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Hace un buen rato que no escribo nada por aquí y esto se debe a que no he tenido nada que decir sobre estos temas.
Y sigo sin mucho que decir, pero aquí estoy para compartir el enlace a un blog que recomiendo de corazón. Jean-Marc tiene mucho que decir sobre temas relacionados con la vida y siempre está poniendo material interesantísimo.
El post que me ha empujado a escribir esta entrada es el post: "Matías De Stefano un Ser diferente". En este post Jean-Marc ha puesto los videos de esta persona llamada Matías De Stefano quien habla de los cambios que están sucediendo y sucederán en el planeta y en la humanidad. Lo hace con una humildad absoluta y yo lo percibí como un gesto de amor hacia la humanidad. Así lo recibo.
En estos tiempos de "poco tiempo" seguramente pensarán que 8 videos es demasiado tiempo. Mi consejo es que los vean de a uno, pero que los vean en estos próximos días, porque si Matías tiene razón, haber visto estos videos puede significar una gran diferencia a la hora de encarar los cambios que sucederán. Según Matías no hay nada que temer y hay que estar tranquilos.
Con mi escepticismo completo que algunos de ustedes conocen, a mí me cuesta un poco de trabajo opinar que Matías tiene razón. Pero creo que si pasamos mucho tiempo viendo videos musicales en Youtube o chateando con amigos sobre qué hicimos en el día, invertir parte de ese tiempo en recibir un consejo y una visión de alguien que puede saber lo que va a ocurrir, sería una buena idea y sería una ganancia desde todo punto de vista.
Además estoy segura de que les encantará todo el Blog de Jean-Marc y se transformarán en sus seguidores.
El blog se llama TAO-SAI... Ser, Amor, Intuición y este es el link al artículo del que les hablo: HAZ CLICK AQUÍ.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Learning from Virtual Relationships
I feel a special attraction to the virtual world, and within it, to virtual interaction. At times I feel that it hooks me and fulfills me more than the real world. I may even say that my virtual relationships are much better than the face-to-face relationships I have. Sometimes that freaks me out completely. Today, however, this triggered some reflection.
Did this preference for virtual start with internet?
No. Not at all. When I was a little girl I started corresponding with a relative who lived in the other end of the continent and the thrill I felt each time the postman brought me one new letter was amazing. Also writing mine was a time of self-discovery, when I organized ideas, prioritized absolutely everything in my life, and went deeper into my feelings than in the normal everyday routine.
Later, as a teenager, I decided to collect stamps and I ended up corresponding with twenty pen friends who lived far away in this continent (Mexico, Colombia, etc.). In the meantime, I enjoyed my letters with my uncle more and more. He had a huge influence in several of my important life choices.
Then internet appeared in my life: first e-mail, then chat, communities later.
Today most of my human contact is through the screen of my computer. I could justify this saying that I don’t have too many possibilities to go out or visit friends, but the naked truth is that I often enjoy virtual contact more than real contact.
On one hand, I realize that I’m very easily influenced by other people’s moods. My empathy with my interlocutor is huge, leading me to a zone where I lose some of my own centre, personality, or self. If the interaction is face to face, and my interlocutor is depressed, I will spend a big amount of energy trying to figure things out for him or her, giving suggestions, attempting to cheer the person up and to make a difference in his day. The consequence is always the same: when I’m back alone, I’m finished. Energy has disappeared and I have to search the rooms within myself to see if I find Patricia somewhere.
In e-mails, however, time is a big ally. If a person writes to me depressed, I read the e-mail a few hours later, I answer it later still, and his new answer usually comes in a different tone. In face-to-face contacts, however, depressed people usually go on an on whining about whatever situation they are suffering. Don’t get me wrong... sometimes the whining human being is me! For some reason I sometimes get into the whining momentum and don’t seem to be able to stop. However, when I write an e-mail, I may state some negative circumstance that I’m living at the moment, but the twist will always be positive.
We have more chances to think before writing than to think before speaking, or at least to erase and re-write before sending it. This results in a much more polite exchange, were people balance topics, centers of attention, as well as the rhythm of the conversation. There is not only one person speaking about one same subject for two hours in a row, for example.
A controversial aspect, intertwined with this, that I can identify is the fact that we can be whoever we want to be with the screen. Do I want to be the always cheering, always smiling buddy for everyone? Well, it’s only a matter of picking the right picture at the profile in question and the right words. Also not writing when I’m feeling down. This of course has its counterpart: whenever you meet a virtual contact in the real world, be prepared to find a stranger... Mr. All-Peace-&-Love may be Mr. Violent, Mrs. Politeness may become Mrs. Selfishness, or any other unexpected combination.
For those of us who get easily bored with one subject, it comes in handy to be able to jump from a conversation about philosophy to kitchen recipes, horoscopes then job opportunities and Wikipedia articles about things that we would have never guessed they would matter... not to others and not to oneself, but within a second, there we are in the process of reading about them. Has it happened to you that you receive a PowerPoint presentation about Einstein, with witty quotes, and you rush to Wikipedia to read about the Relativity theory? I know that not everybody takes the same action, but have you at least felt the out-of-the-blue curiosity for the Relativity theory or any other subject that is not normally in your scope of interests thanks to some e-mail a friend sent you?
The huge amount of learning possibilities that the virtual world provides is amazing. I am hypnotized by the fact that I’m just one click away from nearly every knowledge I may wish to reach. And, theoretically at least, we are also just one click away from any person with internet connection.
Some Pros of Virtual Relationships
Here I list a few of the advantages of virtual relationships over face-to-face relationships.
* Each part takes action when they really feel like doing it, so basically the two people involved are in the best disposition for communication.
* We have time to think and re-word before answering.
