Relax With Slow Norwegian

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If you have not watched Ren Gill in his performance of "Hi Ren" you're in for a treat! It is the most captivating song, or shall I say masterpiece, I have ever heard. I get the chills each time! I went from being not at all interested in reaction videos, to a "Hi Ren" reaction video junkie! I've watched a few! It is so satisfying to se other peoples jaw drop to the floor. IF YOU ARE A HUMEN, this will give you the chills! And perhaps tears, anger and joy. Connection is the feeling I get, and I love Ren and all the people reacting to his stuff, because you can watch the humanness of us all appear!  Link to Hi Ren: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_nc1IVoMxc&ab_channel=Ren

It's 2023. It's winter, and I am feeling good! I have a long talk with you before the counting, just because it's been a while, and I want to share with you the great news of my current emotional and mental state! :)  As always, I love you and I hope you are feeling good too, and if not, there is no pressure. Take your time, do small things that might inspire you slightly, you will heal!  

www.slownorwegian.com I am soon publishing a bedtime story in a childrens book. If you want to check it out (and you understand Norwegian) head over to www.eirineboken.no. It will be released in English too, as soon as the editing prosess is done. 

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I know you feel like there is no hope! The feeling is temporary, even if it has been like this for a long time. There are so many examples of people who have lived wonderful lives surviving their own darkness and thoughts or even attempts at suicide.   Your thoughts are fooling you. You are strong, you are loved. You are important and we need you! We need your voice and your experience. We need your help to save the world from learned safe hatred. You will get through this and learn to love yourself.  People can be so clumsy when they talk about suicide. It is not stupid - you are not stupid for having the thoughts. You are definitely not a coward for wanting to quit. Is a normal reaction to inhuman amounts of emotional or physical pain and not yet seing another way out of the living hell you are experiencing. They don't understand. But let's not punish the world for their lack of understanding. Stay. Help people understand how they can be a support for you and others. You are strong - it's not always like this! Depression is temporary! Although it feels like it's forever - it is not! What will be forever is the pain your loved ones will have over loosing you and the ongoing torment of their own thoughts that they maybe could have done something to save you - but they didn't know or know how!  We need your help to see you and understand you and reach out to you. You must let us in. I know its really, really, really hard - but there is no shame in feeling this way.  If someone would tell you that you are wrong, stupid or tries to "guilt" you out of  it - first of all, that simply does not work! Secondly, that is a reaction coming from fear and a lack of knowledge and understanding!  You are probably smarter than most, more courageous than most and are already so full of self imposed guilt and shame for being where you are. Talk with someone else. Talk to someone professional.  You are worthy of life and we need you. Maybe you need a hand and a uplifting today and for some time to come, but I know that someone will need that from you in the future - when you are a survivor. A true hero - because there is no battle grater than the one we fight in our minds! We need you.  September is Suicide prevention awareness month. I don't know what more to say right now in this episode. Someone in our group of friends, father to a girl our daughter plays with, just hanged himself a week ago. We are sending all our love to the litte girl who s just 8 years old, her mother and all those who just lost a friend or piece of their heart. 

BREAKING NEWS: There will be some changes around here!    This episode is an extract from S1E1: 49 Norwegian trigger/focus words whispered. Fall asleep while growing your vocabulary. ASMR and binaural music (432 Hz) I am planning on some serious content creation for you guys and there will be some changes around here. But fear not. The changes means more for you and also good reasons for you to support me on this podcast venture as I now plan a premium stream. Don't worry. I will still release episodes regularly to my free stream too. :)  This episode is an example of what I will be creating regularly for premium subscribers! Let me know already if you are ready to jump on board. Early subscriber will be invited to be a part of my focus group when it comes to planning and ideas, and I will also share a little from "behind the scenes"! In this episode you can enjoy only the focus/trigger words whispered to you again and again. Just my voice. Nothing more. No talking of anything else. Just that. Repeated 6 times so you can safely dose off while your subconscious soaks it all up!  Stay tuned for more bonus material coming up the following days and weeks!  Visit my website for more perks! www.slownorwegian.com In Norway? Buy Solstråleboken

BREAKING NEWS: There will be some changes around here!    This episode too is an BONUS from S1E1: 49 Norwegian trigger/focus words whispered. Fall asleep while growing your vocabulary. ASMR and binaural music (432 Hz) I am planning on some serious content creation for you guys and there will be some changes around here. But fear not. The changes means more for you and also good reasons for you to support me on this podcast venture as I now plan a premium stream. Don't worry. I will still release episodes regularly to my free stream too. :)  This episode is an example of what I will be creating regularly for premium subscribers! Let me know already if you are ready to jump on board. Early subscriber will be invited to be a part of my focus group when it comes to planning and ideas, and I will also share a little from "behind the scenes"! In this episode you can enjoy me reading the text from S1E1 to you again and again, with the relaxing ambient background of a rainy day. No talking of anything else. Just that. Repeated again and again so you can safely dose off while your subconscious soaks it all up, or simply shuts it out and shuts you down! Stay tuned for more bonus material coming up the following days and weeks!  Visit my website for more perks! www.slownorwegian.com In Norway? Buy Solstråleboken

