By all means, thy Reader, when you shelter thy glance upon my humble writings, do keep in mind that this blog centers upon ideas, questions and meditations. It is also a personal gallery of paintings and photos.

May 6, 2012

Another echo

Maliciousness is consonant with frustration. So I have learned. One does not engage in dissing someone for no reason. We have grown accustomed to the malevolence around us. We criticize it, we condemn it, but most of us end overridden by it.
No conclusion needed. Just rehab.

May 4, 2012

My kind of Google


Today Google celebrates an artist. It is a special day for myself, too. 90 years ago my spiritual mentor was born – Vlad Musatescu. Today I celebrate him. Few people have heard about him and fewer have read his books. Each year on the 4th of May I hope to connect with other people that have been touched by his existence. People who have learned that life must be lived joyfully and by constantly ignoring drawbacks.

Maestrica, tare ne este dor de dumneata !

April 27, 2012

Needy

Neurotic tendencies are rather common, and the need for affection is one of them. Karen Horney's theory regarding the neurotic person's self is that it is divided into two: "the real self" and "the ideal self". It is a mingling between what one really is and what one feels one should be. The issue is that neurotic persons feel that they do not live up to their ideal self and they constantly oscillate between trying to achieve their view of perfection and hating themselves for not living up to their expectations.
We are high achievers, and nevertheless scarcely prepared to face a potential failure. We do not talk about failures, maybe out of superstition and fear of bad luck, we just engage in our "mission" and cling the fingers in case of fall.
People with a developed need for attention are seen as failures. When one shows affection or the need of it, one is regarded as unreliable and insecure. It is very hard to explain the need for affection. Especially to those that are not in so much want. People react differently to the need of it. Some blame themselves for their "weakness", and others make the best of their need by getting involved in projects (volunteers) or by explaining their need to their loved ones.

April 25, 2012

Token

Painted by Iuliana Mara

April 17, 2012

It runs in the family


My brother in law collects watches. And he did not stop at that. He even bought himself a box to keep them all together.