Happy Sleepless Support

I'm grateful for this excitement of support. I was spiritually travelling with my friends, then attending an online conference for teachers of English. I'm happy to have gathered some new ideas for my own classes.:)

I'm grateful for my sleepless night I spent for supporting a person I do not know personally but still feeling proud of her, because of the single reason - she comes from Ukraine. ;) I mean my eyes were glued to the TV screen and a great show called Eurovision. Well, it might not seem so exciting for most of you. It is not a big deal to spend some hours in front of a box. But sometimes it's the only option to reach a place I can't reach physically yet. Ukraine has not won. But it got the third place what is fantastic! ;) 

I can't share the feelings of sports fans, but I'm happy I have my little passion - music. I wish I could sing. But I am happy I can hear and "mmm" the music for myself...Music is everywhere!

I'm grateful for my sunny Saturday. For a happy chat with some people from different countries. For my moment of joy and hopes. My hopes might have no sense but maybe it is better than to give up? 

Another Conference and a Plate of Strawberries and....I can't Wait to See You! ;)

Today I am grateful for taking part in another webconference for teachers. Well, I'm not an active member there but at least it is very helpful for me, as a private tutor. ;)

I'm grateful for my mom's hands that have gathered a plate of red strawberries for me today. Mmm...very delicious!

I'm also grateful for some exciting news! One of my dreams is coming true...I count down the days to meet someone face to face!!!!!!!!!! ;)

No Connection...BUT...My Mind is ON!

Today I enjoyed my silent, off-line life....I had no Internet since yesterday night. :( That surely meant that I could not work. However, I had a wonderful opportunity to enjoy my life in  a real life, with a book on my sofa, chatting more with my mama, sitting outside with my mp3 player and digesting new vocabularies, then thinking of someone my heart cares about. ;) Then I was thinking of biking...but istead I enjoyed some raindrops...that was still amazing. That feels funny to feel some cold raindrops on my hair. Like a hello from the sky. Maybe a nice reminder. Maybe.

This evening I also had an ice-cream party with my mom. :) Mmm...so delicious!

The final point was a wonderful discussion with someone who could certainly talk under water...that's what makes me wonder about. 

I'm grateful for my off-line part of the day. And...I'm grateful for my Internet that's back. :) 
I now see that the Internet is like my feet at times. I go out online...well, that's probably not as attractive as a real one...but I enjoy what I have now. ;)

I loved my day. Sure, I wish I could complete more things. But I hope for tomorrow. I hope for more joys. And...what I really hope for is that I will manage to bring some joy to someone one day. Would be perfect. Would be like a happy end...or a happy start of a new life...;) Let's see. 

Sunbathing on a Copacabana beach or Thinking With a Thunderstorm

This day was in some ways rather hectic. Too many tasks around and even more dreams…

I sometimes wonder if my life is going to last enough to fulfill some of my projects and brave dreams. Who knows? But I am happy to have my today. It is almost gone.

Today my heart was filled with some new joys. First: I managed to wake up after my Eurovision support last night! I mean last night I bumped my head into my sweet bed very late or maybe it’s better to say too early;)

I was really screaming with happiness to see a plate of big red strawberries! Mmm…sure they soon found a comfortable place in my stomach.;)

Some new bright teaching ideas have finally visited my head! So, my today’s lesson had a new breeze! ;)

After my lesson I happily discovered a package from my dear friend from a far away Brazil. He sent me some really nice souvenirs from his recent trip. I can’t help smiling looking at his carefully packed items and imagining how he arranged everything. I’m grateful for receiving this lovely sign of someone’s love and care.

Later a real scary thunderstorm just made me jump into my bed and shiver like a leaf! ;P Allright, I was not so terribly shivering but surely I did not feel like singing. ;)

I’m grateful for my day. For my moment of thoughts. For my true friend. For my sweet strawberry happiness. For my doubts. Yes, yes! Doubts. They help me want to prove them! ;)

The First Shower for Two Months or How it Feels like to Listen to the Melody of the Sky

Today I finally enjoyed the first rainshower for almost two months. Yeah!!!!! It was so unexpected. I was silently sitting on our green porch, reading a book then my mama called me for lunch....and as soon as I entered the house, the sky started to cry for me...Haha...Okay, probably I am not the girlfriend of the rain but surely it felt wonderful to sit in our dry kitchen, sipping soup and admiring the dance of raindrops...