* Most people are more polite in writing than talking, both in form and content. People first ask you how you are, then start telling you their lives. And they usually ask you about your life too. This balance sometimes is lost face-to-face communication, and you find yourself listening for hours to a selfish, nonesense, repeated monologue.
* People praise other people much more easily by e-mail or chat than they do face to face.
* If one of the parties get bored, it is very easy to give an excuse and leave the conversation without causing any bad feeling to the interlocutor. “The phone is ringing”, “I must finish something”, etc. are reasonable excuses that are well-received by the other.
* We all want to show the best us and we are rather successful in doing it in writing. In face-to-face interaction our emotional system often deceives us, and there we are, once again, saying what we don’t want, or reacting in a way we wished we wouldn’t.
Some Pros of Face-to-Face Relationships
* The interaction is way more honest: our body expression shows much more than we consciously choose to show. When we hear something we like or we don’t, the other will notice the little signs in our face or body.
* There is a personal energy flow that takes place, and that makes one relationship very different to another one.
* There is a huge range of reactions. Dozens of – sometimes subtly - different smiles and laughs, for example, that are difficult to state in writing. People shake, cry or yawn, and it’s good to know it.
* There are tones. There is intonation. There are registers and pronunciation differences that speak so much about our background. They also exist in writing, but they are different and not that evident as when talking.
Taking The Good of It All
Let us take some of the pros of our experience with virtual relationships and apply them in the face-to-face relationships, and we will have the best of the two worlds.
Let us meet our friends when we really want to do it. Let us honestly say things like “I prefer to see you at some other time” without feeling the need to explain why. Simply because is a great reason.
Let us think before answering. Although communication can get a little choppy at first, once we get practice, everything will flow just normally.
Let us always be polite and balance the center of attention. Let us listen. Let us ask only when we are interested in receiving an answer!
Let us praise the other more openly – though honestly – when being face to face. No harm may result from honest praise.
If we get bored or there is something in the interaction that is not feeling good, let us say it.
Monitor our feelings while interacting and whenever the feelings are not as positive as we want them to be, we may stop and think what in ourselves needs alignment.
Virtual relationships are a part of our lives already and we are learning a lot from them. They will never replace face-to-face ones. They are one more way to share. And they may help us improve our face-to-face relationships by considering what we value in virtual interactions and doing our best to apply that into face-to-face interaction.
Let us be better!
Did this preference for virtual start with internet?
No. Not at all. When I was a little girl I started corresponding with a relative who lived in the other end of the continent and the thrill I felt each time the postman brought me one new letter was amazing. Also writing mine was a time of self-discovery, when I organized ideas, prioritized absolutely everything in my life, and went deeper into my feelings than in the normal everyday routine.
Later, as a teenager, I decided to collect stamps and I ended up corresponding with twenty pen friends who lived far away in this continent (Mexico, Colombia, etc.). In the meantime, I enjoyed my letters with my uncle more and more. He had a huge influence in several of my important life choices.
Then internet appeared in my life: first e-mail, then chat, communities later.
Today most of my human contact is through the screen of my computer. I could justify this saying that I don’t have too many possibilities to go out or visit friends, but the naked truth is that I often enjoy virtual contact more than real contact.
On one hand, I realize that I’m very easily influenced by other people’s moods. My empathy with my interlocutor is huge, leading me to a zone where I lose some of my own centre, personality, or self. If the interaction is face to face, and my interlocutor is depressed, I will spend a big amount of energy trying to figure things out for him or her, giving suggestions, attempting to cheer the person up and to make a difference in his day. The consequence is always the same: when I’m back alone, I’m finished. Energy has disappeared and I have to search the rooms within myself to see if I find Patricia somewhere.
In e-mails, however, time is a big ally. If a person writes to me depressed, I read the e-mail a few hours later, I answer it later still, and his new answer usually comes in a different tone. In face-to-face contacts, however, depressed people usually go on an on whining about whatever situation they are suffering. Don’t get me wrong... sometimes the whining human being is me! For some reason I sometimes get into the whining momentum and don’t seem to be able to stop. However, when I write an e-mail, I may state some negative circumstance that I’m living at the moment, but the twist will always be positive.
We have more chances to think before writing than to think before speaking, or at least to erase and re-write before sending it. This results in a much more polite exchange, were people balance topics, centers of attention, as well as the rhythm of the conversation. There is not only one person speaking about one same subject for two hours in a row, for example.
A controversial aspect, intertwined with this, that I can identify is the fact that we can be whoever we want to be with the screen. Do I want to be the always cheering, always smiling buddy for everyone? Well, it’s only a matter of picking the right picture at the profile in question and the right words. Also not writing when I’m feeling down. This of course has its counterpart: whenever you meet a virtual contact in the real world, be prepared to find a stranger... Mr. All-Peace-&-Love may be Mr. Violent, Mrs. Politeness may become Mrs. Selfishness, or any other unexpected combination.
For those of us who get easily bored with one subject, it comes in handy to be able to jump from a conversation about philosophy to kitchen recipes, horoscopes then job opportunities and Wikipedia articles about things that we would have never guessed they would matter... not to others and not to oneself, but within a second, there we are in the process of reading about them. Has it happened to you that you receive a PowerPoint presentation about Einstein, with witty quotes, and you rush to Wikipedia to read about the Relativity theory? I know that not everybody takes the same action, but have you at least felt the out-of-the-blue curiosity for the Relativity theory or any other subject that is not normally in your scope of interests thanks to some e-mail a friend sent you?
The huge amount of learning possibilities that the virtual world provides is amazing. I am hypnotized by the fact that I’m just one click away from nearly every knowledge I may wish to reach. And, theoretically at least, we are also just one click away from any person with internet connection.
