Lotz of thoughts

(Addition 05/05/2017)     You are an angel! (Scroll down for the English translation) Σ αν σημερα εφυγε. Αν και η λεξη «εφυγε» δεν ταιριαζει στην περιπτωση.. Δεν εφυγε ακομα εδω ειναι. Βεβαια, το παραδεχομαι δεν τη σκεφτομαι καθε μερα, δεν την αναφερω καθε τοσο... Τα «μαθηματα» απο τον παππου ηταν πιο εντονα νομιζω. Αλλα αυτο που καταφερε ο «Αλεκος» μου (ετσι την ελεγα) δεν το εχουν καταφερει πολλοι ανθρωποι στην ζωη μου. Με καθορισε, μου εμαθε πολλα οχι με τα λογια αλλα με τον τροπο σκεψης της, με τον τροπο που εζησε τη ζωη της. Με καποιες στασεις και νοοτροπιες της με διδαξε τι να μην κανω, τι να μην αφηνω να μου κανουν. Η Αγλαιτσα μας ομως ηταν αγαπη, ηταν δοσιμο, ηταν θυσια. Δεν την ενοιαζε ο εαυτος της, το εγω της. Την ενοιαζε η ευτυχια των δικων της ανθρωπων, για αυτους γινοταν θυσια. Αν ησουν στον κυκλο της θα εκανε τα παντα. Την ενοιαζε ομως και «τι θα πει ο κοσμος» και για μενα, αυτο την κουρασε πολυ. Κι ετσι αποφασισε να σταματησει να προσπαθε...

We returned back home, I found a position in bed where none of my muscles were hurting, I put the medal on the bedside table, and I fell asleep while touching it, with a big smile. That feeling the last three years, the emotions of that exact moment, is what keeps me going... I had never been an active person in my life. I was the kind of child that always had some problem to avoid athletics and anything else at school that required getting off your chair and move. Maybe I got a little bit hooked with basketball at some point in my life but that was mainly because the clothes and attitude was cool. Oh and because I was the tallest in class and I felt they needed me…until other girls grew taller or taller girls came from other schools. I will blame hence the environment and conditions for never being active (nonsense, utter nonsense, only me to blame for but anyway…). Later, I came to South Africa, and I was “accused” of not being active as if that was a crucial negative aspect o...

Do you know what a business cycle is? Let me be the economist for a second… A business cycle is “the fluctuation in economic activity that an economy experiences over a period of time. A business cycle is basically defined in terms of periods of expansion or recession…During expansions , the economy is growing in real terms (i.e. excluding inflation), as evidenced by increases in indicators like employment, industrial production, sales and personal incomes . During recessions (contraction), the economy is contracting, as measured by decreases in the above indicators” [1] The main elements in a business cycle are peak (top) – recession – trough (bottom) – expansion. I have observed that these types of cycles exist in my desire for social life. You know what I mean? The one period of time, I am a social bee ; I organize events, I say yes to all invitations, my calendar is full, while at the same time, family and work obligations keep me super busy as well…and the next period, I ...