Saturday, September 23, 2023

September 23, 2023: Happy AUTUMN, dear friends!

"Autumn" – a new season of shimmering colours, the crackling of falling leaves, the picking of mushrooms or blackberries...summer is over, and autumn is here!
In the realm of symbolism, the season is radiant... Autumn is undoubtedly the most mysterious of seasons, but it is also the most
spectacular. Somewhere between Indian summer and mutation, autumn remains a fleeting moment, a kind of swansong. Summer slowly fades away, giving way to an even more beautiful season with all its autumnal colours. Green will turn to red, yellow and brown. Even if your heart is filled with nostalgia and melancholy, this season is a joy for walkers, nature lovers and mushroom pickers! The magnificent colours of the forest will enchant your weekends before the arrival of winter. I hope you have a fabulous new season!
Autumn paints the world in splendid colors.
● My previous greetings on the same theme: AUTUMNAL Equinox – 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Alice’s Book Club – SUMMER session of 2023

On Thursday (September 21, 2023) we had our end of the current summer book club session, this time discussing few beautiful concepts:
Femininity. Style. Wardrobe selection”. For everybody's convenience, we've meet again on line, making sure the personal comfort was not overlooked. Our gathering was really pleasant, cozy, fun and nicely engaging (like good friends talks about subjects of common interest)


To everybody’s delight, this time I've invited 2 very interesting guest speakers, who have a lot to say on the chosen notions and who are very dear to me:
 Mihai S. (here is his website: Mike Consulting) who explained us from a medical perspective, the connection between femininity and our health (because there is a very well-defined one) and how each woman could proceed to keep a functional balance between them in daily life
Magda Bitoiu, (here is her face-book account, Magda Andrei Bitoiu & her Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/magda_trueliving) who shared with us her extensive experience explaining the following:  how we can identify our clothing style and the outfit that best benefits us depending on the body shape we each have; how we can choose the most suitable clothes for us while staying within a reasonable budget, and how we can make a clothing capsule, depending on the season.  

As I usually do, prior to our meeting, I gave my confirmed guests few reading materials about these concepts, in order to spice up even more the group conversation, while adding more depth to personal perspectives.
Needless to say that my special guests of the evening were absolutely amazing, both delivering extremely interesting presentations, while offering many important details that we each could benefit from in our daily lives.

By now, most of you know that in my public briefings the confidentially of the personal matters discussed is paramount, but because I truly believe in sharing the knowledge far and wide, here are few key concepts of general interest that might be of some sort of assistance to you…
- It is important to be aware that some actions in life might destroy your femininity....consciously avoid them
- Healthy femininity is characterized by few of the following traits: ground-ness, receptivity, reflectiveness, clear boundaries and gracious strength
- For women it is important to do whatever they each have to do with satisfaction, because passion and joy could be truly uplifting and rejuvenating at once
- Femininity completely disappears when women engage in conflicts, and mind you, the subsequent stress inflicted upon yourself it is very damaging
- Fashion in clothing is not necessarily the care for the correctness of clothes, taste and attitude; fashion is an "outfit", it is a "style"
- The fashion of an active woman is the fashion of coordinated elements: harmony of form, style and colors, simplicity, naturalness, poise, grace and intelligence
- Personal charm and elegance are always above the trends of fashion.

The group discussion of the evening were truly warm, inspiring, deeply pleasing, as well as heart and mind nourishing, facts which again made us all completely forget the time, of course, in a flattering manner. As a wise person said once upon a time, "In learning one will teach, and in teaching one will learn". 
Now, I'm concluding my briefing here, yet again extending my sincere appreciation to my dear friends who honored my invitation, wishing them only the best!
Warm regards,
Alice
“Women forget how much we can inspire one another. No one understands us like us.”

September 21, 2023: INTERNATIONAL PEACE Day

Every year, on September 21st, the entire world unites to celebrate International Peace Day. This day serves as a global reminder of the importance of peace & the value of non-violence. Established by the UN General Assembly in 1981, it has since become an annual observance dedicated to promoting peace across borders.
The theme of 2023 is “Actions for Peace: Our Ambition for Global Goals.”…
Let’s continue to give PEACE a chance!
"Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures."
(President John F. Kennedy)
● My previous greetings on the same theme: PEACE Day – 2022, 2021