Godina nam je lagano na zalasku te se imamo prilike prisjetiti što smo radili, gdje smo sve bili i s kojim nas je izazovima život suočio. Mnogi su tijekom protekle godine nešto novo savladali i naučili te ulaze u 2022. godinu bogatiji za još pokoje iskustvo. Zar nije cilj u svaku novu godinu ući bogatiji za barem jedno novo iskustvo?
Ja ću svoju 2021. godinu pamtiti po mnogim lijepim stvarima, događajima i uspomenama. Ovo je godina u kojoj sam, nakon dvije godine priželjkivanja, konačno pokrenula svoj blog i krenula dijeliti posebnosti svoje duše sa svima vama. I mogu reći kako u tom procesu istinski uživam.
Proputovala sam veliki dio Hrvatske ove godine, posjetila mnoga dosad neviđena mjesta i skupila predivne uspomene. Nisam ni sanjala da ću takvo iskustvo doživjeti u tako kratkom vremenskom periodu. Gotovo pa me hvata nostalgija kad god mi pogled padne na frižiderske magnetiće, a koji ujedno nose sjećanja na svako to posebno mjesto.
Osim toga, ove sam se godine konačno odvažila početi učiti još jedan jezik i, koliko vidim, neću samo na tomu stati. Jednostavno volim taj proces nadogradnje same sebe jer ne volim biti i živjeti začahurena unutar standardnih životnih gabarita.
Još imam želja i još ideja koje želim postepeno ostvariti. U meni gori moćna vatra kojom ću dugogodišnje želje dovesti u stvarnost i svakako ih želim podijeliti sa svijetom. Jer sad konačno osjećam da mogu i ne želim na tom putu biti zaustavljena dokle god ta vatra u meni gori.
Osvrnula bih se i na knjige koje sam ove godine pročitala. Djelomično ste ih imali priliku upoznati kroz objave na blogu, ali svakako su zaslužile postati dijelom jedne jedinstvene objave.
U 2021. godini pročitano je ukupno 27 knjiga, različite tematike i poruka koje šalju svijetu te jedinstvenog utjecaja na mene nakon što bih zaklopila zadnju stranicu svake od njih.
Te knjige su:
Neale Donald Walsch - Razgovori s Bogom - jedan neobičan dijalog (treći i četvrti nastavak);
Fjodor Mihajlovič Dostojevski - Zločin i kazna;
Daniel Silva - Zagonetna žena;
Stuart Turton - Sedam smrti Evelyn Hardcastle (recenzija - DA);
Marija Jurić Zagorka - Roblje;
Marija Jurić Zagorka - Mala revolucionarka;
Alex Landragin - Prijelazi (recenzija - DA);
Carlos Ruiz Zafon - Princ magle;
Marija Jurić Zagorka - Grička vještica (prvi do sedmi nastavak);
Karin Slaughter - Grad murjaka;
Raphaelle Giordano - Tvoj drugi život počinje kada shvatiš da imaš samo jedan (recenzija - DA);
Carlos Ruiz Zafon - Sjena vjetra (recenzija - DA);
Carlos Ruiz Zafon - Anđelova igra (recenzija - DA);
Carlos Ruiz Zafon - Zatočenik neba (recenzija - DA);
Carlos Ruiz Zafon - Labirint duhova (recenzija - DA);
Carlos Ruiz Zafon - Grad od pare;
Jo Nesbo - Krv na snijegu (recenzija - DA);
Kristian Novak - Ciganin, ali najljepši (recenzija - DA);
Markus Zusak - Kradljivica knjiga (recenzija - DA);
Stacey Halls - Familijari (recenzija - DA).
Nevjerojatno je koliko sam svijeta obišla ove godine unutar zidova svog doma. Koliko sam desetljeća i stoljeća obišla putujući kroz stranice svake pročitane knjige. Kada pogledam unatrag, shvaćam s koliko sam se likova upoznala, s nekima čak i poistovjetila. Koliko sam samo naučila iz svega toga, ne mogu ni pojmiti.
Kad se osvrnem, vidim Zagorkinu Neru sa Sinišom pod rukom, gledaju me prepuni sreće i ispunjenosti. Kroz njih sam shvatila koliko predivnu kreaciju ljubavi živim.
