http://marinelakotsina.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Marinela Kotsina en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:43:19 GMT 2010-01-05T12:43:19Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968584 Greetings my friends, I wish you a 2010 filled with all you hold most dear! Become joy! Become peace! Become Love and Light and Touch everyone and everything with these feelings! Happy New . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:38:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968584 Marinela Kotsina 2009-12-30T13:38:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954812   A friend of mine has sent me two beautiful stories and I love them so much that I felt the need to share them with you. After all sharing is so important. They are a bit long but I am . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:47:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954812 Marinela Kotsina 2009-12-19T18:47:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949791   I love the lights, the greenery and the spirit of the season. Yes, I know it has become too commercial but that doesn't mean we can't celebrate the best of it. My family has for years . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:50:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949791 Marinela Kotsina 2009-12-16T13:50:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977906443   I don’t think any of us has all the answers to this life or the next. I feel that we need to work out what we believe to be true. I also think life on earth (the way we know it) is all . . . Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:59:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977906443 Marinela Kotsina 2009-11-18T12:59:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977848167 Join me on a tour of Aegina which is one of the islands in the Saronic Gulf. Aegina is only an hour trip from Piraeus by the regular ferry and 30 minutes with the hydrofoil. While on the deck of . . . Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:59:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977848167 Marinela Kotsina 2009-10-11T09:59:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977778545 I am dedicating these photos to ANKIKA S. a member in gather who wishes to have been near the sea and hear the murmur of the waves. I feel blessed and grateful to live near the sea which is the love of . . . Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:36:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977778545 Marinela Kotsina 2009-08-18T17:36:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977674177 I'm hearing from people all over the world and here in Greece that many are having struggles with jobs and employment and money. These are signs of the times even more than individual stories, . . . Tue, 05 May 2009 10:49:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977674177 Marinela Kotsina 2009-05-05T10:49:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977542353   Greetings, Merry Christmas and a 2009 full of joy, healing, love and light!   Even in times that seem 'not probable' we can still find the glimmer of 'maybe . . . Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:23:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977542353 Marinela Kotsina 2008-12-22T09:23:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977528422 Greetings from across the sea,   Yesterday I felt blessed and grateful to be dressed in one of the most elegant attires a woman can wear: A SARI sent to me as a love gift by my dear friend . . . Sun, 07 Dec 2008 09:11:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977528422 Marinela Kotsina 2008-12-07T09:11:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977405656 I am dedicating these thoughts of mine to a dear friend Dawn Williams who recently passed away at the age of 57. I am also dedicating her this photo of me taken on the day "the" mail came into . . . Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:05:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977405656 Marinela Kotsina 2008-07-24T19:05:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977385133 I felt like closing the gate to my soul. There was too much "nothing" polluting my space. The "nothing" contained selfishness, hate, pride, self importance and self adoration. But . . . Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:06:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977385133 Marinela Kotsina 2008-06-29T08:06:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977373723 Lately there is so much talk about the Law of Attraction, abundance and prosperity and that by simply wanting something, then asking for it, we are sure to get it. I simply do not see it that way! . . . Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:36:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977373723 Marinela Kotsina 2008-06-15T10:36:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335351 Easter is one of the most important holidays of the year in Greece. The date of the Greek Orthodox Easter is based on a modified Julian calendar and the festivities do not usually occur at the same . . . Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:15:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977335351 Marinela Kotsina 2008-04-30T07:15:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977280843 "I am proposing that we reconceive the dream. That we consider what would happen if security were not the point of our existence. That we find freedom, aliveness, and power not from . . . Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:35:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977280843 Marinela Kotsina 2008-03-10T17:35:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977279673 Tomorrow is a very special day here in Greece! We will all celebrate Clean Monday also known as Ash Monday, or Pure Monday which is the first day of the Eastern Orthodox Christian Great Lent. . . . Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:15:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977279673 Marinela Kotsina 2008-03-09T09:15:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977209873       Christmas more than any other period of the year is definitely a time to attune to our deeper and greatest gifts and ask the Divine to direct us into the . . . Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:19:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977209873 Marinela Kotsina 2007-12-21T18:19:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977132489 The ecological disaster that took place in my country and many other countries this year made me think a lot about what, we humans do to Nature. It also made me realize how hard she is trying to restore . . . Sun, 30 Sep 2007 08:43:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977132489 Marinela Kotsina 2007-09-30T08:43:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977098321 Dear friends in Gather, I am really sorry for not being able to answer your mails or read your articles. I am going through a strong bout of vertigo again. Please be patient with me and will be back as . . . Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:55:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977098321 Marinela Kotsina 2007-08-27T08:55:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977069959 I have noticed by reading the comments on my articles and from the mails sent to me that many people in Gather have built up an image of me similar with "Mother Teresa" which may not reflect . . . Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:44:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977069959 Marinela Kotsina 2007-07-29T12:44:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976866296 Hello my dear ones, May the peace and joy of Christmas be with you always ! A dear frind of mine has sent me a wonderful story. I do not know who wrote it, but I felt to share it with you on these special . . . Wed, 20 Dec 2006 07:25:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976866296 Marinela Kotsina 2006-12-20T07:25:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976820664 As I am a survivor myself, I just wanted to share with you some of my thoughts and I have dedicated this article to my friends who are survivors and to the others who are still fighting to survive. I am . . . Sat, 21 Oct 2006 16:50:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976820664 Marinela Kotsina 2006-10-21T16:50:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976780973 As many of you may know, I have taken part in the July competition. I was checking every day to see "the score". I have published my article on the 17<sup>th</sup> of July. On the . . . Thu, 24 Aug 2006 13:41:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976780973 Marinela Kotsina 2006-08-24T13:41:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976769969 When I finally learned to forget my SELF and thought of myself as belonging to all, then and only then I understood the troubles, wants and desires of others. I pray to stay in this knowledge till the . . . Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:35:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976769969 Marinela Kotsina 2006-07-26T12:35:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976769196 I am sure all of you know the two magic words: Thank you! I'm talking about giving thanks for what you do have and the fortunate experiences of each day. Years ago I have learned how important is . . . Sun, 23 Jul 2006 11:21:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976769196 Marinela Kotsina 2006-07-23T11:21:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976769028 If and when we think about it, kindness requires awareness of others around you and everything else in nature, including animals, insects, flowers, plants trees etc. Kindness takes you out of yourself, . . . Sat, 22 Jul 2006 17:09:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976769028 Marinela Kotsina 2006-07-22T17:09:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976764750 Being an empath is a double edged sword. It can be both a curse and a blessing. Empaths can unknowingly absorb others' pains. Those 'borrowed" emotional pains get trapped inside their own . . . Wed, 05 Jul 2006 06:31:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976764750 Marinela Kotsina 2006-07-05T06:31:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976762162 EPITETUS Greek philosopher The first cognitive behavior therapist, so to speak, in the Western world was the philosopher Epitetus (c.50-138 AD). He was born a slave in the Greek-speaking Roman province . . . Fri, 23 Jun 2006 09:59:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976762162 Marinela Kotsina 2006-06-23T09:59:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976760557 "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm," said the very quotable Ralph Waldo Emerson.   The source of the word is the Greek enthousiasmos, which ultimately comes from the . . . Fri, 16 Jun 2006 14:36:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976760557 Marinela Kotsina 2006-06-16T14:36:40Z