And to end this lovely October event, Angie mentioned the following prompt:

'I am taking you all to embark on a Journey of Life, where each of you would share One Moment in Your Life.'

a sunny spring day
people are doing nothing
in the small village
--Shiki Masaoka

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Now this is a question. Stuart really challenged me with prompt, since it is so mysterious, take charge of what? Of my life? Surely. 

Somehow taking charge has a negative connotation, since it implies force. 

But one implication I find rather appealing, the one which is defined by Les Brown as following:


“We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives. We must take charge of our own destinies, design a life of substance and truly begin to live our dreams.”

So this is my personal approach:

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Life is short, break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that made you smile.
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I would most likely live it again as it unfolded day after day. The reason for that? I learned from my mistakes, I enjoyed many laughs, I met amazing people and to be honest I cannot wait to live some more. Some adjusments I will make if possible: smile more, forgive more, love more, be more.

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My dear blog, dear readers, I am truly sorry that I have not been a constant presence lately, but no worries, I am fine, happy, with a big smile on my face. Last week I attended a seminar, work related, but while away for 4 days, in a small inn in the middle of a lovely forest I had a chance to talk to myself. So I rediscovered what is important to me: going out for a walk, meet friends, stay under the sun on a terasse and enjoy a nice cup of coffee. Plus one thing was clear - work is an important part of my life so I should not try to be less stressed after a long day. So here I am, spending more time out, chilling, being with me, reading lots of books again and smiling. Yes, I smile more and that does me so good. So please do not be upset with me, I still consider blogging a very dear activity, but now I need me time just a bit more. And since it is Friday, the 8th of June 2012, here I am enjoying a great opening match for the European Football Championship. And don't forget: life IS great!

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One good option

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The most popular option

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My favourite option

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Wanna join me? Long day, lots of lemons, but 3 more days before Paris, so it ain't that bad!

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When Beth posted this weekly theme under the GBE2, namely Balance, I thought how suitable knowing that my astrological sign is Libra, which also has as interpretation the Balance, the equilibrum.

Some of the positive traits of the people born under this sign are: diplomacy, romance, charm, easy going, sociable, peacful, always in search of equality. On the negative side you will find indecision, easy influenced, gullable, flirtacious. A lot of details you will find here.

As my birthday approaches, and for me it is quite a special one, I will 35 years old, and as a colleague of mind told me, I reach the maturity level, thus now my decisions will for sure impact the future, I thought a lot of where I am and where I want to go in the next 35 years (hoping that I will reach 70).

So here we are, at a crossroad, thinking of how I will find my balance in the years ahead. I am grateful that I am healthy, and I wish that will stay like this for a long time, since without health you cannot achieve anything in life. I am grateful for my family, for their support and constant love, and I know that will alawys be able to count on their presence. I am far away from old friends, but with the help of Internet and with persistance, I was able to keep them in my life until now. I wish they will be by my side for years to come, and I am grateful for the new ones I met. I am grateful that I am havng a job I like, and I will for sure keep on developing my skills and knowledge to be more succesful since I believe that the professional side is important for ones's life. I am grateful that I am writing, able to share my thoughts and taking in depths moments.

In the end I am sure that my path so far brought me to a nice plcae and if I will be able to continue it, my happy feeling will be a constant. Yes, I am garteful, the hardships and challenges, did bring balance and my quest will be to keep this equilibrum.

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