Some Pros of Virtual Relationships
Here I list a few of the advantages of virtual relationships over face-to-face relationships.
* Each part takes action when they really feel like doing it, so basically the two people involved are in the best disposition for communication.
* We have time to think and re-word before answering.
* Most people are more polite in writing than talking, both in form and content. People first ask you how you are, then start telling you their lives. And they usually ask you about your life too. This balance sometimes is lost face-to-face communication, and you find yourself listening for hours to a selfish, nonesense, repeated monologue.
* People praise other people much more easily by e-mail or chat than they do face to face.
* If one of the parties get bored, it is very easy to give an excuse and leave the conversation without causing any bad feeling to the interlocutor. “The phone is ringing”, “I must finish something”, etc. are reasonable excuses that are well-received by the other.
* We all want to show the best us and we are rather successful in doing it in writing. In face-to-face interaction our emotional system often deceives us, and there we are, once again, saying what we don’t want, or reacting in a way we wished we wouldn’t.
Some Pros of Face-to-Face Relationships
* The interaction is way more honest: our body expression shows much more than we consciously choose to show. When we hear something we like or we don’t, the other will notice the little signs in our face or body.
* There is a personal energy flow that takes place, and that makes one relationship very different to another one.
* There is a huge range of reactions. Dozens of – sometimes subtly - different smiles and laughs, for example, that are difficult to state in writing. People shake, cry or yawn, and it’s good to know it.
* There are tones. There is intonation. There are registers and pronunciation differences that speak so much about our background. They also exist in writing, but they are different and not that evident as when talking.
Taking The Good of It All
Let us take some of the pros of our experience with virtual relationships and apply them in the face-to-face relationships, and we will have the best of the two worlds.
Let us meet our friends when we really want to do it. Let us honestly say things like “I prefer to see you at some other time” without feeling the need to explain why. Simply because is a great reason.
Let us think before answering. Although communication can get a little choppy at first, once we get practice, everything will flow just normally.
Let us always be polite and balance the center of attention. Let us listen. Let us ask only when we are interested in receiving an answer!
Let us praise the other more openly – though honestly – when being face to face. No harm may result from honest praise.
If we get bored or there is something in the interaction that is not feeling good, let us say it.
Monitor our feelings while interacting and whenever the feelings are not as positive as we want them to be, we may stop and think what in ourselves needs alignment.
Virtual relationships are a part of our lives already and we are learning a lot from them. They will never replace face-to-face ones. They are one more way to share. And they may help us improve our face-to-face relationships by considering what we value in virtual interactions and doing our best to apply that into face-to-face interaction.
Let us be better!
Saturday, March 6, 2010
The Tenth Planet & a Much More Peaceful World
Did you know that on July 30th, 2005 our Solar System "received" a tenth planet?
At the time, due to my work, I was reading an obscene amount of news a day and I learned this (something that today would have passed fully unnoticed in my news-free life). At that time also, I found that the magazine New Scientist was doing a survey, asking people how they thought the new planet could be called.
I remember how at that time I daily read news that made me extremely sad. They were all related to the war in Iraq and its many twists, derivations and consequences.
Looking back to this today, something called my attention and I thought it worth sharing. The name I voted for at the time, was "Pax" (you can see the article quoting my choice here: New Scientist article). The truth is that if it had not been for this article, I would have completely forgotten this. I found it by chance today. But that day, that name came to me immediately when I saw the question, and I justified it by saying that Peace was what we wanted at the time they discovered the planet, yet it seemed so far away.
The 10th planet was named Sedna and I forgot the whole thing. But today, this memory brought the wonderful realization that the world we live in today is a much more peaceful world than the world of 2005. That is something to be very grateful for.
I'm happy about that! (And of course... "my" world is a million times more peaceful because I don't watch or read any news at all).
At the time, due to my work, I was reading an obscene amount of news a day and I learned this (something that today would have passed fully unnoticed in my news-free life). At that time also, I found that the magazine New Scientist was doing a survey, asking people how they thought the new planet could be called.
I remember how at that time I daily read news that made me extremely sad. They were all related to the war in Iraq and its many twists, derivations and consequences.
Looking back to this today, something called my attention and I thought it worth sharing. The name I voted for at the time, was "Pax" (you can see the article quoting my choice here: New Scientist article). The truth is that if it had not been for this article, I would have completely forgotten this. I found it by chance today. But that day, that name came to me immediately when I saw the question, and I justified it by saying that Peace was what we wanted at the time they discovered the planet, yet it seemed so far away.
The 10th planet was named Sedna and I forgot the whole thing. But today, this memory brought the wonderful realization that the world we live in today is a much more peaceful world than the world of 2005. That is something to be very grateful for.
I'm happy about that! (And of course... "my" world is a million times more peaceful because I don't watch or read any news at all).
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Aldoux Musical Box
En mis viajes por el mundo virtual (que de a ratos no parece nada virtual) me encontré con un blog de un ser especial: Aldoux Musical Box
http://aldouxmusicalbox.blogspot.com/
A Aldoux le gusta la buena música y en su blog hay discos interesantísimos. Todos los discos están acompañados de un artículo que Aldoux escribe con pasión y que a mí me parecen muy educativos e interesantes.
Además la calidad de sonido de los discos posteados es espectacular... mucho mejor de lo que estoy acostumbrada.
Así que si están ávidos de nueva música, parece una excelente idea hacerle una visita.
Además de Aldoux Musical Box, Aldoux tiene un archivo alucinante de discos en: http://aldouxmusicalarchive.blogspot.com/
Es solo cuestión de pedirle un re-post!