BREAKING NEWS: There will be some changes around here!    This episode is an extract from S1E1: 49 Norwegian trigger/focus words whispered. Fall asleep while growing your vocabulary. ASMR and binaural music (432 Hz) I am planning on some serious content creation for you guys and there will be some changes around here. But fear not. The changes means more for you and also good reasons for you to support me on this podcast venture as I now plan a premium stream. Don't worry. I will still release episodes regularly to my free stream too. :)  This episode is an example of what I will be creating regularly for premium subscribers! Let me know already if you are ready to jump on board. Early subscriber will be invited to be a part of my focus group when it comes to planning and ideas, and I will also share a little from "behind the scenes"! In this episode you can enjoy only the focus/trigger words whispered to you again and again, with beautiful mellow background music. No talking of anything else. Just that. Repeated 6 times so you can safely dose off while your subconscious soaks it all up!  Stay tuned for more bonus material coming up the following days and weeks!  Visit my website for more perks! www.slownorwegian.com In Norway? Buy Solstråleboken

In Norway? Buy Solstråleboken Appreciate this episode? Buy me a coffee! :) Love this podcast? Tell me (and the world) Join me on Facebook   Go to this episodes shownotes on my website to get the text I am reading + the list of 49 Norwegian words. #Asmr #tingles #relax #braingasm #bedtime #fairytale #meditation #book #Norwegian #learn norwegian #whispering #whisper #whispered #soft voices #soft spoken #binaural #storm #Norway #meditation #meditate #sleep #hypnosis

Appreciate this episode? Buy me a coffee! :) Love this podcast? Tell me (and the world) Join me on Facebook   I struggle guys. And I know you do too. We all do from time to time, and some more than others. And it's ok. Let's work on accepting and forgiving ourselves. Let's build a safe space inside where we can allow ourselves to let go of many of the things that does not serve us. Let's give ourselves som love!  This episode is all about that. I am sharing with you some of my inner landscape, and I am also partly doing a inner child technique that is potentially very emotional and very effective for coming to peace with yourself.  For me - doing a inner child exercise like this, is often emotional, but the peace I feel shortly after is so precious and I can fall a sleep like a baby! #notgoodenough #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #selfcare #selflove #anxiety #love #mentalhealthmatters #depression #motivation #health #wellness #mindfulness #healing #life #loveyourself #therapy #inspiration #happiness #mindset #positivity #positivevibes #quotes #meditation #mentalillness #psychology #wellbeing #recovery #instagood #happy #sleepinsomnia #sleeptips #sleepbetter #wellrested #whycantisleep  #sleeplessnight #sleeplesssociety #goodnightsleep #sweetdreams #sleepbetterlivebetter #sleepmore #sleepwalking #sleepsolutions #polysomnography #slumbertime #sleepingtime #sleepinggood #bettersleep #pediatricsleepconsultant #sleepapneaawareness #remsleep #sleeptraining #sleepapnea #insomniaproblems #sleepdisorder #sleeptherapy #sleepproblems #sleepdisorders  

