Heart is a land where no one steps!

How many times we avoid someone because we think is not worthy to get to know better?  
How many times we labeled someone as result of a first impression?

How many times we judge ourselves as not good enough?

We can’t base our lives by the way things appear to be. These attitudes are poison to our mind and spirit. Nobody knows you better than yourself.

Don’t judge people base on appearance, background, heritage, sexual orientation and gender. We don’t have to agree with the point of view or life style, but we can act with compassion, forgiveness, respect and love. 

Everyone make mistakes. Perfection is not real and is boring.

The greatest thing about life is acceptance, love and forgiveness. 

Your life doesn't have to taste like raw eggplant

When I was young I didn't like the bitter taste of the eggplant. I didn't like lot things about my life and myself too. Then I grew up and later learned some lessons from my mistakes and examples from wise people. I understood that we have the life we choose to have. In my case my life had a taste of raw eggplant: bitter and no choices. This is was my blind imagination working against me. I couldn't see the reality and was always the victim.


Eggplant has very good taste if you know how to prepare. It is very healthy and good to control cholesterol. I learned how to make the eggplant taste good because I learned to give myself a chance to be happy. Like the eggplant we come to the world in a raw state. We need tools and creativity to transform this in a wonderful recipe. Life gives us all the tools we need. We have the free will to decide if we want be a recipe with a bitter taste or have a delightful experience. Enjoy my eggplant recipe!


Ingredients: 2 large eggplants ; 2 onions sliced; 3 cloves garlic crushed; 1 / 2 yellow bell pepper chopped; 1 egg lightly beaten; 2 cups of bread cumbers; salt to taste; parsley to taste; Olive oil to taste; Parmesan cheese.


Cut the eggplant into strips. Mix the onion, garlic, bell peppers and salt in a bowl. Dip the eggplant in the egg, then in the bread crumbs. Place on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Bake the eggplant for 15 minutes at 375 degrees. Remove the eggplant from the oven and cover with the veggie mix. Drizzle parmesan cheese. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes.

Procrastination

The time to live your life is today. I always have the habit of procrastination. Use to be worse when I was youngster. Get up in the morning with a big idea or project and by the afternoon put off till tomorrow.
When I look to my past I can see why in some ways I still missing something in my life.
I am older and more mature to understand the importance to enjoy each moment of my life. These days I enjoy life more and always focus in the positive aspect of being alive.
This is not an easy accomplishment, but really worth it. I have real reasons to be happy. I have stop counting the mistakes and started counting the blessings.
I learned the importance to get the results by working on my goals and make happen. I had the horrible tendency to rationalize everything and make up reasons why I could finish a project. I don't spend energy explain why I didn't accomplish something, I find another way to get what I want.
Right now I am involved in some personal and professional projects. Some of them have become real: enjoy my life and my beautiful son; started my blog; avoid people that upset me and negative feelings.
I devote myself to be happy. I can't wait for others to the job I supposed to do.

My life is not perfect, but is much better. I am not taking nothing for granted.
   

This is about resilience

Kathryn Stockett's 'The Help' Turned Down 60 Times Before Becoming a Best Seller on Shine

This is a wonderful example how to " get over it" ...Persistence;Self respect; Believe on yourself...Be happy.

My goal journal

Last Saturday I bought a ' Goal Journal: Me & My Big Ideas'. I used to have a journal and write the good, the bad, the lessons and the mistakes. Has being a long time since my last entry and even don’t know where this is old journal. I had a kid and got married. Always too busy and stressed to have time for myself. Lately I decide to prioritize what's important on my life. My little Jo Jo and my husband are absolutely very important. Anyways if I don't prioritize myself and the way I feel I am in risk to become a failure. The way I feel, the way I take care of myself going to influence in the way the people I love feel. Happiness consists in being active and understands you.

I had put a lot of personal issues in hold because others. I am almost 43 and if I don't take care of myself no one going too. 

My new journal is a commitment to life. It will help me to work my self-esteem and make my spirit become stronger. 

We can’t say everything on the social network. In my opinion is dangerous and poison.  A personal journal is something private and a place where you can let yourself go and write wherever you want to. Some problems and issues is better if keep private. 

Amazing young people

MDSC Weekly Update: "Falmouth's Tracey Newhart, 28, who after gaining attention for a dispute regarding her MCAS scores years ago, has gone on to open her very own catering business, called Tracey's Kitchen. She makes cakes, cookies and other baked goods for all special occasions. Tracey is getting ready for the Buddy Walk by the Sea with walks around her East Falmouth neighborhood. In addition to Down syndrome, she has Grave's disease, which causes extreme fatigue. 'With her Grave's disease, the doctor said the one mile will feel like ten to her,' says Tracey's mother Pat. 'It will be her first Buddy Walk without a wheelchair.' "

my reason to smile...

