Thursday, January 5, 2023

Thoughts at the beginning of the year (January 2023)

Every year begins with new hopes, desires, expectations and great resolutions, all of these giving us an edge of special fervour going forward…a fresh start, filled with much anticipation and much excitement.
But this is also the perfect time of the year to reflect upon the last 12 months, keeping in mind that the lessons of the past are the best teaches for the future. Also, re-assessing our goals will give us a better vision for the future, and with a sharper focus we could commit to healthier habits that will support each of us in living better lives.
Few brief things that 2022 clearly re-emphasized and
what to take with us into the New Year
- In order to find your strengths to face life’s hurdles you need to relax
- It helps to have patience; you will never be able to reach a wise decision if you are always in rush
- Loyalty and devotion are rare, but strong enough to regenerate any soul
- Don’t waste your time with people who don’t like or appreciate you
- You can't help anyone if you're not well and healthy
- If you are tired take a break, but don’t quit
- Every day take a bit of time for yourself to do something that brings you joy
- Always stay in touch with positive people that are dear to you
- Spend even more quality time with your family.
Well, dear ones, these are my brief thoughts on this subject, and as life goes on, I’m taking also moment to wish you again all the best for the New Year, trusting that you will acquire the necessary perseverance to achieve inner peace and the wisdom to appreciate everything that surrounds you!
“Each person’s path in live is unique and often indecipherable to anyone else.”

Saturday, December 31, 2022

2023 – Happy New Year!

I hope that this New Year would be for each of us a messenger of joy, happiness, peace, bright smiles and good tidings for everyone.
Good bye, 2022! Welcome, 2023!
Dragii mei,
Vă doresc ca Anul Nou să vă aducă în suflet pace…în casă multe zâmbete de fericire ...o minte plină de gânduri bune…să vă îndeplinească toate visurile și dorințele...și să vă păstreze sănătoși și bine! La 
mulţi ani, 2023!
 LA MULŢI ANI PENTRU NOUL AN!  HAPPY NEW YEAR!  BONNE ANNÉE! ❄ FROHES NEUES JAHR!  FELICE ANNO NUOVO!  FELIZ AÑO NUEVO!  ΕΥΤΥΧΙΣΜΈΝΟΣ Ο ΚΑΙΝΟΎΡΙΟΣ ΧΡΌΝΟΣ! 
● My previous greetings on the same theme: NEW YEAR – 20222021, 2020, 2019

Sunday, December 25, 2022

December 25, 2022: MERRY CHRISTMAS!

 Dear friends, let the Christmas Joy find you!
❄ MERRY CHRISTMAS!  FRÖHLICHE WEIHNACHTEN!  CRĂCIUN FERICIT!  BUON NATALE!  ΚΑΛΆ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΎΓΕΝΝΑ! 
Crăciun fericit, dragii mei!
Anul acesta, sosirea Crăciunului ne-a adus multă zăpadă și diverse luminițe colorate…să pășim cu încredere în aceaste zile de sărbătoare – speciale și pline de mister!
Christmas music (video clip)
● My previous greetings on the same theme: CHRISTMAS  2021202020192018

Thursday, December 22, 2022

Socializing: Pre-Christmas Reunion 2022

This December brought along a very heavy snow fall, preparing all of us for a truly white “Noel”, fact which compelled me to use again the technology by meeting on line (on Thursday, December 22, 2022) for our annual pre-Christmas reunion, which was also our last social gathering for the current year.
Talking with several friends who could join for a while filled my heart with joy, while I was able to express my most sincere gratitude to those who are still part of Alice & Friends Circle™, to those who understand the purpose of this project, to those who value the altruistic community contribution over the personal gain, to those who love and appreciate what we are doing here, and continue to be by my side in emphasizing the beauty and significance of arts and culture, while doing their outmost in this busy, consumerist social environment we all “swim” in.
Everybody knows that each year end is encouraging us to review our up to date achievements, to re-asses our goals, to strategize for the future as we continue this beautiful journey….and…so we did….and it was good. 
In closing, dear ones, I hope that the special spirit of this special season will stay with you throughout the year ahead!
Warm greetings to each of you for a very merry Christmas and a really happy New Year!
This event has been delivered in Romanian Language, featuring Romanian culture. 
● Previous events I organized on the same theme: Social Pre-CHRISTMAS Reunion 202120202019
 Some of my additional greetings about CHRISTMAS – 2021202020192018

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

December 2022: “ALICE & Friends“ – winter charity

Dear friends, I’m glad to share with you that on the first day of a very cold winter (December 21, 2022) I was able to organize the annual charity of the Circle.
Given that nowadays the economy is somehow slowing down and the price of food is constantly increasing, this year we extended a helping hand to a Food Bank Agency from Vancouver (also helped by Fraser Health Authority), which is serving daily a hot lunch, snacks, fruits, tea or coffee to many vulnerable people (men, women & teenagers) living with mental illnesses, poverty or homelessness. In my opinion, they are doing a great humanitarian work!

With a handful of small donations offered by few enthusiasts of Alice & Friends Circle as well as my family contribution, this charitable gesture happened.
After I discussed with the manager in charge of community projects I understood their needs and I’ve purchased the type of food they would need to cook those hot meals for the needy people they are taking care of. Our gesture was very well received and sincerely appreciated!

Probably some of you may wonder why do I continue to share these gestures with you?! Well, the reason of this sharing is to continue to exemplify (to the point, from a community perspective) that if you really want to do good in this world it is possible without being super rich, but rather being willing to hear, to see, and to care!

Concluding, my most sincere appreciation to my loyal friends for their ongoing collaboration! Without any doubt, all these heart driven projects bring along a deeper understanding of humanity in general, words can’t properly describe.
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” (Winston Churchill)
● Previous philanthropies I organized for Alice & Friends Circle™ – 2021 | 2020 | 2019 (gesture 1 & gesture 2) | 2018