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The end of an era, the beginning of a new one

Just a short message to tell you that I'm closing this blog. It was time for a new ME and a new approach. You can find some of my fairy tales and wonderings here.

Magical Moments

Traveling through this marvelous journey we call life, we constantly seek happiness, success and meaning to affirm our existence on this planet. Sometimes we find answers to our questions and frequently the replies lead us to yet more uncertainty. Life is a series of moments; some we consider "positive" and others we deem "negative." We attempt to increase the "positive" moments while diminishing the "negative.?"

If everything were so easy, we would get to the end of life and do the math. More "positive" than "negative" moments would indicate a plentiful life. Measuring life is not that easy. Life cannot be put into a box and be categorized as "good" or "bad" based simply on the sum of each of these experiences. A life measured in "good" and "bad" assures frustration and fatigue.

Is it realistic to believe that each moment which awaits us will be free of negativity? The answer is a resolute NO.

Deception and disgust will certainly cross our paths. We have loved ones who will leave the world we know and enter a reality yet unknown. There will be trials and tribulations with work, friends and people we have not yet met. This is not being negative; it is being realistic with our expectations. If we wait for everything to be beautiful, bright and bountiful during our adventure, we will likely be disillusioned with our destiny. If we accept unfortunate events as a given, we can consider our reactions, responses and reflections rather than the significance of the events themselves.

The evangelical minister Charles Swindoll proposes the following:

"We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations."

Life is the sum of all experiences. Any moment, be it "good" or "bad" can be a Magical Moment. What matters most is our perspective of each situation and what we learn from it.

A friend told me recently, "The times when I was in the greatest pain, tribulation, and fear... those were the times I learned the most, changed the most, and became more of who I am."

Directing our thoughts toward learning in turbulent times as well as in marvelous moments of excitement and ecstasy allows us to reflect upon a plentiful and productive lifetime complete with endless Magical Moments.

It's the Bounce that Counts!

Rob McBride

http://www.inspire.com.ve/

The Symphony of Life

Yesterday when I was looking for a quote in my collection, I found by mistake this fragment which I consider to be one of the most simple and clear simphony of life. Enjoy it!

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury; and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable; and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasion, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious grow up through the common. This is to be my symphony. William Henry Channing

My vision

I believe in the beauty of every human being and their great potential to make this world a better place to live. I know that only by life-long learning, I would transform me into an exceptional person, a powerful leader and role-model for the ones around me. My true self is indestructable and cannot be diminished by any event or situation.
My career give me opportunities to constantly grow and develop my own and other people?s potential. I am a successful entrepreneur that loves to talk with her clients and employees and my profession gives me great satisfaction. People around me are great individuals that have a positive attitude towards life.
I share my success with my family and my partner in life is the strongest supporter of my ideas and thoughts.
I seek for equilibrium, love and beauty in everything that I do.

It's time for a new Me.
The memories and past experiences are close to my heart and also are a small part of me, but I feel that is time to start the trip to new experiences and also to start a new journey, the journey of discovering myself.
Will I have hard times, will I gain new friends, will I change myself ?
I don't know, but I know that I will enjoy every single moment.

Cautand cu privirea fericirea intr-un graunte de nisip

Inspirata de ceea ce a scris Nico pe blogul ei nico.nomadlife.org, am recitit Alchimistul.
Paulo Coelho scria "Orice clipa de cautare este o clipa de intalnire cu Dumnezeu si Vesnicia".
Noi cautam in fiecare zi o reteta a fericirii si a succesului.

Nisipul cu urmele lui amagitoare lasate de ape acum mii si mii de ani, sapate de mana omeneasca si slefuite de vant sau desenate de talpi si inmuiate de valuri, serveste la intelegerea lumii la fel de bine ca orice altceva pe fata pamantului.
Paulo Coelho, ca si personajul cartii sale, a invatat ca lumea are un suflet si cine va intelege sufletul acesta va intelege limbajul lucrurilor.
A invatat ca multi alchimisti si-au trait legenda personala si ca au descoperit pana la urma sufletul lumii, piatra filosofala si elixirul de viata lunga. Dar mai ales a invatat ca lucrurile astea sunt atat de simple, incat pot fi scrise pe un smarald.

In concluzie, este suficient sa cautam cu privirea intr-un simplu graunte de nisip, pentru crearea caruia universului i-au trebuit mii si milioane de ani, ca sa vedem in el toate minunile creatiei si sa descoperim fericirea.