Appreciate this episode? Buy me a coffee! :) Love this podcast? Tell me (and the world) Join me on Facebook   In this episode I write by hand, lying in bed. I read the journal entry and after all of it I put my book and pencil down and fall asleep. There is calming music in the background and All is recorded stereo and I am gently suggesting you relax and fall asleep.     Script:   Welcome to yet another episode of Relax with Slow Norwegian.    Podcast listening numbers is growing, and before launching the former 4 episodes this year, the only episodes of this year, the podcast was running quite strong with a growing number of followers, and just as soon as I started publishing again, the listening numbers spiked dramatically!    Six thousand two hundred listens only on the four episodes I have been publishing over the last six weeks, with a total of over nine thousand downloads counting all previous episodes too.    I am proud of my self being for consistent over the last weeks and I am planning to continue this newfound inspiration and drive.  I also want to share with you that the money you guys have donated, I have put them towards a website for the show. www.slownorwegian.com! I am very happy about that, although it is still a work in progress. With the website it will be easier to look for specific episodes as I will also group episodes with tags. For example if you want to listen as you go to bed, you can apply the tag and the website will pull up all the most relaxing content I have created. I believe this upgrade will be a benefit for all, as more people will find me, It will be easidr to leave a review and to contribute to the show, and as a result I will be able to fokus more of my time creating new content. You contributing to the show is the only way I earn something for my work, so if you enjoy listening, please head over to my website: Slownorwegian.com and contribute the amountthat feels right and just for you.    Ok. so… about this episode.  It is slightly different from the former ones… It is a sleep friendly episode still, and very sleep friendly in my opinion, as I have actually recorded this episode in bed! I am having a cold, so my voice and breathing might sound a little different.    I take my notebook with me and I write a little diary about my life as a mom to a girl who just started school. There are many emotions involved for all of us and I also write about who I want to be as a mom and how I want to meet my growing child through the different stages of her life. With compassion and understanding. I want her to alway feel safe coming home, nomatter her days experiences and I want her to feel accepted and loved although she might have acted in a way that is not in line with our values. Love first - talk after.    I was very rebellious myself as a youth and I believe that we would all have a better experience if I was met with more understanding and less punishment. I might have done many of the same things, but maybe my image of myself would be more loving and I would heal faster, from the many hurts youth can bring, into adulthood…    I am not blaming anyone, I love my dad, and I know he did his very best and acted the best he could with the advice he would get from the world on parenting.  am just being aware of me having a different opportunity to approach parenthood differently as the world has changed and the ideas of what is good parenting has changed.    Well. After I write the episode I read it slowly. However, You will listen to the reading before the writing as I will organize them in that order, and in the end I put the pencil down and we can fall asleep together as I continue to record as I close my eyes and travel into the subconscious world of dreams. You might hear Jonas, Eirs dad in the far background, from time to time , as he is sitting downstairs talking.   Now, if you are not already in a good position, readjust yourself to be as comfortable as you can in this moment, If there are any outside sounds, please just ignore them as you soon will focus only on my voice and feel so very relaxed. Give yourself permission to fall asleep at any point during this episode, and know that it is also ok if it takes a little longer. If you havent closed your eyes, Slowly just close them now and allow the muscles around your eyes relax too. Let your face relax… your mouth and jaw. Take a few deep breaths in and out from your nose, and feel the breath traveling all the way down to your stomach, and giving you a sense of release as you let the breath back out. Good. Enjoy this writing session. I am proud of you for taking care of your need for relaxation. I love you.  Jeg ligger på sengen og skriver, og det er det ikke så ofte jeg gjør. JEg er forkjølet nå og jeg gjetter det er fordi jeg ikke har lyttet nok til kroppen, eller bare gjort litt for mye på en gang. Det er mye som skjer i min indre verden nå. En stor forandring skjer i livet og det er at jeg nå er mamma til en skolejente! Det har forresten gått veldig bra. Det var mye usikkerhet om hvordan det skulle gå, for alle; Jonas, meg og ikke minst for Eir som skulle begynne på skolen. Hun var nervøs og utilpass med det første og det kan jeg godt forstå. Jeg var også det, men jeg viste henne bare godt humør og forståelse. Jeg husker ikke veldig mye fra min første dag på skolen, men jeg husker veldig godt det øyeblikket navnene våre ble ropt opp og vi skulle gå til de ulike lærerne. Jeg syns læreren min så skummel ut. Men om jeg deretter bare gledelig gikk til skolen de påløpende dagene, det husker jeg ikke. Det er jo nesten tredve år siden nå! For min datter er det blandede følelser; om morgenen vil hun ikke at jeg skal gå og om ettermiddagen vil hun fortsatt være der. Det er jo et veldig godt tegn på at hun har kost seg i løpet av dagen Som forelder med hele hjertet investert i dette lille mennesket, så er det en lettelse. Selv om jeg ikke sitter hjemme og tvinner tomler mens hun er på skolen så tenker jeg på henne mye og ofte. Vi snakker også mye om hvordan vi kan bidra til hennes trivsel,trygghet og læring, både vi voksne sammen, men også med henne. Seksåringen vår!    Hun er virkelig lyset mitt og jeg er så veldig nysgjerrig på henne… hennes hode og tanker og hvordan hun utvikler seg fra dag til dag. Hvem hun kommer til å etablere sterke relasjoner til i årene som kommer og hvordan vår rolle som foreldre vil oppleves gjennom de ulike stadiene av livet hennes. Jeg har et sterkt ønske om å være hennes klippe. At hun vet at hun alltid kan komme til meg uten skam, og med det mener jeg at jeg ønsker å være en mamma med få fordomme. Jeg ønsker å støtte henne og vise henne tillit samt forståelse når hun handler uharmonisk med våre verdier Hun skal aldri være redd fo å komme hjem eller bli gjort arr av eller trenge å skamme seg. Det betyr ikke at jeg ikke vil at vi skal ha regler eller verdier i fokus.    Jeg vil prøve å møte henne slik som jeg ville og fortsatt vil bli møtt og snakket til. Og så vil jeg at hun skal ønske å ha med seg venner og kjærester hjem. Jeg vil være her for henne og hennes flokk! Og så vet jeg at dette blir en reise hvor jeg må være veldig bevisst meg selv og at jeg kommer til å snakke og handle uharmonisk med mine verdier og ønsker og da vil jeg gjerne at jeg husker å vise meg selv den samme empatien, forståelsen og tilgivelsen som jeg ønsker å ha lett tilgjengelig for Eir.   Ok my friend. That was me reading the diary entry I wrote just a moment before. Now I will share the recording of me writing it with you. So just continue to relax, if you need to readjust to get in a even better position for relaxation, just do that, and know that you are safe, loved and that you soon will enjoy a good night sleep. Know that it is ok for you to fall asleep now, and that there is nothing that is more important right now than your need for relaxation and sleep. Nothing is more important than allowing your body and mind to just relax.     (Recording of me writing)   (whispering) The writing session has come to an end. I hope and suspect you are very, very relaxed now, if not already sleeping. I will put my book and pencil away now and for the next few moments, I will be right here, falling asleep, energetically by your side.    I am proud of you. You are safe and you are loved.    Good night my friend. #Asmr #tingles #relax #braingasm #bedtime #fairytale #meditation #book #Norwegian #learn norwegian #whispering #whisper #whispered #soft voices #soft spoken #binaural #rain #Norway #meditation #meditate #sleep #hypnosis

