Expect nothing and appreciate everything.

Memorize something everyday. Not only will this leave your brain sharp and your memory functioning, you will also have a huge library of quotes to bust out at any moment. Poetry, sayings and philosophies are your best options. Constantly try to reduce your attachment to possessions. Those who are heavy set with material desires will have a lot of trouble when their things are taken away from them or lost. Possessions do end up owning you, not the other way around. Become a person of minimal needs and you will be much more content. Develop an endless curiosity about this world. Become an explorer and view the world as your jungle. Stop and observe all of the little things as completely unique events. Try new things. Get out of your comfort zone and try to experience as many different environments and sensations as possible. This world has so much to offer, so why not take advantage of it? Remember peopl...

Hay personas que tienen pareja pero se sienten tan solas y vacías como si no las tuvieran. Hay otras que por no esperar deciden caminar al lado de alguien equivocado y en su egoísmo, no permite que ese alguien se aleje aún sabiendo que no le hace feliz. Hay personas que sostienen matrimonios o noviazgos ya destruidos, por el simple hecho de pensar que estar solos es difícil e inaceptable. Hay personas que deciden ocupar un segundo lugar tratando de llegar al primero, pero ese viaje es duro, incómodo y nos llena de dolor y abandono. Pero hay otras personas que están solas y viven y brillan y se entregan a la vida de la mejor manera. Personas que no se apagan, al contrario, cada día se encienden más y más. Personas que aprenden a disfrutar de la soledad porque las ayuda a acercarse a si mismas, a crecer y a fortalecer su interior. Esas personas son las que un día sin saber el momento exacto ni el por qué se encuentran al lado del que las ama con ve...

One beautiful April morning, on a narrow side street in Tokyo’s fashionable Harujuku neighborhood, I walked past the 100% perfect girl. Tell you the truth, she’s not that good-looking. She doesn’t stand out in any way. Her clothes are nothing special. The back of her hair is still bent out of shape from sleep. She isn’t young, either - must be near thirty, not even close to a “girl,” properly speaking. But still, I know from fifty yards away: She’s the 100% perfect girl for me. The moment I see her, there’s a rumbling in my chest, and my mouth is as dry as a desert. Maybe you have your own particular favorite type of girl - one with slim ankles, say, or big eyes, or graceful fingers, or you’re drawn for no good reason to girls who take their time with every meal. I have my own preferences, of course. Sometimes in a restaurant I’ll catch myself staring at the girl at the next table to mine because I like the shape of her nose. But no one can insist that his 100% perfect g...

Tiempo de tormenta. Turno de decisiones. Clima de borrasca y viento. Luz difícil. Desde hace meses no dejo de recibir invitaciones a charlas, conversatorios y tertulias que gravitan alrededor del mismo tema: las razones para seguir apostando por el país, para quedarse y lidiar, para no irnos en desbandada. No es un tema fácil. Es complejo por inédito, por extraño a nuestro hábito, por subjetivo y personal. Es un tema espinoso por el espinoso país que hoy vivimos. Por el caos que nos rodea. Por la violencia de la marea que golpea nuestras certidumbres y ataduras. Ahora bien, ocurre que habitualmente uno no anda explicando las razones que tiene para no irse de su casa. Uno, simplemente, está, permanece, hace hogar en ella. Construye familia. Teje su día a día. Come allí, duerme en ella, la pasea descalzo, se demora en sus ventanas, erige su biblioteca, pone su música, domestica su almohada, conoce sus ruidos y caprichos. Es el lugar donde pugnas con tus grip...

¡Hello everyone! First I want to thank you for taking the time to read this. I'm starting a company with a friend for the people that have food conditions and allergies (Celiacs, Diabetics, Lactose and casein intolerance, Autism, and others). She was diagnosed with Lactose intolerance few months ago, and with this little problem we got to the conclusion that in our country we don't have much products for the people that really need it. Now we know why everytime she drank milk, eat cake, butter or anything with lactose I felt sooo bad. We can't imagine how other people with worse conditions might feel by eating this stuff or the things that their body cannot tolerate.  We are from and currently living in Caracas, Venezuela. To the ones that don't know much about our country, we are living in crisis right know. Our monthly salary it's around 6.000 -7.000 bolivares that equals 10$ a month. So it's very hard for us to SURVIVE in this place. For us t...