Headed for Curitiba, this is going to be my view for some days. My friend lives near the ‘Jardim Botânico’, one of the best places in the city.

You all have a nice week!

Soular

Soular

Soular; lar means ‘home’ in Portuguese

Soular; ar means ‘air’ in Portuguese

Soular; Sou sounds like “I am” in my language.

 HHmm..” I am home? ” “I am the soul that is home?” “I am the Sun and the air?”

Nevermind.. Just wanted to wish a nice week. And post some more light in my site. And share.

God Bless the Soular light

Lovely…

That´s all I have to say about the day I had yesterday. As I have said to a friend, I had woken up in love. That´s how I´ll describe it. And I was in live with everything around.

It was a bright sunny Autumn day, which made me remember any of Meg Ryan´s film. Any of those where she falls in love… You know, right?  I was inspired!  I was in love when I went out for groceries.. while choosing the best vegetables for lunch… when buying some roses at the flower stand.. Hhmm…

I was even more delighted when I finally watched Monsoon Wedding. Amazing one! I now am thankful to Mira Nair… what is the feeling that one has, when another allows one to see what one longs for? What one misses?  

This is my ticket to Curitiba. Surely it´ll be a nice trip! Patrick has told me I´ll find 9ºC there… That will be fine if I´m able to have some fondue and hot chocolate.

I now want to thank the last comments I had on my last blog. Serious, I´m really touched! I know I have some nice readers, better yet when they leave such nice comments! Thank you, really!

Wishing a nice weekend to us all!

Hang in there…

From time to time we all have to take a hard look at our lives to see where we are going. But when I think about my life an inner voice tends to criticize what I am now. Today I feel that my life is far from being the way I think it should be. “Try not listening to this voice or try to prove it wrong”, I think at times.

Everyday is a terrific day for me, and I find that things are working extremely smoothly. I´ve got a strong, grounded head that always help me get right down into the dirt and get things done. I usually make sure I´m on solid ground before  taking the next step upwards.

But certain things cause and earthquake in my safe ground. A friend has just told me of an imminent civil conflict where he lives. I just get sad and worried about him, and I also feel frustrated for not being able to do anything. About… what, Shy?

Heard an interview of our president telling about the risks that we have of crashing like Argentina. We have been quite like that before. In such a situation , I really dont know what I would do. I have been independent for so long…

This is not the kind of blog I like to post.

It may be private someday. Just like some others…

It got cold suddenly… Better go shut the window…

Not in bad mood anymore.. How could I? Allow me to add to the list of my previous blog, something that has just happened. I have just read that Monsoon Wedding By Mira Nair will be in the movies here next week. Again, somethig apparently small. But that means much to me.

And here I am again. My damn bad mood and I. I just would like to know why a young girl, full of energy, friends, and great ideas keeps listening to James Taylor late at night. Can anyone explain me, hun? ???

But speaking is not enough, something must be done. There are a lot of good things to be done in life, simple things! It is so easy to have a better life, maybe hat is because I complicate it: for lack of trust in simplicity.  Do you want to see how I easy I can change this moods? Now it is a question of honor!!!

Let´s see… Let me see what I can do for myself… Listing some simple and nice things in life…

 Laughing till my face hurts…
 Running on the beach, catching some shells
 A free line supermarket…
 Taking a car ride with my friend Carla and listening to her mad stories
 Listening to my favourite song on the radio…
 A smile of anyone I love…
 My birthday…
 A nice chat with my mom…
 A hot shower in the winter…
 Singing “Let´s get it on” in the shower…
 Finding some money forgotten in any pants pockets…
 Laughing alone on the bus because of something funny I remember…
 Overhearing someone saying some good thing about me…
 Waking up and realise I can sleep for a couple of more hours….
 Getting an e-mail from someone I love who rarely sends some…
 Someone I don´t know checking me out…
 Sitting on my sofa and listen to Madredeus…
 Getting a new comment in my blogs…
 Waking up in the middle of the night and listen to the sound of rain…
 Singing along with friends while another one plays the guitar
 Getting caught in a summer downpour and arrive home with the shoes in hands…
 Warm towels…recently ironed…
 Waking up and see someone has prepared you breakfast…
 The smell of eath after rain…
 Talk to myself.. and to my secret friend…
 The first kiss… and the second kiss…and the third kiss… …
 Making new friends or hanging out with the old ones…
 Warm and dry weekends…
 Seeing him staring at my lips while I talk..hmmm..
 Having good dreams….
 Dancing…
 Hugging the man I love…
 The last day of class….
 And the first one, at a new school, starting a new life ( I was afraid of that, but it was wonderful!)
 Being able to see the face of someone who has just gotten a gift from me…
 Sending silly written messages to friends during those boring classes….
 Trying to find out new forms in clouds…
 Playing with a pet… or a teddy bear…
 Waking up and see he sent me sms!
 Making a dream come true…
 Playing at those parks and see the children stare at you, wondering what you are doing there…
 Lyrics in the new cd cover, so that I can sing without feeling fool… 
 Going to a nice show, singing nonstop till my voice disappears…
 Seeing the sunrise and being glad to find out that one can be born everyday… Just like the Sun…
 Being able to see all those little things in life, and being aware of their value.

