ONLY YOU

                        ONLY YOU...need I say more?  Really love this song.







 

Jason Mraz - Song for a Friend

Well you're magic he said
But don't let it all go to your head
Well I bet if you all had it all figured out
Then you'd never get out of bed
No doubt
All the thing's that I've
read what he wrote me
Is now sounding like the man I was hoping
To be
Keep on keeping it real
Cause it keeps getting easier indeed
He's the reason that I'm laughing
Even if there's no one else
He said, you've got to love yourself

You say, you shouldn't mumble when you speak
But keep your tongue up in your cheek
And if you stumble on to
You better remember that it's
humble that you seek
You got all the skill you need,
Individuality
You got something
Call it gumption
Call it anything you want
Because when you play the fool now
You're only fooling everyone else
You're learning to love yourself

Yes you are

There's no price to pay
When you give and what you take,
That's why it's easy to thank you
You...

Let's say take a break from the day
And get back to the old garage
Because life's too short anyway
But at least it's better then average
As long as you got me
And I got you
You know we'll got a lot to go around
I'll be your friend
Your other brother
Another love to come and comfort you
And I'll keep reminding
If it's the only thing I ever do
I will always love
I will always love you
Yes you
I will always, always, always, always love
I will always, always love
I will always, always love, love

Climb up over the top.
Survey the state of the soul.
You've got to find out for
yourself whether or not
you're truly trying.
Why not give it a shot?
Shake it. Take control and
inevitably wind up
Find out for yourself all the
strengths you have inside of
you.

Watch your thoughts

 

Watch your thoughts;

they become words.

Watch your words;

they become actions.

Watch your actions;

they become habits.

Watch your habits;

they become character.

Watch your character;

it becomes your destiny.

Author unknown

Room in Your Heart by Streetwize

 

It’s dark and cold tonight
I’m walking all alone
And one step at a time I’m getting closer

I know she’s hard to find
Instinctively I try,
To take the path of love into the night

There would be no reason if you really didn’t care
There would be no reason for love

The door is open wide, is anybody there?
I know this must be the room in your heart
I really don’t know why but it’s so easy to breathe
I know this must be the room in your heart

No answers question me
No one’s been here before
I am the first to see the light at your door
If I could hold you now I would not disagree
With these four walls you’re protecting me

There would be no reason if you really didn’t care
There would be no reason for love

The door is open wide is anybody there?
I know this must be the room in your heart
I really don’t know why but it’s so easy to breathe
I know this must be the room in your heart

I can feel it, (I can feel it)
I can feel the love that’s surrounding me coming out of you
I can breathe

The door is open wide, is anybody there?
I know this must be the room in your heart
I really don’t know why but it’s so easy to breathe
I know this must be the room in your heart

The door is open wide, is anybody there?
I know this must be the room in your heart
I really don’t know why but it’s so easy to breathe
I know this must be the room in your heart

The door is open wide, is anybody there
I known this must be a room in your heart

SISA SKLOVSKÁ - VYZNANIE

In the last summer went ahead in Slovak television  show of the best

"Hit of last Century".

I want show you my friends the champion song of this show 

song "Vyznanie"  (Profession),


singing by SISA SKLOVSKÁ - slovak artist and singer.

   

 

Some friendship quotes......

 

  What would our world be like without our friends? 

When life isn't going the way we want it to we always have our best friends to turn to for support. Friendship poems express the deep feelings of love and appreciation that we have towards our best friends for just being there for us.

"The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend." 

~Aristotle

 

"Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow"

~Unknown

 

"Friendship is like money, easier made than kept."

~Samuel Butler

 

"Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed."

~Marcus T. Cicero

 

"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow; Don't walk behind me, I may not lead; Walk beside me, and just be my friend."

~Albert Camus

 

"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out."

~ Walter Winchell

 

" Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends."

~Jacques Delille

 preklad:

Keď život nejde tak ako si to želáme vždy sa môžeme obrátiť na našich najlepších priateľov pre pomoc. Básne o priateľstve vyjadrujú  hlboké pocity z lásky a  vďačností, ktoré prechovávame voči ním práve preto, že sú tu pre nás.

"Liekom proti  päťdesiatím  nepriateľov je jeden priateľ."

