tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67061029169289381792024-02-07T15:44:17.787-08:00Happy WithinAngelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-53757866857784450242014-01-27T03:30:00.002-08:002014-01-27T03:30:51.193-08:00Countdown<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So it has been a loooooong time since I've written here last. But I felt like doing again today and .... well, just why not. I feel like I have lost my motivation and inspiration, and I need to find it again:)<br />
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Today will only be a short note. I have to get back to writing a University paper.<br />
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Anyways, I was updating my inspiration-/to-do-board in the bedroom, and I decided to use one of the techniques for being more productive, which I read about 2-3 years ago. What you do is you write down numbers from 1 to 365 (or 366 for a leap year) on a sheet of paper, where each number represents one day of the year. And than every morning you cross out numbers one by one. This way you can actually see how quickly days are ending and that even though it is only the beginning of the year and it feels like you still have a lot of time, you actually don't. And there is also one funny thing I have noticed: when I just started to write the numbers down, I felt relaxed, I still have a lot of paper left, it will all fit in. But as I was coming to the number 200 I started to worry that it won't, so I began to squeeze them in. And I think that it also represents how I'm used to spending the years - in the beginning I think "It's only January, I still have a lot of time left to do the things I want to", but then suddenly you wake up and realize that half of the year is already gone and you haven't yet started to act on your dreams and goals. And than you either rush to have them done, or you forget about them at all. I do not want this year to be like that, so I hope this little technique will help me to start acting and doing staff. <br />
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And here is a piece of my inspiration board:<br />
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Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-12090409756079489872013-04-18T11:23:00.000-07:002016-12-26T13:56:37.135-08:00Change tactics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Me vs. Sugar<br />
Battle # 1 (this month)<br />
Score 0:1<br />
Ok, it was quite a quick victory of sugar.<br />
I lasted two days.<br />
Then it became hot and I wanted an ice-cream<br />
And I am going to my Mom's in a couple of weeks anyways<br />
(and I hardly doubt that I will resist the temptetaion)<br />
So it is better that I stop now and start over again after I come back.<br />
So the sugar found the way to talk me out of stopping eating it.<br />
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No it is time for a new challange.<br />
Not a challange.<br />
A new habbit.<br />
Which will then be combined with non-sugar life.<br />
And it is to walk.<br />
In the very morning.<br />
The first hing I do is go out for a walk.<br />
I call it 'walk out'.<br />
Tomorrow morning.<br />
My alarm is already set.<br />
Hope I'll have enough will power to get up.<br />
I believe in myself.<br />
I can do it.<br />
I'll let you you know how it went.<br />
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Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-31758216222540948672013-04-15T10:19:00.001-07:002013-04-15T10:19:15.579-07:00Revive<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Love, love, love spring! I love the sun and love to feel that everything comes back to life.<br />
So do I. Come back to life.<br />
Awaken.<br />
Continue to live.<br />
And I have a new decision.<br />
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I do not want to be a sugar addict anymore.<br />
I come to realize that it influences me a lot.<br />
Me, my mood.<br />
Me, my mood, people around me.<br />
Me, my mood, people around me, close people.<br />
I do not want to be indifferent to people who are close to me.<br />
I do not want my mood influence our relationship.<br />
I remember when I didn't eat sugar for a month.<br />
I felt alive.<br />
I felt happy all the time.<br />
Now I think sugar will make me happy.<br />
But that's not true.<br />
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So it is time.<br />
Time to say no to sugar.<br />
It is not gonna be easy.<br />
I was a good girl all day today, for example.<br />
Until I came home...<br />
Than I had Coca-Cola and cookies.<br />
That didn't make me happy.<br />
Made me miserable instead.<br />
I have thought of an experimen, that I hope will help me stay sugar-free - <br />
Every time I have something sugarry I will put aside 500 rubles.<br />
I will give it my sister to keep it.<br />
I hope it will wok.<br />
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Anywho, I am full of hope and energy.<br />
It's time to revive! </div>
Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-8762611375335876182013-02-11T10:44:00.003-08:002013-02-11T10:44:56.865-08:00Stop. Take a breath.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's only the second month of the year, but it feels like three or four have gone by already. From the 1st of January I started at a new position at work, but I still combine it with the work at the previous department. So in January especially there were days when I didn't even have time to think, I just had to do things. Had to go there, run here, talk to this person, send an e-mail to that one. It was as one long day. And also all my weekends were planned - yesterday was actually the first weekend since New Year that I got to spend at home.<br />
