Hello, SUMMER! June 21st
marks the first day of summertime in our Northern Hemisphere. Everything is
flourishing around us, and with much anticipation, we will observe all what
nature has to offer as the new season unfolds…lots of different flowers are
always blooming, offering a large display of bright colors and everyone could
feel their amazing fragrances in the air. Enjoy this marvelous time of the
year, dear friends!
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Sunday, June 19, 2022
June 19, 2022: Happy FATHER’s Day!
The first person who taught you how to ride a bike, to play
chess or the one who strictly waited for you after those late-night parties…your
father!
Our fathers play a special role in our life and they deserve every source of
happiness.
May we celebrate this day in order to honor our dads, their contribution and the role they have! Happy Father’s Day!
May we celebrate this day in order to honor our dads, their contribution and the role they have! Happy Father’s Day!
Friday, June 17, 2022
Believe in HAPPINESS
How
many times have you told yourself, “I just want to be happy?” There
is a plethora of research about the science of happiness, and
results conclude that each one of us can work towards the goal of happiness. To further emphasize this point, here is a short, life-inspired, tale:
The story
There were 200 people attending a seminar. At
one point, the speaker told the group they were going to do an activity. He
gave each attendee one balloon and told them to write their name on it. Then,
the balloons were collected and moved into a very small room.
The
participants were then asked to go into the other room and were given 2 minutes
to find their balloon. It was chaos. People were searching frantically for
their balloon, pushing each other and running into one another while they
grabbed a balloon, looked at it, and inevitably tossed it to the side. At the end of the 2
minutes, no one had found the balloon that had their name on it.
Then, the
speaker asked the participants to go back in the room and pick up one balloon
at random, look at the name, and return it to its owner. Within minutes,
everyone had been reunited with their original balloon. The
speaker then told the group, “This is what it’s like when people are
frantically searching for their own happiness in life. People
push others aside to get the things that they want that they believe will bring
them happiness. However, our happiness actually lies in helping other people and working
together as a community.”
The Moral: You will get your happiness if you help other
people find theirs. It is believed that if you want to be happy, you would
need to practice compassion. Helping others makes us happy because it gives us
a sense of purpose.
In fact, a study from the London School
of Economics found that the more you help other people, the happier you will be. The researchers compared the variance in
happiness levels of people who don’t help others on a regular basis to the
happiness of weekly volunteers. They found that the active participants (those who help others) had the same
variance in happiness as those who make $75,000 – $100,000 annually vs $20,000 (these being the ones who don't help anyone).
Helping others brings us happiness for three
reasons:
1) Diversion: When you worry less about your own needs–in this case, finding your own
balloon–the stress of that hunt decreases. Taking your focus away from the fact
that you can’t find your own balloon lets you divert your attention away from
your own problem. The feeling of compassion
replaces the feeling of need.
2) Perspective: Having concern for other people helps us
remember that we are all facing similar problems in life, no matter what the
individual severity of the issue is. Sometimes when we are focused on our own
issues, they get put into perspective when we encounter the true suffering of
others (for example, a
severe disability). It’s easy to then realize the excess amount of
attention we’ve been giving our own problems. Having compassion helps us put our problems into perspective.
3) Connection: Connecting with others by helping them could bring happiness into your life. Humans are social beings
that need to have positive connections with other people in order to be happy. Connecting
with other people enriches our lives and gives us a sense of fulfillment.
Interesting, isn't it? My
wish is for everyone to seek and find happiness at some point in their life (if they haven't yet), as the option is out there...benefit from it!
If you are willing
to help other people to find their happiness, this will bring a lot of
happiness to you too…believe it!
Thursday, June 16, 2022
NATURE – the best “healer”
It
has been stated by so many people that nature in itself is healing in every
way!
Consider
the following….walking through the forest, smelling the scent of a beautiful flower,
filling the lungs with fresh air after a summer rain, admiring a rainbow,
marvel at the force of a thunderstorm, feeling the fresh green grass under your foot, cherish the vibrant beauty of a sunset and the sound of the ocean
waves, wonder at the innumerable stars of the sky while resting after a long
hike on the mountains trails, and so on….yes…all these are natural ways of…healing.
The
simple question is though: how often do we do one of these things?
The
common argument is that we don't have time. But who said that time passes? Time
does not pass. We pass.
Life
is full of beauty, which we do not take into account. It is said that beauty is
in the eye of the beholder. If you feel that you do not have "beautiful
eyes" then stop for a moment, open your eyes as wide as you can, and ….start
seeing!
Start by looking up, then look inside you, and then…look outside, around and on front of you…you will be amazed!
Start by looking up, then look inside you, and then…look outside, around and on front of you…you will be amazed!
Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature….it
will never fail you!
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
June 1, 2022 – INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN's Day
On
the first day of summer, June 1, the world celebrates International Children’s Day. This
holiday was established by the decision of the Congress of the International
Democratic Women’s Federation in November 1949, and began to be celebrated
since 1950. According
to the established tradition, various events dedicated to the protection of
children are held in many countries, as well as various fund raising & charitable activities.
So,
on this day (International Children’s
Day), may we all be reminded that every child deserves a better future,
build on Peace – Love – Respect – Freedom.