Que se diviertan,
Patricia
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
In my trips through the virtual world (that at times doesn't seem virtual at all) I found a blog that belongs to a special being: Aldoux Musical Box
http://aldouxmusicalbox.blogspot.com/
Aldoux likes good music and in his blog there are super interesting CDs. Every CD has also an article that Aldoux writes with passion and that I find very educational and interesting.
Moreover, the sound quality of these CDs is fantastic... much better than the one I'm used to.
Therefore, if you are needing new music, it seems like an excellent idea to pay him a visit.
In addition to Aldoux Musical Box, Aldoux has a fantastic archive of CDs in: http://aldouxmusicalarchive.blogspot.com/
It is only a matter of asking him for a re-post!
Have fun,
Patricia
http://aldouxmusicalbox.blogspot.com/
A Aldoux le gusta la buena música y en su blog hay discos interesantísimos. Todos los discos están acompañados de un artículo que Aldoux escribe con pasión y que a mí me parecen muy educativos e interesantes.
Además la calidad de sonido de los discos posteados es espectacular... mucho mejor de lo que estoy acostumbrada.
Así que si están ávidos de nueva música, parece una excelente idea hacerle una visita.
Además de Aldoux Musical Box, Aldoux tiene un archivo alucinante de discos en: http://aldouxmusicalarchive.blogspot.com/
Es solo cuestión de pedirle un re-post!
Que se diviertan,
Patricia
:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
In my trips through the virtual world (that at times doesn't seem virtual at all) I found a blog that belongs to a special being: Aldoux Musical Box
http://aldouxmusicalbox.blogspot.com/
Aldoux likes good music and in his blog there are super interesting CDs. Every CD has also an article that Aldoux writes with passion and that I find very educational and interesting.
Moreover, the sound quality of these CDs is fantastic... much better than the one I'm used to.
Therefore, if you are needing new music, it seems like an excellent idea to pay him a visit.
In addition to Aldoux Musical Box, Aldoux has a fantastic archive of CDs in: http://aldouxmusicalarchive.blogspot.com/
It is only a matter of asking him for a re-post!
Have fun,
Patricia
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
I am thinking about taking these past 15 days and keeping the formula forever, maybe changing the specific events, but not the general diagram.
My web page: http://thrivingtogether.com has taken the shape I wanted it to have. I found my web around WordPress and everything is working well there.
With my band Mua I've recorded 5 songs in a studio. This was the first recording for me. (Check on the first song uploaded at http://www.myspace.com/flamsyparadiddles)
I've played live three times in one week. My performance in public is not too good yet, but I'm confident repetition will help :D
I've met new, interesting people, both face to face and on-line.
I've retaken my shortly stopped daily visualization practice.
Yesterday I saw one of those concerts you remember for years: The Yellowjackets, with Mike Stern and one awesome drummer.
I've enjoyed my work very much these days.
We got a pet! A lovely, 1-month-old kitten, still unnamed.
And last but not least, Spring is slowly showing itself and it feels so good!
I hope you're having a good time too!
Much abundance,
Patricia
My web page: http://thrivingtogether.com has taken the shape I wanted it to have. I found my web around WordPress and everything is working well there.
With my band Mua I've recorded 5 songs in a studio. This was the first recording for me. (Check on the first song uploaded at http://www.myspace.com/flamsyparadiddles)
I've played live three times in one week. My performance in public is not too good yet, but I'm confident repetition will help :D
I've met new, interesting people, both face to face and on-line.
I've retaken my shortly stopped daily visualization practice.
Yesterday I saw one of those concerts you remember for years: The Yellowjackets, with Mike Stern and one awesome drummer.
I've enjoyed my work very much these days.
We got a pet! A lovely, 1-month-old kitten, still unnamed.
And last but not least, Spring is slowly showing itself and it feels so good!
I hope you're having a good time too!
Much abundance,
Patricia
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Fotos
Aviso (innecesario):
Este post es super egocéntrico...asquerosamente egocéntrico...repugnantemente egocéntrico!
Sin embargo, lo que me movió a postearlo no fue el egocentrismo de "miren qué linda quedo en la batería" sino las ganas de compartir la felicidad que yo siento cuando estoy creando música (o algo así). Y la verdad hoy me vinieron ganas de transmitir eso con estas fotos. De paso les presento a mis dos compañeras de ruta: Agustina (guitarra) y Cláudia (voz). Sin una pizca de exageración puedo decir que las dos me parecen maravillosas y que estoy orgullosa de estar en un (o dos) proyecto con ambas. Son músicas maravillosas y seres humanos maravillosos.
Nota: El que parezca extraterrestre, con los ojos brillantes y la piel verde, o que parezca embarazada, le da un toque especial a la cosa, verdad?
***
Warning (unnecessary):
This post is super egocentric...sickening egocentric...repugnantly egocentric.
However, what moved me to post it was not the egocentrism of "look how nice I look at the drumset" but the urge to share the happiness that I feel when I am creating music (or something like that.) The truth is that today I felt like transmitting that with these pictures. By the way I introduce you to my two route companions: Agustina (guitar) and Cláudia (voice). Without a hint of exaggeration I can say that both seem marvellous to me and that I am proud to be in one (or two) projects with them. They are wonderful musicians and human beings.
Note: The fact that I seem an ET, with the eyes full of fire or the green skin, or that I look pregnant, gives a special note to the post, right?
Este post es super egocéntrico...asquerosamente egocéntrico...repugnantemente egocéntrico!
Sin embargo, lo que me movió a postearlo no fue el egocentrismo de "miren qué linda quedo en la batería" sino las ganas de compartir la felicidad que yo siento cuando estoy creando música (o algo así). Y la verdad hoy me vinieron ganas de transmitir eso con estas fotos. De paso les presento a mis dos compañeras de ruta: Agustina (guitarra) y Cláudia (voz). Sin una pizca de exageración puedo decir que las dos me parecen maravillosas y que estoy orgullosa de estar en un (o dos) proyecto con ambas. Son músicas maravillosas y seres humanos maravillosos.
