Son # 2 gets award:)

He did not go to the award evening, he felt he needed to go to work and make some cash since in less than two weeks he will graduate:) little did he know that this award was at hand:)
Congrats to the star:) ok he is part of the ensemble, but it is a start:)





Last night, The Helen Hayes Awards, Washington theatre’s most glamorous evening, was presented before a sold-out audience at the Warner Theatre.

Synetic Theatre’s production of Macbeth was the evening’s most honored play, winning five of the companies’ six awards, including Outstanding Resident Play, Director (Paata Tsikurishvili), Choreographer (Irina Tsikurishvili) and Ensemble.

Written by William Shakespeare. Adapted by Nathan Weinberger and Paata Tsikurishvili. Directed by Paata Tsikurishvili. Choreography by Irina Tsikurishvili. Original Music composed by Konstantine Lorkipanidze. Design: Anastasia Ryurikov Simes (set, costumes, properties) Colin K Bills (lights) Irakli Kavsadze and Paata Tsikurishvili (sound) Stan Barouh (photography). Cast: Miles Butler, Ben Cunis, Kyle Fitzpatrick, Philip Fletcher, Meghan Grady, Katherine E. Hill, Dan Istrate, Niki Jacobsen, Irakli Kavsadze, Irina Kavsadze, Courtney Pauroso, Salma Qarnain, Armand Sindoni, Irina Tsikurishvili, Michael Way, Andrew Zox.




Always, always, always there are rich rewards waiting for those who can produce and provide real value to life. That is even more acutely true in times of turmoil and uncertainty.

You have so very much to offer, for you are smart, experienced, adaptable, curious, open-minded and willing to make a positive difference. So by all means, get busy making your own unique contribution to life with every opportunity that comes your way.

This is your time to shine more brightly than ever before. Greet this day, and every day, with the unsurpassed enthusiasm of knowing what a truly grand opportunity is now in your hands.

-- Ralph Marston

smile and smile

enjoy the moment and take a deep breath:)
R. D. Clyde:
Getting things done is not always what is most important.
There is value in allowing others to learn,
even if the task is not accomplished as quickly, efficiently or effectively.

peace to all

May you have warmth in your igloo, oil in your lamp and peace in your heart: eskimo proverb

smilemaker keeps a smile on the face:)

Behind every shadow of life is the great light of God.

Paramahansa Yogananda

Commitment + Time = Success

“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.

Benjamin Franklin

the smile gets bigger:)

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.”
Mario Andretti

A job well done

Nothing can compare to the satisfaction you receive from a job well done. When the problems have been solved and the difficult tasks have been completed, you know without a doubt that you've created something of real value.
Any difficult challenge can seem a bit overwhelming when you first encounter it. Yet as you begin to work on it, you transform it from overwhelming to fulfilling. ( physical science and Humanities)

The confidence you gain from a job well done cannot be obtained in any other way. And that confidence will still be with you long after the work has been completed.

The real value of accomplishment is not in the having. It is in the doing.

Success is a state of mind, and the most reliable way to reach that state of mind is by working through a meaningful challenge. What a blessing it is that there is always work to be done.

Step willingly forward and take on those tasks that you know will make a difference. And enjoy the continuing benefits that flow from a job well done.

-- Ralph Marston

still committed:)

If you're committed to a vision you will do anything to achieve it

Smilemaker is committed :)

a few years ago I was busy, but with things that were not really full of faith and the future, yes I was working in the church but I was caught up in the system, now I am free of the system and have discovered my real faith and am committed to what God's plan is:) and yes only a few days to go and I will graduate from college, I still cannot believe it; God's plan was to show me the real face of faith and to do that I had to be alone and abandoned by many but not by him or my family and a friend thanks QBF:) and now my commitment is to Him first, and then to myself, because with out him I have nothing and without finding my true self everything else suffers. so re evaluate and do the best thing for your family:) find yourself and give them a great gift, the gift of an educated , faithful woman:)

Choose your commitments

You won't be able to commit to anything if you try to commit to everything. Be willing to say no to the things that are not really important, and you'll be able to say yes, in a big way, to those things that are most meaningful.
A few, carefully selected, quality commitments will bring much more value to your life than a whole calendar full of shallow, relatively meaningless ones. The depth and meaning of life's experiences matter more than the sheer volume of them.

Just because you're busy doesn't necessarily mean you're making real progress. Take some time to consider just where all that activity is taking you.

Life is filled with all sorts of wonderful opportunities for real fulfillment. There's no need to grab at everything that happens to come by.

Every single day is precious and unique. Spend each day moving life forward in a personally meaningful way.

Choose your commitments with care and grace, with love and purpose. Then you can truly know the joy of giving yourself fully to them.

