Love and Everyday Affairs

Take Your Time

We all have times in which we don’t recognize ourselves.

Our energy levels are low, tired all the time, not really in the mood for anything, completely and utterly drained.

We can’t be at our best all the time.

So take your time to recover.

It’s a natural process.

You’ll know when you’re back to your usual self, when everything looks bright again and you know everything will be fine.

Those breaks are important to heal whatever is in need to do so, maybe we’re just not aware of it.

So get some rest… don’t stop but slow down and when you feel ready, pick up the pace.

Just don’t indulge in self pity forever.

That’s not the way.

If you don’t fix it, no one else will.

So rest, but don’t quit.

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The Little Things

I wonder if I’m the only one feeling like this.

I know I’m not… but it seems sometimes we need these little things… it seems sometimes you’re on top of the world, so busy and dazzled with life, you don’t really pay attention to these details.

But then, maybe it’s a change of heart, a change of energy, a moment of weakness in which you need them more than ever. You can’t really explain why these sudden feelings.

But no one really knows because you won’t tell a soul and the truth is people simply forget, or just don’t care.

They’re also in their ever fast spinning world trying to keep their minds busy.

We shut in our own reality.

To whom will you say “I’d really like to hear from you”?

You don’t because you know they’ll misinterpret.

Sometimes it’s nice knowing someone is trying to make your day a bit happier just because.

For no reason other than trying to make it better and easier for you.

Some people just seem to guess when you’re in need of a simple gesture but meaningful enough to make you feel special.

And you do, merely because someone thought of you.

Some people have that ability.

And those people rock.

Too bad they are so rare.

The Downgrade

Here’s my question… why is it people say something they have no intention of keeping?

Why would a guy say “I really want to see you again” and then they go M.I.A (Missing in Action, or maybe even before any kind of action 😜)?

Regardless of getting in action or not, they fuel you up with trust and intentions… and then you hear the crickets… 🙄

You see inaction only, so opposite to what you had been explicitly told.

Then you wonder… did I misunderstand?

Did I misinterpret the signals?

But then you remember… they weren’t subtle, they were repeatedly said out loud.

So immediately your mind is wondering: what did I do? Or what did I not do?

Maybe I’m not interesting enough, smart enough, funny enough, pretty enough, skinny enough… and boom… suddenly the pressure of being Amazing kicks in.

And you feel like sh**.

Because you’re just not on that Amazing level… and they’re gone.

They were so close and then so gone.

After lots of thinking, I realize the problem is not that I’m not Amazing.

The problem is that people, especially guys (I can’t say Men because unfortunately I haven’t met any in quite some time now), are confused and don’t really know what they want.

They want but they don’t.

Or they do but they don’t.

I don’t know. 😳🤷🏻‍♀️🤭

What I do know is that they say they are Men and they’ll show it… and then… magically disappear.

Is it my problem to downgrade them from the Men they say they are to the guys they prove to be?

It seems they forget their guts (to be polite and not say something else) and their brains somewhere in between and just wander off.

Maybe they’ll get together with someone else, maybe the magical click just wasn’t there.

I guess he just wasn’t that much into you 🙊🙈

And you continue with your life as if it’s all been an illusion.

Nothing happened.

Move On.

In the meantime, I’ll keep my hat on 😉

About Pictures

What does a picture say about you?

Personally I don’t think it says much… it all comes down to wether you’re comfortable taking pictures or not, if you like striking a pose or not.

It tells if you’re photogenic and some people do look awesome in their striking poses (I wish, not gonna lie!!).

I stick with my old usual plain smile merely because whenever I try to look like a diva, I end up looking like everything but.

So I stick with what I assume will work best.

A plain smile is the prettiest and most honest thing ever… when it comes naturally.

In a picture, whether we like or not, it’s always a fake smile.

I wonder how our pictures would look like if our faces were reveling our true feelings.

And yet, I prefer the smiley ones 🤷🏻‍♀️

A smile will hide your doubts, your fears, your darkest devils, your tears… it will also hide your love, your dreams, your reasoning and your craziness.