Nota: El que parezca extraterrestre, con los ojos brillantes y la piel verde, o que parezca embarazada, le da un toque especial a la cosa, verdad?
***
Warning (unnecessary):
This post is super egocentric...sickening egocentric...repugnantly egocentric.
However, what moved me to post it was not the egocentrism of "look how nice I look at the drumset" but the urge to share the happiness that I feel when I am creating music (or something like that.) The truth is that today I felt like transmitting that with these pictures. By the way I introduce you to my two route companions: Agustina (guitar) and Cláudia (voice). Without a hint of exaggeration I can say that both seem marvellous to me and that I am proud to be in one (or two) projects with them. They are wonderful musicians and human beings.
Note: The fact that I seem an ET, with the eyes full of fire or the green skin, or that I look pregnant, gives a special note to the post, right?
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Group Energy Can Save You
Sometimes you feel down and you find difficulties in getting to the surface, no matter how well you know that everything depends on your feelings. At times that even plays against your vibes, because you think stuff like "It depends on me; I must feel good, but I can't feel good... will I ever find the way out?" and you may even feel guilty for your own sadness. So things get to a point where it is really difficult to improve your feelings, therefore vibrations, therefore point of attraction, therefore future experiences.
Well, I could be writing from a general point of view but the case is that I'm talking from first-hand experience. My vibes were stubbornly low these past days and no matter how much I worked on it, things did not improve.
I am taking part in two visualization groups. One is international the other is local. With the local group we gather once a week and we visualize together for twenty minutes, thirty sometimes.
Last week, the group felt I was in need of help and they decided to give me an awesome present: they all visualized me well and happy. That special energy worked immediately. While we were in the visualization, I was able to feel GOOD! And all it takes is one spark of good feeling. Then things look so different! The moment things look good, the whole energetic field changes around us and we are on track again.
So, here is my idea: if you belong to any personal growth group and you realize you are in need of help: ask for it. If you don't belong to any personal growth group, but you have a couple of friends, invite them to sit down with you, relax, close their eyes and imagine yourself full of positive energy and feeling good.
It is my experience that those people do not need to be close. If there is connection, they may be overseas or in another planet.
Note: Just as there is no need to have one important reason to feel bad, there is no need to have any good reason to feel great. Sometimes you wake up and you feel grumpy, sad, or angry for no apparent reason. It may be useful to remember that you can feel successful, fulfilled and plain happy just because.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
An Extraordinary Gift: Free Access to Triggers for You
My friend Thea Westra has surprised me with a wonderful gift for the readers of Attracting The Best. She has offered us free access to this month's Triggers publication!
Thea Westra is the author and founder of Forward Steps. She writes super inspiring articles and posts a million "Aha triggers", as she calls them.
Triggers is delivered to subscribers the first Tuesday each month. It is an excellent source of motivational and inspirational articles and prompts, also a great way to be updated about what's going on at the Personal Development Community, including books, video, web site, and audio recommendations, plus a very interesting list of what's happening this month in the field of teleseminars. You will even find information and tips about internet tools!
For this month only (from July 8th to August 3rd) the readers of Attracting The Best have the amazing possibility to receive a free copy of Triggers. All you have to do is to click HERE and follow instructions.
Also, you will find a wide selection of other gifts in Thea's Triggers edition and in her main blog: Forward Steps
From www.forwardsteps.com.au you can visit all her other blogs that I promise will please you and astonish you. All her work is extremely professional and she's extraordinary able with technology issues. This fantastic combination will make you want to return often to her sites.
I hope with all my heart that you will enjoy it.
Thea Westra is the author and founder of Forward Steps. She writes super inspiring articles and posts a million "Aha triggers", as she calls them.
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
Dream by Tuck and Patti
Hey friends,
I purchased a CD by Tuck & Patti called Dream.
I loved the lyrics of the song called the same way and I'm sure you'll love it too. It's what we talk about, over and over again. Dream, feel it, get it!
There is no way I can upload the music here without doing something illegal. I recommend you try to find it and listen to it because the music is also great.
Cheers,
Patricia
Dream
(Patricia Cathcart Andress)
© 1991 Grey Kitty Music (BMI)/Windham Hill Music (BMI)
I've been thinking (yes I have)
Some call it wishful thinking (I don't)
'Bout the way this life could be
So much sadness (seems like)
Not enough gladness (seems to me)
Lack of vision is a dangerous thing
If you can see it
Then you start to feel it
The next thing you know, you believe
And that's when dreams begin to come true
So with all your heart and your soul
Start right now--really take control
Turn our dreams into reality
And until you do, I'll be dreamin' for me and you
We'll see together what a dream can do
We'll discover how to make dreams real
If seeing is believing, then let the dreaming begin
Let the dreaming begin
If you can see it
Then you start to feel it
And the next thing you know, you believe
And that's when dreams begin to come true
Oh they'll begin to come true
So with all your heart and your soul
Start right now--really take control
Turn these dreams into reality
I know that we can change this world
But first you're gonna have to believe
Oh believe say yes
We can change this world
But first you're going to have to
Dream
Everybody dream
Turn our dreams into reality oh say
Dream
Everybody dream
Turn our dreams into reality, say oh won't you
Dream of peace and
Dream of justice
Dream of healing
Dream of loving
Dream
Everybody dream
Turn our dreams into reality
Dream of caring
End of hunger
Dream of sharing
With one another
Dream
Everybody dream
Turn our dreams into reality
Dream of spirit
Dream of glory
Dream of the ancient
Old old story
Dream
Everybody dream
Turn our dreams into reality, I want you to
Dream of peace and
Dream of justice
Dream of healing
Dream of loving
Dream of spirit
Dream of glory
Dream of the ancient
Old old story
Dream end of hatred
Dream oh the story
Dream of love and
Dream of glory
Dream yes oh
Everybody dream
Turn our dreams into reality oh say
I'm Dreamin' of peace
I'm Dreamin' of healing
Dream of love and
Dream of caring
Dreaming say
I'm dreaming now
Dreaming of a love say
I'm dreaming
I know that we can dream a world of love
Dream
I purchased a CD by Tuck & Patti called Dream.