Appreciate this episode? Buy me a coffee! :)    Love this podcast? Tell me (and the world)   Join me on Facebook In this episode I have taken my microphones with me in my camper van and parked in a forest on a hill. I have been out and about lately looking for mushrooms and learning about different edible species and here I am, reading to you about one of the mushrooms.  In the beginning of this episode I talk gently with a normal voice and after a while I continue with whispers. After I am all done reading for you I make myself some soup!   You will hear rain and wind sounds in the background and no music this time. Only my voice and the surroundings. I hope you enjoy this one as much as other episodes. Remember to review the podcast and consider showing me some appreciation and buy me a coffee. (Oh... link to the book comes soon.) Tusen takk for at du er her og for at du er du. Jeg er så takknemlig for å få lov til å være i ditt liv.  #Asmr #tingles #relax #braingasm #bedtime #fairytale #meditation #book #Norwegian #learn norwegian #whispering #whisper #whispered #soft voices #soft spoken #binaural #rain #Norway #meditation #meditate #sleep #hypnosis

Appreciate this episode? Buy me a coffee! :) Love this podcast? Tell me (and the world) Join me on Facebook Here is the original script for this episode in NORWEGIAN.  Relax with slow Norwegian, August 2022 Tiden flyr. Dagene går. Tenk at det er kommet til sommerens slutt allerede. Nå sitter jeg på mitt gamle kontorrom der hvor jeg bodde før og skriver innholdet til en ny episode. Jeg kan ikke forstå at det nesten har gått en hel måned siden sist.  Forrige gang hadde jeg mikrofone nærmere tastaturet med fokus på lydene derfra. Denne gangen sitter jeg og skriver med mikrofonene veldig nært munnen min. Ikke mer enn 5-10 cm. Jeg er nysgjerrig på hva jeg liker best og hva dere liker best av disse to alternativene. Kanskje kommer det an på dagsformen? Om man vil ha en stemme helt nærmt ørene eller ikke. Jeg lytter til meg selv samtidig mens jeg skriver, og jeg merker at jeg blir litt tungpustet av å snakke så veldig stille. Jeg holder liksom igjen litt på pusten for å ikke blåse for mye luft ut av gangen, for da “smeller” det i mikrofonene og dermed i våre ører. Det er ikke så behagelig å høre på syns jeg. Innimellom så raser det ideer i mitt hode om hva jeg kan ta meg til her på podkasten. Jeg har fått tilbakemeldinger fra dere om at dere liker at det er litt forskjell i episodene og innholdet. Jeg har i det siste tenkt på å bare lage lister med ord, eller lese opp i fra en kokebok eller noe, da selve innholdet ikke er det viktigste, bare at det gjennomføres på en rolig og behagelig måte.  I begynnelsen av denne podkasten, leste jeg mye fra snl.no som er nettsidene Store norske leksikon. Derfra er mange artikler lovlig å gjengi uten å ha avtale med forfatteren. Jeg leste fra store norske leksikon, jeg leste fra min egen blogg og fra skattkista, et skole- og hjemmeleksikon. Jeg tror det var kalt et konversasjonsleksikon. Kunnskap for å ha noe å snakke om. Jeg for min egen del likerbest å snakke om det som foregår inne i meg og inne i deg, filosofere over hva vi er, hva verden er og hva vi gjør her. Meningen med livet og disse greiene. Og så liker jeg å snakke, eller konversere på fint, om ideer og drømmer og hvordan vi kan oppnå disse.  Hva liker du å snakke om når du treffer en nær og kjær venn?  Jeg begynner å gå litt tom for ord i dag. Jeg har ikke så mye å dele akkurat nå.  Men jeg skal grave litt. Med det mener jeg at jeg skal utforske mitt eget hode litt for å se om noe dukker opp som jeg har lyst å skrive litt om her og nå.  Jeg kan jo nevne at Eir og jeg kom tilbake fra en biltur for noen dager siden. Vi tok oss en skikkelig fin jentetur, henne og jeg. Først besøkte vi Mikkelparken i Kinsarvik, så kjørte vi til Lillestrøm og gikk i klatrepark der før vi kjørte til Oslo og var 3 dager på Bogstad gård hvor de har kaniner og høns og kalkun og husdyr, i tillegg til en nydelig fauna av en hage med både spiselige planter og vekster samt det som bare er til glede for øyet. Vi var veldig heldige som fikk bruke så mye tid på besøk på denne fine plassen, da vi kunne overnatte i bilen der i lys av at vi besøkte en venn som bor der. For de har ikke et overnattingstilbud der. Men det er vel verdt å besøke denne plassen bare for et dagsbesøk, spesielt hvis det er sommer og varmt, da det er en badeplass like ved. Bogstadvannet heter det der. Det er også gratis å parkere og de har kafe der på dagtid mellom 12:00 og 16:00 mener jeg. Men ta ikke mitt ord for det. Finn det ut selv dersom du planlegger et besøk. Det var veldig avslappende å henge i parken der med nydelig utsikt og behagelig, familievennlig atmosfære. God plass!   Etter dette kjørte vi til Bjørneparken i Flå, som ligger i Hallingdal. Vi hadde en kjempefin dag der også og en veldig fin avslutning på turen vår. Vi kjørte opp på fjellet og parkerte midt mellom lyng og annen buskvekst før vi kjørte til Voss morgenen etter.  Jeg glemte å nevne at vi på turen bort tok en spasertur på fjellet og sklei på rumpa ned snøen som ikke har smeltet enda, og som kanskje aldri smelter, med mindre vi har heterekorder. Det var gøy og spennende for oss begge å ake på snøen en sommerdag i slutten av Juli!  Men nå er vi hjemme igjen og bruker dagene så godt vi kan til å være ute og nyte resten av sommeren som betyr helt nede i 12 grader og regn! Men vi kler oss og går ut i skogen, lager bål og leter etter sopp og bær. Det er deilig å være ute og det er noe rart med det for all mat smaker liksom mye bedre også når vi tilbereder den ute!  