripe to do the right thing, as Nelson Mandela said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Commit to living your life in a way that nourishes you. Stay aligned with your InnS\u00e6i. And in order to do that, pay attention to what you pay attention to, document it, write it in your journal. Witness yourself unfold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nAs you close one door (which can even be an old habit or a thought pattern) and open another, – with an open heart-, notice how the world opens up to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What you are in fact noticing, is the possible in you.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
With love,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hrund<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These moments may feel random and as if they are coming from nowhere, but they\u2019re not. They are desires and beliefs that have been brewing inside us for a while, often a very long time, and when we have opened up to a new beginning, our inner desires and beliefs sense that their time has come to emerge to the surface, from the depths of the sea within us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pledge your support<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Change opens pathways to possibilities<\/h5>\n\n\n\n\nWhether the change or new beginning feels of our own doing or not, change opens pathways to possibilities that we would not otherwise be exposed to. Paying attention to these possibilities is the key to growing through them. Closing our eyes to them; denying change from happening, won\u2019t help. Discomfort and pain persist when we resist. There\u2019s wisdom in accepting that life is in constant motion, it doesn\u2019t go backwards.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
When we grow, we allow the world \u2018to come to us\u2019. New beginnings carry with them tipping points and profound openings that can deeply affect how we show up in life. Acting wisely can sound simple and yet terribly complex at the same time. It is like sailing out on an open sea where there is no land in sight and the only compass we can truly rely on, is within us. Rule number one is to keep your head up, so that you don\u2019t drown. Rule number two is to decide which direction to go in. Now that\u2019s a harder one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The psychoanalyst Allen Wheelis is quoted to have said: \u201cWe create ourselves. The sequence is suffering, insight, will, action, change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tune into your soul\u2019s frequency<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Being aligned with InnS\u00e6i means we are in tune with our soul\u2019s frequency and we pay attention to how we experience our lives. InnS\u00e6i helps us notice the hints signalling it is time for a change. When we know and love ourselves we honour our own feelings and experiences, instead of discarding them. Love gives us courage to act, to take the necessary steps or leaps of faith. We can disrupt stagnation that has stifled our wings, energy and creativity. The reward is a renewed spirit, a rebirth that helps us set sail on the open sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I write this as I stand at the cusp of yet another life\u2019s transitions and a new beginning. The first such major experience I had was in my late twenties. It hit me unexpectedly, was deeply painful, I resisted it, then got exhausted, kind of collapsed, and ended up giving into the flow of life. It was a life-changing experience that I write about in my book InnS\u00e6i: Heal, revive and reset with the Icelandic art of intuition<\/a><\/em> (Lagom, Bonnier books UK, March 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\nStay aligned with your InnS\u00e6i<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
This time around the new beginning is very different because I\u2019ve initiated the change myself and enjoy taking responsibility for it. Being aligned with my InnS\u00e6i has helped immensely, both in my personal and professional life. I know what\u2019s right for me at this point. But it didn\u2019t happen over-night, it\u2019s been brewing for quite some time. I left a successful job in Iceland, moved countries, am selling or giving away most of my material belongings, including my home for over twenty years. I am following love and committing myself to bringing InnS\u00e6i out into the world. It\u2019s incredibly exciting, – and a bit scary at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We all have this sparkle within us, there is something we\u2019ve thought about for a long time that we want to do in our lives. You want to create art, write, change jobs, leave your spouse, travel, knit, run 5k, move to the countryside, ask someone out, make new friends or speak the truth about something that\u2019s been taking up too much space in your head. Whatever it is, don\u2019t postpone it if you don\u2019t have to. This is your life. The time is always ripe to do the right thing, as Nelson Mandela said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Commit to living your life in a way that nourishes you. Stay aligned with your InnS\u00e6i. And in order to do that, pay attention to what you pay attention to, document it, write it in your journal. Witness yourself unfold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nAs you close one door (which can even be an old habit or a thought pattern) and open another, – with an open heart-, notice how the world opens up to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What you are in fact noticing, is the possible in you.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
With love,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hrund<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whether the change or new beginning feels of our own doing or not, change opens pathways to possibilities that we would not otherwise be exposed to. Paying attention to these possibilities is the key to growing through them. Closing our eyes to them; denying change from happening, won\u2019t help. Discomfort and pain persist when we resist. There\u2019s wisdom in accepting that life is in constant motion, it doesn\u2019t go backwards.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
When we grow, we allow the world \u2018to come to us\u2019. New beginnings carry with them tipping points and profound openings that can deeply affect how we show up in life. Acting wisely can sound simple and yet terribly complex at the same time. It is like sailing out on an open sea where there is no land in sight and the only compass we can truly rely on, is within us. Rule number one is to keep your head up, so that you don\u2019t drown. Rule number two is to decide which direction to go in. Now that\u2019s a harder one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The psychoanalyst Allen Wheelis is quoted to have said: \u201cWe create ourselves. The sequence is suffering, insight, will, action, change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tune into your soul\u2019s frequency<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Being aligned with InnS\u00e6i means we are in tune with our soul\u2019s frequency and we pay attention to how we experience our lives. InnS\u00e6i helps us notice the hints signalling it is time for a change. When we know and love ourselves we honour our own feelings and experiences, instead of discarding them. Love gives us courage to act, to take the necessary steps or leaps of faith. We can disrupt stagnation that has stifled our wings, energy and creativity. The reward is a renewed spirit, a rebirth that helps us set sail on the open sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I write this as I stand at the cusp of yet another life\u2019s transitions and a new beginning. The first such major experience I had was in my late twenties. It hit me unexpectedly, was deeply painful, I resisted it, then got exhausted, kind of collapsed, and ended up giving into the flow of life. It was a life-changing experience that I write about in my book InnS\u00e6i: Heal, revive and reset with the Icelandic art of intuition<\/a><\/em> (Lagom, Bonnier books UK, March 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n This time around the new beginning is very different because I\u2019ve initiated the change myself and enjoy taking responsibility for it. Being aligned with my InnS\u00e6i has helped immensely, both in my personal and professional life. I know what\u2019s right for me at this point. But it didn\u2019t happen over-night, it\u2019s been brewing for quite some time. I left a successful job in Iceland, moved countries, am selling or giving away most of my material belongings, including my home for over twenty years. I am following love and committing myself to bringing InnS\u00e6i out into the world. It\u2019s incredibly exciting, – and a bit scary at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We all have this sparkle within us, there is something we\u2019ve thought about for a long time that we want to do in our lives. You want to create art, write, change jobs, leave your spouse, travel, knit, run 5k, move to the countryside, ask someone out, make new friends or speak the truth about something that\u2019s been taking up too much space in your head. Whatever it is, don\u2019t postpone it if you don\u2019t have to. This is your life. The time is always ripe to do the right thing, as Nelson Mandela said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Commit to living your life in a way that nourishes you. Stay aligned with your InnS\u00e6i. And in order to do that, pay attention to what you pay attention to, document it, write it in your journal. Witness yourself unfold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As you close one door (which can even be an old habit or a thought pattern) and open another, – with an open heart-, notice how the world opens up to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What you are in fact noticing, is the possible in you.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n With love,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hrund<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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