Today it’s raining all day so I stayed a long time in a restaurant watching beautiful weather.
I have only two weeks left in India, then I’m going to London, and shortly after – back to my home country Lithuania.
I missed Lithuanian dairy food a lot – we have so many yogurts, cheeses and all sorts of dairy foodstuffs to choose from. India, on the other hand, is famous for its curries which I eat here every day.
I missed Lithuanian clothing too – in India it’s very hard to find nice-quality clothes unless in a major city. That’s why you see me wearing the same clothes all the time! And they’re not even my taste anyway. So I’m looking forward to wearing the clothing that I left in my hut in Lithuania.
I absolutely love frequenting Lithuanian second-hand clothing shops that are full of the most beautiful pieces from all over Europe. There I tend to find clothing that’s of much better quality than what’s available in high-street shops, not to say for a fraction of price.
I also missed the peace and stillness of the area where I purchased the land, I missed my bicycle, and long forest rides to the nearby city to stock up on necessities.
I think I’m going to stay in Lithuania for six months again (like I did last time), but I may need to rent a place in winter in the city, because I may not have enough time or funds to fully insulate my purchased hut. Winters in Lithuania are extremely cold so housing must be properly prepared for harsh winter weather. So we will see.
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I was actually writing a Facebook update and then it grew into this post; so since I’m talking about personal matters, here are some more things to update you about.
I’m not sure if you know, but a few days ago I died my hair with henna. I mention this in this Facebook update, and now my profile photo everywhere features me with the new hair color as well.
From the above picture you can see that my hair ends got darker now – this herb tends to get darker after around 48 hours of dying.
I should also mention that I got accepted into several Medium publications, so soon you may be seeing my content there (but I will always publish a free link to it on my social accounts).
I hope you will read and clap my posts, (you can follow me on Medium here) as that can make the post seen by more people, which means more funds to finally start establishing the mindfulness center on my land about which I write here.
What’s more, you may also be soon seeing my new logo, because I purchased Photoshop so I will be experimenting with that.
Finally, I will also change the website theme soon, because today I purchased another premium blog theme. I like the current one but it does look outdated, so this was bugging me for quite some time.
I hope I will hear your feedback once I post logo and theme versions on my social accounts.
Thanks for reading and do comment if you have anything to add or ask!
Take care,
Hi Simona, I read about your plans for a center in Lithuania and sounds very interesting. I myself have been on my way to opening a spiritual place where you can sit and meditate. Unfortunately, it was difficult for me to fulfill this myself but the thoughts are there all the time. Really think that many such places are needed on earth where people feel welcome and just be. Maybe near the nature where the birds are heard and nature sings its own harmonic song. I think whoever wants something good for humanity will always get help from the universe 🙂
Thank you, Rody. Yes, such a center is very difficult to establish if you’re just an individual. That’s why I’m looking for help.
Also, I think it’s important not to rush – every single step taken forward counts. It’s easy to be discouraged if you look at it as such a big project, but it gets easier if you just focus on the step you need to take now.
You continue to evolve…all the best Simona.
Thank you and wishing you all the best as well, Champika.
Thank you for your update Simona , and wish you all the very best in the future . I have been in touch with you for more than five years and am grateful for all the sharing you have done . In my own personal journey I have drifted away from Hinduism and come closer to Tibetan Buddhism . Following Buddhism enables me to more at at peace with myself . I would convert to Buddhism in due course of time . Would be in touch . Blessings
Thank you for being my long-term reader, Deepak. Wishing you all the best in your life.
Hi Simona,
Thanks for the update, you always keep progressing in your life, and it’s a joy to follow along with your journey. I too have been inspired by your blog since more than five years! I also intended to create a “Spiritual Center” and found it difficult. I started by offering a retreat at what I thought was a fair price, but having to rent a space really drove up the price.
I love your idea of keeping it affordable, I am still in beginning stages, but at least I have created an organic, green off grid homestead with a thriving garden, for myself. I wish you all the best with your future plans! Many Blessings, Jennifer
Thanks, Jennifer, I heard already from another reader attempting to create such a center but this proving to be too difficult. I will just take everything one step at a time, and I’m not rushing.
Hello again Simona,
I would also like to ask you how you are doing with your book on Hermeticism. I was so excited to hear of this project of yours, I have read some interesting books too, And I am very interested!! I guess it may be easier t do research in a big city like London with huge amounts of archives and libraries.
You are such an inspiration, sending love and light to you!!
At the moment I’m working the Egyptian Tarot book and I’ve almost finished editing it, but since a lot is going on in my life now, I can edit only a little bit at a time.