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To Find Happiness, Forget About Passion - Oliver Segovia - Harvard Business Review

2012-01-20T13:33:00.000-08:00

To Find Happiness, Forget About Passion - Oliver Segovia - Harvard Business Review

whenever i feel low...how low.. like very low, scratch me from the floor low

2012-01-17T15:30:00.000-08:00

I love this, the best thing when you are low, when you want to run away, want to screem, want to cross your life with the big black marker and start again.
I just watch this and I love it.
and it motivates to enjoy every f***

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfq_A8nXMsQ

Do one thing every day that scares you
Do not waste your time on jealousy
the race is long, at the end it is only you with yourself
Stretch
Do not feel guility if you do not know what to do with your life
Be kind
.........

Learning and being busy makes me more alive

2012-01-17T14:12:00.000-08:00

I really want to remember this day, mainly evening, because the day itself was not great. I got into being sad again about being in this country, but here you go, everything is an experience and one day there will be another one which maybe will feel more close to my hear and spirit.
Anyway...The evening was great. I went to my 1st French course, in language school in Wimbledon. The teacher was great - funny, to the point and French. I like to have a native teaching the language. As well - in the room we had about 13 people and about 8 different nationalities, that is impressive. This is maybe a great point into the 'pros' box about living in the UK - diversity.
But the biggest inspiration and feeling of flying I got when I came out of the class and I felt light, happy, my brain has worked, I still have time in the evening, but I did not just sit on the couch, or just cooked or just talked about how boring was the day at work, I actually lived my life, did something fulfilling.
And...I did not realize, but it is inspiring to learn languages. You get to know the culture. And after knowing 3 languages the 4th is coming easier.
I am very excited. I can definitely say though that learing French for me means more than learning Spanish when I did it some 5 years ago. I did not care as much about Spanish, but French for me is so special, like the person I love and spend everyday with.

I love evenings like this, life like this.
I remember my mum sayign that people should never stop to learn.
Then you do not have time to gossip, you do not have time for stupid movies and you do not have time for feeling that your life is dull and going nowhere or you live just for work :) I definitely understand what my mum meant that long time ago when she was encouraging me for the piano playing or another language or handicraft class or horse riding.

Was a definitely great investment and in the class room it is so much fun as well.

Bisous everyone,
Do not waste the life. Learn new things.

5 habits of Healthy People

2011-09-11T14:48:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAgbxk1sM-A&feature=relmfu

2011-08-28T16:20:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdZze-LI9hw&NR=1

it is your choice.
people who live spiritually are always plugged in.connected to themselves.
connection to your spirit. should be at all times.
plant based diet.
love is amazing. smth that nourishes our spirit.
decor is an expression of who you are. you should be surrounded by the things you love.
everything outside of ourselves is the reflection of our internal state.
your life can be a funny, happy movie. it is your choice.
harmony, balance, order, tranquility. that is health.

Richmond sunny Sunday the 9th

2011-01-10T14:33:00.000-08:00

celebrated 4 months in the UK with my best friend and my closest person, my love and my boyfriend. Richmond parks is amazing. Long walk there - green parrot birds, cute deers some metres away, pond, sun, birds, people with kids and dogs, jogging folk being very sporty and of course - London centre from the hill - everything - the London eye, the city, the factory near Victoria station. it is picaresque. I was so happy.
people say that when u move to another country, you really start enjoying after 4 months. I think I have started.

Love.
Karisha

Happy new year!

2011-01-03T05:16:00.001-08:00

http://www.wat.tv/video/londres2011-39ps5_2ey03_.html

New new year

2011-01-02T13:26:00.000-08:00

I was so so so happy not to have the sad mood of having the same things for the New year celebration but I dropped myself into enjoying each thing happening to me in London. The firework was amazing, celebrating with my boyfriends 2 french friends couples was amazing. I enjoyed so much preparing a beautiful champagne composition with tangerines and belgian chocolate candies.
And I loved being in the crowd on the bridge in the middle of the central London, to raise the glass for Latvia, for France and shout and jump for the New year in UK and be amazed by the fireworks.

It was great.
It was new.
But the midnight kisses with the very sweet wishes from and to the person you love more than you life was amazing.
I am so grateful for 2010. I can say it was the most active, dynamic year full of changes and nice surprises. I am happy and ready to jump into new beginnings.

I love London, I start to discover it more and more. National gallery on 27th, was great. Camden town on 30th. Tower bridge and the tower of London in great Christmas lights with the ice rink, city of London full of great shops, banks and fancy office buildings, Hyde park with the most amazing Christmas market I have ever seen. I love it.

I love it.