Both your ugliness and beauty will be contained in a picture.

Some things will keep unknown and not for everyone to see or understand.

It’s an effective filter.

I get to pick what I think is reasonable to share (and what I think will make me look good 😁).

So… I guess it’s all good 💙

And keep posting smiley pictures 🙃

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Handling the Fire

I’m not in love.

I wish I was, but I’m not…

When you read this, you focus on the first part… “she finally fell in love”…

I focused on the second part… “with somebody who could handle her fire” and therefore the first part became irrelevant.

I suppose our brain selects first what it relates to our mind frames needs or immediate expectations.

More than falling in love, I need someone who sees what’s not visible.

What’s not foreseeable.

What’s not obvious and seems actually pretty unlikely by just looking at my face/body and by talking about the weather, the diet you’re on or your workout scheme.

Feed me with what you’re passionate about.

Your hopes and dreams, what makes your skin get the goosebumps, what keeps you awake at night, your fears.

I know it’s not easy giving your thoughts away and I know not everyone values it as a relevant matter.

But it’s important sharing what makes you tick, especially if it’s someone whom you’re looking to connect with.

Your vulnerable side makes you Human, makes you accessible, makes you interesting.

I agree it’s not for everyone to know at all times. But some people do deserve to know You.

And then maybe, just maybe, you’ll ignite something different.

Something you can’t see until you feel it. 🎀✨💙⚡️💥🔥

Happy New Year!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Let’s hope 2019 is a year in which we can let go of unwanted feelings, experiences, doubts, clouded minds and everything that pulls us down and makes us question ourselves.

Let’s work on strength, hope, clear judgement and decision making!

Wishing for nothing but the best for everyone.

Wether you deserve it or not, it’s not up for me to decide

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The Tiny Big things

Beauty lies often in simple things.

We just need to be aware and pay attention to our surroundings with all our senses.

We just need to make sure we don’t slide by with the indifference of taken for granted.

And beauty can be in the landscape.

In the colors.

In the smell.

In the gentle windy silence.

In Nature’s motion.

In the memories you’ll have from the moment.

The complicity and friendship while realizing and appreciating that tiny beautiful timeframe.

The realization that tiny moments might translate something so big.

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Today Do the Work

Today may actually be the first day in which I really feel like this.

I feel I’m doing my work and enjoying my life as it is.

No pressure, no anxiety and surprisingly relaxed about it.

Last year was very hard, painful, stressful and it seemed a never ending story of self-doubt.

This year was smoother, more peaceful and maybe I did grow somehow.

I feel ready to give and receive all the love in the world.

I wish I could always be in this state of confidence in the future and in myself.

That’s why I’m doing my work today.

This is what I’ve been working on this year.

I just want to keep this feeling for next year.

I don’t want to be caught again in the self-doubt world.

I don’t want those dark clouds above me anymore.

So I’ll keep doing my work on myself to cope with uncertainty in peace.

And to find ways to keep believing I still have a chance of my envisioned happiness. 🙏

The “Accessible” Strangers

It’s hard finding someone whom to have this kind of conversations with!

People don’t engage easily into their personal points of view on Life and Love.

Not everyone is up for it and you also need to feel comfortable to open up about these things.

So basically, there needs to be the connection between people that allows you to talk about everything.

And if on one hand some people make it really hard, others seem to make it so easy.

It’s just natural and spontaneous to talk about something deeper than your average daily conversation!

And those ones, the strangers who become sudden friends, are the ones you want close to you.

They allow you to show your true colors!

The Wadi Feeling

When you find yourself in a Wadi*, in a river running deep in a valley surrounded with big rocks, you can’t help wondering about the power and beauty of nature!

Its opulence is striking!!

You feel so small and vulnerable but so proud!

You can only appreciate the chance to live it, breath it and keep it in your memory!

*Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley. Sometimes can be a dry riverbed which only has water when it rains heavily.

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