There is a special place where all your dreams come true. Indeed there is that place somewhere. And where you may ask? Simple; and closer than you think. That place is you, your self. No-where else will you find the answer, the path to make your dreams become first aspirations and then actions. People and circumstances around are the environment. They can be in favour, against or neutral in relation to you. How you use them as per your dreams will determine the way your aspirations may or may not appear and the actions turn into real change or simply omissions.
You do not need to stick together to anyone or something to get that image transformed into reality. If the weather or the environment do not hep –in fact, they may be hostile- change position, move to a different place, choose another environment. In essence, you will still be the same, No essence changes: not your, nor others’ essence. Do not believe in self or outer imposed limitations. Once again, if the environment puts barriers, jump them, walk your way around them, avoid them or confront them. The key is not to deal with it but to move on from it if it is blocking your goal.
If the limitation is coming from your self, change your attitude. The environment may be already against you. The worst thing that can happen is that you ally yourself with the environment against you self. And the funny side of the story, it takes the same effort to be one with your self than it takes to be against. However, somehow, many people –if not, most- do the latter: they never reach an agreement with their inner self and become that one that they could have been. They rather choose not to do it, not to challenge it, not to try. They are called mediocre –I have said before somewhere that I do not add any negative connotation to the word, just a literal meaning: mediocre is that one who stays in the middle-.
More often than usual to acct upon an aspiration that was originally a vague dream takes us out of our comfort zone. However, if we were so comfortable, why did we have the dream in first place? Well, you can for sure answer that…
Dream high, aspire higher, act upon you aspirations and make them happen. If the environment –the surrounding circumstances and people- are in favour or neutral, great. If they are against, even better: you will learn more from the experience. You do not have the obligation to stand out from the crowd, you don need not to be mediocre. In fact, be a happy mediocre if you want to. But PLEASE, do not complain, blame others or put your burdens onto someone else’s shoulders. Be proudly happy of your mediocrity. However, if you are up for being an achiever, a doer or a maker –I must highlight, not necessarily a winner- you better start now.
If the world makes you feel blue, do not wait for the painter: take the brush and change it into full colours…
For … “If you wish to be a writer, write” (Epictetus), if you want to have a life, live; if you want a change, start doing; if you want to achieve, start acting.
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Thursday, 24 March 2011
A P.D.V.
Tal vez… tal vez… tal vez… no lo sé. Supiste ser aquella persona que me hacía ver la vida de manera distinta. Supiste ver la vida a través de mis ojos. Supiste dejarme transitar la vida con tus pasos. Supimos ser en algún momento uno aun siendo dos. Nunca más lo logré con nadie… o no quise lograrlo… de cualquier manera, no sucedió.
Hoy no estás; hoy no estamos… ya hace tiempo no estamos, no andamos juntos, no miramos el cielo de cerca, no soñamos en la misma cama. No he estado cuando me necesitabas; no has estado cuando te necesitaba…
Tal vez es cierto… todo aquello que comienza, termina. Hoy después de 10 años digo por primera vez adiós a alguien. Y sí, sos la primer persona. Dejarte ir es sacarle algo al alma aun después de tanto tiempo sin estar. Evidentemente, aun estabas. O algo quedaba… y hoy lo dejo ir… y hoy, te dejo ir.
Hoy no estás; hoy no estamos… ya hace tiempo no estamos, no andamos juntos, no miramos el cielo de cerca, no soñamos en la misma cama. No he estado cuando me necesitabas; no has estado cuando te necesitaba…
Tal vez es cierto… todo aquello que comienza, termina. Hoy después de 10 años digo por primera vez adiós a alguien. Y sí, sos la primer persona. Dejarte ir es sacarle algo al alma aun después de tanto tiempo sin estar. Evidentemente, aun estabas. O algo quedaba… y hoy lo dejo ir… y hoy, te dejo ir.
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
BSL British Sign Language
Sample video of BSL Level 2 about food and drinks
(in this particular case, going to ASDA).
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
Monday, 28 February 2011
We Belong Together
Don't you turn your back on me
Don't you walk away
Don't you tell me that I don't care
'Cause I do!