My Christmas

2010-12-26T02:33:00.000-08:00

It is boxing day today.
Tube strike in London which made me prolong great relaxing and warm hearted time with my friends. I am so glad for this year Christmas. Very different, very tasty, very warm and very new.

Surprised and a lot of questions in the head

2010-12-03T03:55:00.000-08:00

So developed country, but ridiculously loosing money due to the snow.
Why the trains can not function properly? Have no clue. It is just the snow...

west and east of Europe makes a difference in perception

2010-11-29T12:37:00.000-08:00

London is getting ready for a trouble tomorrow - 1 cm of snow was broadcasted in the weather news to snow during the night. In the news huge amounts of salt has been shown to the public being ready for tomorrow. u la la.

so true

2010-11-11T11:18:00.001-08:00

Самым главным, а, скорее всего единственным возбуждающим средством в этом мире можно считать любовь. Никакие современные химические препараты не способны заменить голос, глаза, губы, руки любимого человека. Ни наука, ни различные колдовские зелья не смогут стать тем замечательным эликсиром, который закипает в крови у двух любящих людей. Только любовь способна зажечь пылающий огонь страсти.

2 months in the UK

2010-11-09T07:27:00.000-08:00

Love it.
It is still autumn but Christmas decorations are already everywhere.
Foxes and squirls still around, grass is green...

the only thing I can not understand - why people are asking "are u allright" or "how are you" when they actually do not care?

Getting to know the UK traditions

2010-11-06T14:00:00.000-07:00

Bonfire night on 5th of November. Fireworks everywhere.
On 5th of november watched an amazing one with my lovely boyfriend and 2 more international couples in the Wimbledon park. Now visiting my brother in Southampton and here the fireworks everywhere as well. Interesting. historical link to this is here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night

2010-11-03T13:46:00.000-07:00

Is so hard to keep up.
Very hard....

Miss my Marika who is eating just seeds and kefir, tea and water.
green tea, yoga.

wherever you go you are still with yourself and your habits fulfil you

2010-11-03T13:42:00.000-07:00

My 1st yoga practice in the UK http://www.simplybeinglotus.co.uk/
Was lovely. Very nice. Thank you Claire, Charlotte and Lize to join.

Pranayama in the beginning made me feel so different than in the beginning of the day.

Love it.

another great moments in the UK

2010-10-19T15:07:00.000-07:00

Little girl walking on the street.Big eyes looking at you. cute. guess what she says out loud. "Oh, I like your skirt!" Never happened to me before. I love how open people are here. when I was on my 3rd hour of travelling to my place from Gatwick airport on my way back from visiting Latvia, a lovely old lady in the bus mingled to me and smiled. she just saw my tired face and a lot of luggage. it is so cute and makes you feel so warm. and u actually want to share this smile with someone else as well.

I want to go back

2010-10-11T05:58:00.000-07:00

i love active cultural life. loud and happy kids during weekends taken to the crazy museums and other cultural events. huge parks. a lot of people. happy and taken care of old people. mobility. determination. opportunities. too many things to do during the weekend. so many people involved in social work and charity. *Some things that are different * you drive on the left in the UK. you have your weeding ring on the left in the UK. your cutlery in the restaurant is on the left in the UK *

2010-10-11T05:55:00.001-07:00

For 4 days in my home town. The only things I missed in Riga while one month in the UK ..svaigas sievietes.relatives.parents.friends.quiet cafes. (like u sit there almost alone and you even do not see that there would be people passing by the window.but it feels so peaceful). friends. my seaside. spirituality..

UK

2010-10-07T05:14:00.000-07:00

Foxes more than cats. Squirells during the lunch time walk. Evening spent in the charity event for breastcancer awareness. Costa coffee. Recycling. dAncing. Kids in school uniforms. +17 in October. Beans. Tea with milk. Love. Handicap people taken care of by society. Loving it...

Feeling good

2009-08-23T14:04:00.000-07:00

I would love to remember this weekend as it was amazing in the way how I coped with my feelings, how peaceful and happy I was about all the things happening around. I chilled, followed the stream and enjoyed being alive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leuMcRs983I

Global leaders forum

2009-07-10T02:23:00.000-07:00

Do managers, leaders and politicians have to be responsible for what is happening in the world?
http://knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu/cabrera/

Anthropology

2009-07-10T02:22:00.000-07:00

What is anthropology
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Anthropology/index.htm?gclid=CN_PnLDlypsCFYwVzAodEzVvKg
Doing anthropology Presentation video from Massachusetts university
http://techtv.mit.edu/videos/315-doing-anthropology

Two passions: diversity and kids

2009-06-05T16:06:00.000-07:00

Geisha, woman, belief, life, way, model, yourself

2009-06-05T15:31:00.000-07:00

Sometimes is realy great to watch a movie for the second time.
After some long time.
Memoirs of Geisha

I read a book as well.
http://www.amazon.com/Memoirs-Geisha-Novel-Arthur-Golden/dp/0679781587
I love reall stories.And it is a real story, which is also very catchy, as I love to get to know new things about other countries and specifics of their culture.

