What a weekend!!! :)

“Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for”. –Joseph Addison

Amazing weekend.

Weekend started at Friday, we worked until 1700 and we managed to get things done for the weekend. It was raining on Friday and of course the container which we were waiting for arrived when it was raining most heavily. J I had to supervise that the operation went well in HEAVY rain…I was soaking wet!!  But it was only water. We tried to do some chipping and painting but it was useless due to rain.

Really good thing about Friday was that we managed to improve our water connection and I ordered a new mixer which helps us to get better quality water. GOOD. Friday was a good day.

In the evening on Friday we went for a dinner in some local restaurant, first of all we drove there for 2 hours!! The traffic is horrible here, chaos. Rules, lanes, traffic lights…?? NO!!! Here are rules of the jungle, go if you dare and use a lot of horn!!! Funny, but can be dangerous. Anyway we had some food and I had a coke, few jokes, stories and few laughs. We had a great time. People are really nice here.

Saturday, amazing day…We went on a beach and there was just us. Beautiful beach just for us, amazing!  So we spend the whole day there, talking, swimming, eating and playing with the local kids. We played Frisbee and some football. These kids are so good and they were having such a good time, they were happy.

There was an island close by and we swam there, we met this couple who are here to help people to build. It was so great to talk with them and I made a deal that they can visit our ship if I can spend over night at there place seeing what they are doing. Great!!

I was really touched when we were leaving; the kids hold my hand and asked if I am coming back on Sunday, they walked with me all the way to our car holding my hand. Wow.    

Some thoughts…

I have been thinking during these few days are how important is to appreciate what we have and have someone to talk to. So, looking at these people here who believe, they thank God for everything what they have and they appreciate their family and all the things God have given them. Apperception is a huge part of happiness!!! It is important that we look around and see all the things we have, especially we, who lives in Europe or in North America. We have everything but we just don’t understand to appreciate it!!! These people here have nothing but still everything because they appreciate things what they have.

“The richest person in the world is the one who appreciate the most” –Ville Patrikainen

Something to think about.

Other important thing to be happy is to have someone to talk to and these people here have God, they talk to God.

I have been thinking why believers are generally happier people and it is because they understand to appreciate and they have some one to talk to.

So if you want to be happy, make sure you have someone to talk to and not just about the weather, you have to open up and talk how you feel and what you are going through.

Mother,

I love you so much and I appreciate all the things you have done for me. I wouldn’t be here doing what I am doing without you and your support. (I am crying…) I just think I have the best mother in the world. Thank you so much for everything!!! 

Aiti, ma rakastan sua. (in Finnish, Mother I love you)

For the rest of my family and for my kids I love as equal now and forever.