Key for happiness

See outside the window, the blue sky, beautiful blue with small white clouds moving quietly on the horizon. Return to the kitchen and finished preparing my chamomile tea with a sugar cube and then I go to the terrace.

Life continues out there but this time is mine, warm and sweet moment as my drink; cool and calm as a summer morning.

My legs feel the breeze and my hands the warm cup; my whole body relaxed taking deep, long sighs that fill my lungs with precious air.

The green trees, which produce a delicate sound at the passage of light wind at slow rates as the tide from the sea. Birds sing and fly from one tree to another, I try to follow the flight of a playful bird; magnificent flying bird, what a freedom.

At the same time I can smell my freshly baked croissant in front of me, I take a bite; savoring the texture, flavor.

The only thing I have in mind is, thank God for this moment.


Hello dear readers,

You just experienced the key to happiness. I can summarize it as follows:

-Love what you do and focus your attention one hundred percent on the task you have in your hands or in your mind.
-Feel sorry for anything or any bad thought you had.
-Forgive yourself, others, or anything that hurts you.
-Be grateful for what you have in this earthly life.



In a future article I will write about how we can think right and to heal your body.

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How 'Oko' became reality

Hello dear readers,

Thanks to my cousins that started asking me about the meaning of  'Oko' I realized that addressing the idea behind my first oil painting was important, so here it is.

A couple of years ago my girlfriend and I decided to visit the riviera maya, we had a great time in Cancun, we fell in love with 'Playa del carmen' and we took some time to relax in Tulum; but among theses holidays we also took a day tour to visit Chichen Itza; while in the tour we made a stop to a 'Cenote' which is basically a cavern that is interconnected through a series of underground rivers to other cenotes.

Once in site we took the stairs to go down the cenote and I found a great spot for a picture. Imagine, half way down to where the waters is; the sunshine coming from the opening on the ground above us. I loved it, the colors the shadows; specially those eyes that always melt my heart.

Few days later I could not get over that look so I decided to draw it; I found a piece of paper and a pencil. I was really satisfied with the result but I never thought I would paint it until I decided to start oil painting and I was looking for an idea that meant something important in my life.

That is an important advise I can give you:

If you wanna start a new project in your life; find something that means a big deal to you and implemented; that will help you to do your best and will help you to obtain the desired result.

So this was my idea that meant a lot to me and painting it made me feel really good.

Finally I post this article today because is my girlfriend's name day. What is a name day? well, she is from Slovakia and the celebrate their name if appears on the calendar. For example in saint Patrick's day, Slovaks will celebrate the name day for all people called Patrick.

Now you know why I called my first oil painting 'Oko' and now you know why I decided for Slovak title.


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