What it helped again - to remember how cool it was to believe purely in the long happy very very strong love.
I would love at some point to get back this teenage years naive belief in things.

Art.
There is one very important art in life. To be a woman.
Is hard. Sometimes even requires special education.

Thought of the day.
I went for a cup of coffee today and was going through some random magazine and saw there an interview with one very successful business man. He said that for a guy the measure of his income is the need of the woman who is next to him.
So interesting. This model and way of thinking is nowadays getting very far from the minds of men as women are becoming very independent, focused on career.

Social work. People tell me - you will not earn money in that. But if I really want to study it, go deep in that field and do everyday what it feels like?
While working with kids today we had a task - each kid had to imagine himself 20 years later and by describig his job, make other guess his profession.
There was one boy who was sitting sad. I asked him what is the matter and did he come up with the idea.He said that he had a dream to become a police man and now as he sees police men do not get good salary, so he is sad.

I have decided one thing for myself-goign your way, doing what it feels like, taking all the difficulties on the way, never giving up yourself puts things into right place and right model for each and every one.
Is hard to generalize some things. There is no point in long discussions about what is right, what is wrong, what is classical model of life, what is a modern approach, what is pragmatic, succesfull.How many people, that many stories and approaches and I want to believe that very many amazing stories.

Being proud of the people around me

2009-05-25T11:42:00.000-07:00

There is one really great and special person whom I had the chance to get to know in the year 2006.
I am happy we shared couple (actually more than couple) of great conversations. Worked together.
I am fascinated by the way he is thinking. By the way he cares about the things around. As the true GEMINI he has tried a LOT of things in his life. One of the new wonderful things that he is going to try is teaching in the school :) YOooooo whOOOOOOOOOO. and teaching physics. I have no words to express how happy I feel.

I am really proud.
Good luck Gati.

Here comes also a link where Gatis is shown as a participant of the program Mission possible --> http://www.iespejamamisija.lv/lv/dalibnieki2/dalibnieki_09/gatis_narvaiss/

I am very proud

2009-05-21T12:55:00.000-07:00

Just was chatting in skype with one very amazing person.

I think I should really start believing that there are some click moments that tend to happen. I guess I had one of those. July 2008, CEE and WENA MCPs meeting in Prague in PwC office.
Nice, very interesting looking girl with american english accent cought my attention and was introduced as CAC coordinator selected for the GN board of CEE for 2008/2009.

From the 1st chat felt some very nice connection.
Then we discovered a common passion - anthropology.
For me it is smth like a new door to open and discover, but for Julie or Julia Huang it was a life.

I will post this link with the mark that I have to read this for sure asap Julie has published a book.
http://www.palgrave-usa.com/catalog/product.aspx?isbn=1845118324

It is also written there why anthropology can be called Julies childhood hobby ;)

Wish you meet you sometimes somewhere
When you really want smth all the universe comes together to help you.
So, for sure we meet.

3 hours of your life

2009-05-20T13:36:00.001-07:00

I was telling in the head line of my blog that it is for collecting special moments.
I wish to everyone 3 hours long moment while watching GANDHI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCbWH0TC870.

It was amazing time during the weekend.

Couple of thoughts that either grabbed me as a new ones, or where some aha moments, and there was one that made my tears burst. It does not happen very often lately, but what I know - moments when you hear somenthing or see something and start to cry are ment for you - it is some information that you should take serious, as it might be a direction or a slogan for your life, or some value, that you forgot to keep and follow and your true you is reacting like this.

So, my moments:
Gandhi: I have travelled so far and thought so much. And still I am back to my country and smth brought me home.

Gandhi while starving to death in order to stop the violent rebels was telling to his daughter: Through history the way of truth, love has always won. There were murderers, violence and they can seem invincible but at the end they always fall.Think of it. Always.

This was also repeated in the movie when Gandhis` ash was brought to Ganga to rest in peace.

The true path towards God is refusing your passions and possessions.

Gandhi: When I was a child our priest used to read from Coran and also truth from hindi writings as it was one religion. I am muslim, hindi, christian as there is only one God.