~Aristotle
 

"Podeliť sa o radosť je dvojnásobná radosť;  podeliť sa o smútok je polovičný smútok"

~neznámy autor
 

"Priateľstvo je ako peniaze, ľahšie sa nadviaže ako udrží."

~Samuel Butler
 

"Priateľstvo je jediná vec na svete, týkajúca sa užitočností s čím všetci ľudia súhlasia."
~Marcus T. Cicero
 

"Nekráčaj  predo mnou, Nemusím ťa nasledovať; Nekráčaj  za mnou, Nemusím ťa viesť; Kráčaj vedľa mňa, a buď môj priateľ."

~Albert Camus

"Skutočný priateľ je ten kto ide s tebou, keď zbytok sveta ide od teba preč."

~ Walter Winchell
 

" Osud nám volí našich príbuzných, my si volíme našich priateľov."

~Jacques Delille
 

The Life is present

I tried to translate one of my slovak poems to english language. I don´t be sure if it succed me,
but as to say one slovak saying: " Who afraid , don´t let him to going to forest...." .
And I yet in that forest am, dear friends......

 

The life is present,
don´t cast him away.

Only of you´ll depend,

how live through

today,

and your tomorrow.



Believe in your star,

in your destiny.

Make all easy up,

with joy!


Hear what your hearts whisper you,

it conducts you on your way.
Throw away the ballast,

heaviness of your past,

that restrain you,

take power off.


Daringly step forward

on your own way

so longed-for, visionary...
Don´t  afraid  of obtacles,

don´t sinking on soul,

believe in life.


You handily to master

all hell and high water,

if don´t loose belief,

closely persist in...

KOŠICE candite for European Capitol of Culture

Peter & Jaroslav Dvorský

Ján Ďurovčík

Peter Breiner


In these days the city of Košice is organizing an extraordinary event called Interface, which will feature well-known personalities of the Slovak classical as well as rock and pop music directed by Ján Ďurovčík.

The city of Košice takes its candidature for the European Capitol of Culture seriously and thus you can visit numerous cultural events there. One of the most exciting events is certainly the concert called Interface.

This gala concert will be directed by Ján Ďurovčík. The State Philharmonic Orchestra of Košice will accompany several outstanding artists who are linked with the city of Košice in different ways. They were either born in the city or lived and worked there and later made their names as well as the city of Košice and our country famous at home and abroad.

The visitors can look forward to Dušan Štefánek, Peter Breiner, Jana Šomošiová, Jaroslav Dvorský, Peter Berger, Košice National Theatre Ballet, Denisa Šlepkovská, Ľubica-Salamon Čekovská, Marián Čekovský&band, No Name and Tina.

Peter Dvorský- Najkrajší kút v šírom svete

   

International Peace Marathon 2007

At least once a year we can say that all roads lead to Košice. These are the roads of endurance runners, fans of running and all those who wish to cheer the runners from all around the world on their demanding running track. The oldest marathon in Europe and the second oldest in the world is an important tradition of the East Slovak capital.





  Statue of a Košice Marathon Runner :





 

                                          

The first marathon in Košice was run in 1924. Since then this event has been held every year with an exception of two years during the World War II.  Thanks to all those years which were almost continuous Košice marathon became the oldest marathon in Europe and the second oldest marathon in the world. Only the Boston Marathon has a longer tradition. It has been held since 1897. Therefore Slovakia and Košice can be proud of this real curiosity.       

The inimitability of Košice Marathon has always attracted the world top runners, including for example Olympic winners Juan Carlos Zabala and Abebebikila. The marathon maintains its high standard and thus it still attracts the best sportsmen and loads of spectators.     

WINNERS from 2007

William BIAMA, runner from Kenya won Kosice Peace Marathon with time 2:09:53, and created new course record in Kosice (Old record 2:12:35). Also the second runner Simon BOR Kipruto from Kenya, broke the old course record by time 2:12:01 and the thirth was the runner from Russian Lenar Chusnudtinov by time 2:15:29 h.

My home Slovakia

Slovakia is a country in central Europe that became independent on jan.1, 1993. From 1918 until Dec. 31,1992, Slovakia and the Czech Republic were partners in the larger nation of Czechoslovakia.

