Happy Day

Today was amazing. Such a happy day.

My roommates woke me up by singing to me with the guitar, such a beautiful voices with a good song - "He has made me glad"

It made me very happy to wake up like this.

Also I received a text message from a friend saying that Christmas is only a month away! =)

All of that with a good night sleep, made me feel happy and good since the moment I woke up.

And so the day started.Good mood. Had breakfast and coffee, got dressed and headed off to college.

I sent text messages to my friends wishing them a good day with a smiling face. I thought even if their day wasn't going good as mine, at least my surprise message would sure make it better and them happier. :)

Anyway, I have a 15 minutes walking to get to the bus station. So I decided to challenge myself to smile at every single person I will be meeting on the way.

The feeling I had was amazing. I passed by a big playground park, that was full of old people wandering. I stopped and watched them. They were so cute. It was like nothing ever could ruin my good mood. I had the feeling of wanting to help, wanting to make people happy. I didn't care to be late for my class.

I wanted to show people my mood and pass it on to them.

All the people looked worried. And by saying "all" I'm not exaggerating. They were unhappy, frowned and stressed. Some looked at me, but as my eyes caught theirs, they immediately looked away.

I knew smiling to people in this country will make me look crazy, but I didn't care :) I wanted to do this and see whether they'll smile back at me, be happy or do nothing.

I managed to smile at an old man who was sitting on a bench on the way. As I passed he looked at me and I smiled, and he smiled back happily. He felt good.

A woman I smiled to didn't know what to do and went confused thinking she knew me or something :)

A guy driving in his car waiting for the traffic light... He looked at me and I smiled. He was so happy. I think I made his day better :)

Then sitting at the station waiting for the bus, a guy was arguing with his friend about something, looked serious. I looked at him and he looked back, so I smiled... And he smiled very wildly.

It was great. And fun! 

The day ended with some good shopping! I bought so many new things... A bag, a dress, two shirts, shoes, a sweater... =) And also I got a gift for my friend!

Exciting!! =)

By the way, happy Thanksgiving!!

Shells

A quote by Rob Bell from his Nooma Series:

"I was with my family, and we were at the beach, walking along the ocean. My boys were running around ahead of us, behind us, and they were finding all of these shells. Only they weren't really like full shells, they were almost like these fragments, little pieces of shells. They were still amazing in their complexity and design. But, nevertheless, just these little, tiny pieces of like shell shrapnel.

So we're walking along, and I look up ahead, and I see something floating in the water, and I think, "Is it..? Is that...? It is..." And we all look out. And there, floating off shore about 30 feet, is a huge starfish, and it's just kind of bobbing there peacefully in the water.

So, as a family, we stop, and we're just watching it. And one of my boys gets this look in his eyes, like, "That starfish is mine!" And so he charges into the water, and he gets partway in, and then he turns, and he runs back up onto the beach. And we're all like, "That's your starfish! Go get it! Go get it!" And he turns around, and he runs back into the water, and he gets even farther out this time, and then he stops, and he charges back up onto the beach, and he's getting more and more agitated and anxious.

So we're like, "What's the problem? Go get it! It's right there! You can get it!" So he charges back, and he goes even farther into the water this time, and at the last minute turns around and runs back up onto the beach, and he's getting more and more frustrated and more and more anxious, and we're all saying to him, "What's the problem? Just get it! Why can't you get it?" And he says, "I can't do it!" And we say, "Why?" And he says, "Because my hands are filled with shells."

Is this you? So busy doing so much that your hands are filled with shells? And some of it, or all of it, may even be good, but you can't grab hold of the starfish.

It is easy to get overwhelmed with appointments, gatherings, to-do lists. And many turn from place to place and it seems like life is just passing us by. We're doing so many things, a little bit of everything, and yet it doesn't feel like much of a life. But most of us find it hard to say no. We feel obligated. There are so many good things to do. So many good causes to join. But while we're busy doing all these good things, are we missing out on something great?"

Heartbeat by Nneka

She is amazing! Just listen to her...

Can you feel my heartbeat?

Love!

What's your Favorite?

Last night, while we were all hanging out in the house with some friends, one (who was a psychologist) suggested to play 2 games:

First game was to tell which color is our favorite color and explain it with 5 reasons.

I said to myself "oh no! I hate this game because I don't know what to answer".

The first girl chose white because it is pure, festive, reflects colors...

Another girl chose green because it is the color of the nature... Peaceful.

The other two chose purple because it is unique, not many people would choose it and it's not one of the main colors. It is dark, has a little red in it so it's also warm. It has secrets in it. (funny thing was that both gave the same reasons for picking this color without knowing what the other one had said).