Avoid being negative

I learned that be happy depends on small things and simple actions.
I try to avoid negative people. When I am faced with experiences I don't like I just walk away.
I focus in the positive side of every situation. Acting this way I keep my mind healthy and strong.
Life is full of obstacles and confrontations. I don't have to seek it.
I exercise my mind with patience and acceptance.

Missing my mom

Hi mommy
How are you? Today I am missing you a lot.
I wish I could call home and you answer the phone. But I know that you can't because you not there.
I miss our conversations. I would like to speak to you about Joseph. He is almost  two years and he is very sweet boy. This is pity he can't meet you. I know that you  would be a super grandmother, as you always was a super mother.
Forgive me  because I caused  so many worries.  I am thankful for you understood my desire to come to U.S.A. after  daddy died. It needed to prove that I could survive far way  from from home, to grow, and in certain ways this helped me. Are 11 long years. Many things happened. The price that I paid was high. I suffered, I cried, and I committed some mistakes. But most important of everything is  I learned and today I am a better person. Today I am mother and wife as you it was. I do not know if I can compare me to your magnitude. Today I understand your decisions and opinions as mother. I wish I could hug you. Comfort me to know you are in better place and you still  loving me and blessing me.  I love you mother. Always.

saudades de minha mae

OI mae,
como voce esta?
Hoje estou sentindo muito a sua falta.
Queria tanto poder ligar la pra casa e ouvir sua voz.
Mas sei que voce nao pode atender o telefone porque voce nao esta la. Sinto saudades das nossas conversas ao telefone.
Gostaria de te falar sobre Joseph.
Ele ja tem quase dois anos esta cada dia mais esperto.
Eh uma pena que ele nao vai ter oportunidade de te conhecer.
Sei que voce seria uma super avo, como voce sempre foi uma super mae.
Desculpe porque nunca te entendi e te causei tantas dores de cabeca.
Mas agradeco por voce ter compreendido meu desejo de vir para os EUA depois que pai morreu.
Precisava provar pra mim mesma que poderia sobreviver longe de casa, crescer, e de certa maneira isto me ajudou.
Sao 11 longos anos. Muita coisa se passou. muita agua rolou debaixo da ponte.
O preco que paguei foi alto. Sofri, chorei, e cometi alguns erros.
Mas o mais importante de tudo eh que aprendi muito e hoje acredito que sou uma pessoa melhor.
Gostaria muito de te dizer mae que voce teria orgulho de mim por tanto que tenho tentato me tornar uma pessoa melhor a cada dia.
Hoje sou mae e esposa como voce foi. Nao sei se posso me comparar a sua magnitude, mas sei e entendo melhor suas decisoes e opinioes como mae.
Gostaria de poder te abracar. Precisava muito de uma abraco seu.
Me conforta saber que vc esta bem e sei que la de cima vc continua me amando e abencoando.
Saudades. Te amo mae.  

Secret to be happy

Avoid negative thinking. Ignore bad feelings and pessimist people.
Laugh...laugh...laugh a lot...Be happy.

helping mommy do laundry

Jo Jo is very active, always into something.

Jo Jo in his favorite chair

I am very happy because my Jo Jo is having a chance to do Hippotherapy at Ironstone Farm in Andover, MA. At the beginning he wasn't very happy. He is doing much better now. The hippotherapy going to help him improve balance, coordination and increase muscle tone.
I am very glad we have this kind program available. The staff is very friendly and professional.

Coherence and authenticity by Ana Maria de Sena

Coherence and authenticity are the basic requirements of all those who fight for human dignity and justice. Fernando Altemeyer in an article published in the Journal of Religious Education Dialogue No. 30, April 2003, states that are worth what we think, we are able to fight and love. Therefore it is essential that we change and take real in our life that we proclaim as a value to others. As Christians, values ​​like truth, justice, love, freedom, correspond to the gospel and point the way to build peace. It is true that many religions, especially the monotheistic has as its central focus the human dignity.

In all religious denominations and even among those who say they do not profess any faith, find people who are fighting valiantly defending truth, justice and dignity. People who take the banner of solidarity, ethics and citizenship, and make us believe more in life. I believe we can and we can use the freedom we have to search for truth and goodness, leaving aside individual interests and momentary, building the identity of the human being is to love God above all things and our neighbor as himself. If we do achieve this year with consistency and authenticity build the world of which we dream.

Life can be good

Key words: gratitude; stay positive; change attitude.
Changing old habits is not easy, is a daily commitment.
I changed my life when I decided to accept myself.
I stop letting others define who I supposed to be.
I forgive myself and I learned to let go.
Today I have strength to accomplish my dreams.
I learned to breathe and relax.
I learned to enjoy small moments of happiness.
I learned to love and be loved.
Life is not perfect, but can be good.