De siste dagene har vi funnet kantareller og steinsopp, og jeg har merket en nysgjerrighet for soppens verden. I går gikk vi ut med soppbok, og jeg oppdaget en ny matsopp. Ny for meg vel og merke, og det skal lite til, for jeg har aldri egentlig vært på sopptur. Så nå har jeg lyst til å lære mer, slik jeg har mer å gjøre på ute utover høsten også! Soppen jeg fant i går heter rødgul piggsopp og kan ikke lett forveksles med noe annet, derfor følte jeg meg nokså trygg da jeg la den i kurven. Jeg har ikke smakt den enda! Men det blir spennende. I forigårs laget jeg en rett av løk, ris og kantarell. Det var veldig godt.  Se der ja. Jeg hadde visst litt på hjertet likevel.  Nå ser jeg at jeg har spilt inn i 45 minutter og jeg tenker at det er en passelig lengde på denne episoden. Jeg skal jo også lese inn denne teksten og kanskje også legge ut noen ord. Vi får se. Jeg ønsker å finne en måte jeg kan sørge for at jeg er motivert til å lage disse episodene jevnt og trutt, og hvis jeg gir meg selv for mye jobb ved hver episode, så krever det mer av meg å motivere meg til å gjøre jobben. Naturlig nok. Så det jeg ønsker å finne er vel en balanse. Noe som skaper verdi hos deg og meg og som ikke føles som jobb. Jeg elsker jo dette selv om det er tidkrevende. Når jeg ikke klarer å organisere tiden min godt nok, så blir jeg hengende etter og det føles ikke noe bra, for jeg ønsker å skape. Jeg ønsker å stille opp og gjøre de tingene som jeg føler gir meg både mestring og glede!  Magen min romler og jeg glemmer at jeg har sagt at det var på tide å avslutte for denne gang.  Da vil jeg bare til sist minne på at det er så verdsatt om du legger igjen et review der du lytter til podkcasten og gjerne følg meg på Facebook også: Relax with slow Norwegian podcast.  Google translated text into english: Relax with slow Norwegian, August 2022 Time flies. The days go by. Think that it has come to the end of summer already. Now I'm sitting in my old office room where I used to live and writing the content for a new episode. I can't believe it's been almost a whole month since the last time.  Last time I had microphones closer to the keyboard focusing on the sounds from there. This time I sit and write with the microphones very close to my mouth. No more than 5-10 cm. I'm curious what I like best and what you like best of these two options. Maybe it depends on the form of the day? Whether you want a voice very close to your ears or not. I listen to myself at the same time as I write, and I notice that I'm getting a little short of breath from speaking so very quietly. I kind of hold my breath a little bit so as not to blow too much air out of the room, because then it "bangs" in the microphones and thus in our ears. I don't think it's very pleasant to listen to. From time to time, ideas race through my head about what I can do here on the podcast. I have received feedback from you that you like that there is a slight difference in the episodes and the content. Lately I've been thinking about just making lists of words, or reading from a cookbook or something, as the content itself isn't the most important thing, just that it's carried out in a calm and pleasant way.  At the beginning of this podcast, I read a lot from snl.no, which is the Store norske lexikon website. From there, many articles are legal to reproduce without having an agreement with the author. I read from large Norwegian encyclopedias, I read from my own blog and from the treasure chest, a school and home encyclopedia. I think it was called a conversational dictionary. Knowledge to have something to talk about. For my part, I like to talk about what goes on inside me and inside you, philosophizing about what we are, what the world is and what we do here. The meaning of life and these things. And then I like to talk, or converse nicely, about ideas and dreams and how we can achieve them.  What do you like to talk about when you meet a close and dear friend?  I'm starting to run out of words today. I don't have much to share right now.  But I'll do some digging. By that I mean that I will explore my own head a little to see if something comes up that I want to write about here and now.  I can mention that Eir and I returned from a road trip a few days ago. We took a really nice girl's trip, her and I. First we visited Mikkelparken in Kinsarvik, then we drove to Lillestrøm and went to the climbing park there before we drove to Oslo and spent 3 days at Bogstad farm where they have rabbits and chickens and turkeys and livestock, in addition to a lovely fauna of a garden with both edible plants and growths as well as what is only pleasing to the eye. We were very lucky to spend so much time visiting this nice place, as we were able to spend the night in the car there as we were visiting a friend who lives there. Because they don't have an accommodation offer there. But it is well worth visiting this place just for a day visit, especially if it is summer and hot, as there is a swimming place nearby. It's called Bogstadvannet there. It is also free to park and they have a cafe there during the day between 12:00 and 16:00 I think. But don't take my word for it. Find out for yourself if you are planning a visit. It was very relaxing to hang out in the park there with lovely views and a comfortable family friendly atmosphere. Good space!   After this we drove to Bjørneparken in Flå, which is located in Hallingdal. We had a great day there too and a very nice end to our trip. We drove up the mountain and parked in the middl