I loved the lyrics of the song called the same way and I'm sure you'll love it too. It's what we talk about, over and over again. Dream, feel it, get it!
There is no way I can upload the music here without doing something illegal. I recommend you try to find it and listen to it because the music is also great.
Cheers,
Patricia
Dream
(Patricia Cathcart Andress)
© 1991 Grey Kitty Music (BMI)/Windham Hill Music (BMI)
I've been thinking (yes I have)
Some call it wishful thinking (I don't)
'Bout the way this life could be
So much sadness (seems like)
Not enough gladness (seems to me)
Lack of vision is a dangerous thing
If you can see it
Then you start to feel it
The next thing you know, you believe
And that's when dreams begin to come true
So with all your heart and your soul
Start right now--really take control
Turn our dreams into reality
And until you do, I'll be dreamin' for me and you
We'll see together what a dream can do
We'll discover how to make dreams real
If seeing is believing, then let the dreaming begin
Let the dreaming begin
If you can see it
Then you start to feel it
And the next thing you know, you believe
And that's when dreams begin to come true
Oh they'll begin to come true
So with all your heart and your soul
Start right now--really take control
Turn these dreams into reality
I know that we can change this world
But first you're gonna have to believe
Oh believe say yes
We can change this world
But first you're going to have to
Dream
Everybody dream
Turn our dreams into reality oh say
Dream
Everybody dream
Turn our dreams into reality, say oh won't you
Dream of peace and
Dream of justice
Dream of healing
Dream of loving
Dream
Everybody dream
Turn our dreams into reality
Dream of caring
End of hunger
Dream of sharing
With one another
Dream
Everybody dream
Turn our dreams into reality
Dream of spirit
Dream of glory
Dream of the ancient
Old old story
Dream
Everybody dream
Turn our dreams into reality, I want you to
Dream of peace and
Dream of justice
Dream of healing
Dream of loving
Dream of spirit
Dream of glory
Dream of the ancient
Old old story
Dream end of hatred
Dream oh the story
Dream of love and
Dream of glory
Dream yes oh
Everybody dream
Turn our dreams into reality oh say
I'm Dreamin' of peace
I'm Dreamin' of healing
Dream of love and
Dream of caring
Dreaming say
I'm dreaming now
Dreaming of a love say
I'm dreaming
I know that we can dream a world of love
Dream
Friday, June 19, 2009
Entrevista en Ventures Latinas
Es para mí un enorme honor haber sido entrevistada por Alicia Castillo Holley en Ventures Latinas.
Alicia Castillo es una mujer extremadamente positiva y ejecutiva, con una fuerza y empuje admirables, que diseñó para sí misma una vida muy diferente a la que le hubiera tocado "por defecto". Uno de sus lemas es: "En lugar de quejarnos, pensamos y actuamos".
Pueden leer la entrevista en su blog, haciendo click AQUÍ.
Ya que visitan su blog para ver la entrevista, miren todo el interesantísimo material que Alicia tiene en sus sitios web: www.ventureslatinas.com y www.wealthing.com, que sin dudas colaborará con quien esté pensando en comenzar una nueva empresa.
Alicia ha escrito libros extremadamente inspiradores y positivos. Aquí está el link a sus libros.
¡Que disfruten de todo esto y que encuentren elementos que hagan una diferencia en sus propias vidas!
Hoy es el día de hacer lo que siempre quisimos hacer. Hoy es el día de empezar a vivir la vida que soñamos.
Alicia Castillo es una mujer extremadamente positiva y ejecutiva, con una fuerza y empuje admirables, que diseñó para sí misma una vida muy diferente a la que le hubiera tocado "por defecto". Uno de sus lemas es: "En lugar de quejarnos, pensamos y actuamos".
Pueden leer la entrevista en su blog, haciendo click AQUÍ.
Ya que visitan su blog para ver la entrevista, miren todo el interesantísimo material que Alicia tiene en sus sitios web: www.ventureslatinas.com y www.wealthing.com, que sin dudas colaborará con quien esté pensando en comenzar una nueva empresa.
Alicia ha escrito libros extremadamente inspiradores y positivos. Aquí está el link a sus libros.
¡Que disfruten de todo esto y que encuentren elementos que hagan una diferencia en sus propias vidas!
Hoy es el día de hacer lo que siempre quisimos hacer. Hoy es el día de empezar a vivir la vida que soñamos.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
"The Road to Love" by Lisa Renee Faust
Dear friends,
I'm extraordinarily happy today because I learned that The Road to Love - a book I edited not too long ago - was released.
For those of you who may want to read a beautiful, romantic novel, I completely recommend you The Road to Love.
I promise you will fall in love with its characters and with the story that will take you by the hand and not let you go until its last page.
This is Lisa Renee Faust's first book. She certainly started with the right foot.
I hope you all buy it! You will enjoy a great time among its lovely pages. That's a solemn promise.
I'm extraordinarily happy today because I learned that The Road to Love - a book I edited not too long ago - was released.
