I was thinking about... drunk nights
Tengo pensada una entrada desde hace tiempo, pero no es la que voy a publicar hoy. Porque hoy me he encontrado en el blog de Philip con una foto en la que salgo bailando sevillanas agarrada de una china. Y me preocupa.
Porque fue en Abril de 2006 y no tengo ni puñetera idea de quién era la china ni en qué idioma hablaba con ella. Sé que era amiga de Charlotte pero a partir de ahí es todo una gran zona borrosa de mi memoria.
Eso es todo.
Simplemente me parece gracioso recordar las cosas que hacemos cuando estamos borrachos con la mayor naturalidad del mundo y que luego en nuestra casa, cuatro años más tarde, nos parecen absolutamente improbables.
Ahí está la magia.
martes, 16 de marzo de 2010
lunes, 1 de marzo de 2010
Amid the noise and haste...
I was thinking about... healing words...
No importa cuánto tiempo pase o en qué circunstancias me encuentre, siempre que me topo con estas palabras me siento reconfortada. Me parecen indiscutiblemente llenas de sabiduría y paz. Y me reconcilian con el mundo. Así que aquí os dejo el Desiderata, un texto encontrado en un monasterio inglés de autoría desconocida que reúne en unas pocas líneas decenas de lecciones vitales. Espero que os sirva tanto como a mí.
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Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with other, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy.
No importa cuánto tiempo pase o en qué circunstancias me encuentre, siempre que me topo con estas palabras me siento reconfortada. Me parecen indiscutiblemente llenas de sabiduría y paz. Y me reconcilian con el mundo. Así que aquí os dejo el Desiderata, un texto encontrado en un monasterio inglés de autoría desconocida que reúne en unas pocas líneas decenas de lecciones vitales. Espero que os sirva tanto como a mí.
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Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with other, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy.
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