For clarity's sake, it should be said that this article and these reflections arose from reading one of the many Osho books - "Joy: The Happiness That Comes from Within". If you are chasing happiness, one thing is clear: you will never attain it. Happiness is always a side effect. It is not the result of striving. It happens when you are not even thinking about it.
The Winter Solstice and New Year celebrations are now behind us. The tables, windowsills and shelves of many homes and apartments are filled with greeting cards bearing warm words and wishes of happiness and good fortune. But what are the origins of postcards, and what did they look like 10, 50, 100 years ago?
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While preparing an article about old New Year greeting postcards from various countries, an interest arose to search the web and compile information on how to wish "Happy New Year!" in the languages of near and far countries - Lithuanian, Estonian, Finnish, Irish, Belarusian, Basque, Serbian, Chinese, and others.
The story will be about characters with real hallmarks of the age, different personalities and views on life, views on things, phenomena, and information. These characters, as well as this entire story, are not quite a random invention, but rather an association that arose at a seminar. The seminar addressed a topic affecting everyone - WEB 2.0.
Well, the Winter Solstice celebrations will have been properly welcomed and celebrated. After all, this year the calendar gave us five free days from 24 to 28 December. The New Year holidays from 30 December to 4 January 2009 will be no shorter. For the holidays to be full of warmth and cheer, here are some New Year greeting verses from the iinuu notebook.
More about this man blessed by God with attractive looks, voice, charisma, and musical and acting talent - in a photo and video story compiled chronologically from various archives. And also Christmas songs performed by Elvis.
So I thought about people who are always dissatisfied with something or for whom things constantly "don't work out". Very often these people understand that this cannot continue and something must change, but they do it reluctantly - or, if change has occurred, after a while the dissatisfaction is back.
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Birthmarks are also attributed special significance - their placement on the body is used to predict fate and determine innate talents. There is a belief that the number of birthmarks determines a person's potential to become wealthy. In any case, the most noticeable birthmarks are those on the face. Interestingly, people have no birthmarks at birth. They appear during life, most intensively at around age 5–6.
Everything we wear or place around the neck, on a finger, wrist, ankle, or head has not only a functional meaning but also a symbolic and even healing, energy-attracting significance. This time - about rings, which have long been a symbol of completeness, protection, wholeness, and belonging.
At the time of waiting for Christmas - to say, write and send each other bright thoughts, words and wishes! That is why I decided to share the Christmas greeting verses accumulated in my notebook.