There was smth really nice that made me think a bit - in the simulation of the marriage ceremony - the last step out of seven future husband and a future wife say to each other - and we promise always to be friends.

The best one for me:
hindi rebel man during the Pakistan and India division fights when both rebelling sides came to starving Gandhi to put their armours:
- Eat. I do not want to go to hell also with the burden of your death on my soul.
Gandhi: Only a God decided who goes to hell
- I killed a child. Smashed his head towards the wall.
Gandhi: Why?
- Muslims killed my son. A little boy this size.
Gandhi: I know the way out of hell.Find a small boy - this size - whose parents are killed. Make sure he is muslim and raise him as one.

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Part of my life - simple but powerful

2009-05-20T13:10:00.000-07:00

Ardha Uttanasana

http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/2490
All the powerful things are usually very simple.
Standing bended - seems nothing special - but gives such a joy for the muscles after a tiring sitting day.
And - work of your back - in case you focus right and pay attention to each small muscle.

Njam
I am loving it

Agnistambhasana

http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/2477

Ha, let the knee reach the ankle.
Seems easy - but what about the back being straight and the but being evenly seated on the floor :) is really great in case all the focus on the small muscles is there as well.

Want to focus on other things than work, boyfriend, master thesis, what to buy for the breakfast and make your mind switch - do yoga.Lovely training of mind.

One more very special one - the one to strive for.
This should happen with no pain - it has to be possible to simple sit like that and even be able to drink tea and chat for hours - actually meditate, but yeah - it has to be very easy for the body to be in such a position.
Nice one,
I got a challenge called
Baddha Konasana

http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/486

One more amazing one
Great for the spine and digestion
Can sit like this for hours

Ardha Matsyendrasana
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/485

I will continue with posting some nice ones when getting inspired by new achievements in streching, or when I do not want to forget a new lovely position after some class or...whenever

Movies that left the mark

2009-05-16T13:30:00.000-07:00

Happy Go Lucky http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1045670/
was watching with a good childhood friend Liana in a dark, warm autumn evening in the oldest cinema in Riga - KINO Riga (was created at some 1930th).The movie left me with the thought - how crucial it is to be who you are - strongly aware of that - and keep that track of being yourself. Strong wishes come true. Everything happens in the right time.

Slamdog Millionaire http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010048/
This was the one that randomly 3 different people in one week time suggested me to watch this movie. I brought my parents and brother. Parents have been in India, so for them was really bright and colourful knowing how it is in real. Was amazing to see insides of India. There was such a drive and passion for things - a kid jumping into sh*t to get out of the locked toilet to get the autograph of the singer. Friendship. Injustice. Poor and rich. Love. Inner man power.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421715/ Was very long, story full of emotions. Interesting plot - unexpected one. About my great findings of 3 wishes from the father I already wrote in one of my posts.

The Twilight http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1099212/
Never liked vampires. Never liked fiction. This seemed so real. It was more an exciting love story and 2 very strong personalities getting together and living through difficulties than it being a vampires fairy tale to me. I enjoyed so much. When the movie was over, I ever did not notive 2 hours have passed, although was watching during the night.

New in the town http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1095174/
I do enjoy random things and unplanned decisions. We decided to take kakao and go to see what movies are shown. New in town was there and fitted the time. Was a late show. On the chairs there were Laima chocolates that welcomed us.Was really sweet.
About the movie ;) Nice comedy to enjoy.I saw there an amazing truth and real picture of how global companies are run and how little head office knows about the branch somewhere far away. How hard it is to run business when being attached to the people personally. How important is to believe. How amazing is the unity of a powerful idea driven not by money but by the bigger purpose. I loved it.
As I was laughing - each MC team should see it as shows how we are going to the LC visits :)

Revolutionary road http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0959337/

There is smth really special about this movie and how I endeded up watching it in the very late evening with an amazing friend from Bulgaria. Was so nice to have Nasko dropping by in Riga and being bored while waiting for the bus to LT. We picked a movie. Was really great - main thoughts:
It is a hard work for a woman and a man to uderstand each other. When starting to follow your dreams you often meet the judgement of society and start being perceived as insane. It is very hard to say who is insane - the one who keeps living simple every day life or the one who decides to step out of the comfort zone. Personal sacrifice for sake of the family - shall we do it or think about our happiness first?

Erin Brockovich http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195685/
Compromise and equal committment is very important in the family life.
Appreciation of the person who understands you and helps you should be on the 1st place. Determination is a huge drive.
It is really amazing to go for a work knowing that it has a really big impact and purpose. In work with people it is very very important to find a special approach - if u are talking to the cow man - go in the boots while he is washing the cows and talk to him, not waiting when he will be done. ;) Suggest to see it in order to understand. Nice comedy and detective story - 2 in 1. Thank you Agnese and Simo for the company and for the movie proposed.