Appreciate this episode? Buy me a coffee! :) Love this podcast? Tell me (and the world) Join me on Facebook Here is the original script in NORWEGIAN. The bold words are the ones the trigger words for the end of the episode. Denne episoden er det veronika fra Bergen som har inspirert meg til å lage. Hun tok kontakt med meg for en liten stund siden og skrev at hun hørte på Episode 26 hver kveld for å finne ro og sovne. Jeg ble veldig forbløffet, og rørt av å lese disse ordene og av å utveksle noen meldinger | med henne. Når jeg får tilbakemeldinger som det, tenker jeg det er viktig at jeg prøver å forstå hva det er ved enkelte episoder eller selve podkasten mine faste lyttere liker. Derfor har jeg tatt meg tid i det siste til å høre på min egen podkast, også episode 26, som da var Veronikas favoritt. Når jeg lyttet til episoden selv, så merket jeg først og fremst at jeg hadde glemt om den. Jeg hadde glemt om alt innholdet, men det jeg husker, det er følelsen jeg hadde av å sitte der og skrive på tastaturet mitt, samtidig mens jeg snakket høyt ordene og lyttet gjennom et headset på det hele. Det gjør jeg også nå. Jeg husker at jeg syns det var var veldig avslappende og at jeg kom inn i en flyt av å skrive. Jeg kjenner også på en viss tristhet av å, gang på gang, glemme om ting og ideer jeg syns er gode og som jeg attpåtil liker å gjøre. Jeg snakket i Episode 26 om å gjøre dette til et fast innslag på podcasten, fordi det ville både gagne lyttere som får et manuskript i tillegg til ordene som blir sagt veldig sakte, og for min egen del får jeg mye skrivetrening samt rutine på det å skrive hva som foregår i hodet mitt og i livet mitt. Jeg liker jo veldig godt alle elementene ved dette, så hvorfor finner jeg det så vanskelig å være konsekvent? Vi har kommet til Juli måned i 2022. Mandag 11. Juli. Jeg la ut en episode for tre dager siden … Nå var jeg tilbake. Hvor var jeg? Ja, jeg la ut en episode for tre dager siden, og i tillegg til det har jeg nå opprettet en side på buymeacoffe.com etter forespørsel fra flere lyttere om å komme med et økonomisk bidrag. Det gir jo mening å la lytterne mine få vise at de setter pris på den innsatsen jeg gjør når jeg skaper verdi for dem. Og selv om økonomisk vinning aldri har vært bakgrunnen for å drive med denne podkasten, så er det absolutt motiverende å tenke på at jeg kan ha dette som jobb, i alle fall deler av tiden. :) Så jeg lurer på å ha en liten strukturell endring i podkasten, eller endring blir det vel ikke for det er jo ingenting som er fast gjennom episodene, annet enn at det er stemmen min som går igjen, men kanskje jeg vil skape en struktur da… Jeg har tenkt at jeg kanskje kan holde de “engelske talene” mine korte, til bare en kort intro som forklarer episodens innhold samt henviser til steder å følge meg og å støtte meg om ønskelig, samt til å abonnere på behind the scenes eller noe slikt. Nei, jeg vet ikke jeg. Jeg har hatt så mange ideer opp igjennom om hvordan jeg skal fortsette og drive denne podkasten, men så vet jeg av erfaring at jeg må gjøre det som inspirerer meg i øyeblikket. Så langt har jeg slitt med å holde meg motivert og engasjert, så kanskje litt struktur og forventninger til meg vil holde meg mer “accountable”? Det er rart med det, hvorfor vil jeg følge opp noe bedre fordi andre forventer det av meg og ikke bare av den grunn at jeg liker å gjøre noe? Tankene mine er litt “all over the place”akkurat nå. Jeg tenker på at jeg nå er tilbake i Norge etter ni måneder rullende rundt i Spania i en ombygget van. Da vi la ut på den turen trodde jeg at livet mitt og vårt skulle fortsette boende i Spania. Slik ble det ikke. Nå er familien, bilen og jeg tilbake i Norge, og jeg skal finne ut av livet mitt på nytt som enslig kvinne. Men mamma vil jeg alltid være og det er bakgrunnen for at det reisende eventyret tok slutt. Min seks år gamle datter begynner på skole til høsten og det er ikke noe jeg mer vil enn å være med henne og for henne. Det betyr at jeg kommer til å bli boende i Norge og heller belage meg på å reise så mye som tid og økonomi tillater det. Enn så mye jeg trenger sol og varme gjennom vinteren, trenger jeg mer å være med min datter og å være en god mor. Kanskje det også er litt av min nye motivasjon for å ta denne podkasten til nye høyder? Dersom jeg kan få inntekter ved å gjøre en større innsats med dette, vil jeg kunne ta oftere turer, til Spania for eksempel, og lade batteriene til å være en så god mor som mulig her hjemme i Norge, selv i den mørke og kalde tiden. Hvis jeg tar meg en jobb her i Norge, i tillegg til jobben min som frilanser, er jeg plutselig mye mer låst til å være her, og da faller muligheten om å reise ved behov bort. #winterdepressionisreal. Men nå, nå på sommeren er jeg ikke deprimert, og nå er jeg ved godt mot. Jeg ønsker å skape et godt liv for datteren min og meg selv, uavhengig av plass i verden. Jeg har lenge trodd at jeg ikke kan klare å være lykkelig eller ha energi om vinteren her i Norge, men for at det skal forandre seg må det begynne med tro og håp. Jeg har håp og en forsiktig tro på dette. Siden jeg nå er deltidsforelder, vil jeg ha en uke i slengen hvor jeg teoretisk kunne vært i solen hele den tiden hun er hos far. Og det er målet. Ikke å være bortreist så mye, men å ha muligheten dersom behovet melder seg. Det er veldig terapeutisk å sitte her og skrive på denne måten. Jeg får sortert litt i tankene. Fokusert tenking i stedet for veldig "hoppende” (det eneste jeg kom på) tenking. Og så er det i tillegg veldig tilfredsstillende å vite at jeg samtidig skaper materiell til Relax with slow Norwegian. Hva syns du? Hvordan er det å få et så personlig innblikk i mitt liv og mine tanker? Noen ganger tenker jeg at det kanskje kan bli litt for mye, spesielt dersom tankene mine ikke har den lyseste karakter og det handler om litt tunge tema. Spesielt dersom du er en av dem som lytter for å finne ro og slappe av? Men som jeg har sagt i tidligere episoder, så er det veldig viktig for meg å uttrykke meg selv og å være autentisk, og når noen hører så mye på meg, som faste lyttere gjør, så ville det vært rart for meg å ikke dele av hvem jeg er, men bare holde meg til tema som ikke handlet om mitt liv. Nå kom det en ung kar springende forbi meg i boksershorts og hoppet ut i fjorden. Han vet nok ikke at jeg sitter her inne og skriver. Det ser i første omgang bare ut som en varebil som står parkert, og så er vinduet mitt på den siden sotet.  Nå kom det fiskere her også, så kanskje det er tid for å avslutte opptaket for nå.   Så lenge de ikke lager for mye lyd og jeg klarer å fokusere, så kan jeg bare fortsette. Jeg står parkert på en liten kai langs fjorden, et sted mellom Bergen og Voss. Jeg har stått her siden i morges, og nå er klokken 15:00. I natt sov jeg langs en elv nær Voss. Så stille og deilig  å bare parkere et sted i naturen på en vei der biler knapt ferdes. Jeg skal velge ut noen ord fra denne teksten også, som i Episode 26, og så skal jeg repetere dem fra øre til øre, sakte og inderlig. Jeg har sittet her og tatt opp mens jeg skriver allerede i 42 minutter, så kanskje det er greit for denne gang? Finn meg gjerne på Facebook: Relax with Slow Norwegian Podcast og legg igjen en anmeldelse der. Det hjelper veldig for at andre skal finne meg. Hører du på apple podcasts er det også veldig fint om du kan legge inn et review der. Hvis det er slik at du setter VELDIG pris på denne podkasten og denne episoden, så besøk gjerne siden min på buymeacoffee.com og spander en kopp kaffe på meg eller fler. Google translated text into english: This episode is the veronica from Bergen that has inspired me to make. She contacted me a little while ago and wrote that she listened to Episode 26 every night to find peace and fall asleep. I was very amazed, and moved by reading these words and by exchanging some messages | with her. When I get feedback like that, I think it's important that I try to understand what it is about certain episodes or the podcast my regular listeners like. Therefore, I have taken the time lately to listen to my own podcast, also episode 26, which was then Veronika's favorite. When I listened to the episode myself, I noticed first and foremost that I had forgotten about it. I had forgotten about all the content, but what I remember is the feeling I had of sitting there typing on my keyboard, while I spoke the words out loud and listened through a headset on it all. I do that now too. I remember that I think it was very relaxing and that I got into a flow of writing. I also feel a certain sadness of, time and time again, forgetting about things and ideas I think are good and that I even like to do. I talked in Episode 26 about making this a regular feature on the podcast, because it would benefit both listeners who get a script in addition to the words that are said very slowly, and for my own part I get a lot of writing practice and routine on it. write what is going on in my head and in my life. I really like all the elements of this, so why do I find it so difficult to be consistent? We have come to the month of July in 2022. Monday 11th July. I posted an episode three days ago… Now I was back. Where was I? Yes, I posted an episode three days ago, and in addition to that I have now created a page on buymeacoffe.com at the request of several listeners to make a financial contribution. It makes sense to let my listeners show that they appreciate the efforts I make when I create value for them. And although financial gain has never been the background for running this podcast, it's absolutely motivating to think that I can have this as a job, at least part of the time. :) So I wonder if there will be a small structural change in the podcast, or there will probably be no change because there is nothing fixed through the episodes, other than that it is my voice that goes again, but maybe I want to create a structure then… I have thought that I might be able to keep my "English speeches