Drumul catre mine insumi

Trebuie sa ma cunosc. Trebuie sa stiu odata sigur cine sunt si ce vreau. Am amanat mereu lucrul acesta, pentru ca mi-era teama. Mi-era teama ca nu voi izbuti sa-mi luminez sufletul sau ca lumina ce va aluneca asupra-i sa nu ma indurereze. Eu mi-am inchipuit anumite lucruri despre mine insumi. Ce se va intampla daca acestea nu exista aievea? Daca ele n-au fost decat o parere?
Ceva mai mult. Eu am cautat sa ma supun acestor trasaturi pe care le-am socotit parti din sufletul meu. Mi le-am impus si mi le-am insusit. Ce se va intampla cu ele, daca voi sti ca nu sunt decat niste vestminte imbracate in sila? Voi putea, oare, sa le parasesc fara sa ma copleseasca golurile sufletului meu?
Am hotarat de multe ori sa ma analizez pana la capat, sa patrund cat mai adanc si calm in suflet. Dar n-am izbutit. Niciodata nu m-am putut concentra. N-am putut gandi asupra mea insumi. De cate ori incercam sa ma analizez, ma trezeam intr-un intuneric desavarsit. De unde sa incep sa ma caut? Unde as putea fi eu insumi?
Ce cautam eu? Sufletul meu. Unde? Si cum se putea recunoaste adevaratul meu suflet intre miile de suflete pe care le purtam in mine?
Gandurile se risipeau. Ma desteptam cugetand la alte lucruri. Incepeam din nou, incapatanat, inchizand ochii, astupandu-mi urechile, apasand tamplele. Acelasi intuneric. Si nu intalneam, nicaieri, nici o lumina, nici un sprijin. Cum sa ajung la mine insumi? Cum sa-mi cunosc eu sufletul si sa vietuiesc intocmai dupa nevoile lui?
Pentru ca eu vreau sa ma cunosc, pentru a intelege calea pe care va trebui sa pasesc.
Am pierdut, odata, o dupa-amiaza intreaga. Am aflat un singur lucru, pe care il banuiam, insa, de mult: ca eul meu din ceasul acesta nu e asemenea celui din ceasul trecut si cu atat mai putin celui din ziua trecuta. Ceea ce m-a uluit. Nici nu mai intelegeam acum rostul hotararii mele de a-mi gasi sufletul. Daca sufletul meu nu e unul, ci o infinitate, cum l-as putea cunoaste pe cel adevarat? Eu am observat ca, de-a lungul zecilor de constiinte, exista o linie de continuitate. Dar ma indoiesc asupra realitatii acestei linii de continuitate, care ar alcatui personalitatea. Mi se pare ca ea se datoreste vointei mele sau sugestiilor celor din jurul meu. Am observat ca un om se trudeste sa nu dezminta ceea ce crede el sau altii despre sine. Personalitatea n-ar fi atunci, decat ceva impus de vointa, iar nu izvorat intocmai dinlauntrul sufletului. Ar fi numai o masca.

E un fragment din ultima mea lectura "Romanul adolescentului miop" de Mircea Eliade si simt in momentul asta ca ma reprezinta, ca e aproape de ceea ce simt eu de cateva luni incoace, aflandu-ma in cautarea sufletului meu adevarat, pe drumul spre mine insumi, cu toate ca nu mai sunt o adolescenta.

The dance

Consciousness expresses itself through creation. This world we live in is the dance of the creator. Dancers come and go in the twinkling of an eye but the dance lives on. On many occasions when I am dancing, I have felt touched by something sacred. In those moments, I felt my spirit soar and become one with everything that exists.
I become the stars and the moon.
I become the lover and the beloved.
I become the victor and the vanquished.
I become the master and the slave.
I become the singer and the song.
I become the knower and the known.
I keep on dancing then it is the eternal dance of creation.
The creator and creation merge into one wholeness of joy. I keep on dancing.... and dancing... and dancing, until there is only...the dance.

Michael Jackson

This is the way I feel right now

Ganduri

De cate ori iesiti pe usa, ridicati fruntea sus, tineti capul drept si simtiti-va plamanii. Sorbiti razele soarelui, intampinati-va prietenii cu un zambet si puneti suflet in fiecare strangere de mana. Nu va temeti ca ati putea fi inteles gresit si nu acordati nici o clipa de gandire dusmanilor.
Stabiliti-va clar in minte ce vreti sa faceti si apoi, fara sa va abateti de la drumul ales, indreptati-va direct spre telul propus. Concentrati-va asupra lucrurilor marete si minunate pe care ati vrea sa le faceti si apoi, pe masura ce timpul trece, veti constata ca intalniti ocazii nesperate absolut necesare pentru implinirea dorintelor voastre, tot asa cum coralii isi iau numai ceea ce le trebuie din valurile oceanului.
Imaginati-va persoana capabila, cinstita si minunata care vreti sa deveniti, ganditi-va la asta ore intregi si va veti transforma intr-o fiinta cu totul speciala. Gandirea este functia suprema. Pastrati o atitudine mentala corecta, plina de curaj si sinceritate. Atunci cand ganditi corect, creati. Toate lucrurile ajung sa existe prin dorinta si orice rugaciune sincera primeste un raspuns.
Ne transformam in functie de cum suntem modelati sufleteste. Ridicati fruntea si tineti capul drept. Suntem adevarati zei sub forma de crisalide.

Prometeu

I am a graduate

Finally, I can say that I am a graduate of the "Ovidius" University in Constanta.
In the last month I worried a lot about this exam, I studied a lot, thought about postponing the exam.
I manage to finish my thesis in the last night before the dead-line, went to Bucharest to show it to my teacher then come back and try to be calm and handle the hard situation.
My friends were trying to give me some courage. I was scared and anxious in the same time. The night before the exam I couldn't sleep, I chated on MSN and decided to think positive and be calm.
I took 9 out of 10 at the exam and then a 10 for my thesis. It was much more that I have ever expected and now I cannot believe that I am done with this school and a new world is expecting me to discover.

I have to tell you that my thesis was about Prometeu, the one that in Greek mythology created the humans and also he stole the fire from Gods for the humankind prosperity. He is the symbol of freedom and also of the beginning of civilization. In the end it was a pleasure to discover and discuss this myth in the literature.

That's it all about my graduation. I have to thank all my friends for their support and my teachers for giving me a great mark.

Life is going on...

Iasi experience

I know that I haven't written something here for a long period. But I wasn't in a mood of writing or I had nothing to write.
At Nico' s suggestion I decided to try my best and share something with you.
I will start with the experience I had in Iasi. It was a surprize for me to be invited to deliver some trainings for the new members of AIESEC Iasi. This gave me also the chance to meet my old highschool classmate, Cristina,some old friends and also to discover some beautiful places in Iasi.
It was a long trip with the train: 8 hours spent just with me and my thoughts, not even talking with someone.
I decided to take out the maximum from this experience and so it was: I slept just 5 hours in 2 days, I walked around 7 hours visiting the old and beautiful Iasi, I partied two nights in a row, I had some good discussions with Cristina, my classmate about our life in the last years, I spent some quality time with Didi and Darius and Magda ( she drived me crazy with her non-stop talking).
The trainings were the best trainings I have ever delivered. The members were great and I gained a lot from them and I hope that they also enjoyed the sessions.

The place that I liked the most was the Tour of an old monastery called Golia. I went there , took some pictures, made a short movie and thought about life. It was so spiritual, I was so close to the sky and I also felt close to God...

In one word I can say that it was: amazing.

Thank you, Darius and AIESEC Iasi for this experience.

Thinking

Iasi

The vision of AIESEC Iasi. I've always admired them for this vision they have.

Cristina in front of the University

Nice picture, isn't it?

Me and Darius

The Palace of Culture

The picture is taken in front of the Palace of Culture in Iasi. I enjoyed a lot the "study tour"

Teatrul National Iasi

Un vis

Un vis fara oprelisti

Noi suntem aceia care construim din ganduri aripile visului nostrum, iar el va zbura mai sus, mai lin, mai armonios cu cat acestea vor fi mai indraznete, mai limpezi, mai frumoase.
Atat de multi dintre noi nu avem curajul sa fim ceea ce suntem de fapt pentru ca nu avem incredere in fortele proprii. Nefericirea o atribuim oamenilor si lucrurilor din jurul nostrum si nu o punem pe seama atitudinii noastre in fata vietii.
Felul nostru de a gandi ne face sa ne simtim singuri sau nesiguri pe noi insine. Puterea noastra mentala e in stare sa dea nastere acelei realitati care sta sa se formeze din ganduri.
Sentimentele de neadaptare, de nesiguranta, de frica in fata responsabilitatilor, de descurajare in fata greutatilor sunt ca o ceata asternuta peste resursele noastre de a lupta si de a invinge. Numai credinta ne poate risipi indoielile si darui chiar mai multa putere decat ne trebuie, pentru ca forta noastra interioara sa renasca.
Pe masura ce vom crede cu mai mult suflet, vom deveni mai puternici. Important este sa zambim, sa avem incredere si sa constientizam ca suntem rezultatul a ceea ce gandim, iar viitorul ni-l construim cu propriile ganduri pe care le faurim in prezent.
Sa ne imaginam sanatosi, frumosi, puternici, buni, optimisti si vom fi astfel. Sa ne punem cate o dorinta si san e gandim intens la realizarea ei. Ea nu va intarsia sa apara. Totul este sa vrem cu adevarat.

Peace

Autumn in Romania

From the land of never ending stories

Romania| Carpathians

Romania

Romania

Romania | Simply Surprising

Freedom

Freedom

As John F. Kennedy said,
so long as there is one single person anywhere in the world who is denied his or her freedom, then none of us are free.
as long there is exploitation, which is taking on our doorstep, in our own backyards, then we must all share the responsibility to get justice and freedom for the people concerned.