And please do not think that I am complaining, I actually did like it. I was enjoying having a lot of things to do. I felt that my days mattered. The only thing is that I missed some personal time, time to sit and reflect on the day. To think of what I learnt that day. And I actually started meditating again. Just for a little bit befoe going to sleep. I had so many thoughts like "tomorrow I should do this and that", or "I shouldn't forget to mention this in the project" - I couldn't stop thinking of work even when going to bed. And that was when I desperately felt the need to stop. Just for 5 minutes. To clear the mind. To breathe deeply and calmly. We all need that. We are not some electronic devices where hit 'play' and it just start running. But even the devices need time to recharge. So do we.<br />
And the advice of the day is: even in your busiest day, take 5 minutes or 5 seconds to stop. Take a deep breath, smile, relax and keep on going. </div>
Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-30500230512815963072013-02-04T10:53:00.002-08:002016-12-26T14:00:20.901-08:00Say YES<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
You know a lot of articles out there are written on how to say "no" to other people, but my problem is being able to say "yes". Just yesterday as I was walking to a movie theater early in the morning, I ran into a handsome young man. We looked at each other for a short second and kept walking our own ways. But then he turned and said "Can I walk you to wherever you are going?" And I said no, which I do really regret. It has been my dream and desire to find the soulmate, but it is a real problem for me to actually say yes to the new people that I meet, to say yes to all these opportunities of meeting the guy. I mean it is not the first time that I have said no to a proposal like this. Which means that I could have missed out on the soulmate. And that scares me, to be honest. I have the opportunity, but I say no to it. So one of my goals for this year is to learn to say yes. In this sense I absolutely love the movie "Yes Man" ehich shows that as soon as you become open for something new, a lot of opportunities miraculously appear at your door step. But when you think about it, it is not a huge miracle - all the oppotunities have been there before, it is you who were absent, absent by constantly saying no.<br />
So the advice of today is: say YES. Be open to new acquaintances, new possibilities, new opportunities. YES is the one word that can make miracles happen. </div>
Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-46692552038729324242013-01-15T10:27:00.000-08:002013-01-15T10:27:52.389-08:00Dream your goal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have read an interesting article recently which is called <a href="http://blogs.hbr.org/johnson/2013/01/instead-of-making-resolutions.html" target="_blank">"Instead of making resolutions, dream"</a>. When I finished reading it, I wasn't at all inspired. It all seemed pretty obvious to me and I kept thinking "Isn't a resolution already a dream?". For example I remember an episode from 'Friends' series - I don't remember which season it was, but the episode was about resolutions. So Monica's resolution was to take more photos. - so her dream was probably to become good at photogaphy. The same is when a person's resolution is to eat less, then his/her dream is most likely to become fit or lose weight.<br />
So I kept thinking about this article for a couple of days and now I'm starting to see the point of it, I'm stating to get it in my own way. I think that a dream here is more like a goal, what do you want to achieve. And a resolution is a way to achieve the goal. So I would agree that resolutions should be clearly thought out and that it might be a good idea to take a month or so to think about what your wishes and desires, so that a resolution doesn't become a andom thought that came to your mind on the first day of a new year. It should be something more, something you you know you should do because it will make you dream come true. For instance, in the above example with Monica we know that it was her random desire (she has never talked about it or we have never seen her taking photos), so this is probably the reason why she didn't succeed.<br />
So the advice of the day is: dream your goal and then pick out one main thing that will bring you closest to your dream. </div>
Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-69462938555694665302013-01-08T10:05:00.001-08:002013-01-08T10:05:15.230-08:00Find people who inspire you<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I couldn't do it. I couldn't live up to my promise. I was pretty good with all the food, did not overeat or anything - but I ate sweets. A lot. Especially the last 2 days when I knew that I will have to stop soon. Today is the third day that I am back to my eating routine, but it is the first day that I didn't have any sugar. It was hard. I got sugar addicted again. I thought about a chocolate or a candy about 30 times today. Luckily some posts of Mastin Kipp on <a href="http://www.thedailylove.com/" target="_blank">The Daily Love</a> blog were about his commitment to being sugar free. And I kept thinking that if he can do it, I can do it too. And I also thought that if tomorrow I will have the same crazy irresistable craving - I will let myself have a piece of dark chocolate. I hope though that I will not need it. And I am thankful to Mastin for sharing his thoughts and his goals, becasue they help me keep going.<br />
