Had a recent conversation with my parents which prompted this blog post. I think too often in life motivation is triggered by the prospect of superficial gains. I myself fall victim to the lure of this seemingly satisfying yet insatiable demon. This isn’t necessarily a bad reason to work hard towards something (as a secondary motivator), but it certainly isn’t sustainable – for most. The pursuit of success and its ultimate achievement is most probable when working on something that makes you happy, something that doesn’t seem like work. From this I can infer that sustainability is directly correlated to happiness.
The purpose of the above primer is to segue into an idea I had for this blog. As all of our dedicated readers have most likely noticed this blog has only had one post. This probably isn’t because we’re all too busy to spend ten minutes writing a post, but because we can’t think of where to start. So, I decided get the “cyber ball” rolling by suggesting a topic that will hopefully elicit a series of posts.
I propose that you write a post answering one or more of the following questions:
1) What in your daily life makes you happy? Is it your children, work, exercising, reading, lying in your hammock, or plotting ways to enhance economic efficiency by implementing a system of global free trade? (be specific).
2) What have you accomplished (today, or more generally to date) that brings happiness and purpose to your life and makes you proud?
3) What are your aspirations for the future and how will they affect your life to bring you happiness?
The list can go on, but as you can see the central theme here is happiness. While I know that sometimes the hardships of life can bring focus on negativity for anyone, I like to think that my family is a generally happy one. But, at the very least thinking of things that make you happy can only put you in a good mood, so I encourage everyone to post and comment on this blog.
Please E-mail me with what you have, or request to be an author on this blog.
Ревзин, С.З. 
Vadyushenka, I’d like to be an author on this blog.Teach me how I can do it.To say that I agree with you is to say nothing. Because happy family is the meaning of my life.
Not so long ago I watched a TV interview with an outstanding modern Russian writer Daniil Granin.Here’s what he said,
“Life is too short to allow oneself to be unhappy.If there’s any meaning in human life,it’s being somewhere in LOVE area…”
I do agree with these wise words. Because,since we are created so different, it’s not easy to love each other.
At the same time there’s nothing more important in this world than love and respect to our loved ones.LOVE,Ma.
Today In the morning I woke up with a feeling that something was going on in our kitchen…
It was early,about 7a.m.I rushed there having hurt my knee.(But who cares if I was so intrigued!)
You can’t realize what picture I saw!Your beloved Father with a kitchen towel across his face and glasses on his nose was shredding a horseradish. I could see that it wasn’t his favorite pastime,BUT he was trying to HELP ME prepare a medication for my…does not matter.
That’s how your Father made me HAPPY today.
Making somebody happy IS EASY…
LOVE,Ma.
Great example Ma, thanks for posting!
I can show you how to navigate through this blog and make you an author later, but for now if you want me to make a public post like the one I did, just e-mail me with what you want on there (a story, thoughts, anything) and I’ll put it up.
-Vadim
Your Father never cared a lot about flowers or smth like that.The only thing he was doing persistently: every time I worked in the garden he would diligently and long explain how dangerous it was to my health.
But there’s nothing forever…Though at the beginning of summer I almost made him to go up the front door stairs and take a look at roses,daisies or sunflowers before leaving for work(a natural beauty of a flower makes us happier),yesterday he suddenly said,
“Look,Valyusha,it looks like these roses are blooming again!For the third time this summer…”
I got him!
LOVE,Ma.
Hi, im Revzin too. my name is sasha from israel, and i had my bday at sep 26.
Interesting. We have some family in Israel but I’m not too familiar with anyone specifically.