Black cat, white cat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Cat,_White_Cat by Kusturica
Is a really great movie to have random fun, get to know a bit of habits of serbians.
Is random.Leaves a really positive feeling after. Thank you Simo for sharing this movie and a nice relaxing evening with me in the MC flat

Interesting, as seems like a rule

2009-05-16T12:37:00.000-07:00

It happened so often to me that when I have a question on my head, the answer comes, the information appears - eather someone comes into the office and says - "you know, you have to watch this movie", or there is the book brought to me by someone.
Something similar happened to me recently. I was sitting in SSE (Stockholm School of economics) early in the morning, drinking tea. I came there earlier before the enthropology lecture that I was attending in order to have nice, relaxing morning.

I decided to check to blog of one of my really great friends - Marjam Vaher. We have been working together as presidents of AIESEC in our countries in the term 2007/2008.
She is such a positive and courageous person. I admire her a lot. I also know that talking to her there will be always positive approach to every situation as well as very original thoughts on each and every issue or topic.

I missed her that morning. She is currently in Malaysia having and intership.
So, missing her and feeling tired and not really good emotianally I decided to see what can she tell me through her blog.
The posting the stroke me was:
"How to lose personal efficiency
The law is simple -- each and every broken commitment decreases your personal power.

The whole pile of things you know you should do, but are for whatever reason not doing makes you weak, it literally drains your personal power. All the broken commitments -- be them for others or for yourself -- decrease your personal power.

And it also works the other way around - the way to become a more powerful individual is to follow through. Simply said - by doing what you said you would do. Again - doesn't matter if you said it to yourself and nobody else knows -- or declared it you publicly, the effect is the same. You WILL become a more powerful person if you just keep doing the things that you are committed to do.

The bottom line here is -- choose your commitments carefully. Even the smallest promise -- I'll write to you, I'll send you these materials, I call you, I get it done -- tie you automatically with a source of energy. If you don't follow through -- you lose energy, if you do -- you gain more.

And don't misunderstand me here -- I don't think we should take on less tasks. Quite the opposite - we should at all costs strive for taking on more and more tasks, that's the true contribution to the world and the source of meaningful living. So the answer is not to isolate yourself from all the exciting opportunities in the world and become a bad friend who never returns a favor, but -- become a more productive person instead (isn't it simple:)?)"

I started to work on it stright away and it really helps, is real truths.
It was a reminder of an amazing rule expressed in a simple phrase - WALK THE TALK.
I noticed that it is a very imortant feature for me that a person should posses in order to respect him/her.
I was amazed by the explanation that Marjam gave about losing personal efficiency in case of not walking the talk.
Thank you Marjam.

THE BEST EVER - FOR EVERY MOMENT IN LIFE

2009-05-16T11:45:00.000-07:00

Each one of us is very special.
Each our life is unique.
We have to be greatful and happy about what we have.

SUNSCREEN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfq_A8nXMsQ

Coffee - a pleasure of life? a habbit? an art? a killer?

2009-05-16T07:10:00.000-07:00

4 540 000 - this is the number of people who have googled diseases coused by smoking.
When typing diseases caused by coffee there were no searchings before.
Maybe we do not care as the taste is amazing, maybe we do not know? Have we thought about the substitutes?

How many times we use this combination - a cup of coffee...

I can not imagine my morning without a cup of coffee, let`s go for a cup of coffee,
I would love to enjoy a cup of coffee now. I enjoyed some in Italy as well as it is part of the culture.

My doctor told me once - Karina, in case u drink coffee I suggest you not to, as you do not have a very strong liver and coffee makes it really "dirty". Your skin will not be as shiny and beautiful as it is now and there are more diseases that coffee can cause ( here is the link to the page where some of those are outlined
www.drkaslow.com/html/coffee-caffeine.html

I said - but if I like the taste? he said - your choice, I made you aware. There are some other drinks that taste amazing - coffee substitutes (coffeetea.about.com/od/coffeesubstitutes/Coffee_Substitutes.htm).
Chicory (Common Chicory - Cichorium intybus. Commonly called blue sailors, chicory, coffeeweed, Common chicory, succory)is one of those coffeetea.about.com/cs/coffeesubstitutes/a/chicory.htm

