📽🎞 Anthony Hopkins and the poignant drama (2023) made me ignite my passion to watch and rewatch the films with the actor ,who ,in fact, has always been the one and my favorite actor so far.

📽Known for his exceptional acting prowess, Anthony Hopkins has also shared a wealth of insightful quotes that reflect his unique perspective on life, philosophy, and the human condition.
From his views on self-acceptance to his thoughts on the world we live in, his words inspire, provoke thought, and offer a deeper understanding of our existence

💡A friend of mine dropped the recommendation for the film... Long time had passed since I saw such an impeccable and elegant acting like Anthony's ...Time and age takes its toll with many actors but not with Anthony Hopkins.

JUST WATCH .. ....no more words.. .

🥳☕️📚 ONLY UP BOOK CLUB Seesion 6 is done ✔️

Look at us ,smiling and happy !!! 🔥🔥🔥 This is why it is worth doing for me !

Spring Reading Season has just finished ✅️

💡On behalf of all of us, our book club recommends :

1. ALLAN SILLITOE and his " Uncle Ernest" , " Mr Raynor the school teacher"
2.Alice Munro " Voices"
3.Lorry Moore " What is seized"
4. Oscar Wilde " The devoted friend " and " A model millionaire "
5. Stephen King " Strawberry spring"
6. Jack London and his " A piece of steak"

I've got a couple of NEW IDEAS 🔥 soooo

❤️SEE YOU IN AUTUMN SEASON in September!!! 🍂 ❤️

Thank you ,guys , for making our literary mosaic ,our journey happen! 💋

https://youtu.be/pAOFySKqxCw?si=nHOBndI4VfCKUpWo

✨✨✨VOCABULARY TREASURE BOX and just watch this video if you're interested 🔥

✍WALK ON EGG SHELLS ✍

To act with great care and consideration so as not to upset someone.
E.g. The littlest thing tends to anger my mother, so I feel like I have to walk on eggshells whenever I'm at her house.

📌 The expression itself reminds me about a PEOPLE PLEASER .
I bumped into " wall on egg shells" ( быть деликатным, подобрать слова,чтобы не дай Бог не обидеть!) in the video ,which is a very insightful one for anyone who is in friendships.

It resonates with my personal life experience. I had 3 so called " best of the best friends" and our friendships were 10- 12 years old so far, but it is only now when I realized my being illusioned and naive, close to " stupid" ))
I accepted this reality. It was hard,painful,it hurt. WALKING ON EGG SHELLS was always a part of those friendships from my end,not from theirs .

🧚‍♀Now I feel FREE ,more mature,more in sync with myself than ever before🧚‍♀

🌾POETRY🌿

🍀JEFF FOSTER ☘

You do not heal 'from' trauma.
You simply come to know yourself
as Life Itself.
And you turn towards the wounded place.
And you flush it with attention,
which is love.
And maybe the wound will always be with you.
Maybe you will always walk with the hurt.
But now, you hold it. It doesn't hold you.
You are the container, not the contained.
It doesn't control you any longer, the wound.
Because it is drenched in awareness now.
Drenched in You.
Loved by You.
Even celebrated by You.
You do not heal 'from' trauma.
You find healing 'in' the trauma.
You find yourself at trauma's sacred core.
The One who is always present.
The One who can bear
even the most intense feeling states.
And survive.
The Indestructible One.
The Infinite One.
The Powerful One.
You.
The trauma itself becomes a portal to You.
To the Safety of Yourself.
And you will cry out in joy,
and you will cry out in sadness,
and you will cry out in relief,
and you will cry out in revelation,
"'Yes I am broken,
but I am whole.'"

😃My first volunteering experience at the airport Pulkovo 🛫 🛬

I realized that volunteering gives a lot of mental benefits!

💡WHAT PSYCHOLOGY SAYS ABOUT IT :
☀️It reduces the risk of depression, anxiety, stress. By volunteering, you are consistently socializing. It forces you to keep in regular contact with others and make meaningful connections. This social contact, can have a profound effect on your overall psychological well-being. Not only does it improve brain function, you will also develop a solid support system, protecting you against depression and anxiety.

