Aloha!

Do you feel it? The Christmas. But generally THE December?



I find it one of the most favorite periods of the year, which can be defined as the exciting Noel preparation process, snowing glory oh-ahs and of course a lot of sweets and other cheat meals which are in my opinion totally allowed at this time for it's the most wonderful time of the year!

Surely, some of you may have an impression that the whole Christmas and giving presents idea seems to getting a bit overrated now. The media and shops attack us with the special promotions of the products which actually we don't need. We're made to hurry due to general hurry of the crowd because everyone must be done on time with each detail - from elegant sent of e-cards to the toilet paper in the snowman pattern. Do I exaggerate? Judge it by yourselves.

Personally, I'm still into the sheer December atmosphere more than facing the company of the surrounding commerce. The kindness, love, cold of dancing snowflakes, warmth of the fireplace at home and a lot of hot cinnamon-vanilla cocoa. That's my way for Christmas.

And of course the people. The whole world gets so quickly beautiful and simple when it comes to Santa Claus Day. In my case, the idea changed into the whole week celebration, but it's not too much. It's turned out to be so rewarding.

That what I wrote above firstly seems to be the main topic of this post, but actually I would like to focus on the specific phenomena in everyday human relationships. It has appeared in my environment at the beginning of the last year but yesterday, on the 6th December, got some more spotlight at last.

You see (I think you know what i mean), it happens in life that people slip by. 

(I like rhym making, but let's get to the baking)

This year I decided to prepare some small cocoa-self make sets for my friends and closer people. (Closer word here is kind of important, keep it in your minds.)

I added some drawings on it, anyway... I was done at last and happy went to my bed and was ready for the following Santa day. But when I started to think about the lovely, good humans which surround me - and, Lord, I'm so lucky to have a lot of them in my life - there was one girl,  a classmate, who didn't let me sleep. Why I didn't include her in the list? She's wise, amazing listener and talker, gifted and inspiring person. Why did she slip by again?

So I woke up at that night, prepared one more cocoa set and the other day simply gave it to her as well. I totally wasn't expecting such honest and rewarding reaction. Her eyes were glassed, she said the hug is not enough to show her gratitude to me and as fast as she comes to her house, she's going to prepare something for me as well. 

I've never rejected her as a person, but also didn't classify her as someone closer.

But, hey, who are the close people? Sometimes, it's immediate that you find a soulmate you could talk for ages. And this girl, she's one of these people. I didn't get to know her as much as I would like to, but I was struck that I should, since she's such a worthy, amazing human. I didn't see that, because our contact didn't develop. We didn't give the chance to meet each other better, but yesterday became kind of a second chance.

Because, when you look at the other human's soul not once, but twice or many times again it may seem he or she is the one who just cannot slip by from your life. That you need each other and want to take care of your relationship. 

And my feelings led by intuition went fully complete when today she brought, as a late-Santa gift, the gingerbreads she baked by herself. She told me, though, that some part of them she burnt totally so she must have added some ready-ones to the package but she hoped other kinds of cookies would taste good as well.

Can you believe that? I've discovered another Santa Claus I've been actually knowing for almost one year actually. How does it happen to say aloha to someone from the totally different perspective once again?

I don't know, but I definitely would love to say more alohas like that in my life.
Sometimes, I am, we are, just a bit too busy, a little blind.
And in December, in the whole Christmas magic we're given, some more light and that, hopefully, may help us to be better and meet people better.

Just let this light in your hearts and minds. (Places like this on the photo are inspiring for searching it. Recommended.)

Have a wonderful, snowy week, I hope to here from you some December thoughts,

Aloha!



The week has gone so fast, hasn't it? How was your start? I hope the everyday tempo hasn't got too crazy so far (and I deeply hope it won't throughout the working time never so).

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I remember well the first meeting of my new class, as we approached the park centre, barely having any contacts shared. Imagine, one of my actual best friends, who got late a little bit there, haven't caught my attention at all. Now I feel I know most of her mimics and reactions, as she seemed so gray in the crowd now her uniqueness flows out around -  so you never know how big surprises people become. 

Next example, who actually inspired the whole post and even colour edit of the main photo is a very lovely Welsh man, Iwan Rheon. Do you know him? Like, do you recognise this probably most pathological character from the Game of Thrones series? Sweet Ramsay, yup.

There you go. Last Saturday Youtube suggested me what is the exact video I should run on (which is at the same helpful and scary, but about that situation in the another post). It was Rheon's debut album, Dinard, from 2015 I haven't come along so far. Late evening, so I didn't connect the name or an album cover to the actor (God only knows where my glasses were at the time) - I just lied down comfortably and turned the tunes. And... I... fell in love! Whoa!

It's been the perfect relax I needed at that evening, for the album is mainly constructed of the guitar background and soft leading voice (however, the Tongue Tied will blown your heart with energy!).From Saturday I've been listening to this show-business-modest piece of music and I can't stop but still relate the artist to the look he shows on the series. It's got better by now, but that's one of the most unfair things in the world of artists - the image sticked to them in your head for a long long time. Like, Frodo will always be Frodo and who would remember the real name of Daniel Radcliffe...? (don't ya worry, Daniel I do, you even did some plays, I know it as well)

And it led to the today's post reflections, the way we create perceptions about people, how unfair they may become. One point should be definitely highlighted - you want it or not, if you meet a new person your brain becomes an individual philosopher and very quickly creates the first impression of that human. Sometimes it can be true, but let's say - you don't know it yet. Are you agree with that action? Would you rather stop it?

I've observed we quite cannot do it. However, we decide what's happening next - what kind of quality of hearing we show while talking to the person, how much we do our bests to act with respect and kindness... or how much we get interested of the other actions the human takes which tell a lot about its identity and personality (I'm looking at you, you talented Iwan!)

If you start with everyone, the same normal way, which doesn't propel in the extremes you may get very nicely surprised! Yes! Isn't it fascinating experience? The discoveries? Live!?

I personally stick to the following the same way rules:

• don't try to get to know the person before you really meet - opinions are very subjective source of information
• stop focusing on the appearance details - I'm stressing the word details, as the style, face can tell you a lot about the human's character, but imperfectly shaped eyebrows - not really
• don't ask too many personal questions, e.g. about family - if one will see in you a trustful listener, the one tells you by oneself 
• if you like the talk, take the action - they say everyday life shows how we really are, so go cooking together, organise a trip or something if you feel you want this person around for the nearest future (and then, maybe longer) 

That's how I see it. I've been getting to know so many people in my life recently that I just had to think about it deeper way. The results of the above tips I might say are working positively - as I walk through the town, I see a lot of familiar faces who say or respond for hello - it really makes the days of everyday human being.

I encourage you to rethink this seemly banal topic again as you also meet a lot of the new people (who cares, even if you won't meet some of them the second time!), just notice the fact.

And, like during listening to the Rhodd song, which is in Welsh and I don't understand the verse, I'm saying: let's try focus on the main message, not the complicated words. I've read the very interesting article about language differences today and it seems every language creates a bit various image of the world.

Why don't we use the universal one, then? Having bigger chance to meet people - surprises, then?

Respect, help and smile. I guess we should deal with these three :)

Hello everyone!

Tonight I'm coming with spontaneous reflections which actually have been in my mind since moment my growing up started seriously.

(GigiBax photography)

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