Appreciate this episode? Buy me a coffee! :) Love this podcast? Tell me (and the world) Join me on Facebook It has been more than a year since last I published something here, and still I notice the podcast going strong when it comes to listening analytics. I am surprised and proud. Mostly surprised. And it gets me pondering. What if I started to create and publish new content every week?  A week ago I came over something called listen notes and I could read that this podcast is one of the top 2.5% most popular shows out of 2,882,710 podcasts globally with a listen score of 38! So what is that? a Listen Score (LS) is a metric that shows the estimated popularity of a podcast compared to all other rss-based public podcasts in the world on a scale from 0 to 100. The higher, the more popular. It's like Nielsen ratings for podcasts. Nielsen ratings is the national ratings of the popularity of American television shows. The system was developed by A.C. Nielsen in 1950, and by the early 21st century it sampled television viewing in about 25,000 homes. But back to the podcast... yeah... what if I did podcast every week. What if I set the intention to grow it and work steadily towards a quality show that would attract and keep even more listeners around? What if some of them would appreciate the podcast so much that they would like to support the show financially? All of a sudden I could be spending more of my time creating content for this podcast. That is a wonderful thought! A week ago I got a message from Andreas from Germany, and he was asking for a way to donate to the show. So finally I realize that what I create has value and I am worthy of receiving monetary contributions for my efforts, although that is not my incentive for doing this and never will be.  If there is a will there should be a way, so here it is, Andreas, and the rest of you who would like to show your support and appreciation.  Buy me a coffee! :)     What will you hear in this Episode? In this episode I talk about big changes in my life. I was at the time of recording set in my campervan in south of Spain. Alone. I also share a new passion with you! ;)    #Asmr #tingles #relax #braingasm #bedtime #fairytale #meditation #stories #Norwegian #guitar #learn norwegian #whispering #whisper #whispered #soft voices #soft spoken#guitars #guitar #guitarist #guitarplayer #music #guitarporn  #guitarsolo #guitarra #musician #guitarworld #acousticguitar #guitarlife  #guitarlove #guitarists #campervan #vanlife #separation #family #split-up #newlife

