A Better Woman To Myself

“Are there any donations for people left devastated after their "lifequakes"?”

2010-03-15T22:09:00.004+08:00

Earthquakes manifest themselves by shaking and sometimes displacing the ground. When a large earthquake epicenter is located offshore, the seabed sometimes suffers sufficient displacement to cause a tsunami.

You will get to know about any terrible earthquakes that have occurred in the world from the breaking news, from the newspapers and Internet. But you will never get any information from the same sources about the amount of desperate people affected by "lifequakes".

Unfortunately, lifequakes also consist of different magnitudes. There are some with magnitude 3, mostly imperceptible. They can be worries, disappointments or misunderstandings and stresses. And there are more dangerous and serious magnitude 7, ones with consequences over larger areas of people's lives. It could be losses, depressions or diseases and as a result, can lead to endemic sicknesses or even suicides.

Different "lifequakas" are happen in our lives on daily basis. And you could become a reporter of our own story only if you wanted to. Most of the time people don’t like to talk about their problems or don’t ask for help, some of them don’t even have a person to talk to. It can be a nightmare scenario. Imagine, you are screaming in the dark and there is no one to switch on the light...

So, here's what you can do: be more attentive to people around you and be sure that you have taken actions to any calls of help. Make yourself helpful to somebody!
Be able to donate your care, your words, your generosity without anything in return.

An easy start is to pick up the phone and to call your parents, your grandparents, or your old friend to whom you promised to call ages ago, write an e-mail to someone who is awaiting a news from you.

Just remember: “Life is like a taxi. The meter just keeps a-ticking whether you are getting somewhere or just standing still”
(Lou Erickson)

"It's not that I can't live without you, It just that I don't even want to try"

2010-03-11T18:34:00.000+08:00

Today is our date. We met in December 2009, in the capital of China. I guess I had been really good that year which is why Santa prepared such a priceless present for me. And I couldn't ask for more.

Obsessed with the idea to see the world, I packed a suitcase and left my country in 2007.
For quite some time, I was used to taking care of myself. I was positively sure that there was no better person than me who could do it right. Thank God, I was wrong!

I see him sleeping next to me and it makes me smile.
How unpredictable life can be... all of a sudden someone can open the door into your life and you’re not lonely anymore.

Now I know for sure that love gives you wings. I am flying and I am not afraid to fall because I know that he is always there to catch me.

And, if you are reading this then you should know, I am so lucky to have you in my life. I appreciate every little thing you do for me. And remember no matter what, I will always be there for you.

FOLLOW A DREAM!

2010-03-10T23:44:00.000+08:00

“Experience is like a closet where there is always a place for one of these useless drawers.”

You will never be rid of your experience because it becomes a part of your life. And one day, right there, on the bottom of your idle drawer, surprisingly for yourself, you will find something worthwhile.

For a long time I had my eye on a Public Relation career. Eventually I got my bachelor degree of International communications. And for the last five years my “drawers” have become pretty heavy with marketing and trading experience.

But day after day I felt like something important is missing. I was missing the joy and excitement of my work.

Some people search for themselves they whole lives and still never manage to do it. Some of them never even try due to fear of failure. I would rather regret what I’ve done than regret what I never did.
Because not all money on earth can bring you such pleasure when you do what you love, when you look forward to the next working day but still feel happy to get back home.

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”(Albert Schweitzer)

I want to be happy more then successful.
So, ladies & gentlemen, please to meet a future great Public Relation specialist!

“Without inspiration there are no organization!”

2010-03-10T16:50:00.000+08:00

We are living in a busy world full of stresses and disappointments. Therefore, all of us, time after time need some inspiration. Something or someone who can help you get up when you fall; who gives you hope for a better tomorrow.

I am blessed to have a person in my life who inspires me, who gives me strength to carry on, who is always there for me.

She is my older sister, my judge, my best friend, my life boat and my WOW person. I admired her for the fact that even if life kicked her so badly, and not for the first time, she is still able to find the way to stand up and move on.

For a quite a long period, her life was pretty tough and cruel but I don’t really remember her crying over it. To be honest, I am sure she did but not in front of me, I guess.
But whenever we try to find words to say how happy we are to have each other, we always end up weeping.

She is the one who believes in me. I can feel her worries and support from thousands of kilometers, from continents. No matter which part of the world I am in, she is always with me. God bless you, sis!

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Have you ever heard about “The secret”?
Well, I found this movie a few years ago and it became my life guide: http://www.thesecret.tv

The main idea of it is to learn to organize your life and control your thoughts. ”Be careful what you wish, because you might just get it!”

If you feel like in then go ahead and check it out, but it definitely works for me.
Anyway, back to the inspiration topic. One of the tips from this movie which I found very useful is to create your “visual board” or “life catalogue”. I did them both.

The board; I share it with my boyfriend. We placed on it pictures with our “perfect life” images, which represent not only material things such as car, house and etc., but also: health, love, happiness, passion and so on. And day after day, we look at it and visualize them.

The catalogue; this one is more private and consists of fancy clothes, cosmetics, happy family pictures, healthy life, my goals, travels and etc. Believe it or not, I really enjoy cutting out different images from magazines and placing them on my “life pages”.

One more thing following a specialist’s advice which I find really helpful, is to make my self- motivation list. This reminds me of my own strengths, skills and personality; goals and education which I have achieved, etc. So if I forget how good I am, I just read it.

For more info check this out: http://www.lifeoptimizer.org/2008/10/22/self-motivation-how-to-motivate-yourself/

Till tomorrow....

“I like changes, because there are no bad ones. Even if you are unhappy with one of them now, in the future it could become the best change ever!"

2010-03-08T12:46:00.000+08:00

On the edge of my 26th birthday, I desperately and urgently needed to change my life.

A few months ago I quit my job to follow a dream to become a Public Relation specialist. From the time of my high school, I have hungered for this career and I began to prepare for an important interview which could open the door to my bright future. Eventually, it never happened. I received a rejection e-mail from THE PR agency on my internship application.
I became neurotic; I lost my self-confidence dreading that I wouldn't never achieve what desire. Also I managed to gain five and a half extra kilos during the long winter. I was so stressed and sensitive, and as a result, I’ve got a deep crack in my perfect relationship. Ultimately I had to face that my life had become a huge mess.

So, I decided to change my life now and for the future. At that time, it was the beginning of the Great Lent and it was a perfect opportunity to start renewing my mind, heart and soul.

Honestly, the first week was really tough. It was the beginning of the hard work on my self-discipline by abstinence from certain foods and alcohol. Considering that I never followed any diet for longer then one day, the Great Lent(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lent) also became for me one weight-reduction plan. I love sushi. I could eat it every day. I like to have some martinis on my weekends; I enjoy fast food from McDonald’s once a week, but for 40 days I had to forget about all of these joys and work on my personal improvement.

Surprisingly for myself, after two weeks, I felt very calm and blissful. My relationship back to normal. I lost a few kilos. I had some job interviews. I was full of ideas, confident and with no fear. I was enjoying eating healthy food. My life began to fill with harmony. I realized that this is not only supposed to last for 40 days, it actually could help me to create a new me: self- motivated, successful, confident, healthy, beautiful, a loved and loving woman. I just have to better organize myself, my life, my goals and my dreams.

I decided to change my lifestyle, my career and find the way to feel great, to look great everyday of my life. No excuses!
I put a deadline for myself. And the end of this year I have to improve these main parts of my life:

1. Career
2. Education
3. Health
4. Beauty
5. Goals
6. Relationship
7. Dreams

Bottom line: 2010/7 parts to improve.

I am going to become a better woman... for myself.