So when it got my turn, I said I can't say a favorite color. I can't choose one because it depends whether it's about clothes, stuff, furniture... I would choose a different color each time. I guess I don't really have a favorite.

In the end, apparently this was a psychological test to find out our personalities by the specific color we chose. It reflects who we are by the reasons we gave.

It was very interesting. As for me, I found out why I don't have any favorite color.

You can't judge me by one color. I like change and new things. I am outgoing and social. My personality is a mixture of all the colors. It is way deeper than picking just one color.

The question "What's your favorite color" always bugged me.

I hated it for all the time it took from me to decide on a favorite color.

The second game was to choose a favorite animal and give 5 reasons for that.

I chose a dog. I gave many advantages and positive things in dogs. But the main reason I gave was because it loves me. Because you can feel how much the dog cares and expresses love and wanting to be beside you all the time. He (I'm going to be referring to the dog as "he" instead of "it") understands you and obey you. No matter what you do he will still love you, even if you hurt him.

I love how excited the dog becomes when you come home. And how he would leave everything just to be with you, even if it's food and he's starving... Just because he misses you.

One of the girls chose a horse because it's strong, beautiful and noble.

Another chose a lizard because it is cute, kills bugs and won't bug her.

Another chose a cat because she grew up with one...

Another chose fish. Because you need patients to catch it and it may slip away from you if you don’t catch well. It's hard to catch. It has many colors and it's beautiful…

Apparently, the animal we picked and the reasons we gave represent the partner we want to be with. So it was so funny after we found out. But somehow true :)

Interesting, isn't it? :)

The Climb

Hey! Today is one of the fun dates.

It's 12/11/10 :)

Lately things weren't exactly as I wanted. Things were rough and I have been very stressed out and down. It seemed like nothings working out... Many obstacles and couldn't get what I wanted.

But then things got a lot better and even greater than I imagined. :)

Here is a great song that will keep you motivated:

The Climb - cover by Joe McElderry

I must mention that I don't like Miley Cyrus, but the song is originally hers.

She says:

"I can almost see it, that dream I'm dreaming...

But there's a voice inside my head saying "you'll never reach it".

Every step I'm taking, every move I make feels lost with no direction, my faith is shaking.

But I gotta keep trying, gotta keep my head held high."

There are many struggles in the journey of life. But we have to keep going on and face all those struggles on the way. Life is all about how we learn from our experiences and the good skills we can take from them.

Then she continues:

"The struggles I'm facing, the chances I'm taking, sometimes might knock me down, but no I'm not breaking.

I may not know it, but these are the moments that I'm gonna remember most, just gotta keep going. And I, I gotta be strong, just keep pushing on.

Because there's always gonna be another mountain, I'm always gonna wanna make it move.

Always gonna be an uphill battle, sometimes I'm gonna have to lose.

Ain't about how fast I get there, ain't about what's waiting on the other side...

It's the climb."

Dreams are possible to reach. But there is always going to be doubt and fear inside us. There is going to be good times and bad times. But we need to be strong and keep our faith as we keep moving forward.

No matter how bad it may seem or what we may be leaving behind, or what's waiting on us at the top.. It's the steps we took, the choices we made and the lessons we learned about ourselves along the way that we will remember the most.

That's what make life important. It's all about how we get through it and the journey and experiences we learn along the way.

When you climb the highest mountain, you'll be happy once you're on top, that you made it. But climbing it and what you've gone through means more and makes you appreciate it more.

I Have a Problem

I can't stop buying books! I'm addicted.

I have a long list of books that I want to get and read... But I just don't have time!

My problem goes like this:

I start reading a book, I hear about a new book, I go get the new book, I come back excited and start reading the new book without finishing the book I was reading in the first place. And so on.

I just don't finish my books, yet I still buy new ones!

Books interest me, especially those good ones...

I could be in a mall, passing by a book store, getting inside for a look and end up leaving with a new book or more. I could stay in that book store for hours and I won't mind.

So at the moment, I have plenty of books; plenty of unfinished books and plenty of new books that I want to read. My problem is that I don't have time.

I am a very outgoing person, but I also like to read.

I don't have a specific time for reading, if I don't go to the beach, don't travel or don't do anything that has some kind of waiting in it... I would not read, only just before bed.

In my free time, I rather go out than sit and read.

I wish I had more time for reading.

I am very addicted to shopping. Books shopping is similar to my clothes/shoes shopping.

I keep buying when my closet is full. I have clothes and shoes that I never even got the chance to wear and yet I still go and buy more.

It is a problem.

But it does make me very happy when I buy new things.