So my advice of the day is: if you are having trouble sticking to new habits, find someone who would inspire you or who is doing the same thing. It is much easier to do something when you know that you are not alone. </div>
Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-872870322356038262013-01-01T11:31:00.000-08:002013-01-01T11:31:00.343-08:00Become brand new<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I am actually on a New Year's vacation with my family, but I think the first day of the new year is the perfect time to write this post. I want to share a video with you. This is a song by Alicia Keys. When I heard it, it spoke right to me, especially these words:<br />
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<i>It took a long long time to get here<br />
It took a brave, brave girl to try<br />
It took one too many excuses, one too many lies<br />
Don't be surprised, don't be surprised</i>
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If I talk a little louder<br />
If I speak up when you're wrong<br />
If I walk a little taller<br />
I've been on to you too long<br />
If you noticed that I'm different<br />
Don't take it personally<br />
Don't be mad, it's just the brand new kind of me<br />
And it ain't bad, I found a brand new kind of free</i><br />
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So my advice of the day is<i>:</i> if there is something you'd like to rediscover in yourself, something you'd love to become - start now. It is the perfect opportunity. I've read somewhere that January, 1 is the 1st page of a new book which contains 365 pages, so you can create and become whatever character you wish to be. <i><br /></i></div>
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Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-24268368679814095802012-12-29T00:27:00.001-08:002012-12-29T00:27:30.883-08:00What has 2012 been like?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: normal;">At first I didn’t want to write a post like this to sum up the year, as if drawing the finishing line. But when I came to work in the morning I remembered my very first impressions of this company. I remember I was so excited after the first interview because I knew that I had found the place where I want to work. It was and it is exactly what I had in mind when I moved to Moscow. <u></u><u></u></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: normal;">The office is almost empty today, it is the last working day before the long New Year’s holidays (we officially have 10 days off here in Russia). I don’t feel like doing anything work related and I am just sitting here with this feeling of inner happiness and satisfaction.<u></u><u></u></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: normal;">So what are the most important things I have learned and achieved in 2012:<u></u><u></u></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: normal;">- quit job and took the whole month off to connect with myself and decide which direction I want to go.<u></u><u></u></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: normal;">- moved to Moscow and learned that I can do things on my own. I had already changed different places of living, I moved to Los Angeles for a year and St. Petersburg, but in both cases there were people waiting for me and welcoming me to their homes. But here in Moscow I stayed on a friend’s couch for the first 3 weeks, but I had to find my home on my own.<u></u><u></u></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: normal;">- found my dream job. By myself. Without any connections or people who know people blah-blah-blah… - which is still quite a common belief in Russia that in order to get a good job you need to know the right people.<u></u><u></u></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: normal;">- travelled quite a lot, both within and outside of Russia.<u></u><u></u></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: normal;">- I am learning new food and health habits, adding more fruits and veggies to my daily menu, going for walks and swimming.<u></u><u></u></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: normal;">- I am learning to be myself, which for me means that I learn to speak up, to say my opinion out loud.<u></u><u></u></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: normal;">- And generally I became happier. I feel happier. Do you remember in the beginning of summer I wrote that I have to cry every 1-3 months, just to let the negative emotions out? Well, I haven’t had this urge to cry since August I think. I don’t have any hidden negative emotions that need to come out through tears. I feel content. I feel happy within.</span></strong></div>
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Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-70203501556762097672012-12-27T11:52:00.001-08:002012-12-27T11:52:49.150-08:00Give promise<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I want again to try and give a public promise. New Year is getting closer and closer and usually the New year's Eve means a loooot of food which is super hard to resist. And already in October when I began learning to eat healthy and started my weight-loss programme - already then I knew that the New Year's Eve will be an exception, I will let myself eat whatever I want. But what I didn't know was that I will have these cravings to eat whatever I want 10 days before the New Year's eve. It's been hard for me to keep up with my healthy routine and I have been eating since and choclate for the last 5 days. And this not good at all. What is good - is that I bought a ministepper, so that even when it is -20 C outside I will still be able to do have a morning walk. But just the walk will not help me stay in shape, I need to control my craving for sweets and chocolate cakes.<br />