For those of you who may want to read a beautiful, romantic novel, I completely recommend you The Road to Love.
I promise you will fall in love with its characters and with the story that will take you by the hand and not let you go until its last page.
This is Lisa Renee Faust's first book. She certainly started with the right foot.
I hope you all buy it! You will enjoy a great time among its lovely pages. That's a solemn promise.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Beautiful Music
Today I was completely hypnotized by some videos of Carmen Pi, to which I arrived by total chance.
Do yourselves a favour and go check these links!(I'm not including the embeded videos because I've noticed that some artists do not like that and they take them away. I believed it was free marketing for them, but well, they must have their reasons.)
So, here are the links to the Youtube videos and... enjoy! The melodies, the singing quality, the sweetness and the professionalism of the music in general... wow. Outstanding. A real pleasure to listen and watch this.
Puntos Cardinales: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swnNXJxqo-c
La Cura: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss9a613HyPk
If you don't understand Spanish, I'm afraid you won't get the lyrics, but just travel with the music and your imagination as most of us did with English at some point. :) Most of us, me included, believed that The Beatles' lyrics were great... until we learned some English. So, just go there and enjoy it.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Música hermosa
Quedé completamente hipnotizada con unos videos de Carmen Pi, a los que llegué por casualidad total.
Háganse un gran favor, y vayan a chequear estos links! (No pongo los videos incrustados, porque he notado que a algunos artistas no les gusta y los quitan. Yo creía que era propaganda gratuita para ellos, pero bueno, por algo será).
Así que acá están los links a los videos de Youtube y ¡que disfruten! Las melodías, la calidad del canto, la dulzura, la profesionalidad de la música en general... guau. Impresionante. Un real placer escuchar y ver esto.
Puntos Cardinales: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swnNXJxqo-c
La Cura: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss9a613HyPk
Háganse un gran favor, y vayan a chequear estos links! (No pongo los videos incrustados, porque he notado que a algunos artistas no les gusta y los quitan. Yo creía que era propaganda gratuita para ellos, pero bueno, por algo será).
Así que acá están los links a los videos de Youtube y ¡que disfruten! Las melodías, la calidad del canto, la dulzura, la profesionalidad de la música en general... guau. Impresionante. Un real placer escuchar y ver esto.
Puntos Cardinales: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swnNXJxqo-c
La Cura: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss9a613HyPk
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Have phrases from lyrics made any difference to you?
The idea of this post was triggered by a comment left today. Thanks Nelson!
I listened to The Police and Sting for years & years and their lyrics have really influenced me. Some lines showed me concepts clearly, that I then applied into my life. Other lines reaffirmed what I already thought and put my ideas in black and white, leaving them easier to reach. Very often, in my daily life, something happens that makes me sing one or two lines of their lyrics. Of course this is not exclusive from Sting and The Police and at times I've found myself mumbling other artists' lyrics (my favorite: "I wanna be your underware.") UNDERWEAR! (I needed a student to spot this horror for me!! - Thanks Lula!)
Do you ever sing to yourself lyrics' lines? Are they a significant part of your life?
I am listing below, only a few of the lines I often find myself remembering. If you feel like telling me others you like, feel free to say that in the comments section.
“No surprise no mystery” (So Lonely.) The impact is to trigger the opposite in my life. I definitely want a life full of surprise and mystery. Life is something else if we receive unexpected people, events, things.
“I’m too full to swallow my pride” (Can’t Stand Losing You.) This line is quite funny. I’ve always thought of it as an excellent reminder that swallowing one’s pride is not foolish... sometimes. But it was because I thought the sentence was different! I thought it was “I’m too fool to swallow my pride.” Ha.
“When the world is running down, you make the best of what's still around” (Song title.) This is a principle in my life. That’s the policy. Do the best out of what you have.
“I must have loved you” (Ghost Story.) This line has often come to my head when thinking about different characters that visited my life for a shorter or longer while. Whenever you keep remembering someone, you must have loved her or him. So, learning lessons, I look at those surrounding me right now and make my love conscious.
“If I ever lose my faith in you, there'd be nothing left for me to do”. I agree with this line, only that ‘you’ is ‘me.’ If I ever lose my faith in me... so I keep feeding my faith in me.
“If you love somebody, set them free” – I know it’s a classic expression, but still so true and useful.
“There’s a little black spot on the sun today” (King of Pain.) I swear that nearly every time I am sad, I discover myself mentally singing this song!
“Only hope can keep me together” (Message in a Bottle.) This line has saved my life more than twice!
“Rehumanize yourself” – I’ve grabbed this concept whenever I saw my life going down a wrong track. The last time I used it was when I decided to change jobs.
“Not only food but education” (Another Day.) Brilliant concept that I would put into practice if I ever become a president.
“There is no monopoly on common sense” (Russians.) This is the principle behind my not agreeing with things like death sentence. Also the one behind my permanent relativism.
This side effect is one more aspect of music I am grateful for. Lyrics become company and inspiration at very important times of our lives.
I listened to The Police and Sting for years & years and their lyrics have really influenced me. Some lines showed me concepts clearly, that I then applied into my life. Other lines reaffirmed what I already thought and put my ideas in black and white, leaving them easier to reach. Very often, in my daily life, something happens that makes me sing one or two lines of their lyrics. Of course this is not exclusive from Sting and The Police and at times I've found myself mumbling other artists' lyrics (my favorite: "I wanna be your underware.") UNDERWEAR! (I needed a student to spot this horror for me!! - Thanks Lula!)
Do you ever sing to yourself lyrics' lines? Are they a significant part of your life?
I am listing below, only a few of the lines I often find myself remembering. If you feel like telling me others you like, feel free to say that in the comments section.