I think this is a good start. I have forgotten a bunch of nice things, I know- But you can add some if you want!  But those were enough to cheer me up! I think I´m starting to learn to control my mood! This is good!

Wish a wonderful weekend to all of us!!

Hugs!

Regardless of how much the storm seems to be raging out of control today, I think will be able to handle it.I shall save confidence in my own grounded nature. There is a reason why I take the time to address the details and plan my moves carefully. Today is one of those days in which I will see the rewards of those diligent actions, especially when it comes to the department of love, beauty, and my deepest emotions. Anyway, even with all the confidence, I´d like someone to wish me luck.

Don´t mind me. I must be overworking!

I have been mapping out another trip. I love to do that! We´ll have a holiday by the end of the month, and I plan to go to Curitiba again. This time, my friend who lives there and I will take a train to Paranaguá. I love trains. Weird is, I take the subway everyday, and I do feel sort of fed up with that already- Maybe I´m tired of seeing the grey landscape of São Paulo…

 But taking a train, going up and down hills. Seeing the magnitude of nature, and breathing purer air really attract me.  I have found a site where you can see some pictures and get some information of it. But of course, your dear Shy will take some snaps and post here.

As a last thought… I was remembering. Now everytime I go somewhere different, I remember Jim´s words. He is used to say we South Americans are keeping all this good stuff to ourselves. HHm.. Not me! But as he says, Brazil is indeed a place worth visiting!

Not able to focus. Too tense to blog or do anything else. I need to travel….Where to now? Meanwhile, Céline Dion saves me from… Giving up on anything I find beautiful!

A new day has come

I was waiting for so long
For a miracle to come
Everyone told me to be strong
Hold on and don’t shed a tear
So through darkness and good times
I knew I’d make it through
And the world thought I had it all
But I was waiting for you
Hush now
I see a light in the sky
Oh it’s almost blinding me
I can’t believe I’ve been touched by an angel
With love
Let the rain come down
And wash away my tears
Let it fill my soul
And drown my fears
Let it shatter the walls
For a new sun
A new day has come
A new day has come
Where it was dark now there is light
Where there was pain, now there’s joy
Where there was weakness, I found my strength
All in the eyes of a boy
Hush now
I see a light in the sky
Oh it’s almost blinding me
I can’t believe I’ve been touched by an angel
With love
Let the rain come down
And wash away my tears
Let it fill my soul
And drown my fears
Let it shatter the walls
For a new sun
A new day has come
A new day has come

Written by Aldo Nova, Stephan Moccio

Autumn-

The leaves fall

Asleep

~Shy

It is autunm here. Not cold yet. Not enough. Something is wrong with the weather, and I can´t stand the heat anymore. And I have wanted to write, but there´s so much to mention in the short time I have left…

I remembered a friend of mine who is an artist. I recalled a story she had told me once. She was with her husband at a cafe in Paris. She said she had found the view from that place was so beautiful that she felt like drawing it.  She wanted to catch everything she saw, but there was not enough time for that. Then, she focused on a certain part of the scenario. And she drew it.  I saw the picture hanged on her wall later on. Amazing! And that was just part of it! Got the lesson.

So, what part of my view do I want to picture? I don´t know how it will be in the end, but at least I know I should just focus on something. It works in life… It should work here in my blogs too.

Have a good day you all!

I made it! I have made my first Xanga victim! I mean.. I have finally had someone start a new blog FerHazel is an ex student of mine, current friend. His first blog is in Portuguese, but I´ll see what I can do to get him to turn it into English..

Talk about ex students.. I have been thinking-as usual. I have this habit of turning students into friends. And I have always succeeded in that! Last week I enrolled in a belly dance course. Along with two friends…er… ex students!

What is it that I like so much to meet people? I love hearing them. I love learning from them, but sometimes I feel like I AM looking for something else. Searching for something that simply makes sense. I may be crazy I already.

I was talking to a friend about being sane, the other day. He  told me the only way to survive in a world like this is by being a bit insane. Whatever that may be, I have been reading about the relativeness of sanity. Maybe it is coincidence, or stress, but people seem to be acting insane lately. I have.  In my case it is as in things have not been making sense anymore. And I´m so tired I can´t even write about that… What is this blog about anyway? I should not be blogging now… It is too late! Should I hide it?

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