雖然我不相信命運,但卻相信人生有一部分的確是一開始就被寫好了的。我們出生在某個國家、某個時代氛圍、某種家庭,我們往後的價值觀與性格際遇,其實在我們來到世上時就已經被決定了,而我們終其一生可以選擇順著這些「設定」載浮載沉,或是選擇踏出精神上的舒適圈,替自己另創新的「命運」。
瑞典一名年輕女孩 Jonna Jinton 的故事,便是一個跨出心裡障礙、勇於追夢的例子。她多年前從大都會般到遙遠的北歐小村莊,身上沒有錢也沒有工作,唯一的理由與動機就是:我的感覺要我這麼做。沒想到不過多久,許多意想不到的心境變化就發生在 Jonna 身上,而許多原本朦朧的道路也漸漸明朗。Jonna Jinton 從追尋夢想到創造夢想的故事,或許會給覺得生活疲憊、人生毫無意義感的妳一些抖擻啟發:
身無分文從城市般到鄉村,她做的事情我們做得到嗎?
今年還不到 30 歲的 Jonna Jinton,在 7、8 年前毅然決然帶著一隻狗,就這樣離開了原本居住的大城市 Gothenberg,前往瑞典北方的小村莊 Grundtjärn。而她當時的動機,只是因為自己渴望寧靜與大自然的懷抱。
Grundtjärn 整個村莊只有 10 個人,但環顧四周卻淨是美景,連綿至地平線的廣闊草地、飄盪在湖面上的氤氳水氣、絢麗異常的北國極光,以及高聳莊嚴的樹群景象等,皆美得讓人屏息,而 Jonna 就是在這樣充滿靈魂的地方,慢慢領悟了許多寶貴的人生道理,而她在影片中分享的寶貴經驗,也能作為我們人生的參考。
# 不要害怕失去所有,因為那可能是妳做過最好的決定
Jonna 剛搬去 Grundtjärn 時,身無分文而且沒有工作,一切都化繁回簡,進入最原始而純粹的形式。在都市裡,餓的時候可以去餐廳吃飯,冷的時候就躲在家裡取暖,但到了遙遠小村, Jonna 卻得自行下廚,冬天時若想保持溫暖,還需花一整天時間在老房子內燃燒柴火。
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但 Jonna 卻堅持了下來,單純因為這就是她想要做的。擅長攝影與寫作的她,把在大自然裡的生活記錄下來發表到社群網路上,幾年內就吸引到了百萬粉絲,後來更受 IKEA 合作邀請,並與未婚夫創辦了珠寶品牌,事業蒸蒸日上。Jonna 表示,「不要害怕失去所有,因為那可能是妳做過最好的決定。」不換個方式生活,夢想永遠都只能是夢想。
# 安靜下來,才聽得見自己的聲音
我們每天都在待辦事項中來回奔波,這樣的日子雖然可以說成很充足、很豐富、很「現代女性」,但心裡卻可能早已開始始枯萎無聊,對這遙遙無期的平凡人生感到了些微的驚慌與失望。Jonna 選擇逃離紛紛擾擾的一切,前往極光之下的寧靜之地。在那邊,沒了雜音與雜念之後,她心底的聲音也越發的強烈,她也終於開始領悟自己到底想要從人生得到什麼。
# 環境會改變妳,妳也會改變環境
Jonna 自從搬到嚮往的地方後,便發現創作的動力開始源源不絕。她拍照、拍片、寫作、歌唱、繪畫,日子過得暢快又滿足。「對」的環境將她潛藏的熱情與能力喚醒,而她也反過來用嶄新的視野去記錄下周遭的人事物,並將這些創作收益轉化為她持續活在夢想之中的燃料。
# 微小的事情,是更大事物的根基
生活去蕪存菁後,Jonna 也懂得一個重要道理:微小的事情,是更大事物的根基。每一朵雲的形狀、每一個露水滑落的方式、每一天夕陽不同的顏色、每一種花細微的香氣,都成為了她見微知著的靈魂養分。正是因為她學會對生活小事心懷感激,才觸摸到了生活最純粹的美。
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•This post is about my own jewelrybrand• Today is a big day. It almost feels like the first day in a new chapter. Today me and my fiancé Johan released our new webshop, where we will sell our own designed and handcrafted silver jewelry. Some of you have followed our journey on @jonnajintonjewelry up until this exciting day that we have been dreaming about for so long. From the outside it might not seem like that big of a deal realeasing our new webshop. But for us this is such a huge step. Especially for Johan. It all started about a year ago, when we decided to take up the silversmithing again, something that me and my mother had worked with a few years back. Johan really found his passion in silversmithing, and spent all his free time learning and designing and crafting. We opened up the webshop and realized that we didn’t have the time to meet demand and keep it updated with new jewelry, since both me, my mother and Johan had other time-consuming jobs. It was like a crossroad. A time to decide wether we should just close it again, or if we should jump. So we jumped. Johan decided to give this a try, and work full-time with the jewelry. My mother passed over her smithy so that he could start working right away. And now on Monday he will not go back to his job as an electrician at an industry. From now, he works in his smithy from our home in Grundtjärn. And today, after some weeks with a lot of work to get the webshop ready we finally opened up the doors! That’s why this moment means so much to me. I am so proud of Johan, and I am so extremely thankful for all the wonderful support we got during this time. I know from experience how much it means when people believe in you when you take a step outside the comfort zone. And now, a new exciting chapter begins. From now on, we kind of work side by side, doing the things we both love. And our silver jewelry business is such a wonderful way for us both to contribute with what we do best. If you want to follow our journey with this, you can follow us at @jonnajintonjewelry And if you want to have a look at our jewelry and read more about our story you find the link in bio! ❤
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Jonna Jinton 和妳我一樣也是個平凡人,但她卻無所畏懼地放手追夢,最後終於成功編織了她如北歐女神一般的夢幻生活。她的故事讓我們體悟,有沒有錢、有沒有家世都不是阻礙我們的因素,唯有克服心裡的恐懼與不安,才有可能從「命運」軌道上離開,前往妳真正想去的地方。
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