LIFE BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE
Berit Haga
When creativity blooms and I flow with it
Everything in between
When everything is just heavy and the tears flow
Welcome to my blog. Here I want to talk about my everyday life which can be said to be “everything and nothing”, but everything and nothing does not exist. It is exactly the same with “always and never” which we are good at using because we are used to saying it.
As the creative being that I am, I have burned myself out through 18 years of intense work with my sole proprietorship when I designed, sewed and sold clothes and folkore costumes at fairs and in my shop. However, it would be wrong to say that I have developed PTSD, Fatigue Syndrome and Tinnitus from that alone. For me, close relationships have also played a significant role with everything from obligations to pressure and criticism that have taken their toll. And that is a big part of what my blog will be about because I have diagnoses that are invisible to those who don't "see me".
A great joy for me is that I am now a member of the Norwegian Red Cross as a volunteer.
In my blog I will talk about life as an artist, writer, yoga teacher, but the most important thing is probably the subject of fellow human beings. It makes me so extremely happy when I am allowed to contribute something that can help others there and then, but also in a longer perspective. It is also an exciting perspective how I can also contribute with knowledge and experience about how to learn to see and capture when with PTSD and exhaustion, etc. we continuously compensate for having the energy to do things or to be seen and taken into account.
No matter what situation we find ourselves in, we need to get to know ourselves so that we can help ourselves as best we can.
In addition, I have fallen between all the chairs that are because I lack education in what I am trying to work with and not least contribute with. However, I am a trained yoga teacher, and have worked diligently with myself to learn to understand my own situation as best as possible, so my highest wish is to be allowed to be seen and if possible understood because I have a lot to contribute. I have a good life experience even though I am without the qualified education. So it is not really that difficult for others to see that I am also good within my field.