I have already promised my food coach Zhenya to try to be a good girl and stick to the right outine, but I fear that it might not be enough. So I give here a public promise to eat healthy starting from Januay 1st. Not 12 am on January first, we will still be celebrating at that time. But stating with January 1st brunch, I promise to behave? to be a good girl and to eat only the good food.<br />
So my advice of the day is: if you are having trouble doing something that you should be doing, try giving a public promise. It doesn't have to be online, you can give a pomise to your friend, your family - to someone other than just you. Or - I just had a wonderful idea - maybe I should make a bet with my sister? Ok, I'll see if I can keep my promise and if it doesn't help me, then next time I will try the bet thing. </div>
Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-89322692628674935942012-12-23T11:34:00.000-08:002012-12-23T11:34:10.506-08:00Take the steps <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I just did a small exercise called TimeQuake suggested by the guys from <a href="http://radicalundoing.com/" target="_blank">Radical Undoing</a>. The exercise is very simple - you need to think about the last 10 years of your life and write down the things which you would have done differently. It took about 5 minutes to finish the exercises, I have thought of 9 things, and more than a half of those things are the same/ So this means that I keep making one and the same mistake. What is even more sad - is that this is something that I have been dreaming for a looong time, it is something that I want more than anything else. And I have recently realised this problem, and I have realised what I am afraid of and what lies behind this fear - now I need a lot of courage to overcome this fear. It is like overcoming the fear of heights, you make one small step closer at a time. And after each step you see that it is not as scary as it seemed. Yes it is still pretty scary at the very edge, and I do feel terrified? especially if the edge is way up high, but the important thing is that I am stepping to this edge. So what I should start doing now is learning to make the same small steps in life, in this most important decisions. I need to change this habit of turning my back when I see the edge, only by getting a little closer and closer will I be able to discove if there is or there isn't real danger.<br />
So my advice of the day is: there might be some things that scare you and in order to stop being scared try taking small steps. You might realise that there is actually nothing to be scared about and all that fear is just in your head.</div>
Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-47234470549498206202012-12-21T12:33:00.003-08:002012-12-22T11:26:46.904-08:00Enjoy music<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I had always wanted to have headphones. Not the small earbuds, but the real big headphones. And about a month ago I finally bought them. I saw them and could not resist. They are of a bright yellow and orange colour and are just totally me. But today is actually the first real time that I am using them. I can tell the music here sounds amazing. It is a totally different perception of music when you listen to it through laptop's speakers and through headphones.I feel absorbed by the music and at the same time it turned out to be quite easy to concentrate on other things. And I am also now searching for new music, new artist who inspire me. Music has become a part of my personal identity. I used to turn on a radio and just listen to what they had chosen for me. But as I was discovering myself, letting myself be who I am, my music preferences have also changed. Yes, I do still listen to a radio sometimes, and there are songs on the radio which I like, but I now have a more conscious approach to what I listen to. Music surrounds me every day and it does influence my mood and my outlook on the daily events. That's why I choose to choose music which brightens my days, with the lyrics which inspires me. <br />
So my advice of the day is: create your own playlists with songs which resonate with you. Enjoy music.<br />
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Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-66461391274255123992012-12-20T11:44:00.001-08:002012-12-22T11:27:27.639-08:00Imagine your best year yet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It is that time of the year when we are striking the balance and finalizing the past 12 months and making new plans. So I am doing this as well. Today I did a guided visualisation with Donna (aka <a href="http://www.fairygodmotherinc.com/" target="_blank">The Faiy Goddmother</a>), also called The Serendipity exercise. I did this last year as well. And although not many of the things that I visualised actually came true, still 2012 has been a pretty good year, and I am even calling it my BEST YEAR YET. Today I have written down all the things that popped up in my head during the visualisation and I am super excited for 2013 and can't wait to see all these things coming true.<br />
So my advice of the day is: dream big, imagine 2013 as your best year yet and get ready for it to really be so.<br />
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Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-3694850302531187572012-12-18T12:38:00.004-08:002012-12-22T11:27:56.773-08:00Let yourself fly<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i>In a wold full of people only some want to fly. Isn't that crazy. </i><br />
