An amazing feeling!

This entire week, slowly and surely I have started to be engulfed by the feeling that all the pieces in my life are finally coming together...

so much to tell you about...so much!

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Представленията се играят всеки ден от сутрин до...изчерпване търпението на зрителите. В такъв случай обикновено актьорите биват осакатявани, като им се отлепват важни органи, след което - безпощадно обути и настъпвани до края на деня!

 

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Лафове

'Мамо, щом аз съм слънце, ти си луна, а тати е звезда.'

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Аз: Сами, днес за закуска имаме нещо, което много обичаш: започва с 'б'(аничка мисля аз).
Той: Бладолед!

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Пощата: бръкна си в носа, извади лепкаво топче и каза - 'Виж, имам поща!' По-ужасяващото е, че и аз така ги наричах, а се заклевам, че никога не сме му го казвали! ГЕНИ???

My Wife is a...

...you say it!

8 Март

Момичета, жени, майки, баби, сестри, лели, принцеси!

Честит празник!

Пожелавам ви да имате любов в живота си, да бъдете уважавани, почитани, подкрепяни, двъхновени и силни!

И дано някой да ви глези...а ако не - поглезете се вие! Заслужавате го!

Restauranting

It's one of Sami's favourite things ever! He gets to flirt with the waitresses and color things. And he doesn't really care about the food. He's happy as long as alkA and I have mercy to let him climb all over the chairs and tables. And we are always happy to have a minute to each-other, as long as we don't get dirty looks from the people around us.

And as I am writing this, I realize how lucky we are. It's sunny out and the three of us are out, dining on a Monday. Not working definitely has its benefits :). Cheers!

Pain Vs. Suffering

Life inevitably throws harsh lessons at us. And oftentimes our hearts are filled with pain. As we live by our own, as well as the social pressure that life has to always be glamorous. But the truth is that life often sucks. And sometimes it kicks us hard just when we're down. Then we feel pain.

And here comes the first choice: to fight it, deny it and resent it. Or, to simply accept it and embody the wisdom that this too shall pass.

And then, we have the second choice: to overcome the pain by accepting it and letting it run its course, or to perpetuate it into suffering. Then it's our mind, working against us, long after the last life-lesson is over.

So, I'll try to accept the pain and possibly learn to tolerate it. And then, I'll try to spare myself from suffering, as I know I'm then my only true savior or my own worst enemy.

*these ideas come from what I find to be the most inspiring psychotherapy - mindfulness CBT.

What you do, comes back to you!

Just as I was telling a friend that I've almost had it up to here with Manchester and because of this, the UK is really starting to look like a lost cause, he invited us to live in his house in London in April, while he is on vacation!

This would have been a total shock, had we not let him and his girlfriend live in our flat in Manchester last year. It just so happened that while we were conquering France and Spain, they were moving from Australia to the UK. We were quite nervous to let strangers into our apartment, as we had only met them through the University network, but then we remembered that we pretty much own nothing that can be stolen, so we had little to lose and friends to gain... well, I guess good deeds do come back to you. So, do something nice today. Don't ask for payback. Because you wouldn't just be doing it for someone - you'll do it for yourself.

And now you'll get to see some more nice pictures like this one ;-)

Let's talk weather!

As I stumbled out of bed this morning, filled with hope just as almost every morning, I opened the curtains and...they guessed it wrong as usual.

I suppose that forecasters are of bad fame generally, as people like me might be tempted by the idea of blaming them for the weather. But...giving you a 'four days of sunshine coming your way' forecast and slamming you in the face with the usual puddle of gloom is just plain vicious!

Today is alkA and I's date-day. Sami is in kindergarten and we are free to roam the streets and coffee shops of Manchester with joy. Backed up by the promising forecast of last night, this morning I was feeling quite hopeful, despite the fact that the THREE of us are sick and spent the night sniffing, coughing and sneezing. Illness doesn't stop us anymore. After two months you kind of have to get on with your life despite the technical difficulties of tons of tissues and a red nose...

So, even though we could sum up about four hours of sleep for the night, I happily injected a cup of coffee in my veins and prepared the skateboard, to roll Sami into nursery. (A new fashion, taking place in our family - using this means of transportation to make Sami look cool in front of his day-care-mates, as he skates in with his dad.)

And just as we were going out on the street - the most normal for the past.hmm..16 months view - people with umbrellas. This means two things: 1. using a skateboard as an umbrella, and looking quite foolishly instead of cool in front of the other kids, and 2. our date is...well...dwindled from a glamorous journey of actually walking to the usual buses, umbrellas, wellies and mud. Yummy!

And as I, just as most English people, am starting to grow gills in this relentless, never-ending moisture, the UK is in its biggest drought to date. I think this only means one thing - become an amphibian or RUN!

Oh, Poop!

Do you know the joke about the guy that went to substitute for his friend's doctor shift in the hospital one afternoon?

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So,

The doctor walks out and leaves his friend, who has no idea about medicine to stay in his office.
He returns later that day and asks the friend how it went.

The friend says he saw three patients:

'1st one had constipation. So, I gave him laxatives.'
Doctor says - 'Good job! What happened?'

Friend says - 'He walked slowly at first and then started running'

'So, the second one had diarrhoea. I also gave him laxatives.'
Doctor says: 'What? You shouldn't have! What happened?'

Friend says - 'At first he started running, but then he started walking slowly'

:)

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Even though there's another bit to the joke, I find this one appropriate as we experienced it tonight!

While playing, Sami said 'I gotta poop, I gotta poop!' and ran out the door. alkA chased him down towards the toilet and half way through the hallway he stopped running and simply calmed down...

I can't describe the mess...

Searching

In these times of constant mental anguish and turmoil, fueled by the fear of what's to come, I again am in a desperate need and search of sources of serenity.

In myself I have only found one answer to the riddle of self-blame and desperation - creativity.

 I wish to myself and to you new inspirations, new ideas and the bliss of attaining fulfillment through creativity. The more I experience, the more I realize that this, along with love is the only true meaning of life and happiness.

Gotta Love London!

Even though it's nearly a year since we went there, I am in a need of a new trip to this fascinating, versatile and fun city! There you can see things, which you never thought existed. Like a street, full of these: