The summer here in Sweden is one of those rainy ones. People here get so effected by the weather sometimes it seems to be all we talk about. Maybe it´s no wonder because for 9 months it´s dark, gray and cold here.

I´m NOT a person who likes the cold weather, but I´m learning how to work my way around those rainy day blues.

I got my dose of sun, heat and vitamin D in France so I´ve had a bit of summer. But back here I refuse to let the weather get to me. Little can be done to the forces of nature.

I ones read that if you´re standing wating for the bus and someone next to you is somking and you get annoyed, if you´re a non smoker that is. The thoughts of that smoke and the person can be more harmfull than the smoke it self.

We can control our moods by choosing not get get worked up about things we can not change. Like weather, traffic and other peoples behaviors.

If we learn how to we will be able to see what we actully can do to change a situation we find annoying.

Take a few minutes everyday and contemplate what you can do and what you can´t. Try to focus on making small shifts instead of big ones. Be with people that make you feel good about yourself and give back.

Stay away from the TV and go for a walk even if in the rain. Make pretty meals and live both healthy but indulge in that extra from time to time. I know I´m a food nerd but eating well is an easy boost to your health and well being.

This will make you feel better and you will not drain yourself by getting worked up for no use. It will make your mind calm, your face smile and your body feel warm from the inside.

To lift this grey monday I made raw vegan sushi with quiona sprouts and some rice paper hommus rolls, loaded with good stuff such as pickled hokkaido pumpkin and chiogga beets.

Sunday breakfast with foradged berries

Turn your body upside down, good for your mind

Raw vegan sushi and rice rolls

Balance the retox and the detox. Work and play to get the most out of life. Photo to the left: Fredrik Skogkvist.

Red berry love found on a walk