Appreciate this episode? Buy me a coffee! :) Love this podcast? Tell me (and the world) Join me on Facebook   In this episode I create one of my mindfulness meditation scripts that I have now recorded and made available in this link: https://www.fiverr.com/share/3b1NBx #Asmr #tingles #relax #braingasm #bedtime #fairytale #meditation #book #Norwegian #learn norwegian #whispering #whisper #whispered #soft voices #soft spoken #binaural #storm #Norway #meditation #meditate #sleep #hypnosis

Appreciate this episode? Buy me a coffee! :) Love this podcast? Tell me (and the world) Join me on Facebook In this episode I read a novelle called Vaktskifte by Jørn A. Jensen. Buy the book with the story, and read along with me. I get a small percentage of the amount when you buy the book, and that helps me continue creating great content for you. I will continue to read more stories from this book! And oh: Support my work as an voice actor/artist by working with me from my fiverr! Have something else in mind? Just write me! #Asmr #tingles #relax #braingasm #bedtime #fairytale #meditation #stories #storiesforkids #kids #Asmr #tingles #relax #braingasm #bedtime #fairytale #meditation #book #Norwegian #learn norwegian #whispering #whisper #whispered #soft voices #soft spoken

Appreciate this episode? Buy me a coffee! :) Love this podcast? Tell me (and the world) Join me on Facebook In this episode I read a novelle called Paraplyen by Jørn A. Jensen. Buy the book with the story, and read along with me. I get a small percentage of the amount when you buy the book, and that helps me continue creating great content for you. I will continue to read more stories from this book! Disclaimer: I speak english except from when I am reading the story. I talk about the fact that I am live on Clubhouse and that I would love to interact more while I record. I have also gotten a very encouraging message today which gave me that extra little I needed to record today, rather than later, and I am very grateful for that. Thank you Philippe

Appreciate this episode? Buy me a coffee! :) Love this podcast? Tell me (and the world) Join me on Facebook In this episode I read the reviews I have gotten on my channel, because I feel so grateful and proud and I want to share that with all of you. After that's done you are invited to join me and my daughter as we first paint a bit before we move on to watching videos of how the sperm is fighting for their life... to become. We also watch a video of what happens once the sperm and egg has melted together. Life is being created and it is so exciting. :)     Music by Liborio Conti and Kevin Macleod #Asmr #tingles #relax #braingasm #bedtime #fairytale #meditation #stories #storiesforkids #kids #Asmr #tingles #relax #braingasm #bedtime #fairytale #meditation #book #Norwegian #learn norwegian #whispering #whisper #whispered #soft voices #soft spoken