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Love these words from Alanis Morissettes' song Crazy (or is it a Seal's song?). I think there are so many possibilities for our dreams to come true, and only a few people choose to believe that their dreams are possible, that they can happen. Others just live by the day and notice only the bad things. But the world moves on thanks to the people who believe, people who keep trying to achieve their dream no matter how crazy they may sound. I remember reading in Mastin Kipp's blog (<a href="http://thedailylove.com/" target="_blank">The Daily Love</a>) about this: many people used to believe that people cannot fly and look at today's world - we are flying all over the planet and beyond. There could be lots of people who would say that your dreams are crazy, but please do not believe them. Know that anything is possible and with that truth in you heart it will really be so. Sometimes it is enough just to believe and to desire something, and it will happen. For example, today I thought of making a Chistmas present fo my manager and thought that it would be great if I could give her the sweets "Love Story" (they are super tasty, but they are produced in my hometown Cheboksary and it is hard to find them here in Moscow). But it just happened so that my cousine was driving through Moscow and asked if he could stay for a night at my place. And guess what he brought from Cheboksary?:) So know I have the exact gift which I wanted. You see, I myself did not have to do a thing except for thinking about it. Of course, in many cases just thinking is not enough, but almost always it is a huge part of the whole dream-come-true process.<br />
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So the advice of the day is: don't be discoueged by other people who not dare to believe. Let your self dream big, let youself fly.<br />
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Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-12670385419143860592012-12-16T11:33:00.004-08:002012-12-22T11:28:41.944-08:00Don't be afraid to try new things<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Just this morning I returned from a short trip to Prague. It's quite a beautiful city, but I do not actually feel that excited about it. For example Madrid, where I also stayed for just 2-3 days, made me feel like I definitely need to come back to the city, whilst here it was "Yeah, I am happy to have visited Prague, it is quite a nice city, but at the end I do not feel inspired by it". But what I DO feel inspired about is oysters. I have tasted them for the first time yesterday, and OMG are they delicious! And so this discovery of oysters also made me feel inspired to not be afraid of trying new stuff. I was a bit of a coward when I was sitting in front of the oysters, my friend made me drink a glass of wine at one gulp to reduce the fear and then I finally got the courage to put this small stringy thingy into my mouth. And once it was in, I wanted to have more and more.<br />
Can you imagine how many things there are out there that we do not know about, and this unknownness makes us scared to even try, to make a first move. It's ok if we try, and do not like it, or we try and we fail, or we try and hate it - the main thing here is to try, to EXPERIENCE the unknown in order to really understand it. I used to say that I don't like oystes, they are stringy and they should probably taste awful, but how could I possibly know, how could I objectively say that I did not like it? The same goes for everything else in our everyday life.<br />
So the advice if the day is: got out there, experience live and do not be afraid to try something new even if it may seem to be scary.<br />
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Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-6889059046687468592012-12-10T11:02:00.001-08:002012-12-22T11:29:14.396-08:00Make presents<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today I saw this little announcement at the coffee corner at work about collecting presents for the senior citizens who live in the houses for the elderly. I saw this but on the way home totally forgot to go to a shop and buy the presents. But then I was talking to my sister and it turned out that she has seen the same announcement over the Internet and also wanted to contribute. So we bought the presents, wrapped the gifts and tomorrow I will take them to work so that soon they could be delivered to the addressees.<br />
We have four presents, four people will smile and feel needed - and it only took us about an hour. So little time, so many people will get happier. You do not need great resources to bring happiness to other people's lives. A present could be your attention, kind words or a note, actually anything that shows that you care, shows that the other person matters, that he is needed.<br />
So the advice of the day: make presents to people you know, people you don't know, to everyone who matters in your life.<br />
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Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-19623768013492488272012-12-09T11:33:00.000-08:002012-12-22T11:29:45.647-08:00Train your brain<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Aghh, I have an exam in microeconomics in a couple of days, so I have been reading up a lot. So I can feel my brain twisting and sweating. It is a lovely feeling, though I cannot say that I fully appreciate it at the moment, because I do not like the exams.But I know what I am going to use it fo as soon as the exams are finished - reading. Reading and thinking about what I have read and making my own conclusions and maybe even writing down a short a summary of the book. I loved doing it last year. And I miss it now. So this exam is a great opportunity to wake up my brain and then start using it for the things I love.<br />