But ask yourself - do you drink coffee only because of the taste?
It can be a habit - maybe some great people you adore do so. It can be association with having a rest and pleasure as many people for many years have called it so. This can be changed and worked on unless you care about your health.It is just how powerful your mind is.
In case you use it to boost your energy in the times when you are tired or need to work longer hours, there are other ways how to deal with that. (it could be some other article :)
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I know that for many people coffee is an amazing time of the day, a pleasure and there is a saying - in case it really makes you feel amazing, it is better to drink it than restrict yourself. Taking a pleasure away can couse worse impact on the body and pshychology than a cup of coffee.Here come also small interesting video about COFFEE ART

video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2315426128894102813

Meet, Go, Start from scratch

2009-05-13T15:30:00.000-07:00

I am watching more movies lately.
One thought in the movie gave me an interesting perspective on what is it to be happy.
It sounds very interesting.It sounds appealing.And I understood how happy and grateful I am for having that.

Fathers wish to a daughter:
1. I wish you to have a chance to meet people in your life with different approach towards life, opinions and backgrouds
2. I wish you to visit amazing places in the world and widen your perspective about it.
3. In case you do not have the chance to do it asap, I wish you courage to do it wahtever no matter what till the end of your life

Code of Ethics

2007-11-14T10:48:00.000-08:00

http://www.ibe.org.uk/codesofconduct.html

Some thoughts from Ilma

2007-10-30T11:45:00.000-07:00

SOmetimes I watched my groupmates discussing or speaking and thinking that I do not have this knowledge cos I did not study
But
I would say that the difference still exists
not in knowledge though
in attitude
in understanding
in belief in the world and in yourself
I would say the biggest advantage we AIESECers, have is the power to question our lives and the meaning of it
Wish to strive for more, for better, for good not only for us, but for this world
And this is what is needed in this world today
And maybe we will not get millions in our account
or extremely high positions
cos we will go by our path
but we will be much more happier as we will be doing things that matter
We will be white crows in the black crowd
And it will be hard
But at the end, it will be worth it
You know, if you was ever jogging
You should know the feeling when it comes extremely hard cos you get tired
but you keep on running cos you know you still have 15 minutes or 2 kilometers to go...
and you also know that satisfaction and reward will come afterwards
so, you just push all your thoughts away and keep running
sometimes we need to do the same in lives

I love my Baltic collegues

2007-10-29T14:00:00.000-07:00

TEAM days social part

2007-10-28T08:53:00.000-07:00

2007-10-17T01:20:00.000-07:00

What color is your soul painted?

Grey

Your soul is painted the color grey, which embodies the characteristics of elegance, humility, respect, reverence, stability, subtlety, wisdom, strong emotions, balance, and cancellation. Grey falls under the element of Water, and symbolizes the moon, tide, ebb and flow.

2007-10-16T04:11:00.001-07:00

Your Type Lifestyle Preferences

Social Services
Social, Psychological, Medical, Spiritual Services. Volunteering Societies.
New scientific methods and achievments.
Various training programs. New learning techniques. Children Education. Parenting.
Literature on humanities, science, management, arts, psychology ; various music genres.
Design.
Economic approches.
Healthy Lifestyle products and services.

2007-10-15T12:18:00.000-07:00

It the end of the day and you feel again that someone just overtook the track over your beliefs? And has lead you to some forest of hating your thoughts and words?

just relax and listen some random music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85b5CTvnAyg

if the thoughts you think do not let you feel honey in your soul, they are not right and not true. Being good to one or two you can harm someone.

Again - be yourself

2007-10-14T02:27:00.000-07:00

Meditation describes a state of concentrated attention on some object of thought or awareness. It usually involves turning the attention inward to a single point of reference.[1] Meditation is often recognized as a component of eastern religions, where it has been practiced for over 5,000 years.[2][3][4] Different meditative disciplines encompass a wide range of spiritual and/or psychophysical practices which can emphasize development of either a high degree of mental concentration, or the apparent converse, mental quiescence.

The word meditation comes from the Latin meditatio, which originally indicated every type of physical or intellectual exercise, then later evolved into the more specific meaning "contemplation."

Eastern spiritual teachings, including meditation, have been adapted and increasingly practiced in Western culture.