I'm not going to stop ...😁

😇 Most INTROVERTED cultures..... my country ,RUSSIA 🇷🇺 is in the list !! 😇

Having said this, Synthia ( from New Zealand) was talking about her observations, about how silence is understood in different countries ... Interesting 😀

😇 More information:

The most introverted country is also Ireland, again don't think that being introverted means being unkind or cold. Irish eyes are smiling, and this country loves to have visitors and guests, but other than that,one might be quick to learn just how deep Irish blood runs.
Russia
Not only does Russia have the geography for being an introverted country, but they also bank on it, literally. Russia is home to many B&B-style inns and destinations, made for those who want to get away from, well - everyone.
Finland
Another location that is geographically inclined toward being more introverted is Finland. As the northernmost,Finland is an ideal home for those who love nature, quiet, and space - people like introverts.

Good to know about my country in the list 😎

☕️🫖📚 ONLY UP BOOK CLUB собирается развиртуализоваться и встретиться лично в Москве 🔥в уютном кафе Kalabassa 🔥Поговорим,попьём ароматного кофе, скушаем десерты и потом ещё поговорим .... так чудесно!
6 июля ,14.00 у метро Бауманская буду вас ждать,девочки!

@taflorets Нгуен Таня и Ань,мы были бы рады вас увидеть тоже,если сможете☺️
Для меня это особенная встреча клуба и я очень её жду ❤️

☀️To lose train of thoughts
( потерять нить повествования,сбиться с мысли )
☀️To go like a train
( идти как по маслу, очень удачно складываться)

Санкт-Петербург- Москва - уже в пути , вооружившись книгой ( как без ?!!😄) ,хорошим летним настроением еду в свое маленькое путешествие 👜🌂

По привычке,первое ,что положила в чемодан - это зонтик 🌂 и книги 📚 )))
Посмотрела на поезд и пришли на ум две классные идиомы, которые сами выпрыгнули из головы 🐬
Делюсь с вами ,друзья !!

Как вы поняли,буду делиться с вами Москвой-красавицей и родным Орехово- Зуево ❤️
здесь в моем канале

✨Vocabulary Box ✨

✍Diatribe✍

To go on a diatribe about something? What is this ?

I've never met the word before in English but I know it in Russian 😇

✍ДИАТРИБА - Жанр античной литературы, ораторская речь, произнесённая с критикой кого-то или чего-то, часто с использованием юмора, сарказма и апелляции к эмоциям.

The English term came from Greek "diatribē," which means "to wear away" or "to rub off." This sense of wearing away or grinding down is reflected in the way that diatribes can be relentless and unyielding in their attack on their target.

In Russian I assume we should interpret it as " обличительная речь,тирада"
✍it is lengthy
✍focus on criticism and negativity
✍with exhaustive details
✍the tone is abrasive and unpleasant
✍galvanizes support for a particular cause or point of view

E.g. I can't believe he went on a DIATRIBE about his ex for an hour."😂

Я люблю почитать комменты после видео про нарцистические расстройства на английском 🙈😂 и встречала это слово уже много раз! Какая все-таки прелесть - моё хобби смотреть психологические разборы на английском 😂

☀️💫 What is a Saturday full of JOY ??💫☀️

Good people, Moscow summer, book shops, Italian books 📚 and a remarkable book club meeting! All about BOOKS 📚They bring people together.

IT WAS ONE FOR THE BOOKS!
( то,что запомнится и останется в памяти )

💫After the book " Selfie" by Will Storr, which is my current read,I'm going to switch for Cesare Pavese in original

🌞It looks like I am an OPACAROPHILE 🌤

Sounds bizarre but nothing bad in the term indeed🌄

A lover of SUNSETS is called an 'opacarophile'. 'opacare' which is Latin for dusk or sunset, and 'phile' which is Greek for love.A person who loves to watch the sunsets....

Psychology tells us the following :
🌆 Sunsets affect our mood. Studies have proven it. Sunsets are a wonderful inducer of calm, of taking away stress, of slowing us down. They relax us, they can induce a time of meditation or to not think at all as we just experience the joy of the moment brought on by the view.
🌇Psychology reasearch has shown that being physically exposed to sunsets yields in a long-lasting satisfaction and stress relief. It is a form of meditation allowing you to clear your mind of all that is going on in your body and mind.

💛🧡The photo is taken in Orekhovo-Zuevo,Moscow region. NO PHOTOSHOP

🖇More facts are in the article,guys🔎
https://www.vintageisthenewold.com/faq/what-is-the-personality-of-a-person-who-loves-sunsets