Don't you tell me I'm not the one
Don't you tell me I ain't no fun
Just tell me you love me like I love you
You know you do
When we're together
Gray skies clear up
And I cheer up
To where I'm less depressed
And sincerely
From the bottom of my heart
I just can't take it
When we're apart
We belong together
We belong together
Yes we do
You'll be mine forever
We belong together
We belong together
(You) know it's true
(It's) gonna stay this way forever
Me and you
If I could really talk to you
If I could find a way
I'm not shy
There's a whole lot I wanna to say
(Of course there is)
Talk about friendship and loyalty
Talk about how much you mean to me
And I'd promise to always be by your side
Whenever you need me
The day I met you
Was the luckiest day of my life
And I'll bet you feel the same
(Least I hope you do)
So don't forget me
If the future should take you away
('Cause) you'll always be
Part of me
We belong together
We belong together
Wait and see
(It's) gonna be this way forever
We belong together
We belong together
Honestly
We'll go on this way forever
You and me
You and me
Sunday, 13 February 2011
Se apagó la llama… Sale el sol.
When there’re no words to say something… maybe there’s nothing to be said at all. Why is that we feel as we have to say/feel something when the world around us changes? Why do we feel obliged to feel? What about if I don’t feel anything? What about if it doesn’t really hurt? What about if I’m not even bothered? Can it be that way?
When the flame is gone… well, it’s gone. Is it even useful to think about the reasons why the flame is gone? For some people it may be. However, by contemplating the storm that has already gone, we’ll for sure miss the sun shining upon us. And if the sun doesn’t come today that doesn’t mean it’s not there. Clouds are hiding it for now… but I can assure you, it’s still there.
Enjoy the weather even if it rains cause it’ll bring you a rainbow. Enjoy the sun when it shines. But don’t wait for it to live. Keep on living. It’ll shine again eventually.
When the flame is gone… well, it’s gone. Is it even useful to think about the reasons why the flame is gone? For some people it may be. However, by contemplating the storm that has already gone, we’ll for sure miss the sun shining upon us. And if the sun doesn’t come today that doesn’t mean it’s not there. Clouds are hiding it for now… but I can assure you, it’s still there.
Enjoy the weather even if it rains cause it’ll bring you a rainbow. Enjoy the sun when it shines. But don’t wait for it to live. Keep on living. It’ll shine again eventually.
Monday, 31 January 2011
Never let me go vs. If you love somebody, let them go.
When someone tells you “never let me go”, what exactly do they mean? Is that they are in love with you? Is it only that they need you or they feel they do? If so, is that love at all?
When someone tells you “never let me go” and he lets you go, did he not love you in the end? Was he honest? Was he fulfilling another need but love?
And from there, what’s love about after all? To need someone that much you can’t even think without him? Or to feel so enlighten you feel you can achieve anything you’ve dreamt of?
If love is white or red or both, why is that we sometimes feel blue with someone? From a white swan we change into a black one? And then, nothing, emptiness, fulfilment at the same time. The good and the bad within us come to see the light –or the darkness-. Why do we think that love will only make our good attributes appear? After all, we’re both, good and evil in one soul, in one body, in one self. If love is supposed to make our inner self show, do you know what may happen if you let the door to be opened? Are you ready to accept and live the myriad of blessings and curses attached to the package?
If love heals, is that because love hurts first? Should it be that way? If it hurts, is that love at all? Are we supposed to be transformed by its magical wand? The web says that love is “a strong positive emotion of regard and affection”; however, it is short in telling us about its consequences.
If I never let you go, does it mean I do love you? Or does it mean I’ll have your love granted for eternity and beyond? I’m not sure… I simply don’t know… Do you?
If there are difference to overcome, isn’t it exactly why you shouldn’t let me go? Everyone grows through challenge. If we’re used to our environment and surroundings, we’re comfortable. However, is love supposed to make us feel comfortable? If so, at least for me, what a simplistic and shallow view. Love transforms, love shapes, love breaks and makes. Never let me go… or rather… let me go if you don’t dare to challenge life and boundaries… together… because if you don’t want me to ever let you go, you’ve to make me feel as you’ll never want me to be someone I’m not.
Never let me go… do let me be free… do let me fly… do not cut my wings… if I can fly with that someone, if we can reach the sky together, there’s no need to tell “never let me go” because we’re flying the flight together. However, if you stand still forever, only comfortably contemplating the view and waiting for them to contemplate and be jealous of your comfortability, and you ask someone “never let me go”, you’re asking the wrong question; you should better ask: “do stay here with me”, because you’re not going anywhere. And by having said that, you’re reluctant to fly… and that’s fair. But to ask someone that by nature is a free flying being to stay is a matter of different nature… never let me go… do stay with me… do not fly… why not better: lets fly together the existence we both are living; and now and then, land anywhere and rest for a new adventure together, the ongoing adventure of life, that never-ending moebius that some people observe with fear while they walk slowly to a peaceful and comfortable death without knowing they’re actually dead to life.