So the advice of the day is: train your brain daily, do not let it fall asleep.<br />
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Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-22368375729477813722012-12-08T11:57:00.002-08:002012-12-22T11:30:14.810-08:00The power of written word<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Yesterday I was looking through my notebook, the one where I used to write my plans for each day. I started doing so - planning every single day - last summer. And it was really helpful for me at that time. But as I got some steadiness in my thoughts it kind of became unnecessary, so lately I have been thinking to go back to this habit, because it helped me to stay focused on my dreams. I rememebr at that time I was phusically aware of how much time is just slipping through my fingers when I am browisng through facebook and just surfing the net. And I could not let that time just go by. And that was when I unsubscribed fom a lot of different groups, I stopped looking through the whole news section and just used social media for communicating with people how live in different cities and countries. But lately I am again spending a lot of time on the Internet doing nothing. So I opened my notebook in order to write down my plans for the weekend and I came across the page where I had listed all the things that I wanted to buy in 2012. I have totally forgotten about this list, and yesterday I was very surprised to see that I know have 90% of those things. Isn't it amazing?<br />
So the advice of the day is: write down your dreams, your goals, your desies and just watch them happen!:)<br />
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Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-35699390558227156472012-12-07T11:21:00.000-08:002012-12-22T11:30:48.024-08:00Find motivation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I think I need to go back to my routine - back to writing posts every day. I have noticed that since I have given up on one thing, the other things followed. For example, I haven't gone for a marning walk for over 3 weeks now. And I remember how I used to love these walks. But now I am finding all the different excuses, like "it's winter, it's normal that I want to sleep more" or "it's probably cold outside, I'd rather stay here in my warm bed". And I do not like that. I want to feel that excited about walking as I did in the beginning. Because it IS good, I DID enjoy it. I need to find some motivation to start doing it again. So I hope that writing here will become my motivation and I will continue benefiting my health.<br />
So the advice of the day is: find motivation. Sometimes you need it even for the things you love to do.<br />
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Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-24815420204789314692012-11-30T11:30:00.000-08:002012-12-22T11:31:54.128-08:00Experience life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have planned to finnsih the month of experience with this post almost from the very beginning of November. I saw this video (it is actually and advertisment) and I knew that I had to shae it. The author of the video is Evgeniy Grishkovec. He is a Russian actor and a singer, but a vey unique one. In his songs he doesn't sing, he talks, he speaks about life and people around and his feelings. So this video is an advetisment of a company that makes windows and it is called "To see the life". Here is the video, it is in Russian, so below I am going to write down what he is saying:</div>
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There is a picture hanging on my wall, it's a landscape: a river, a hilly river bank, the sun is going down behind the hills, a low sky with clouds, the river and clouds are coloured with sunset. There are a few black dots - these birds flying over the river. They have been flying there for many years. This picture has been moving with me from a house to house, it's a good picture, beautiful landscape, nothing is changing on it. Outside MY window everything was always changing. Districts changed, cities changed, trees grew higher, houses wee built. I myself was growing. Buthow differently did I watch out of the window in different ages. When I was small and my parents would sat me on a window sill, it seemed so high, and outside I could only the things that interested me: dogs, children, birds. A lorry or a fire truck were miracles to me. I remember standing on my tiptoes staing hard at the road and waiting for my Mom to come home from work or for my Dad to come from a long business trip. I remeber looking for inspiration outside the window when I was writing my first romantic poems. How oppressed I was with the sunlight that caome in from the window in the moments of sadness or anticipation. Or how happy I was to see a thunder or a snowstorm or even grey drizzle and wet houses outside my window in the moments of success and happiness. With such different feelings did I open curtains and fling open the window during this last year. How differently did I see the same courtyard, the same city. And on my picture it is always a sunset along a beautiful iver, and the birds keep flying. I am used to this pictures. I can't get used to what I see outside my window, because on the pictue there is a landscape, and in the window there is always a life. </div>
