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A big thank you to the universe, for bringing me safe to the US, for letting me see my sisters, for letting me work, for letting me work smoothly there, for keeping everybody safe and healthy during the whole trip and for bring us home safely.
Back to teaching~
#alwaysbethankful
#alwaysbegrateful
#theuniversehasyourback
📷 Oslo, Norway. Vigeland Park. April 2010.
It was our first family road trip, when our firstborn was four months old, and we drove for over seven hours to get from where we were living in Sweden to get to Oslo - the beautiful capital of Norway.
We stayed in the splendid Radisson Blu Scandinavian Hotel, visited Oslo Slottet (Royal Palace) and witnessed the changing of guards, window shopped along the main shopping street Karl Johans Gate, had a nice dinner by the waterfront at Aker Brygge, and took a boat ride along Oslo Fjord.
The place that left behind the deepest impression in me was Vigeland Park - which is the world's largest sculpture park by a single artist (Gustav Vigeland). There is a total of over 200 sculptures in the park and most of them are in the human form depicting different emotions and stages of life. Some of them were really fascinating and mind blowing, for instance the mother and child one here caught my attention. Although Vigeland didn't leave behind aids to help interpret his work, this sculpture is often perceived as a positive one and I saw it as one of joy, gratitude and bliss - exactly how I felt when I stepped into motherhood and held my child for the first time.
Just today, the toddler refused to let me go to the loo and had a huge meltdown when I absolutely had to. He cried profusely, tugged at my leg and even insisted on sitting on my lap. It was kind of hilarious yet absolutely endearing at the same time. I reminded myself that one day soon, he would spread his wings and fly and would no longer need me the way he does now. All I can do is cherish, hold dear and be thankful for the time when he still calls "Mama" a hundred times a day, can't make it through the night without me and kisses me a hundred times a day to let me know how much he loves me.
#ahappymum #oslo #norway #vigelandpark #livingineurope #memoriesaremadeofthese #throwback #motherandchild #neverforget #alwaysbethankful #motherhood
