It is wonderful that children who are loved play and don’t think about security.
The world is too dangerous today!
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Love and optimism
Love to children always helped me to stay optimistic.
Add to it a memory of a warm sunny beach and I feel very good despite cold and nasty wind at the moment.
Goddess of 2015?!
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Being ordinary.
I had a nightmare:
all people became famous,
all people became very successful,
all people became very rich,
all people reached their goals and …
*NONE OF THEM WAS HAPPY!
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I took a cold shower, then turned on my PC and found two quotes below:
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“Do not ask your childrento strive for extraordinary lives.
Such striving may seem admirable,
but it is the way of foolishness.
Help them instead to find the wonder
and the marvel of an ordinary life.
Show them the joy of tasting
tomatoes, apples and pears.
Show them how to cry
when pets and people die.
Show them the infinite pleasure
in the touch of a hand.
And make the ordinary come alive for them.
The extraordinary will take care of itself.”
― William Martin
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“And while it takes courage to achieve greatness, it takes more courage to find fulfillment in being ordinary. For the joys that last have little relationship to achievement, to standing one step higher on the victory platform. What is the adventure in being ordinary? It is daring to love just for the pleasure of giving it away. It is venturing to give new life and to nurture it to maturity. It is working hard for the pure joy of being tired at the end of the day. It is caring and sharing and giving and loving…”
― Marilyn Thomsen**
I read the quotes, signed happily, drank a glass of warm milk and immediately fell asleep.
PAINTING by JF
We need more love today!
In a happy family love must flow in all directions. Communications are easy and honest between all generations as it is very important to understand needs of every member of the family.
In February 2013 I wrote in Russian a poem expressing feelings of my wife and myself. The poem written for our children and grandchildren. Later some of our friends told us that it is applicable to all children and grandchildren.
Below is the poem in English and in Russian. I ask your forgiveness for the loose translation from Russian into English. I hope that you will understand the meaning of the poem.
******************** WE NEED MORE LOVE TODAY! **************************
We were waiting for you when we were
Single. Then when we married.
We were waiting for you for years,
Then daily and every hour.
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We loved you before you were born
And love you very much today
Thank you, Lord, for children and
Thank you, Lord, for children and
Grandchildren, your gifts to us!
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Our parents and older relatives passed
Away and their love is in our memories.
Some of our friends left this world too.
We miss their love very much!
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You are our youth and light.
Our love to you grows every day.
Please love us more,
We need more love today!
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Love us, show us your love!
There is no sense of hiding it.
Nobody knows how long we’ll
Be together. Hope many years!
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***************************** ЛЮБИТЕ НАС! *********************
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Мы ждали вас, когда мы были одиноки.
Затем когда уж было двое нас.
Мы ждали вас годами, месяцами.
Затем уж каждый день и каждый час.
Затем когда уж было двое нас.
Мы ждали вас годами, месяцами.
Затем уж каждый день и каждый час.
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Любили вас до вашего рожденья,
И любим безгранично вас сейчас.
Спасибо, Бог, за ваше появленье,
За то, что дал нам счастье любить вас!
И любим безгранично вас сейчас.
Спасибо, Бог, за ваше появленье,
За то, что дал нам счастье любить вас!
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Сегодня мы намного старше стали,
Сегодня дети взрослые у вас.
Родителей давно мы потеряли
И их любовь лишь в памяти у нас.
Родителей давно мы потеряли
И их любовь лишь в памяти у нас.
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Ушли все те, кто нас постарше был.
Постарше был и крепко нас любил.
Ушли ближайшие друзья не раз,
Нам очень нехватает их сейчас!
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Наша любовь растёт и процветает,
В семье ведь много больше стало вас.
Обратной же любви нам нехватает,
Дети и внуки, любите больше нас!
В семье ведь много больше стало вас.
Обратной же любви нам нехватает,
Дети и внуки, любите больше нас!
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Любите нас, показывайте это,
Любви стесняться просто смысла нет.
Никто не знает, сколько будем вместе.
Надеемся, ещё немало лет!
Любви стесняться просто смысла нет.
Никто не знает, сколько будем вместе.
Надеемся, ещё немало лет!
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PAINTING by JF
Sunday stills: LOVE
Love and friendship keep us young
Wordless Wednesday?
LIFE IS NOT FAIR! by JF
Love and care
LOVE AND CARE by JF
Silent Sunday?
The greatest achievement!
During my morning walk I noticed a very nice group on the street’s corner far ahead of me.
I stopped, took a camera from my pocket, zoomed the group and made a shot.
The result is below.
THE GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT by JF
If you like the picture it’s my achievement.
However, I want to stress here that the greatest achievement I know of is having happy children like a small girl on the picture.
Do you agree?
People, I love you!
PEOPLE, I LOVE YOU!
by JF
Success and Happiness.
It’s already many years that I don’t wish anyone success. Instead I wish people happiness, to enjoy every minute of life. This post explains my reasoning.
Many years ago my son told me: “Father, I wanted very much to get an interesting and rewarding job, to find a soul mate, to buy a house, to have children and make them happy, to have good friends. Now I have it all but I feel depressed. Why?”
I answered: “You are working too hard and you have not enough time to love yourself, your family and friends. You have no time to love nature, music and art, to relax. You should drastically cut your working week and enjoy what you have. This will make you happy.”
My son said: “Father, if I follow your advice I will earn only half of what I get today.”
I suggested: “Talk to your wife and ask her opinion. She loves you and she is very smart”.
