{"id":48159,"date":"2020-07-06T12:09:09","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T10:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/?p=48159"},"modified":"2022-08-18T20:20:39","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T18:20:39","slug":"happy-birthday-to-me-inspiration-shot-july-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/en\/blog\/happy-birthday-to-me-inspiration-shot-july-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy birthday to me… – Inspiration shot July 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy birthday to me…<\/h1>\n

Inspiration Shot July 2020<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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There we are. I’ve been 50 for a few days now. It’s official. It’s a bit weird because I still feel like I am 35. I put on some ‘serious’ clothes this morning for my Zoom calls. Let’s see if it makes a difference? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

In this ‘inspiration shot’, I offer you some insights from ‘the fifties’ and an update about the birthday gift I gave myself: an olive grove in Puglia…<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Insights from ‘the fifties’<\/h2>\n<\/div>

To my surprise, I have noticed that turning 50 is a quite special phase of life. The day before my birthday, I had a sudden moment of insight: for the first time, I have the feeling that on the inside I feel everything that I have learned and achieved in my life so far. Not the ‘outside’ version; suddenly everything seemed to be internalized. A special sense of satisfaction and pride. After my birthday party, I was so overwhelmed with all the sweet messages and beautiful people that I couldn’t even record a normal video anymore.\u00a0You can see in this video message how all the warmth and love surrounding me really affected me.<\/a>

In recent months there has also been another process going on under the surface. I started looking at how I can consolidate all the knowledge I have acquired so far\u00a0and make it\u00a0available, without always having to transfer it myself. I’m recording videos for a book writing course and a Digital Nomad course (yeah!). I’ve also just finished another book (‘This is how you write a book<\/a>‘ in Dutch, the English version will follow shortly), and have many more plans. For my birthday I also gave myself a project that makes me very happy: an olive grov<\/span>e in Puglia …<\/p>\n<\/div>

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We are all captain of our own ship…<\/p>\n<\/div>

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A plot of land to ‘ground’ myself<\/h2>\n<\/div>

In February I\u00a0bought a plot of land with an olive grove and an old ‘Trullo’ house on it in Puglia; the heel of the boot of Italy. Due to Corona, I was only able to return to the notary last week to finalize the purchase. It was quite an event because you have to prove that you speak Italian well enough. Three months of DuoLingo had given me a bit of a foundation but had not prepared me for an hour of ‘speed-Italian’ from the notary, who was also wearing a face-mask. Apparently, I nodded and answered at the right time, so that I could finally sign. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

It feels wonderful to explore ‘my’ land, get to know my trees, and make plans for the restoration of the old Trullo. I can’t believe that a family with 3 children lived in this single room cabin without water, heating, electricity or a toilet! I’m going to restore it to its original state, but with a few modern conveniences. Who knows, maybe it will be a writing cabin, a holiday home, or a retreat that I may (one day; it is still Italy…) rent out.<\/p>\n

To get an impression, please join the Facebook Live tour that I recorded on my land and in the Trullo.<\/p>\n<\/div>