I also enjoyed the thunderstorm. It was like a real music of the sky...Maybe a hello...I am sometimes afraid of such thunderstorms but today it was really amazing. I felt safe, even cosy. Like a bird in a nest. 
I'm grateful for this rain. Now we have some hope for the harvest. I can't wait for apricots and cherries!

I am also grateful for  a nice talk I had. For this moment of sharing thoughts and ideas. For even silly things. Just for this moment alone. :)
I'm also grateful for my student who kindly contributed to my regular bacon bringing activity. ;) I'm grateful for a warm conversation with her. It seems like we were on one wave...

I'm grateful for my silly dreams. Well, maybe just illussions. But reality in itself is the greatest illusion we can make wonderful. ;) Can't we make that? ;)

    First Strawberry and Being Happily Embraced by Liliac...

Today I spent most of my life in my room. My working week is my reality again. :) My day flew fast.  

Today I am grateful for a little green-red miracle - the first strawberry! I dreamt of this moment since cold winter...and today finally it has come true...I don't understand how this beauty can come out from a black soil...do you have an idea? I am happy to have felt its sweet-sour taste in my mouth. My eyes closed. A moment of happiness. :)

I'm also grateful for feeling the joy of one of my friends. :) It's wonderful to see happy eyes in front of you. A smile that does not need any dictionaries. :)



I'm grateful for my life today. For my silent evening I spent outside. For the best perfume of blooming liliac in my plaits. I will never forget this day. 

            My Two weeks of Sorrows and Joys....

Joy and Sorrow go hand in hand...like sun and rain...Smile and tear. Time for laughter and time for a lonely cry....These two weeks I had different days. Good and not so good. I did not post here...I am really sorry for that. My goal was actually to keep you posted every day...not just once in a blue moon...But on the other hand my blog is like myself...I can't be a robot. I can't be mechanical. I can't pretend that I am happy when I am just "glad". ;) Well, I can't say I had no happiness. I did have the time of my life. My happiness. Let me briefly report my reasons of joys:

I'm grateful for my "silent" week. I was most of the time offline. Alone. With myself. Thinking of myself. What I want to change. What I want to live with. What to do. 

I'm grateful for my dear friend from a far away place on this planet who made my day sunny by his lovely postcard. I have never met him face to face. But he has already filled my postcards collection with some very unique cards from different breathtaking places of our planet. I hope one day I will look into his eyes and tell him how thankful to him I am. How often his 'written' hellos made me smile and travel in my spirit. I'm grateful for having such a far away friend who cares of me. 

I'm grateful for this magical moment of decorating Paska bread (Paska bread is a traditional sweet Easter bread in Ukraine). I love this fairy-tale moment when I decorate paskas with some colourful icing. I feel like a five-year-old kid. Nothing else exists. Just me. And Paska. Happy Easter expectations. It's happiness. To wait for freedom. For your dream. Sometimes waiting itself makes happy. 

I'm grateful for my first Easter night service at our little local church. It was something I can never explain by words. Starry warm night. Hope in the air. Happy faces of people around. Candles burning...Then people go outside. I stay alone in the church. Then people and our priest come back...Christ is Risen! He is alive. He has won. And He has given us the greatest gift - Love and Hope. I am happy. My fears are away. At least that night. I pray for people I love. For someone who might not even care of me. It doesn't matter. I'm grateful for this wonderful night. For the candle I managed to bring home all way long...in the darkness. But...I did not see anything. Just the Light. As long as the Light is with me I am not scared.
I'm grateful for my Easter day. People I talked to. Delicious food cooked by my dearest cook. My friend who came to spend the whole day of her life with me. 

I'm grateful for my online circle of friends who made my long weekend really meaningful. Oh yes! I am also grateful for my looong weekend! ;)

I'm grateful for my biking. Well, I still haven't managed to buy a new one but even with my old one I can still stretch my legs a bit and feel some more freedom. 
I'm grateful for some sad moments I happened to have this happy week. They made me cherish my happy moments and find new hope. :)

I'm grateful for hearing my story I told Alan Dean on BBC4. It was recorded last December when I was awfully ill and then again in March when I lost my dear teacher...My story turned out to be more dramatic than I wanted it to be. I actually told Alan some happy things too but he chose some sad moments what is not so bad. I mean it's life. Tears and laughter. Always together. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/dlo
(Here you can hear my story during the programme "DLO 08 May 13: Connection & Separation)

I'm grateful for everything I had these two weeks. I am so happy to look forward to seeing my friends' baby in a couple of months!!!!! I hope for more joys. For more reasons of my happiness. I hope to win myself. ;)