Vidim jadnog Raskoljnikova koji pokušava pronaći smisao u životu nakon svog čina. Kroz njega sam shvatila kakav je osjećaj voditi unutarnju borbu i suočiti sa posljedicama vlastitih djela.
Tu je i Novakov Sandi koji želi svijetu pokazati kako i on ima srce koje kuca u unutrašnjosti njegova bića, a tom je srcu najveća želja da bude prihvaćen. Kroz njega sam shvatila koliko još trebam rasti i uklanjati predrasude iz svog bića.
Uz njega stoji i mlada Fleetwood sa svojim trbuščićem, ruku po ruku sa Alice Grey i Puckom pod nogama, koji veselo maše repićem. Kroz njih sam shvatila kolika je moć prijateljstva.
O svima njima bih mogla pisati romane, svakog se sjetiti jer svaki je od njih za mene poseban. Svaki nosi svoju priču i neku čaroliju koja me dodatno oplemenjuje. Svjesna sam kako su nekima to samo stranice ispunjene riječima, ali za mene su to tuđi životi ispričani uz pomoć glavnih junaka. Paralelne realnosti koje sa sobom nose znanje, a koje mi sami odlučujemo hoćemo li pronaći, zagrliti i dopustiti da postane dio nas.
Srednja slika: Paviljon Katzler, Karlovac
Mogu vam reći, kako vrijeme ide dalje, tako sve više uživam u ovom putovanju. Moja mala knjižica recenzija raste svakom objavom, moja mala zajednica raste skupa s njom i to me toliko usrećuje. Kada pogledam unatrag prema 2021. godini, mogu reći da je bila okarakterizirana kao jedna jako lijepa i kvalitetna godina koje ću se većinom sa smiješkom sjećati.
Volim vas puno, dragi moji. Želim vam sve najbolje za blagdane, provedite ih sa svojim najbližima, cijenite svaki trenutak koji s njima provedete i kojih ćete se jednog dana rado sjećati. Uživajte u ovom posebnom dijelu godine, koji u nama budi ono djetinje veselje, koje nas tjera na smijeh i zagrljaje sa našim najdražima.
Dajte svoje darove iz srca i duše, bez obzira na to koliko koštaju ili koliko su veliki. Najvažnije je ipak kako svojim darom djelujete na onoga kojeg darujete. Koji put je i običan zagrljaj ili lijepa riječ dovoljna da stvori bujicu osjećaja.
Osvrnite se unatrag, pogledajte svoju 2021. godinu i proučite sve što ste prošli, ali ne zaboravite ipak okrenuti glavu prema naprijed - jer ondje vas čeka još mnogo toga što trebate proživjeti i naučiti. Život je jedan i ne bi smio biti potraćen uzalud.
A ja obećajem kako ću i dalje nastaviti raditi što volim, dijeliti svoje misli s vama i uživati na čitavom putovanju te vas pozivam da me i dalje pratite na tom putovanju. Kako vrijeme prolazi, tako shvaćam kako i moje objave rastu sa mnom. Imam toliko ideja i toliko toga za podijeliti s vama i jedva čekam svaku novu objavu.
Sretan i blagoslovljen Božić, dragi moji, i sve najbolje u novoj 2022. godini, želi vam vaša "Gogina knjižnica"!
Do iduće objave,
Voli vas i ljubi vaša Goga
The year is slowly setting and we have the opportunity to remember what we did, where we were and what challenges life faced us. During the past year, many have mastered and learned something new, and their entrance to 2022 is richer for a few more experiences. Isn’t the goal of getting richer in each New Year for at least one new experience?
I will remember my 2021 by many beautiful things, events and memories. This is the year in which, after two years of wishing, I finally started my blog and set out to share the peculiarities of my soul with all of you. And I can say that I really enjoy the process.
I traveled a large part of Croatia this year, visited many unexpected places and gathered wonderful memories. I never dreamed I would have such an experience in such a short period of time. I almost get nostalgic whenever I look at the refrigerator magnets, which also carry memories of each special place.
Besides that, this year I finally got the courage to start learning another language and, as far as I can see, I will not stop only there. I just love that process of upgrading myself because I don’t like being and living shrouded within standard life dimensions.
I still have desires and more ideas that I want to gradually accomplish. A powerful fire is burning inside me, which will bring my long-term wishes into reality, and I certainly want to share them with the world. Because now I finally feel that I can and don’t want to be stopped on that path as long as this fire burns inside me.