-- Ralph Marston

:) :) :)

the weak can never forgive
Forgiveness is the attribute of the Strong:)
Mahatma Ghandi:)

I AM THE STRONGEST PERSON ALIVE:):):):)

Smilemaker loves the ride

it amazes me when you receive a sudden blessings
the guest I am entertaining this week , have blest me more than I could ever had imagine:) God's plan is evident when your present connects your pass and both walk hand in hand:)

Help your neighbor's boat across, and lo! your own has reached the shore.



Hindu proverb

daily things that make me smile:)

What you imagine

Have you ever thought about what a powerful, flexible and creative thing your imagination is?

With your imagination, you can create whole worlds that have never existed before.
What's even more amazing is this. The creations of your imagination are not confined to your imagination.

There are absolutely no limits to what you can imagine. And much of what you imagine works its way into the rest of your life.

You can completely control your powerful imagination simply by choosing to do so. Imagine the very best for your world in rich detail and intensity, and the things you imagine begin to grow in the reality of your life.

For your imagination reaches beyond your thoughts and your mind. Its transforming power comes from the fact that it is connected to all you are.

Life becomes the way you most sincerely and consistently imagine it to be. What do you dare to imagine?

-- Ralph Marston

sunshine smile

somedays we are going so fast that we miss it:)
a few days ago me and Mickey were just driving and we saw an amazing sun beam
she captured the moment on her phone
just wanted to share the sunshine in my life:)

smile today and remember to smile some more:)

fast and fast today:) traveling about 500 miles and then back again in a few days, I better have good music to help me along:)


Even if our efforts of attention seem for years to be producing no result,

one day a light that is in exact proportion to them will flood the soul.

a smile for smilemaker jersey;)))))

It isn't what they say about you, it's what they whisper. ~Errol Flynn

I am aware of whispers and stories which have been around for a while about many things:) but I enjoy watching the people who have told them squirm and avoid eye contact because they fear that I will try to speak to them:) God is good because he allows me to see them while they are alone and powerless, the power they lack is that the stories are not true:)))))) and they know they have spread untruths:))

fear does have a color it's the white lie:)))

Smilemaker wants a moment

This moment is what it is
Choose to accept all that comes your way and in it you will find great value. Resist the urge to impose your judgment on the people, places, things and events that surround you, and you'll connect with many more possibilities.
To make the very best of any situation, you must first acknowledge and accept the reality of what it is. That provides you with a valuable starting point from which you can move in any direction you choose.

To deny or to fight against what has already happened will merely waste your energy and resources. To wish that things had been different, or to pretend that they are, will do you no good.

Instead, visualize what can be in all the richness and detail that you can imagine. Then find a step you can take right now that will lead you in the direction of your dream.

Losers argue about what has happened and who is at fault, and put their energy into resentment for what is. Winners choose the life they wish to create, and find a way to move toward it from any situation.

This moment is here and now, and this moment is what it is. Accept it fully, with enthusiasm and gratitude, and take a big step in the direction of your dream.

-- Ralph Marston

Smilemaker is reaching a goal soon:)

Have a goal
When you're not headed in any particular direction, that's where you'll end up arriving -- nowhere. When you have no specific goal in mind, that's what you'll end up accomplishing -- not much.
Sometimes it can be truly helpful and enlightening to wander without a clear destination and to explore new territory. Yet if that's all you ever do, all that enlightenment will never be put to use.

When you give yourself a clear, specific goal, your actions take on the power of purpose. That can help to make you more creative, resourceful, persistent and effective.

Set a couple of goals for today, and you become far more likely to get those things done. Powerful forces, some of which you may not even realize or understand, are set in motion by your intentions.

Before you start to move forward, decide for yourself exactly what it means to move forward. Before you begin to take action, be sure you know the reason for that action.

You'll accomplish much more when you clearly know what you intend to accomplish. Get a goal, and you'll make it happen.

-- Ralph Marston

Smilemaker is fearless:)

Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.


Rabindranath Tagore

TEC Friend

I long to speak out the intense inspiration that comes to me from the lives of strong women.
Ruth Benedict


a strong women who made us sit up and take notice, she would say what many would want to , but were afraid to , she taught me to stand up for what you believe in even when it seemed like a fruitless fight.
she will be missed, pray that one day we will meet our TEC friend in heaven .
TEC 1, 2, 3, she attended all of these and we remember her today.

always trust yourself:)

sometimes things just sound right to you and not to anyone else, this is a great example to always trust yourself:)

smile at excellence:)

“Excellence can be obtained if you:

...care more than others think is wise;

...risk more than others think is safe;

...dream more than others think is practical;

...expect more than others think is possible.”

Smile and remember to share it :)

The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us?



Dorothy Day

smile & enjoy the journey

I have said it before,
remember to enjoy the journey, we get so caught up in the trip that we forget to look around. take a moment today to realize how far you have come. and all the great things accomplished. that will surely make you smile and realize that the road ahead is less than the one behind.

DALE CARNEGIE:
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.


FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT:
I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.