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Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-37762630499496903562012-11-12T11:03:00.001-08:002012-12-22T11:32:29.479-08:00Experience break<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have decided to take a short break from writing the blog. At least from writing it daily. I want it to be an inspiration, a means to express creativeness. But lately I have been feeling that it is a must, that it is some kind of a burden (that is a bit too strong a word, but I don't know how to express it differently). I am not saying that I will stop writing completely. Even right now I steel feel the urge to post something tomorrow. And I loved this feeling of thinking about each day and finding a lesson in each day. But there are now so many things going on that sometimes I feel a little stressed to write. I still haven't made up my mind yet, because when I am putting these words down, I feel that I want to continue, but at the same time there are days when I want just to go to sleep sometimes - but instead I spent another 40-50 minutes writing the blog. So I will jsut see how it goes tomorrow. I will keep writing, maybe on a little less regular basis. You will hear more from me, I am not saying goodbye. The only thing is that if now I go on vacation or I am out of town, I will just take a full break and not feel stressed about keeping this a daily blog.<br />
So the advice of the day is: experience break. Sometimes you need to take a time out and just let it go for while only to see that it is actually exactly what you needed. Sometimes a break is a good start to letting go of the things that hold you back. I don't know yet what my break will be. I will keep you posted:)<br />
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Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-18897514151843569132012-11-11T11:08:00.002-08:002012-12-22T11:33:20.333-08:00Experience education<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As I have already witten a couple of times, I have entered a University this year. I passed my first exams a couple of weeks ago, and now it is already time to start getting ready for the next examinations. So today I spent a few hours reading and getting information for my course paper. And that is the reason for chooosing the today's topic. I just want to underline the importance of education. And you do not necessarily need to enter a University o go to school to get educated. Absolutely not, there are so many books and internet resources now, that you can learn whatever you want without even going out of the house. </div>
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So the advice of the day is: experience education. Read a book. Find something to learn about.<br />
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Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-67376045379700139832012-11-10T13:27:00.001-08:002012-12-22T11:34:15.457-08:00Experience movies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We went to the movies today. I haven't seen an actual movie in a cinema for about 4 months. Which means that I haven't watched any movie for the same time - becaue lately I have found it difficult to watch a whole movie at home. I get too distracted and it seems that I am just wasting time, I'd rather do something more useful. That's why I love going to the movie theaters - I concentrate on the movie only, on the feelings and emotions that arise within me as I watch the story unfold. And also I choose only positive movies, with a happy ending, preferrably comedies. But some dramas can also be positive, for example "The Bucket List" - it is a drama with a not so happy ending. But nontheless this is one of the most positive movies I can think of. It teaches you to live now, to do what you have always wanted to do and not be afaid of doing it. It is so inspiring, it has tought me not to wait for some opportunity to arise, but to start making these opportunities happen.<br />
So the advice of the day is: experience movies. Choose a movie wisely and it will definitely teach you something new.<br />
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Angelikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14433366490702059436noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706102916928938179.post-84980135859419920122012-11-09T10:12:00.001-08:002012-12-22T11:34:50.916-08:00Experience communication<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It has always been difficult for me to use small talk. I could never talk for hours on end even with my closest friends and family. And I still cannot understand how people can talk on the phone for several hours. What do they even talk about? <br />
But now at work I realise that it is useful to know and use this art (yes, I do call it 'an art'). When you go to different events, when you are driving in a car with a colleague with whom you do not have much in common, when you go for a lunch with your co-workers - how do you know what is important for them? Or what do you talk about with a business partner when you are not at an official meeting?<br />
So this post consists mainly of questions, which I am trying to answer right now. And I want to learn the art of small talk, but at the same time to keep it meaningful, and not just talk in order to pass the time.<br />
So the advice of the day is: experience communication, because it is the key to building relations with other people.<br />
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