I would also like to refer to the books I have read this year. You’ve had a chance to get to know them pertly through blog posts, but they certainly deserve to be a part of one unique post.
In 2021, a total of 27 books were read, different topics and messages which they send to the world and a unique impact on me after I would close the back page of each one.
These books are:
Neale Donald Walsch - Conversations with God - an unusual dialogue (third and fourth sequels);
Fyodor M. Dostoevsky - Crime and Punishment;
Daniel Silva - The Mysterious Woman;
Stuart Turton - The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (review - YES - only Croatian);
Marija Jurić Zagorka - Slaves;
Marija Jurić Zagorka - Little Revolutionary;
Alex Landragin - Crossings (review - YES - only Croatian);
Carlos Ruiz Zafon - Prince of Fog;
Marija Jurić Zagorka - The Witch of Grič (first to seventh sequel);
Karin Slaughter - City of the Cops;
Raphaelle Giordano - Your second life begins when you realize you only have one (review - YES - only Croatian);
Carlos Ruiz Zafon - Shadow of the Wind (review - YES - only Croatian);
Carlos Ruiz Zafon - Angel's Game (review - YES - only Croatian);
Carlos Ruiz Zafon - Prisoner of Heaven (review - YES - only Croatian);
Carlos Ruiz Zafon - Labyrinth of Ghosts (review - YES - only Croatian);
Carlos Ruiz Zafon - City of Steam;
Jo Nesbo - Blood in the Snow (review - YES - only Croatian);
Kristian Novak - Gypsy, but the most beautiful (review - YES - only Croatian);
Markus Zusak – The Book Thief (review - YES - only Croatian);
Stacey Halls – The Familiars (review - YES - Croatian and English).
It’s amazing how many worlds I’ve toured this year within the walls of my home. How many decades and centuries I have traveled going through the pages of every book I have read. When I look back, I realize how many characters I’ve met, some I’ve even identified with. How much I just learned from all that, I can’t even comprehend.
When I look back, I see Zagorka's Nera with Siniša in her arms, they look at me full of happiness and fulfillment. Through them I realized how wonderful my creation of love is.
I see poor Raskolnikov trying to find meaning in life after his act of crime. Through him, I realized what it feels like to lead an internal struggle and face the consequences of my own actions.
There is also Novak's Sandi who wants to show the world that he too has a heart beating inside his being, and that heart has one greatest desire to be accepted. Through him I realized how much more I need to grow and remove prejudices from my being.
Next to him stands young Fleetwood with her tummy, hand in hand with Alice Grey and Puck under her feet, happily waving his tail. Through them, I realized the power of friendship.
I could write novels about all of them, remember everyone because each of them is special to me. Each carries its own story and some magic that further ennobles me. I am aware that for some people these are just pages filled with words, but for me these are other people's lives told with the help of the main characters. Parallel realities that carry knowledge with them, and which we decide for ourselves whether to find, embrace and allow it to become a part of us.
I can tell you, as time goes on, I enjoy this trip more and more. My little booklet of reviews grows with each post, my little community grows along with it and it makes me so happy. When I look back to 2021, I can say that it was characterized as a very beautiful and quality year that I will mostly remember with a smile.
I love you very much, my dear ones. I wish you all the best for the holidays, spend them with your loved ones, appreciate every moment you spend with them and which you will gladly remember one day. Enjoy this special part of the year, which awakens in us that childlike joy, which makes us laugh and hug our loved ones.
Give your gifts from the heart and soul, no matter how much they cost or how big they are. The most important thing, however, is how you act on someone you are giving with your gift. Sometimes a simple hug or a nice word is enough to create a stream of feelings.
Look back, look at your 2021 and study everything you have been through, but don't forget to turn your head forward - because there is still a lot to experience and learn. Life is one and it should not be wasted.
And I promise that I will continue to do what I love, share my thoughts with you and enjoy the whole journey and I invite you to continue to follow me on that journey. As time goes on, I realize how my posts grow with me. I have so many ideas and so much to share with you and I can’t wait for each new post.
Merry Christmas, my dears, and all the best in the new 2022, wishes you your "Gogina knjižnica" / “Goga’s Library”!
Until the next post,
Your Goga sends lots of love and kisses
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