Happiness - what does it actually mean?

What is happiness? I used to think that it depends on other people, that they are responsible for that how I feel. Today I know that happiness is a state of mind and I am the master of my happiness, because happiness is a resolution that:

from now I'm happy. I will not be sad any more, I will not let myself feel any more apathy and I will throw the word stress out of the dictionary. Then it will not exist, and what does not exist is not possible to feel. Anyway, can't you see that you have everything?

We live, breathe, experience. Look at your life. Do you see how rich you are? You are healthy, you can go where you want and do exactly what you want. You have a wonderful family, a dog, friends. You can feel happy because you have a roof over your head and shoes on your feet.

I understood that happiness is an experience, but it is not material goods that are the greatest happiness in life. Being rich means not having more things, but it means accumulating more experience and memories. They are our wealth. These memories will accompany you on your deathbed and you will tell them to your loved ones because your shoes by that time will fall apart and the car will be worth nothing. And what are memories? Good and evil, joy and sadness. Yes, evil and sadness are happiness too because if they were not there would be no reference points. There would be no change, no growth or maturation.

They say that happiness happens in misfortune, and I think it is born of it. Happiness does not exist without suffering, just as a solution does not exist without a problem. The problem here is not suffering, but the fact that you ask yourself the wrong questions. You provoke the emotions you need. That's why you don't have a happy solution, so just stop asking wrong questions and don’t worry, be happy!

Be a good person

Did you know that good comes back? Although many people do not believe it and consider it exaggerated, I personally think that what you give the world always gives back to you. In one form or another, the good you share will come back to you, sometimes in a completely different way than you expect.

I have been thinking a lot about the selflessness of people lately. Why there is so little good people in our modern world? Today, hardly anyone wants to give something and become anonymous ... Because for nothing? Without any business? Today someone needs help, tomorrow you may need it ... It's a pity that so few people think about it.

Fortunately, there are good people who are selfless! And you should focus on them in your life, believe in them, look for such people and surround them because if you have such a person in your life it's very likely that you have everything  what you need ;)

So if you don't know what to do, do good things and I guarantee you that it will reap its fruit !

My love...

For as long as I can remember I have always loved nature, especially one in which no human intervention can be seen. I like meadows, forests, lowlands, highlands, fields or lakes. I love flowers, especially field flowers, but also those growing in gardens. However, my love has always been mountains and all that lies in them. They stole my heart. I saw them for the first time when I was a little girl. Since then, they have been special for me, magical and beautiful, full of mystery but also teaching humility.

The Giant Mountains are beautiful, though not so high. It is from them that my love for the mountains began and a huge internal need to wander among them from time to time, walk the trails, and enjoy the peaks and valleys. And for me the time of year is not important. They are unusual for me in summer, winter, autumn and spring. I treat mountains as a kind of asylum. I associate it with silence, peace, freedom and unimaginable beauty.

Mountains are my love, but I approach with enormous respect because just as they are beautiful, magical, they delight the heart, they can be dangerous, although often humans makes them so, because it seems to them something that unfortunately does not reflect reality or does not comply with the laws of nature, or does not take into account attention to human restrictions. However, all you need is awareness, proper preparation to enjoy them, the opportunity to be among them and and the possibility to look at life from their level.

And what about you, what do you prefer, mountains or sea?

Italy - country of pizza !

 I spent New Year's Eve in Italy. I have to admit that I spent great time there. I was on the north of Italy, so I decided to visit Werona, Shakespeare city. Although he has never been here before, he has provided the city with fame and tourist business for many centuries. Today, Verona is the fifth most visited city in Italy, and more popular are only Venice, Rome, Florence and Rimini. This results in the presence of exclusive boutiques, expensive hotels and delicious restaurants.

Tourists who come to Verona mostly want to see the famous house of Julia, in which, of course, Julia never lived. But that's not important. It's about the myth, taking a picture under the famous balcony (or on it) and scraping a love confession on the wall.

Is Verona a city for two hours? Do you come here only for a moment on your way to Tuscany? Or maybe it's worth staying here for a long time? For me of course it's the second!

The first must-see point is, of course, Juliet's House, this is where Julia Capuleti, the heroin of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet drama, supposedly lived. Where did the idea come from to place the fictional Julia here? This Gothic house from the fourteenth century formerly belonged to the Cappello family. Someone thought that the name is similar to Capuleti that it can be combined into one. The house can be visited from the inside. Most, however, limit themselves to seeing the yard and doing one of two rituals. If you're in a relationship, write a note to your love and slide it into the courtyard entrance gate. If, in turn, you are single, then stroke Julia's right breast - it is to bring happiness in love. The second place worth seeing in Verona is the Roman amphitheater in Verona which is the third largest amphitheater that has survived in Italy (after the Roman Colloseum and amphitheater in Kapui in Campania) and could previously accommodate 30,000 people. Today it is still used for cultural purposes - operas, musicals and concerts are staged here. It is 2000 years old.

Then we head for Piazza Erbe, which is a picturesque square, located just a few steps from Julia's house. It is lost among the narrow streets of the old city. Car traffic bypasses it, leaving room for daily markets, cafes and tourists. There are numerous beautiful palaces here, especially the beautiful Mazzanti houses decorated with frescoes. Julia Club is located near Piazza Erbe. Perhaps you have once heard that you can write a letter to Julia Capuletti about your heart problems. We send it to Julia and wait for a response. And the best part is we'll probably get it because in Julia's Club, volunteers from all countries of the world sit and write to letters of lovers, and then send a letter to the recipient. It doesn't matter if you wrote your letter in English, Polish or Japanese - as long as there is a person who speaks a given language, you will get an answer.

For me, however, the most interesting thing that happens to me in Italy every time I am there is allowing myself to get lost in the streets of the old city, paying attention to the beautiful gates that remember the times of ancient times and beautiful architecture - Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance ... this city has a lot to offer.

How to survive in today's world ?

Today's world of consumption, how to live in it ?

My advice is to accept others choices and live your own life, do what we like and what makes us happy because otherwise we will all go crazy.

What does it actually mean to live your own life?

In my opinion, it is life according to my feelings, not according to specific standards that are in force in today's society. I know a lot of people who have everything (although it is a very relative term) but they lack something in life. They lack the freedom that every human being aspires to. This is absolutely not about work or finance, but about such simple things as making decisions and living according to your own rules. They care about what others say, do different things because it falls out like that, they live according to standards they are not completely satisfied with.

Today, from every side we hear what we should do and how, and every deviation from these standards is bad. We just have to learn not to care about people's opinions. We still hear: "Do you already have someone?", "When is the wedding?", "Still traveling, you don't get bored?" "I wonder where they got the money from," "How much do you earn?", "Why don't you go on vacation?", "Why do you go on vacation?" And many more.. But do you know what? What is beautiful in life is that everyone has a choice and everyone can decide what is best for him.

So, don’t worry, do what makes you happy and explore the world  J