    

Bratislava is Slovakia´s capital and largest city. A Slavic people called Slovaks make up most of Slovakia´s population. About 600,000 Hungarians nation people live in Slovakia and smaller numbers of Czechs, Germans, Polen, Russians, Ukrainians and Gypsies also live in Slovakia.

        

Area: 49,035 km2

            

Elevation: Highest - Gerlachovský štít (2,655 m above sea level) and lowest - Bodrog River on the Hungarian border - 94 m above sea level.

                

Population: about 5,5 mil.people ( 2000)

                    

Chief products: agriculture - barley, corn, livestock, potatoes, sugar beets, wheat, fruits and vegetables

                        

Manufacturing: ceramics, chemical products, machinery, petroleum products, steel products and building industries.

                            

Government: parliamentary democracy. A one-house parliament called the National Council makes the country´s laws.Voters elect 150 members to four years terms. A president serves as head of state. The parliament elects  the president  to a five- year term.

                                

More than half of Slovakia´s people live in towns and cities. The larger cities are , in order of size, Bratislava, Košice, Žilina, Trnava, Trenčin, Banská Bystrica, Nitra, Piešťany, Prešov and o.

                                    

The standard of living is higher than in many other formerly Communist countries in Europe. Folk art has a long tradition in Slovakia. The best know objects made by folk artistare baskets, glass paintings, pottery, and woodcarvings. Painted wooden houses and other form of folk architecture are found in many regions of eastern Slovakia.

                                        

A series of mountain ranges, part of the western branch of the Carpatians Mountains, covers most of Slovakia. The Little Carpatians and the White Carpatians dominate much of western and nordwestern Slovakia. A range called High Tatras extends along part of the country´s northern border. The great beauty of the range has made it a favorite vacation spot. The area is also a national park.

                                            

 

St.Nicholas day

Saint Nicholas (Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος , Agios Nikolaos, "victory of the people") is the common name for Saint Nicholas, a Lycian saint and Bishop of Myra in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya province, Turkey, though then it was a Greek-speaking Roman Province). He was born during the third century in the village of Patara. He had a reputation for secret gift-giving, but is now commonly identified with Santa Claus. Nicholas was never officially canonised; his legend simply evolved among the faithful.
In 1087 his remains were abducted and removed to Bari in southern Italy, so that he is also Saint Nicholas of Bari. Among Orthodox Christians, the historical Saint Nicholas is remembered and revered. Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, children, and students in Greece, Belgium, Bulgaria, Georgia, Russia, the Republic of Macedonia, Slovakia, Serbia and Montenegro. He is also the patron saint of Barranquilla (Colombia), Bari (Italy), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Beit Jala in the West Bank of Palestine and Russia. In 1809, the New-York Historical Society convened and named Sancte Claus the patron saint of Nieuw Amsterdam, the Dutch name for New York. Thus, Saint Nicholas could also be considered as the patron saint of New York.





details from Wikipedia

Love and Time

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived:
Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love.
One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink,
so all constructed boats and left. Except for Love.

Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.

When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.

Richness was passing by Love in a grand boat. Love said,
"Richness, can you take me with you?"
Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat.
 There is no place here for you."

Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel.
"Vanity, please help me!"
"I can't help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat," Vanity answered.

Sadness was close by so Love asked, "Sadness, let me go with you."
"Oh . . . Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!"

Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy
that she did not even hear when Love called her.

Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come, Love, I will take you."
 It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed,
 Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going.
When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way.
Realizing how much was owed the elder,

Love asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who Helped me?"
"It was Time," Knowledge answered.
"Time?" asked Love. "But why did Time help me?"

Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered,
"Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is."

Láska a čas

Bolo… alebo nebolo… pred dlhou, dlhou dobou existoval ostrov, na ktorom žili všetké pocity človeka: Šťastie, Smútok, Pýcha, Poznanie a mnohé iné medzi nimi aj Láska. Jedného dňa sa pocity dozvedeli, že sa ostrov potopí. Každý z pocitov si teda urobil vlastnú loď a odplávali z ostrova.Všetci okrem Lásky.

Iba láska ostala. Láska sa rozhodla  čakať až do poslednej chvíle.

Ešte skôr ako sa ostrov začal potápať, prosila láska o pomoc...

