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I moved to a small, authentic island to honor a lifelong dream of a life that is both simple and fulfilling. Here, I create, I explore, and I embrace the quiet—offering inspiration for you to do the same.

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The autumn season on the island… the perfect time for - not only - writing…

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Writing is a magical process. It takes time to put the right words together. Sometimes, it can take hours to write just a few sentences. But when you finally manage to capture the essence of what you wanted to express, you feel immense joy, a deep satisfaction, it warms your heart. It is a different kind of joy than the one you feel after you bought yourself a new dress, because you know that your words will bring joy to others as well. And that’s why spending time with writing is also worth it.

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Patience is what I am learning along the way when writing my new book. I finished another chapter today, and feel very happy about that. But still, there are many more words to write before the book will be complete. I enjoy the whole process, of course, the journey is the destination… but sometimes, I would like to move faster, to write more than I am able to… Sometimes, I want to see the flowers even though I just started to plant the seeds… And it is not just writing that teaches me to keep going, to be constant, to cultivate some kind of discipline, while enjoying the journey, it is anything that is worth is… and that can even last, like a book, for a very long time…

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Reading is for anyone… even for men… On the photo there is my partner, reading one of my books… And he is not only pretending having a good time, he read the whole book! He said he was inspired - I didn’t force him - even though this is a kind of a book that attracts mostly women… But I think that in many books “for women” anyone can find a lot of inspiration, because these books are especially about life. It doesn’t mean that someone is weak if they like uplifting stories that encourage to open and follow the heart… it only shows that someone is truly human, be it a woman or a man…

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Since I was a little child, books have been among my best friends… Books let my imagination grow, they encourage me to dream, they uplift my mood, help me to understand myself, they let me travel and open my horizons and so much more… Books have always been present in my life. Wherever I go they go with me. When I travel, I gift myself with a new one, a magical souvenir that won’t only catch the dust, a friend I can always go back to… Books made me also realized, a long time ago, that one day I also want to be among the amazing people who create these precious paper objects that have the power to inspire others to learn something new, spend a good time or even to live a better life… I am very happy that I followed this dream of mine, and that I keep walking this adventurous journey, guided by my heart, sometimes without an exact plan of how everything will unveil in my own personal story or on the pages of a new book that I am writing… But that is the magic of life… to let ourselves go and trust our instincts just like the characters on the pages of our favourite paper friends do… Even though their lives are not easy all the time, there’s often the happy ending… whatever that for every story means…

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Many people think that it is immature to let your life be navigated by the voice of your heart. Because such a journey also means loosing yourself many times. But only through lessons can we grow and understand, step by step, what we truly want. As they say: what doesn’t killl you, makes you stronger. The only thing that could take your life away, while you are still alive, is giving up on your dreams, giving up on faith in yourself, and choosing instead to walk a path that was not meant for you. Trust yourself, trust your dreams and never let them or yourself go. There will be periods of big challenges, but even those will end, and after them you will be a little closer to your dream. But most importantly, your journey will matter to you every single day. Your life, however challenging sometimes, will make sense, and will make you happy. And just like that, step by step, your dreams will become your reality. Because to live a life without dreams would be like living without love… And life is always better with love in it… for ourselves, for what we do, and of course, for others.

Happy last October days, may they be guided by the voice of your heart.

(Quote from the book You Can Do Anything You Want)

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It has been nine years, since the first Edition of You Can Do Anything You Want has been published… and I feel so grateful for all the people who gave it a chance throughout all these years, and trusted that it could help them navigate their life journeys… encourage their steps towards their dreams… uplift their hearts… assure that it’s OK to follow their passions, to be themselves, to live the life they want to live… Because all of this was one of my own dreams back then, when I finally plucked up the courage, quited my previous “carreer”, and self-published this little book… that has already helped many people to positive changes in their lives… Thanks to you all, you helped me too, to make this dream of mine happen… And let’s continue to navigate our life journeys according to what our hearts whisper… and let’s help to many others to do it as well…

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Work in (successful) progress… Even this week I added a lot of pages to my new book, and I feel kind of proud of myself, because to keep going, and especially doing, is quite a task, as the autumn weather is wonderful here, mild and inspiring, so all you want to do is to go out, stare at the sea, take a walk, stop for a cup of coffee, a glass of wine, a pizza… and simply enjoy the many other little pleasures of the local life… But thanks to my coach, I am managing very well to stay on my track… She is very hard on me, but also very wise… She teaches me - every day - when she wants the tasty cheese or a piece of that tuna tuna from my salad instead of her bowl of crackers - that patience and perseverance will bring you to your goal. You can get it if you really want, is her life motto. So I get inspired by her, and so far so good! Btw. She will appear in the book too, of course, without her motivation, my new book would perhaps never happened!

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A little something to ponder on while enjoying the magical autumn light and mood, and October Sunday…

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My new book about slow and simple living on the island, about the curiosities, the positives and also about the challenges of it all, is slowly taking shape… every week new chapters are being born… I feel excited about it, as I have been thinking about this idea for a long time… but then, there’s the right time for each dream, each wish, and even each book to be realised… and when the right time comes, then it is up to us to make it happen… I send to all of you the nutrishing autumn calmness from the island and soon, I will share more news about my new book…

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If you feel like… whatever… you can always pluck up the couragge to do anything that your heart whispers to you… be the inspiration for others… make your life worth living…

This morning, I discovered that the world has lost one of the greatest people, Dianne Keaton, the actress and the woman, who has been an inspiration throughout all my life… It seems impossible when someone like this suddenly dissapears… But life works like this… That is a part of the game… I feel even strongly today, how important it is to follow our own inner compas, because only then can we shine like the stars in this world and bring something that makes the world a better place… Thank you, Dianne, you will be missing, but you will stay in my heart and your light will continue to inspire my journey🙏🫶

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Capturing the notes for my new book, while enjoying the magical moments that this period on the island offers… the summer season is almost finished, the temperature is mild, there are less and less people and much more calmness in the air… the hotels are slowly closing their doors, and just before they do, it is the best time to stop for a cup of coffee on the terrace of one of them… I send to all of you the salty sea air and the wide open horizon to inspire your thoughts and uplift your mood, if the sky, wherever you are right now, seems too cloudy… never forget that the Sun is always there, even behind the densest of clouds…

… more information about my new book, I’ll share soon!

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