Meditation has been defined as: "self regulation of attention, in the service of self-inquiry, in the here and now."[6] The various techniques of meditation can be classified according to their focus. Some focus on the field or background perception and experience, also called "mindfulness;" others focus on a preselected specific object, and are called "concentrative" meditation. There are also techniques that shift between the field and the object.[7]

In mindfulness meditation, the meditator sits comfortably and silently, centering attention by focusing awareness on an object or process (either the breath, a sound: a mantra, koan or riddle evoking questions; a visualisation, or an exercise). The meditator is usually encouraged to maintain an open focus:

... shifting freely from one perception to the next... No thought, image or sensation is considered an intrusion. The meditator, with a 'no effort' attitude, is asked to remain in the here and now. Using the focus as an 'anchor'... brings the subject constantly back to the present, avoiding cognitive analysis or fantasy regarding the contents of awareness, and increasing tolerance and relaxation of secondary thought processes.[7]

Concentration meditation is used in most religions and spiritual practices. Whereas in mindfulness meditation, there is an open focus, in concentration mediation the meditator holds attention on a particular object (e.g., a repetitive prayer) while minimizing distractions; bringing the mind back to concentrate on the chosen object.[8] In some traditions, such as Vipassana, mindfulness and concentration are combined.[9]

Meditation can be practiced while walking or doing simple repetitive tasks. Walking meditation helps to break down habitual automatic mental categories, "thus regaining the primary nature of perceptions and events, focusing attention on the process while disregarding its purpose or final outcome." In a form of meditation using visualization, such as Chinese Qi Gong, the practitioner concentrates on flows of energy (Qi) in the body, starting in the abdomen and then circulating through the body, until dispersed.[7] Some meditative traditions, such as yoga or tantra, are common to several religions[4] or occur outside religious contexts.

Indian gooseberry/ Amla

2007-10-14T02:21:00.000-07:00

2007-10-14T02:16:00.000-07:00

Chyawanprash

This traditional Ayurvedic antioxident rich jam is made in a base of amalaki fruit (Indian gooseberry / Amla), which is a very rich source of Vitamin C, and more than 2 dozen other ayurvedic herbs and spices.

In India it is used by all the family. Can be disssolved in warm milk, eaten straight or spread on toast! Is sweet with a delightful spicy aftertaste.

Ingredients

The best-known brand for chyawanprash is Dabur, it include the ingredients:
Fresh Amla fruit (Indian gooseberry)
Sugar
Honey
Ghee
Long pepper (Piper longum)
Sesame oil
Giant potato (Ipomoea mauritiana, or Kiribadu Ala)
Cardamom
Bamboo manna (or Tabasheer or Bamboo silica)
Indian kudzu
Winter cherry (or Ashwaghanda)
Asparagus
Cinnamon bark
Dashmool (Bengal quince, migraine bark, Indian trumpet flower, Purple snake tree or Indian purple trumpet, Sal leaf bush, Urara pitch, Indian nightshade, Small nightshade, Small caltrops, Cashmere bark)
Country mallow
Wild green gram
Wild black gram
Galls
Feather foll plant (or Bhumiamalaki)
Raisins
Ceylon-cow plant (Gymnema lactiferum)
Irish root
Chebulic myrobalan
Round zedoary
Nut grass
Spreading hogweed (Boerhavia diffussa)
Blue Egyptian water lily
Malabar nut (Seed of Adhatoda vasica)
Liquorice
Tiger's claw or Ice plant
Sandalwood
Clove
Chinese cinnamon
Cobra's saffron (or Nagkesar or Indian Rose Chestnut
Preservative: Potassium sorbate

Benefits

Chyawanprash is a rejuvenative and protects the body against three kinds of doshas.
Regular intake of Chyawanprash strengthens digestion, absorption and assimilation of food. It eases constipation.
Chyawanprash's basic ingredient amla is the richest natural source of Vitamin C . Ascorbic acid , commonly known as vitamin C is known to benefit the immune system and helps fight againt common cold and respiratory infections.
Chyawanprash is also beneficial to the heart and the brain cells. It is considered a memory booster.
It also works as an antioxidant, thus slowing down the aging process.
It is believed that Chyawanprash purifies blood, eliminates toxins and is beneficial to liver.
It is also said to fight bacterial skin infections and improve complexion.
It promotes absorption of calcium, leading to stronger bones and teeth.
It also improves muscle tone by enhancing protein synthesis.
It is especially beneficial for cough and asthma patients.
It enhances fertility and keeps menstruation regular.
According to this study, Chyawanprash helps to prevent steroid induced cataract in the developing chick embryo.

2007-10-14T02:09:00.000-07:00

Ayurveda (Devanagari: आयुर्वेद) or Ayurvedic medicine is an ancient system of health care that is native to the Indian subcontinent. It is presently in daily use by millions of people in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and indirectly through it being the major influence on Unani, Chinese and Tibetan Medicine. The word "Ayurveda" is a tatpurusha compound of the word āyus meaning "life" or "life principle", and the word veda, which refers to a system of "knowledge". Thus "Ayurveda" roughly translates as the "knowledge of life". According to Charaka Samhita, "life" itself is defined as the "combination of the body, sense organs, mind and soul, the factor responsible for preventing decay and death, which sustains the body over time, and guides the processes of rebirth" [1][2] According to this perspective, Ayurveda is concerned with measures to protect "ayus", which includes healthy living along with therapeutic measures that relate to physical, mental, social and spiritual harmony. Ayurveda is also one among the few traditional systems of medicine to contain a sophisticated system of surgery (which is referred to as "salya-chikitsa").