Na luxusnej lodi plávalo okolo lásky bohatstvo. Spýtala sa ho: “Bohatstvo, môžeš ma vziať so sebou?”
“Nie, nemôžem. Mám na svojej lodi veľa zlata a striebra. Tu pre teba nie je miesto.”

Tak sa láska spýtala  Pýchy, ktorá sa plavila okolo  na prenádhernej lodi:
“Pýcha, môžeš ma vziať so sebou?” “Nie, ja ťa, láska, nemôžem vziať.” odpovedala Pýcha, “tu je všetko príliš perfektné. Mohla by si poškodiť moju loď.”

Láska se teda spýtala Smútku, ktorý plával okolo: “Smútok, prosím, zober ma so sebou”.
“Ach Láska, ” riekol Smútok,"ja nemôžem,  som taký Smutný, že tu musím ostať úplne sám.”

Onedlho sa aj Šťastie plávilo okolo nariekajúcej Lásky, ale to bolo také spokojné, že ani nepočula, žalostný plač Lásky.

Zrazu sa ozval niejaký  hlas: “Poď Láska, ja ťa zoberiem.”
Bol to nejaký starec, ktorý sa prihovoril Láske. Láska bola taká vďačná a šťastná, že sa úplne zabudla spýtať na starcovo meno. Keď doplávali  na pevninu, starec sa ihneď odplávil.
Láska si uvedomila, že je mu za veľa dlžná a spýtala sa Vedomia: “Vedomie, môžeš mi povedať, kto mi to vlastne pomohol?”
“To bol Čas,” odpovedalo Vedomie.
“Čas?” spýtala sa láska, “prečo mi pomohol Čas?”

A Vedomie  odpovedalo: ” Pretože iba Čas vie, aká je dôležitá Láska v živote..”
 

Heaven and Hell

A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, "Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like."

The Lord led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water. The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished.

They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful. But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths. The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering. The Lord said, "You have seen Hell."
They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of stew, which made the holy man's mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking.

The holy man said, "I don't understand."

It is simple," said the Lord. "It requires but one skill. You see they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves."

I thought it was interesting and worth blogging as we all sometimes need reminding that we are not the centre of the universe , not even our own because we would surely starve to death ..

with love peace joy and lightI send you blessings... .

NEBO A PEKLO


Svätec mal jedného dňa s Bohom rozhovor a povedal: " Bože rád by som dozvedel čo sú to Nebo a Peklo" .

Boh priviedol Svätca k dvom dverám. Otvoril jedné dvere a Svätec do nich nahliadol. V strede miestností bol veľký okrúhlý stôl. Uprostred stola bol veľký kastról jedlom, ktoré vynikajúco rozvoniavalotak, že svädcovi začali tiecť slinky z úst. Ľudia, ktorí sedeli okolo stola však boli chudí a nedúživí. Vyzerali byť úplne vyhladovaní.

Držali pyžice s veľmi dlhými rúčkami, ktoré boli pripútané k ich ramenám. Každému sa zdalo jednoducé dosiahnuť do hrnca a nabrať si plnú lyžicu. Avšak keďže rúčka bola dlhšia ako ich ramená, nemohli dostať lyžicu naspäť do svojích úst. Svätca otriaslo z  pohľadu na tú mizériu a trápenie.

Boh povedal " Videl si peklo".

Potom išli k vedľajšiej miestností a otvorili dvere. Tu to bolo navlas rovnako ako vo vedľajšiej miestností. Bol tam veľký okrúhlý stôl s veľkým hrncom jedla, na ktoré tiekli ľu´dom slinky. Ľudia pri stole boli vybavení s rovnakými lyžicami s dlhými rúčkami, ale tuná vyzerali všetci dobré živení a kyprí, všetcia sa usmievali a rozprávali spolu.

Svätec povedal " Tomu nerozumiem".

"To je jednoduché" odvetil Boh. "To si ale vyžaduje dôvtipnosť. Ako vidíš oni sa naučili krmiť jeden druhého, zatiaľ čo chamtiví vo vedľajšiej miestností myslia iba na seba"

Myslím že je  zaujímavé a vhodné  napísať ako my všetci niekedy potrebujeme pripomenuť, že nie sme stredom sveta, dokonca ani nášho  vlastného,  pretože my by sme sa určite k smrti  vyhladovelí .....

lásku, pokoj, radosť a požehnanie Vám posielám