Sentimente explorate prin judete indepartate

Acum cateva saptamani am fost la o nunta in Oltenia unde nu am mai fost pana acum.Incep sa cred ca o explorare a propriei tari, cu o minte deschisa si cu dorinta de a abosoarbe cat mai mult e mai plina de suprize decat o calatorie intr-o tara straina.

Am dat de niste oameni calmi, asa cum gasesti in orasele in care agitatia si multinationalele nu au pus stapanire pe oameni, si concepte ca si deadline, meeting si alte de astea nu sunt niste automatisme in vocabularul lor.

Am dat de oameni politicosi si dornici sa te ajute cu orice ai nevoie. Am dat de oameni zambitori si calzi.

Am dat de oameni care au muntele la o aruncatura de bat si atunci m-am gandit ca asta poate aduce calm si zambete.

Mi-am dat seama ca orice urma de superioritate bazata pe apartenenta regionala de care dau dovada multi de prin partile mele, nu isi are locul.

Am stat la nunta sa privesc horele oltenesti cu atata drag, si in pauza in care s-a pus si muzica pentru noi cei tineri si moderni si din alte parti am regretat ca noi ne-am dorit-o.

Chiuitul, bucuria, precizia si placerea cu oamenii aceia dansau mi-au dat o stare de bine.

Cand am auzit cantandu-se Ciocarlia mi-au dat efectiv lacrimile si mi-am amintit inca o data ca mai presus de orice alt cantec sau chiar imnul, Ciocarlia trezeste in mine cel mai romanesc sentiment.

Centrul universului

Fiecare are propriul centru al universului. Poate fi in bratele mamei, ale celui sau celei care ti-e alaturi in fiecare zi, pe un munte de pe care simti ca toata lumea e a ta...sau chiar in varful patului tau de acasa cand oboseala te cuprinde atat de tare incat somnul e singului univers in care vrei sa traiesti :)

De curand, stand de vorba cu o colega de facultate si impartasindu-ne placerea de a merge la munte si felul in care a crescut odata cu trecerea timpului si gradul de apreciere a momentelor de liniste si relaxare, mi-a spus ceva ce mi-a ramas in minte:

"Mai demult credeam ce centrul universului este orasul unde m-am nascut. Apoi am ajuns la facultate intr-un oras mai mare cu forfota si multa actiune si am crezut ca acesta e adevaratul centru al universului. Abia acum mi-am dat seama ca de fapt centrul universului se afla in natura pura. Acolo este centrul autentic al universului."

Da, lucrurile cele mai simple si mai autentice ne fac cel mai fericiti. Cand linistea te inconjoara in asa fel in cat poti sa iti constientizezi si propria respiratie si sa iti auzi cu claritate gandurile poti fi fericit in cel mai simplu mod.

Va doresc sa iesiti cat mai mult din zona de confort unde la un metru distanta se afla si telecomanda si frigiderul si cuptorul cu microunde si sa va bucurati de ciripitul pasarilor, adierea vantului printre crengile copacilor si susurul apei de la munte.

Ziua Copilului !

 

E 1 iunie...La multi ani tuturor, atat celor care sunt copii, cat si cei care au pastrat in sufletul lor acea inocenta si sinceritate, in ochii lor acea stralucire optimista, si in mintea lor acea lejeritate de a privii lucrurile.

Opriti putin stresul zilnic, si vedeti dincolo de negura cotidianului! Dincolo de dorinta de a face cariera, de a avea o stabilitate materiala si in plan personal, dincolo de ambitiile si sentimentele ca suntem vesnic datori sa demonstram ceva cuiva.

Suntem datori noua insine! Sa zambim, sa fim relaxati, sa ne bucuram de ceea ce ni se pare in general normal sa avem. In aceasta zi a copilului, avem o datorie morala sa celebram tot ceea ce le este lor, copiilor caracteristic: sinceritatea, lipsa de teama, seninatatea, veselia.

Opriti pamantul! vreau sa cobor un pic; atat cat sa ma joc in curtea plina de praf, pana vine mama insistenta, ca s-a lasat seara , si ma duce in casa. "Si maine e o zi!" imi spunea ea.....o zi, si inca una, si inca una.....si am crescut mare :)

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Energie

Am fost week-endul trecut la o conferinta deschisa publicului larg dar organizata de o asociatie internationala. Majoritatea membrilor sunt oameni tineri, studenti, proaspat absolventi sau intreprinzatori. Scopul organizatiei este sa iti dezvolte abilitatile de a vorbi in public si cele de leadership.

La fel, si conferinta s-a axat pe scurte traininguri pe aceste teme, precum si concurs de discursuri improvizate, pregatite si evaluari ale unui discurs. Foarte interesant, educativ si motivant.

Ar trebui promovate mai mult stiri legate de aceste activitati ale tinerilor in defavoarea stirilor cu conotatii negative.

Pe mine m-a facut sa vad inca odata cat de ambitiosi suntem. Cat de multe vrem de la noi si de la viata. Cat de multe suntem dispusi sa facem pentru asta. Cat de creativi suntem. Cat de tineri si frumosi suntem !

Si toate astea iti dau energie. Energie pentru fiecare zi. Senzatia ca lucrezi impreuna cu multi altii si nu singur pentru a crea o lume mai buna, calauzit de valori adevarate.

Si uite asa mi-am inceput aceasta saptamana, desi intr-o zi de luni cu un zambet larg si o stare de spirit foarte pozitiva care ma tine in continuare si azi (joi).

Suntem mai buni decat vrem sa credem cateodata ca suntem !

