"La vida no es la que uno vivió, sino la que uno recuerda, y cómo la recuerda para contarla." - Gabriel García Márquez

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La docencia es como un viaje en tren

Confieso que extraño la docencia, pero la extraño cuando los alumnos si querian aprender, extraño hablar con ellos fuera de la clase y reirme con ellos durante la clase. Ojalá algun dia quiera volver a ser maestra porque sigo diciendo que es la mejor profesión que uno puede escojer.

E por vezes...

E por vezes as noites duram meses
E por vezes os meses oceanos
E por vezes os braços que apertamos
nunca mais são os mesmos. E por vezes

encontramos de nós em poucos meses
o que a noite nos fez em muitos anos.
E por vezes fingimos que lembramos
E por vezes lembramos que por vezes

ao tomarmos o gosto aos oceanos
só o sarro das noites não dos meses
lá no fundo dos corpos encontramos.

E por vezes sorrimos ou choramos
E por vezes por vezes ah por vezes
Num segundo se evolam tantos anos.
David Mourão-Ferreira

The art of trying, by Paulo Coelho

Pablo Picasso once said, “God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat. He has no real style. He just keeps on trying other things.”

When we start working on our dreams, we always feel afraid. We wonder if there are rules to follow. Who comes up with these rules, while we all live such different lives? If God created the giraffe, the elephant and the cat, and we try to learn from his example, then why would we try to follow one rule or another?

Sometimes rules help us avoid the mistakes others have made before our time, but more often than not a rule will only make us repeat what someone else has already done.

Rest assured. Trust the universe, and look forward to surprising yourself. The apostle Paul said, “God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong.” The wise know some actions repeat themselves. They regularly encounter the same problems and situations they have dealt with before. Knowing that makes them sad. They start to think they’ll never be able to grow, since whatever they experienced before is happening again.

“I’ve already been through this,” they complain to their hearts.

“That may be true,” their hearts reply, “but you haven’t mastered it yet.”

The wise understand that repetition has a cause: to teach the lesson that still needs teaching. Repetitive situations require different solutions every time. The one who fails must not see this as a mistake, but rather as a step toward greater self knowledge.

It’s like Thomas Watson said, “Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure.”

Taken from: http://paulocoelhoblog.com/

Some things I just can't understand

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I know that all happens for a reason, that everything is meant to be and all that but really... right now it is sooo damn hard to accept it. I mean, I came here, I had dreams, illusions and now I have to go back, probably being a teacher which is something that I don't want. I can't understand. In here I was happy. I don't mean that in Portugal I'm not but I really feel that in here I am learning a lot and I don't think I have learnt everything yet. I need to stay here, I need to learn a bit more. I need to take Actionscript course, I need... I just need to be here a couple months more. But how? Life can be really complicated sometimes. I just can't understand this. Hope one day (and not far away) I will understand. So far I don't feel like a total looser but can't say I'm a winner either can I?