History of Ayurveda

Documented references to the precise timing of the origins of Ayurveda are not available. The age of Ayurveda has been established on the basis of correlating the evidence with other disciplines as well as circumstantial evidence. Ayurveda is said to have been first compiled as a text by Agnivesha, in his book Agnivesh tantra, which was written during Vedic times.[citation needed] The book was later revised by Charaka, and renamed to Charaka Samhitā (encyclopedia of the physician Charaka).[7] Other early texts of Ayurveda include the Charaka Samhitā and the Sushruta Samhitā[6] The system was orally transferred via the Gurukul system until a script came into existence.

The earliest scripts would have been written on perishable materials such as Taalpatra and Bhojapatra, which could not be readily preserved.[citation needed] The script was later written on stone and copper sheets.[citation needed] Verses dealing with Ayurveda are included in the Atharvaveda, which implies that some form of Ayurveda is as old as the Vedas.[citation needed] Ayurvedic practices have also evolved over time, and some practices may be considered innovations upon earlier Vedic practices, such as the advances made during the Buddhist period in India. [citation needed]

Hinduism attributes the genesis of Ayurveda to several theories in which the knowledge is believed to have been passed on from being to being, initially, through its realization by the divine sages, and gradually into the human sphere by a complex system of mnemonics. Details of Ayurvedic traditions vary between writers, as is expected when oral traditions are transcribed from multiple sources. The earliest authors of Ayurvedic manuscripts recorded divergent forms of the tradition.

2007-10-14T02:02:00.001-07:00

My role model in professional side

INESE EŠENVALDE,

sociālo zinātņu maģistre (Stokholmas universitāte), pasniedzēja, konsultante
Inese Ešenvalde darbojas SIA EŠENVALDES ORGANIZĀCIJU KONSULTĀCIJAS par vecāko konsultanti; pirms tam bijusi Nordea Bank Finland Plc Latvijas filiāles personāla vadītāja. Kopš 1997. gada I. Ešenvalde strādājusi par Latvijas Krājbankas Personāla pārvaldes vadītāju, pirms tam vadījusi personāla atlases un apmācības daļu Fontes R&I. I. Ešenvalde ieguvusi Latvijas Universitātes bakalaura grādu psiholoģijā, Stokholmas universitātes maģistra grādu sociālajās zinātnēs, kā arī Latvijas Universitātes Ekonomikas un vadības fakultātes augstāko profesionālo izglītību - banku ekonomiste. Pieredzi un zināšanas personāla vadības jautājumos papildinājusi daudzos starptautiskos semināros. Inese Ešenvalde ir Latvijas Personāla vadības asociācijas valdes locekle. Kopš 2003. gada pasniedz Cilvēku resursu vadību arī Rīgas Biznesa skolā, ir daudzu ar personāla vadību saistītu analītisku rakstu un komentāru autore, vada seminārus un sniedz konsultācijas personāla vadības jautājumos.

2007-10-14T01:51:00.000-07:00

na samom dele Kariw, kazdij denj ja tebe ne govorju, no mne s toboj vsegda tak spokojno, ti v menja takuju uverennostj i veru v lu4wee vseljaew, prosto potrjasajuwe

Vero4ka

2007-10-13T13:51:00.000-07:00

2007-10-13T13:45:00.000-07:00

2007-10-13T13:39:00.000-07:00

2007-10-13T12:41:00.000-07:00

Say It Right lyrics

In the day
In the night
Say it right
Say it all
You either got it
Or you don't
You either stand or you fall
When your will is broken
When it slips from your hand
When there's no time for joking
There's a hole in the plan

Oh you don't mean nothing at all to me
No you don't mean nothing at all to me
But you got what it takes to set me free
Oh you could mean everything to me

I can't say that I'm not lost and at fault
I can't say that I don't love the light and the dark
I can't say that I don't know that I am alive
And all of what I feel I could show
You tonight you tonight

Oh you don't mean nothing at all to me
No you don't mean nothing at all to me
But you got what it takes to set me free
Oh you could mean everything to me

From my hands I could give you
Something that I made
From my mouth I could sing you another brick that I laid
From my body I could show you a place God knows
You should know the space is holy
Do you really want to go?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO6SnX9s5-w