Lucruri care te fac sa zambesti

Propun un exercitiu :

Dimineata dupa ce va treziti, sa va ganditi la cateva lucruri care va fac sa zambiti, si incercati sa le identificati pe tot parcursul zilei. Lucruri simple, care aduc zambetul pe buze si duc mintea departe.

Pentru mine au fost :

1. Un copil carliontat care merge la gradinita cu parintele de mana , cu o privire senina, si pentru care opresc masina la semafor si imi petrec cateva secunde insotindu-i vizual.

2. O gluma buna la radio, tot in drum spre lucru.

3. Colegul de la lucru care imi zimbeste sincer pentru ajutorul acordat si care ma face automat sa ii intorc zambetul.

4. Prietena din facultate care ma suna sa imi povesteasca aventurile zilei ei.

5. Prognoza meteo pentru saptamanile care urmeaza si in care voi fi in concediu.

6. Melodia preferata pe care o cant cu volumul la maxim atat la radio cat si la voce in drum spre casa.

7. Zambetul lui cand ajung acasa

si ma opresc la 7 :)

Pe voi ce v-a facut sa zambiti azi ?

Imbinare de culori

Desi simplul sentiment de libertate care ma cuprinde cand ies pe terasa apartamentului meu e suficient ca sa ma faca sa ma simt bine, apusurile pe care le vad de acolo sunt de-a dreptul impresionante. De fiecare data imi spun ca acesta e cel mai frumos de pana acum, pentru ca urmatoarele zile sa vad unul si mai frumos. 

Ieri, dupa o vreme ploioasa care a umplul cerul de nori maiestuosi, soarele isi facea loc la ceas de apus de sub patura gri; in lupta lui spre a iesi la suprafata, improsa cu o varietate de nuante de rosu, portocaliu, violet....toate imbinandu-se dandu-ti un sentiment aproape de ireal. 

Si atunci iar ma trezesc visand cu ochii in departare, ca intr-un fel de transa, gandindu-ma cat de putin este nevoie ca sa simtim ca ne inconjoara ceva magic.

DIY stuff

This weekend we will pick up the pallets for the living room table that we want to make. I really hope they look as nice as expected. Anyway, the people that I talked to, that will refurbish 2 pallets and make the surface more suitable for a coffee table were really nice.

Then next week we need to buy the small wheels, some other additional wodden materials and we can start :) Also on Monday my ordered carpet will arrive. Happy week for my appartment. After all is done, and I hope it will not take that long, I will post the photos.

Music of the morning

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I have such a good feeling regarding my new flat! Even though it is in an area very close to the center it is so quiet. I woke up one of these mornings and heard some birds singing so nice ! It was so pleasant that their song was all I could hear :)

After all the nights in our former apartment where at 4 a.m. I could hear people talking on the street this feels like a blessing.

So I closed back my eyes and imagination along with sleep took me into a different reality....got me dreaming about the holiday :)

No problem...just one month far from today. See you soon, lovely blue water !

from the past

Remember how it was when we grew up toghether? I had the feeling that we had our own whole world and the fact that we lived in 2 different towns afterwards was terrible. Even though you are my cousin you were like a brother to me. We had our own words with meanings only we knew, our own games, our own universe.

What I didn't know when we were young is that it was inevitable to draw apart when we grow up. It started when you went to highschool and entered a new stage that I had to wait for another two years. As a teenaged girl and boy we did not share so many things to each other.

Why did I have to find out from your girlfriend at that time and wife now that you also felt that I drew apart from you ? I also found from her that you felt the need to protect me all throughout college but I, I  had to go through some thick layers to know what you thought.

Remember that night, when we were coming back from a party, and you told me, in a moment of sincerity that you were really dissapointed regarding the relationship with your parents and you are seriouslly thinking of leaving home permanentlly earlier than planned. I did not say much but deep inside there were mixed feelings. I felt sorry for what you went through, but I was so happy you shared with me something like this, like you only did in the past. I know you don't talk easy about these things.

This Saturday I was happy you two joined us going out like old times even for a short time. And when you left...I said first goodbye to her and then you came and caught my hand telling me that you are leaving home. That second lasted much longer for me and was like a connection to the past. I kept your hand tight for another moment so that the little girl inside could smile for a bit more. And you smiled back at her. Sometimes words are not needed.
image from http://emanuelajourney.blogspot.de/2010/06/new-song.html

Happy Friday

image from: http://jamesmcinerney.ie

And because it is Friday ...and I am finally starting my nice time at home, after filling lots of reports and files, I wish all of you :

Happy Friday ! :)

Reflection in the mirror

Yesterday my sight was cought by a photo of me and my cousin's little boy. He is 2 years and a half. The feeling I have by watching it worth milions :) We are playing in front of the mirror as he is at the age when his reflection intrigues and amuses him at the same time, and I am entertaining him by making funny shapes with my hands. In the photo I am laughing so sincerely and warm, and he ....with his big eyes, he is watching the image and smiling. He kept on smiling when he saw himself.

Do you often smile when you see your reflection in the mirror ? Or do you just think of your new wrinckle in the corner of your eye, your tired look or grey hair, your bad day...

Let's learn from children and live in such a way that our own reflection in the mirror could make us smile.

P.S. You know that you can pull out from me a smile as warm as the one you caught with the camera...thank you for that.

Enjoy

In all the rush and madness arround us, we can choose every day what we want to hear, see, feel or think. Each one of us is surrounded by beautiful things.
I decided to pick and share the small or big things that can make one's day.
Enjoy your day !