Second time

I am not someone very adventouros in terms of  hiking or simply walking for long distances as a matter a fact.

But in the past under a certain influence i have done one walk in nature which took me completly out of my comfort zone. Is not that i did not like it but as i am not physically fit for such walks ( and this was a simple one) i struggle to complete it and i did not think i would ever do this again.

And here comes the surprise:)

The winter of 2019 is an amazing one. We had loads of snow so everything is white around us. Some friends with kids proposed a walk in the snow, at the closest montain near our homes, around 2 h drive.

I was reluctant at the begginning but somehow they convinced me to go. We left the cars somewhere in the snow cause we could no go higher with them and we started walking. The snow was falling , the trees were covered in white, it was a very dreamy image, felt like Narnia to be honest.

We starte to walk on the road , up through the snow, it was not easy specially for me. I think we did not go more than 1 km and i felt like my batteries were dying. 

But we continued till we found a small road on the right side, where all was white and untouched. The snow was reaching our knees , perhaps for the first time in my life i was experiencing something like this. We walked down that narrow road , it was sooo beautiful, the fear of unknown was still there but there was also a but of joy with it , and that was simply fantastic.

Further down we played a bit in the snow just enough to get wet! 

There were also some silent moments which were grea because i was able to hear the snow falling on my jacket and also when stepping the noise was beautiful.

In the end we have reached the place of the cars and we came home. Stoped for food and drinks , spent quality time, and then came home.

It was great and i m looking further to do this once again!

I am excited and grateful for this experience, but some pictures on the same will not hurt anyone

Cravings

I recently realized that everyone in this world is craving for something in many moments of their day. Some are craving for love, acceptance, grow, food, sweets etc.
So I have been meditating around this issue of cravings and why do we have this within us ?
Why we were created in such a way that whatever we have is never enough, and our heart, body and soul is longing for something else.
Here is what I thought around these lines: we were created in the image of God, so does that mean that He has cravings sometimes?
I do not recall reading something like this in the Scripture. So before the sin appear in the world, still it seems the human race had cravings, this is why perhaps Eve took the wrong decision in regards of the apple. She liked the apple, she thought it was good to be eaten and that will have additional benefit and will open their minds, so she took it.
My questions is then...why the pure and perfect creation had this flaw?
And how can we overcome it in the future?
I will need to do more reading around this topic, hence for now I want to leave you all with the thought that God is enough for all our cravings, and we should turn to Him, whenever we feel longing for something else.
Indeed He is the one who should and can fulfill us in everything, we just need to accept that, and remember that He is the power in weakness.

Effective time management

Being the New Year, and as mentioned trying to create new habits rather than resolutions, I have decided to have at least 2 posts per week on the blog, preferably early mornings when I come to office.
Why I think is important? because is a practice. If you want to master a skill you need to practice it.
And in my deepest desires I would like to become a writer. Well I know very well that in order to write you need to have: what to write about and you need to know how to write to catch the attention of people.
On point number one, I think I have many stories, to put down in a piece of paper, or actually in many pieces, but somehow I am not doing it, perhaps because of shame, fear or just laziness.
My journey in life, both personal, professional and spiritual has been very exciting and probably there will be some who could learn from it.
So this is it, I will keep in mind to find the courage to do it, and in the mean while avoid FEAR.

Happy New Year ...2019!!!

Time is so precious and it can not be multiplied, this is why I am sharing a New Year post in the middle of January. But is never too late to celebrate the new years, along with new beginnings.
2018 was one of the toughest years I had in my life, many fights, many challenges but also many blessings. As people we are often focused only on the negative side of things, and ignoring the positives. This is why the entire 2018 I had a Thank you journal, where I have added almost daily the reasons for which I was thankful for. Because this was great practice, I ve decided to master it doing 2019, and to keep the habit, as the saying says : make habits , not resolutions.

Some of my most important reasons to be thankful are:

- God and growing in knowing him
- my job
- my family
- my pets
- my friends
- nature and seasons
- health
- patience and love etc


I am looking forward to see what 2019 will bring, and what reasons to be thankful I will find in the middle of the storms that life will bring, but I know I will not be alone through whatever will come.
God will be by my side.

For Christmas it was great to be surrounded by my family, and celebrate with them, and then for New Year's is always good to have friends to celebrate with :)