The sentence says "If you love somebody, let them go. If they return, they were always yours. If they don't, they never were". Things are meant to be, although we are the one who chooses the path. Be free and let whoever is with you be free. The real way to be with someone is to be free together. To be with someone in any kind of relationship is upon our free will as free individual sovereigns. If you play the game, accept the rules they say. Let him free. I let you free. But don't wait. Turn the page and see what's waiting for you in the next chapter. Maybe the same character, maybe a different one. But one thing I can assure you, the main character will still be there: you. Because whoever was with you in the previous chapters was there sharing a space that although one day was common, it's been always yours. Never let me go... If you love someone, let them free. You choose. I've chosen. Lets share our freedom, our sovereigtny or start different stories from now on with one common chapter. Se la vi! Enjoy it! Let it go.
When someone tells you “never let me go” and he lets you go, did he not love you in the end? Was he honest? Was he fulfilling another need but love?
And from there, what’s love about after all? To need someone that much you can’t even think without him? Or to feel so enlighten you feel you can achieve anything you’ve dreamt of?
If love is white or red or both, why is that we sometimes feel blue with someone? From a white swan we change into a black one? And then, nothing, emptiness, fulfilment at the same time. The good and the bad within us come to see the light –or the darkness-. Why do we think that love will only make our good attributes appear? After all, we’re both, good and evil in one soul, in one body, in one self. If love is supposed to make our inner self show, do you know what may happen if you let the door to be opened? Are you ready to accept and live the myriad of blessings and curses attached to the package?
If love heals, is that because love hurts first? Should it be that way? If it hurts, is that love at all? Are we supposed to be transformed by its magical wand? The web says that love is “a strong positive emotion of regard and affection”; however, it is short in telling us about its consequences.
If I never let you go, does it mean I do love you? Or does it mean I’ll have your love granted for eternity and beyond? I’m not sure… I simply don’t know… Do you?
If there are difference to overcome, isn’t it exactly why you shouldn’t let me go? Everyone grows through challenge. If we’re used to our environment and surroundings, we’re comfortable. However, is love supposed to make us feel comfortable? If so, at least for me, what a simplistic and shallow view. Love transforms, love shapes, love breaks and makes. Never let me go… or rather… let me go if you don’t dare to challenge life and boundaries… together… because if you don’t want me to ever let you go, you’ve to make me feel as you’ll never want me to be someone I’m not.
Never let me go… do let me be free… do let me fly… do not cut my wings… if I can fly with that someone, if we can reach the sky together, there’s no need to tell “never let me go” because we’re flying the flight together. However, if you stand still forever, only comfortably contemplating the view and waiting for them to contemplate and be jealous of your comfortability, and you ask someone “never let me go”, you’re asking the wrong question; you should better ask: “do stay here with me”, because you’re not going anywhere. And by having said that, you’re reluctant to fly… and that’s fair. But to ask someone that by nature is a free flying being to stay is a matter of different nature… never let me go… do stay with me… do not fly… why not better: lets fly together the existence we both are living; and now and then, land anywhere and rest for a new adventure together, the ongoing adventure of life, that never-ending moebius that some people observe with fear while they walk slowly to a peaceful and comfortable death without knowing they’re actually dead to life.
The sentence says "If you love somebody, let them go. If they return, they were always yours. If they don't, they never were". Things are meant to be, although we are the one who chooses the path. Be free and let whoever is with you be free. The real way to be with someone is to be free together. To be with someone in any kind of relationship is upon our free will as free individual sovereigns. If you play the game, accept the rules they say. Let him free. I let you free. But don't wait. Turn the page and see what's waiting for you in the next chapter. Maybe the same character, maybe a different one. But one thing I can assure you, the main character will still be there: you. Because whoever was with you in the previous chapters was there sharing a space that although one day was common, it's been always yours. Never let me go... If you love someone, let them free. You choose. I've chosen. Lets share our freedom, our sovereigtny or start different stories from now on with one common chapter. Se la vi! Enjoy it! Let it go.
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