What is that?

Ok, today I have been writing a lot for my PhD (yeap, I do one of this!) so I want to share with you a short-film of 5:31 minutes without comments. .

I will let you make your own thoughts, draw your own conclusions, but I am sure the film will make you look at things quite differently!

Till the next time.. enjoy life! : )

Take off your masks, now!

Hello, hello! :)

First of all, I would like to say that now everybody can comment on the posts! A friend of mine informed me that he couldn't comment, so I made the necessary changes to the settings! DONE! 

Now,what I would like to talk about today is authenticity. This is a very special term for me. It comes from the greek work αυθεντικός (authentikos), which means original. According to wikipedia, the word refers to the truthfulness of origins, attributions, commitments, sincerity, devotion, and intentions.

Unfortunately, today most of us are "obliged" by society to wear different masks..everyday! In the office, with the friends, with the significant other, with acquaintances, with strangers... But like this, it is highly possible that we get used to be a different person and that we forget what we really are, how we really want to behave, how we really would like the others to remember us. . . 

I made all these thoughts by this picture I saw today on the web. This quote is so true.

Everybody can recollect of persons who try to hide so obviously their true selves. This does not leave a good impression for sure. We feel that these individuals are fake. But why they act like this? Don't they like themselves? Do they think society will not accept them as they really are? I don't know... I would like your input in that!

However, what I do believe is that Earth has 7 billion people!! I am sure someone will be like me and will not find me odd (well, at least not completely! :P). On the same time, I feel that by being ME and just myself, I can contribute my originality to this world...my ideas, my creativity, my dreams! And by saying me, I mean YOU, I mean US, the human species. 

Everybody is so different, but at the same time so similar! Why not use these synergies to create something good? Why should we hide behind masks that society imposes? 

Can you recollect of a person who is trully original? How do you feel when you are around such people? I feel great! =) I feel like I "invest" my time and not just spend it talking with a fake person for fake situations... For me, it's a bless to have such people around you! =) And that's how I would like to be perceived by others, as a person that deserves their time!

What about you? 

Have you made your choice?

I hope you dance!

Do you like dancing? I love it! : )


Today though, I will talk about another dance.. the dance of LIFE! =) 
And I will talk through the lyrics of a song, as it describes exactly how I feel people should deal with the ups and downs of their life. :)

This version is performed by Ronan Keating. Songwriters: Sanders, Mark D. and Sillers, Tia.

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat, but always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
and when you get the choice to sit it out or dance,
I hope you dance, I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances, but they're worth taking
Loving might be a mistake but it's worth making
Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out, reconsider
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance,
I hope you dance (time is a wheel in constant motion always)
I hope you dance (rolling us along)
I hope you dance (tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder)
I hope you dance (where those years have gone)

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance,


Dance! ! ! I hope you Dance,
I hope you dance (time is wheel in constant motion always)
I hope you dance (rolling us along)
I hope you dance (tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder)
I hope you dance (where those years have gone)
(tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder) (where those years have gone)

True Love

Yesterday, I saw a quote that made me think about a conversation I had some time ago with a very good friend  of mine..so I decided to visualise it and upload it on the internet!


In true love you get immediately in love, then you fight, you get together, you fight again...an endless process... of making your significant other aware that you..care! : )


I remember, when I was a kid, I used to get sad when my parents were fighting. I always used to go in the middle and tell them "Stop fighting!". Then, my mum was giving me the same answer every time: "We don't fight, sweetheart; that's how we show that we love each other" (!!!). I could never understand it...but now it makes sense somehow! : )

Are you doing what you would like to do?

Good morning!! :))


How is life? Are you very busy working? DO you feel you have no time for anything you would like to do? That is so NOT true!! Maybe today you could spend only 5 minutes doing a small, little thing you always wanted! I can hear you lauging at my face.."Just 5 min?", you ask. Yeap, DO it!! 

Small Pleasures

Hellooo!!!


I am back again and today's post is dedicated to my best friend Nina and to my dad! :) Both of them had a surgery within the week and both of them are thousands of miles away...they are fine, now, and I hope they will get well soon! :)


For today, I have prepared a short - 5 minutes- film about a boy leaving in a country far far away...
This video may allow us to see our wonderful lives in a different way... It doesn't matter if you split your coffee on your shirt or if you broke your leg and now it is swollen... these are ways to experience life in its real sense!


Enjoy! :)

Directed by: Constantin Pilavios

Written by: Despina Ladi

My first Blog!

So here we go... I finally made the first step towards creating a blog I always wanted!
I am glad for that. :)
Purpose of this blog is to offer some short of inspiration, a bit of a hope, a pat on the back! 
How I am thinking to do this? Photos, quotes, videos and speeches will help me put a smile on your face :) and ignite your heart! <3


I would love to receive your comments and have fertile discussions on the various topics! I promise - it will be fun! :)


Of course, I am more than happy to receive any suggestions and why not, requests!


For the time, enjoy the photo from which I inspired the name of this blog!

I found it on http://piccsy.com/2011/04/art-wygmmgzd/ and I believe it is so true! Everytime I do something creative (or at least I see it in this way!) I feel it's a bit of art.. a bit of a 'new way of seeing things'. This helps me a lot to take away any stress, bad feelings or insomnia I may have!


ART washes from the SOUL the dust of everyday LIFE... that's what I would like to do with my blog as well! : ) 


Till the next time, I hope you will put a bit more art in your everyday life. 
Go on and feel more precious! :)