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Overcoming doubts and fears
I can see doubts attacking me. Looking back in time, I cannot point to any major or extraordinary change in myself. Not that there has not been any. Losing faith in yourself is unbelievably easy and fast — you don’t even need any earth-shaking life events. Sometimes a seemingly small thing is enough.
Anu Martinson
Dec 22, 20252 min read


The difference between a man and a woman
As I am sitting here writing this article on Father's Day, I am looking into myself - am I going to write about male and female (the relative polarities) or about genders - man and woman. My heart calls to write about man and woman, the gender of which we decided to take, in today's world, for this lifetime. I have started to feel in myself more and more the difference, and with that difference, also feel the urge to take more responsibility as a man. One part of taking the r

.Contriber team
Nov 20, 20253 min read


Surrendering and Meeting My Challenges
A little over a month ago, I moved into a new home. This new place is the childhood dream coming true, and yet I found myself struggling to adjust. The city is now a 20-minute drive away — meaning even the grocery store is no longer just around the corner. When I step outside, there’s no need to grab my keys or lock the door; stepping outside itself is just a single step. And although the house is familiar to me, being here full-time is still different from just spending week
Anu Martinson
Oct 21, 20253 min read


Longing to Go Deeper
I sit on a stone and scrape gravel with a small shovel. Buckets fill up quickly, and they are heavy. The frequent drizzle adds to the burden. The men carry them, groaning. They give us smaller containers—time and space shift. I feel as if I am in another place, wordless, deep in thought, full of questions.
It is fascinating to look at time – the ages that appear in the soil layer by layer. Something crumbles, something glimmers, and something smells different, harsh, and c

.Contriber team
Oct 7, 20252 min read


Today is the first day of the rest of your life
"Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Irrespective of how badly we may have screwed up yesterday, or last week, or last year, today is the day on which we are going to put the past behind us, not in the sense of brushing it under the carpet, but in the sense of not allowing it to keep making us miserable."

Liisi Lillemäe
Aug 29, 20253 min read


What a folly!
I thought I’d write here about victim mentality. Well, because I’m currently working on my own victim mindset in the Accountability...

Liisi Lillemäe
Jun 23, 20252 min read


Remembering Mother
The last years with my mother, when I consciously allowed her into my life and allowed myself to feel like a daughter, our relationship changed. It became one of mutual respect; we were equals. Two grown women, and both of us were mothers. She had time, because she could no longer hurry anywhere or go off to do her own things—she was bedridden. It was just her and me. Mother and daughter. She spoke and I listened. I asked and she shared.

.Contriber team
May 11, 20252 min read


Consciously waiting
Waiting can easily become a passive state. We get stuck in one moment, postponing actions and movement toward our dreams, postponing even our own self-care. As if there’s no point in doing anything else until “that thing” has happened. But what I realized in that moment last week is this: such waiting is a form of self-victimization. Without even noticing, I had trapped myself.
Anu Martinson
Apr 17, 20252 min read


Listening to My Self
Connection is a need. It is one of three dimensions how our brains make sense of and feel safe in this world

.Contriber team
Apr 3, 20252 min read


Love your neighbor as yourself!
"Love your neighbor as yourself!"—that's what the Bible says. How much do you love yourself? Do you believe in yourself and trust yourself?

Liisi Lillemäe
Feb 14, 20252 min read


Leading with defects and mistakes
Humans always face unknown situations that are mostly generated by other humans. This means mistakes, a lot of mistakes...

Rein Lemberpuu
Jan 21, 20252 min read


The Art of Completion
When you take steps toward completion or have just finished something, you regain personal power. Yes, your body releases feel-good hormones

Liisi Lillemäe
Dec 18, 20242 min read


My dear fellow men,
This is an article for you. I took on the task of writing this article already back in October. In my mind, I thought—something will...

Siim Kallari
Nov 19, 20243 min read


Communication
The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives, especially for women. To relate to and understand where people are...

.Contriber team
Oct 23, 20242 min read


Do I hear you?
Do you know the feeling when you are talking to somebody and you understand that he doesn’t understand you at all? And it is like.....

Liisi Lillemäe
Sep 20, 20242 min read


Joy is in the details
August nights, in Estonia at least, are dark, the sky full of stars (most of the time) but warm - perfect for midnight walks and...
Anu Martinson
Aug 30, 20242 min read


Life is a feeling, not an intellectual process. (Théun Mares)
We opened a self-developement Toltec jazz club just a few weeks ago and I have been hard at work, trying to get the club into the best...

Siim Kallari
May 15, 20242 min read


About being a woman
She comes, it doesn't matter where or when, she sees. Her eyes are everywhere, noticing everything, every small detail. She feels, senses...

.Contriber team
Mar 8, 20243 min read


We are pleased to announce that Norra Manor has a building permit!
As you may know, last spring, we acquired Norra Manor, which is located in Järva County. Our goal is to transform this historical...
riin lisett rei
Mar 7, 20242 min read


A dance with Life: acting upon feelings
To celebrate the Chinese New Year of a wood dragon, I went to a 5 rhythms dance and gong meditation evening. I enjoy these kinds of...

Siim Kallari
Feb 16, 20243 min read
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