" I looked at my hands to see if I was same person now that I am free. There was such glory for everything. the sun came like gold through the trees, and over the fields, and I feel like I am in heaven... I had crossed the line of which I had so long been dreaming. I was free "

The struggle for freedom, equality and dignity is an ongoing one in which one must have the modesty to learn from the past and from each other as well as the courage to meet the future.

Change the world

You can change the world (I can't do it by myself)
You can touch the sky (Gonna take somebody's help)
You're the chosen one (I'm gonna need some kind of sign)
If we all cry at the same time tonight

People laugh when they're feelin sad
Someone is taking a life, hold on
Respect to believe in your dreams
Tell me where were you
when your children cried last night?

Change the world

Reflection Time

I was thinking about the previous months of my life ( while uploading the pictures on the blog). It was a good period for me as an aiesec-er and also as a human being.
I changed a lot due to these experiences. They made me wiser, more courageous , gave me a lot of friends, made me think about my future path of my life.
Unity in diversity was the motto for our Global Village. I start to think more and more about this due to these last months spent with people from all over the world and I realized that I cannot have a normal life while working from 8 a.m to 4 p.m in a normal office and that I want to get more out of life and become as Rajiv said in one of his speech a Citizen of the World.
I dream to travel all over the world and I made a promise to myself that until 30 I will see 30 countries. In fact maybe I saw in a way more than 30 because I got to know so many people from so many countries during these months.
I am starting now my year as a National Trainers Team member and I know it will be great.

The visit at the Nigerian Embassy | Bior, Isaac, the ambassador, Kenoma and serious Georgi

Georgici, DIdi, Olivia and Nico

The CC at the Official Dinner

Official Dinner | Kadre and Georgici

Preparing for the Romanian Night

The " COOL gang" | Milica, Oana, Kadre, me and Julio

One of my favourite picture

Palace of Parliament | the venue for the Entrepreneurship Awards

Palace of Parliament

In the hostel

Sightseeing Bucharest

If it is Tuesday is Jukebox :)

Working for Global Village

Global Village | Unity in diversity

Looking great at Entrepreneurship Awards-18th of February 2005

Nico

With Brodie

With Albert

With Rajiv, Olivia and Amit

The crazy CC girls and Arthur

The crazy CC girls and Dey

Happy moments before IPM

Alumni Hall of Fame 2005

Working time

Me and Baby and Nae

Me with George, Bubu and Criss

Me and Kinder

Me and Criss

Happy Romanians at IC

The Opera | Hannover

City Hall Hannover

Georgici and the famous Smurf

My best team ever | IC CC 2004

Me with Rina and Anya

IC 2004

IC 2004 | Hannover | Germany | Romanians

Istanbul

One of the best team I had the chance to work with- NTS 2004 Facilitators Team

My dear CC friend from UK-Mark at Global Village in Bucharest

Qoute

"You should view the world as a conspiracy run by a very close knit group of nearly omnipotent people and you should think of those people as yourself and your friends"- Robert Wilson. ;)

IPM 2005 - Congratulations

Dear Members of AIESEC in Romania
I am writing this email to congratulate all of you for a fantastic conference - International Presidents Meeting 2005.
The congress committee of IPM 2005 was one of the best, the most committed and considerate that we have ever worked with. Their passion and commitment to make this conference an amazing experience for all the delegates was very noticeable, and played a huge role towards our positive experience at IPM.
I am sure I speak on behalf of all the delegates when I say that your hard work, commitment and smiles have left a positive impression on all our minds about Romania and the people there in.
As ambassadors for your country, I would like to congratulate you on a job very well done in leaving a lasting imprint in all our hearts and minds.

Personally for me, I hope to see you again - in Romania or elsewhere!
Best regards,
On behalf of AI 04-05
Rajiv
President, AIESEC International

Thoughts after IPM

Is over... I am still thinking about everything and I cannot believe it that is over. One month of joy, happiness, despair, challenges, inspirational moments. I meet during this IPM great people , visionary people that made me to decide my path in life.
What is the sense of meaning in life?
What is my personal vision? How do I see myself in ten years? What kind of person do I want to be? What kind of life style do I want for me? Questions that popped up into my mind during this amazing conference and also now.

I saw great people succeeding and other amazing ones that "failed" for the moment but for whom I can say that they are winners and that they will have everything they desire, people that can inspire you during one lunch conversation.

Thank you God that I am part of this world, AIESEC world and that I have so many inspirational friends and that you make me know that I am a small part of this Universe...

IPM 2005 in Romania is over, my journeyhave just started...

The beginning

This is the begining of a long trip to discovery of new worlds, new friends, new horizons and also to discovery of myself, my thoughts, my feelings and my dreams.