picture from: National Geographic

"If you can keep in mind while you are doing things for other people that your help is simply an extension of the universal spirit that connects all of us, you might also find what you do so much more meaningful.

Doing something that is of use to our community is a wonderful way to share our blessings with other people. Even when we don’t have much extra to give to other people, if our intention to really make another person’s life comfortable is pure, the encouragement and care that we are able to give is infinite, and caring for others really has more significance when it is something that is done through the auspices of our spiritual selves. Contributing in some way to the life of another person today will deepen the desire you have to make the world a better place by strengthening your personal connection with your spirit."  (OM)

good morning pumpkins.. That's what i've just read and loved it. The weather is getting better and sweeter, spring is here thank God.. smile and shine!! 

My doctor's tests showed small problems with my thyroid, i'm starting medication and i have to do an extra test for my breast but i'm not preoccupied. I'm thinking "thank God, you can fight this. Others fight worst cases.."' The truth is that i have fighted hard for a good health since i was a kid, so only big things scare me and i've dealed with lot of pain and ungly situations. BUT i don't and won't give up. As long as i breathe. 

Here is something to chear us up: Mondo 77, every time i hear this music i get up and dance... energy run through my body.. hear it loud and jump... 

other interesting posts : change , green yummy juices to detox. 

Last thing before i go :

confront the dark sides of yourself and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing. Use the pain as fuel, as a reminder of your strength  (August Wilson)

be back soon..promise.. love yah... 

"Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary. Then ask yourself, and yourself alone, one question . . . Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn't it is of no use. Both paths lead nowhere; but one has a heart, the other doesn't. One makes for a joyful journey; as long as you follow it, you are one with it. The other will make you curse your life. One makes you strong; the other weakens you." 

- Carlos Castaneda, was a Peruvian-born American anthropologist and author.

"I write because I am alone and move through the world alone. No one will know what has passed through me ... I write because there are stories that people have forgotten to tell, because I am a woman trying to stand up in my life ... I write out of hurt and try to make hurt okay."                                                                    Natalie Goldberg

wise words

Life moves. Life does not stop. Life changes on a whim and throws you curve balls.

Your goal is not to stop Life from happening, but to remain calm and centered as the seeming chaos happens around you. As you calm your mind and cultivate trust you turn from a victim of circumstance into a powerful creator of your life.

-
Jackson Kiddard

Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery – celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from – it’s where you take them to.”

— Jim Jarmusch

Quotes to Keep You Going

Live life fully while you’re here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You’re going to anyway, so you might as well enjoy the process.

Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it.

Don’t try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human.

-
Anthony Robbins

Learning how to be kind to ourselves, learning how to respect ourselves, is important.

The reason it’s important is that, fundamentally, when we look into our own hearts and begin to discover what is confused and what is brilliant, what is bitter and what is sweet, it isn’t just ourselves that we’re discovering.

We’re discovering the universe.

-
Pema Chödrön

Happy thunder thought of mine

Precious things in life do not cost a dime. 

happy moments: wise words II

I've just read it in Aubrey from: http://hendersons01.blogspot.com/2010/04/swing-into-spring.html

and I'm posting it without comments:

I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in PINK. I believe that love is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and i believe in miracles..........................

Audrey Hepburn

I adore Audrey Hepburn; her looks, her smile, her playing, her words. 




Another wise word from Aubrey;

Sometimes you have to stop thinking so much...

And go where your heart takes you!!!

- Anon

Wise words from  Chloe; http://seanandchloe.blogspot.com/

i want to say some of the most important lessons that i have learned this
year. i learned that first of all you can't make people change. second of all i learned that people change whether you like it or not. it's kind of
funny how it's like that isn't it? it doesn't quite make sense does it? 

i also learned that life is not fair. you can give all that you have and never
get anything in return yet some people never give and always seem to get
everything.  one thing we need to remember though is that if we never take 
that risk and give, than we would never have room to receive.

life isn't about being popular and having a boyfriend. it's not about nice
cars, cute clothes, and, lots of money. life goes much deeper than that. it
goes far deeper than we will ever be able to understand. it's about taking
risks, learning lessons, getting hurt, hurting others, loving others no
matter what, making mistakes, bouncing back up after a hard fall, and
helping others bounce back after a hard fall. 

it's about unexpected phone calls and special notes to let people know you care.
 it's about making people feel needed because believe it or not, the most important thing that
people need in this life is to feel needed. it's about having a purpose.
it's about knowing that someone's life wouldn't be that same without you in it.  
it's about knowing that someone is thinking about you.
life is a journey, life is a lesson, life is a teacher, life is a test.

i have been hurt many times in my life, but i know that i have hurt many
people as well. i can't go back and change that, but i can learn from what
i have done. i have made many mistakes and watched many friends make
mistakes. i've watched them change, forget who they are, and sadly forget
what life is really about. but with out all the bad times i never would
have  realized what the good was. i wouldn't have learned that i can't
change people. all i can do is affect people by my actions and they can
choose where to go from there.

my example can not only teach others, but most importantly myself. i've
learned to see myself through others eyes. i've realized that i have grown
and i have seen who i want to become. i've realized that i have found
myself by being myslef. i've realized that i shouldn't have been trying to
change things all along, i should have been trying to change the way i see
things..

That's a little about me

This describes me 100% from the friendly blog of mine:  http://nikymarie.blogspot.com/search/label/Quotes

"I may still not know what I want to be when I grow up,

but I do know that someday I want to live in a house filled

with my books and travel souveniers. And the walls that

aren't covered with bookshelves will be covered with photos of my family and friends. When I leave the house I will be going to a job I love and I'll return to a person I love. So that's the dream I'm working on."

by Amber Morley

Happy wise words.. to be continued

Good morning my pumpkins. The sky in Athens is amazingly blue. I cannot concentrate at work. Below you'll read something wise I found out in the blog of  nina, http://www.naturallynina.com. there is a lot to read there: 

"the irony of commitment is that it's deeply liberating -- in work, in play, in love. the act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around like rational hesitation. to commit is to remove your head as the barrier to your life."

~anne morris

I promise I'll soon post some photos of  Corfu. Have a great day and do not give up hoping and dreaming. 

happy moments: wise words

Like Sky over sea,

so is your love for me.

Our worlds met and wed,

continuing firmaments

of currents and clouds,

stars and sea.

As one woven nature,

we now bless our spirit

with peace and happiness.

The contour of life

covers us two,

like sky over sea,

you and me.

Annie Dougherty

"The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new

landscapes but in having new eyes."

- Marcel Proust

WORDS DO NOT CHANGE THINGS.  BUT WORDS CHANGE PEOPLE AND PEOPLE CHANGE THINGS. 

 (ANONυμοus)