“No surprise no mystery” (So Lonely.) The impact is to trigger the opposite in my life. I definitely want a life full of surprise and mystery. Life is something else if we receive unexpected people, events, things.
“I’m too full to swallow my pride” (Can’t Stand Losing You.) This line is quite funny. I’ve always thought of it as an excellent reminder that swallowing one’s pride is not foolish... sometimes. But it was because I thought the sentence was different! I thought it was “I’m too fool to swallow my pride.” Ha.
“When the world is running down, you make the best of what's still around” (Song title.) This is a principle in my life. That’s the policy. Do the best out of what you have.
“I must have loved you” (Ghost Story.) This line has often come to my head when thinking about different characters that visited my life for a shorter or longer while. Whenever you keep remembering someone, you must have loved her or him. So, learning lessons, I look at those surrounding me right now and make my love conscious.
“If I ever lose my faith in you, there'd be nothing left for me to do”. I agree with this line, only that ‘you’ is ‘me.’ If I ever lose my faith in me... so I keep feeding my faith in me.
“If you love somebody, set them free” – I know it’s a classic expression, but still so true and useful.
“There’s a little black spot on the sun today” (King of Pain.) I swear that nearly every time I am sad, I discover myself mentally singing this song!
“Only hope can keep me together” (Message in a Bottle.) This line has saved my life more than twice!
“Rehumanize yourself” – I’ve grabbed this concept whenever I saw my life going down a wrong track. The last time I used it was when I decided to change jobs.
“Not only food but education” (Another Day.) Brilliant concept that I would put into practice if I ever become a president.
“There is no monopoly on common sense” (Russians.) This is the principle behind my not agreeing with things like death sentence. Also the one behind my permanent relativism.
This side effect is one more aspect of music I am grateful for. Lyrics become company and inspiration at very important times of our lives.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
¿Por qué debería llorar por ti?
Sting siempre me ha inspirado. Algunas veces solo me quedo con una oración de toda una letra. Me gusta especialmente la frase y título de una de sus canciones: Why should I cry for you? En español: ¿Por qué debería llorar por ti?
Podría remplazar ese “ti” por un nombre, un vínculo, incluso por una cosa: el padre de mi hijo y la familia que pensé que podíamos haber tenido; los padres que me hubiera gustado tener; el amigo que perdí y no sé cómo recuperar; la naturaleza, sus pérdidas y cómo perdí contacto con ella. Ese “ti” incluso puede ser un “mí”: Por qué debería llorar por la pequeña Patricia, sus miedos, su soledad o sus anhelos.
Llorar por lo que no es o por lo que no tenemos no mejora nada. Podemos llorar sin parar durante años—te aseguro que sé de lo que hablo—por alguien o algo y la situación no va a mejorar ni un ápice. Sentirse mal, triste o arrepentido no cambia nada. La realidad sigue siendo exactamente la misma y estás perdiendo tu tiempo, perdiéndote la oportunidad de vivir otra experiencia maravillosa en su lugar.
El universo de cosas por las cuales podemos derramar nuestras lágrimas es lo suficientemente vasto como para que yo no intente describirlo. Mi doctorado en lágrimas inútiles lo hice sobre relaciones humanas. Terminar la tesis me llevó siete largos años y es posible que mi defensa aún esté pendiente. ¿Qué aprendí de eso? ¡Nada que no hubiera podido aprender en un par de días!
En vez de llorar, últimamente sonrío, agradezco por las experiencias,
acepto las experiencias, la gente, etc. y sigo de largo. De vez en cuando puede pasar que me ponga algo triste, pero no me paro a descansar en ese sentimiento.
Cada experiencia es una oportunidad de aprendizaje. Siempre y cuando tengas tus sentidos alertas, o aprendes de los otros o aprendes de ti mismo. Esto es un regalo por el cual tenemos que estar agradecidos. Las lágrimas no tienen ningún lugar ahí.
Podría remplazar ese “ti” por un nombre, un vínculo, incluso por una cosa: el padre de mi hijo y la familia que pensé que podíamos haber tenido; los padres que me hubiera gustado tener; el amigo que perdí y no sé cómo recuperar; la naturaleza, sus pérdidas y cómo perdí contacto con ella. Ese “ti” incluso puede ser un “mí”: Por qué debería llorar por la pequeña Patricia, sus miedos, su soledad o sus anhelos.
Llorar por lo que no es o por lo que no tenemos no mejora nada. Podemos llorar sin parar durante años—te aseguro que sé de lo que hablo—por alguien o algo y la situación no va a mejorar ni un ápice. Sentirse mal, triste o arrepentido no cambia nada. La realidad sigue siendo exactamente la misma y estás perdiendo tu tiempo, perdiéndote la oportunidad de vivir otra experiencia maravillosa en su lugar.
El universo de cosas por las cuales podemos derramar nuestras lágrimas es lo suficientemente vasto como para que yo no intente describirlo. Mi doctorado en lágrimas inútiles lo hice sobre relaciones humanas. Terminar la tesis me llevó siete largos años y es posible que mi defensa aún esté pendiente. ¿Qué aprendí de eso? ¡Nada que no hubiera podido aprender en un par de días!
En vez de llorar, últimamente sonrío, agradezco por las experiencias,
acepto las experiencias, la gente, etc. y sigo de largo. De vez en cuando puede pasar que me ponga algo triste, pero no me paro a descansar en ese sentimiento.
Cada experiencia es una oportunidad de aprendizaje. Siempre y cuando tengas tus sentidos alertas, o aprendes de los otros o aprendes de ti mismo. Esto es un regalo por el cual tenemos que estar agradecidos. Las lágrimas no tienen ningún lugar ahí.
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