Two weeks passed. Then my daughter-in-law told me that my son arranged to work three days…
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The Vermont’s apartments
After 80 years of living in different countries with different political and economic systems, cultures, moral values, attitude to value of each person I always ask one simple question: “Why?”.
Below is a photo of a backyard of the Vermont’s apartments. This apartment house is only two blocks from our apartment house. There are many similar houses in the area but only this one has such wonderful backyard where its residents (especially kids and senior citizens) relax and play.
Why only this one?
What do you think?
VERMONT’S APARTMENTS by JF
Several quotes about fathers.
I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
My father used to say that it’s never too late to do anything you wanted to do. And he said, ‘You never know what you can accomplish until you try.’
Nothing I’ve ever done has given me more joys and rewards than being a father to my children.
The death of my father is probably the biggest thing that I ever faced. Daddy and I were best friends.
About grandchildren.
I know that majority of my followers are young and beautiful.
However, sooner or later people blessed with children and grandchildren.
We have 5 grandchildren and we love them very much.
You know there are some people who say that their grandchildren are geniuses. It’s too much!
Our grandchildren are simply beautiful and very smart! If you doubt it please ask my wife. We have different opinions on majority of topics but in this case we think exactly the same.
Now, I found several good quotes about grandchildren. Please look at them below.
How wonderful it would be if we could help our children and grandchildren to learn thanksgiving at an early age. Thanksgiving opens the doors. It changes a child’s personality. A child is resentful, negative, or thankful. Thankful children want to give, they radiate happiness, they draw people.
Grandchildren give us a second chance to do things better because they bring out the best in us.
Grandchildren are God’s way of compensating us for growing old.
What can I say to my grandchildren?
Just one thing: build a happy family!
Best to them and to you!
WE NEED MORE LOVE TODAY!
This poem posted long time ago. I hope that new followers and guests after reading it will think about their relations with parents and grandparents, will think if they fully show their love and will try to make their parents and grandparents happier.
In a happy family love must flow in all directions. Communications are easy and honest between all generations as it is very important to understand needs of every member of the family.
In February 2013 I wrote in Russian a poem expressing feelings of my wife and myself. The poem written for our children and grandchildren. Later some of our friends told us that it is applicable to all children and grandchildren.
Below is the poem in English and in Russian. I ask your forgiveness for the loose translation from Russian into English. I hope that you will understand the meaning of the poem.
******************** WE NEED MORE LOVE TODAY! **************************
We were waiting for you when we were
Single. Then when we married.
We were waiting for you for years,
Then daily and every hour.
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We loved you before you were born
And love you very much today
Thank…
Thank…
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My daughter asked…
About 17 years ago my daughter called: “Father, Alex’s company sends him to Philadelphia for seven days. I’d like to go with him. Would you agree to stay with Michael?”
I was already retired at that time and Michael was 3 months old. I could not believe that my highly educated daughter (Price University) asked me such stupid question.
Who would refuse to stay a week with an angel? Would you?
A week passed and my daughter and her husband brought Michael to our apartment.
My daughter showed me how to feed him formula and they left.
Michael and were very happy to stay together. We smiled and talked (each in his own language). When my wife came from work I showed her the happy angel and reminded her that only I am responsible for his well-being.
It was a very happy week!
However, there was one serious problem! I badly wanted to sleep but I could not sleep even when our angel was sleeping. You see, my hearing is very bad. I was afraid that if the angel awakens and starts crying I will not hear him.
Finally, the week passed and Michael’s parents came to fetch their son. They enjoyed their stay in Philadelphia very much and they were very glad to see their happy smiling baby.
Then my daughter asked: “Father, would you be so kind to feed Michael one more time? We are very tired after driving in heavy traffic.”
Surely, I did not mind. I wanted to sleep but I felt sad that the angel was going home. So I took him in my loving hands, put him on the kitchen table and started to feed him with a spoon. Both of us were very happy!
All of a sudden my daughter asked: “Dad, what are you doing? Did not I bring a special support to put him on so that his head was not flat on the table? Did not I tell you about it?”
What could I say?
I answered: “You know, my hearing is bad. And Michael does not know Russian. He was unable to remind me what you said.”
PS. Michael was the fourth young angel in our family. Now we have five of them.
We pray for their happiness and we are ready to share it with them!
Imagine!
I am in a hotel with my grandson.
He does not speak yet but I am sure that he understands everything.
He does not walk yet but I am sure that he’ll start walking any moment.
Imagine that he crawls to a chair and slowly stands up grabbing it with both hands.
Then he hesitates. He wants to go from the chair but he fears to fall.
At that moment I tell him: “Leave the chair and go to me! I’ll catch you!”.
My grandson looks at me, smiles, makes two small steps and falls in my hands.
We are both very happy! Then I say: “Go back to the chair and grab it!”.
He does not hesitate and makes two steps to the chair. I tell him: “Excellent, you already can walk. I love you! Now go to the mirror!”
He looks at me, then he looks at the mirror. He goes there. It’s very funny to see how he tries to keep balance but he succeeds and stops with one hand on the mirror.
I tell my grandson: “Very good! Now go to the door!”.
Again he looks at me, then at the door. I am smiling. He smiles too and goes to the door.
I tell him: “Good boy, Grandpa loves you! Now go back to me!”
He leaves the door and comes back to me.
He started to walk! Only two of us know it! We are so proud! And we are very, very happy!
Can you see how happy we are?
Just imagine!
- HAPPY PUPPY DOG by Andrew Sclafani
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS 