Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Quem

És dura como uma pedra
Fria como o Inverno
Doce como o mel
Sensível como uma folha

Choras sem ninguém ver
Sorris para acolher o ambiente
Choras sem saber porquê
Sorris para sorrires

O dia marca-te com dor
A noite tenta apagar-te em sonhos
Mas a memória assombra-te
o coração
que sofre por viveres

Negas saber
mas não sabes o que negas

És
sem o querer
Evitas ser

Quem

Monday, January 10, 2005

Quotes of the day (cont.)

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Quotes of the day (cont.)

The Earth does not belong to Man. Man belongs to the Earth.
All things are connected, like the blood which unites one family.
We do not weave the web of life.
We are but a strand in the web of life.
What we do to the web we do to ourselves.
All things are connected.


American Indian wisdom

Quotes of the day (cont.)

It is the mind that frees us or enslaves.
Driven by the senses we become bound; master of the senses we become free.


The Amritabindu Upanishad

Quotes of the day (cont.)

We do not receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.

Marcel Proust

Quotes of the day (cont.)

"if you believe in something, and believe in it long enough, it will come into being."

--Rolling Thunder, CHEROKEE

Quotes of the day (cont.)

Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols.

Thomas Mann

Quotes of the day

It's not between "you and THEM".
People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway.I
f you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies;Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you; Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating others could destroy overnight; Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous; Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten.;Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God; It was never between you and them anyway.

- Mother Teresa

THE COWBOY'S GUIDE TO LIFE

1. Don't name a pig you plan to eat.
2. Your fences need to be horse high, pig tight and bull strong.
3. Life ain't about how fast you run, or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.
4. Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers at a distance.
5. Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
6. A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
7. Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.
8. Meanness don't jest happen overnight.
9. Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
10. Don't sell your mule to buy a plow.
11. Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
12. It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
13. You cannot unsay a cruel word.
14. Every path has a few puddles.
15. When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
16. The best sermons are lived, not preached.
17. Most Of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
18. Don't squat with your spurs on.
19. Don't judge folks by their relatives.
20. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
21. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
22. Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin' you none.
23. Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
24. It's better to be a has-been than a never-was.
25. The easiest way to eat crow is while it's still warm. The colder it gets, the harder it is to swaller.
26. If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
27. If it don't seem like it's worth the effort, it probably ain't.
28. It don't take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep.
29. Sometimes you get and sometimes you get got.
30. The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with watches yOu shave his face in the mirror every mornin'.
31. If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
32. Don't worry about bitin' off more 'n you can chew; your mouth is probably a whole lot bigger'n you think.
33. Only cows know why they stampede.
34. Always drink upstream from the herd.
35. If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there with ya.
36. Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
37. Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.

Thanks Bubba

Sunday, January 09, 2005

A GREAT ADDRESS

"How can you find the address called "inside of you"?"
It really is very, very simple – that which you are looking for is within you.
A long time ago, someone came and talked about the kingdom of heaven. Do you know what the address was? "Inside of you." It is a great address. It really is very prestigious. No one has ever gone to that address and come back saying they didn’t find anything.
People have come and they talked about peace. What address did they give? "Within you." People have come and talked about the kingdom of heaven. What address did they give? "Inside of you." People have come and talked about love. Where did they say it was? "Inside of you." And where have people looked? Everywhere else except inside of them. Everywhere else, while within is the boundless joy.
It is so simply laid out. Within you is boundless joy. And what are people’s arguments? That there is nothing inside because if you open up a person, you will not find anything. Well, if you open up the brain, do you think you will find thoughts? Will you find a message like in a Chinese fortune cookie?
But how can you find the address called "inside of you"? How do you find it? Which taxi cab to you take? I’ll give you a clue. When you stop looking at everything else, then you will begin to see yourself. When you are quiet, you will begin to hear yourself. When you stop seeing the rest of the world as the source of your joy, you will start looking at the heart as the source of your joy.
Stop travelling and you’ll find you are home. What an address! Get in the cab and tell the driver, "Don’t go anywhere," and you’ll be home!
Don’t just settle for the saying, "The kingdom of heaven is within you." Find it. Know it. Be in touch with it. Fulfil this heart. Understand

Thanks Billy

Wisdom of the soul

1. No one can ruin your day without YOUR permission.
2. Most people will be about as happy, as they decide to be.
3. Others can stop you temporarily, but only you can do it permanently.
4. Whatever you are willing to put up with, is exactly what you will have.
5. Success stops when you do.
6. When your ship comes in. ... make sure you are willing to unload it.
7. You will never "have it all together."
8. Life is a journey... not a destination. Enjoy the trip!
9. The biggest lie on the planet: "When I get what I want I will be happy."
10. The best way to escape your problem is to solve it.
11. I've learned that ultimately 'takers' lose and 'givers' win.
12. Life's precious moments don't have value, unless they are shared.
13. If you don't start, it's certain you won't arrive.
14. We often fear the things we want the most.
15. Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen to what you have to say. Best friends listen to what you don't say!
16. Yesterday was the deadline for all complaints.
17. Look for opportunities...not guarantees.
18. Life is what is coming...not what was.
19. Success is getting up one more time.
20. Now is the most interesting time of all.
21. When things go wrong.....don't go with them.
22. Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side.
23. A person who asks a question might be a fool for five minutes, but a person who doesn't ask, is a fool forever.
24. A best friend is like a four leaf clover... hard to find, and lucky to have.
25. A friend is someone who reaches for your hand but touches your heart.
26. I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to.
27. Eyes are placed in front because it is more important to look ahead than to look behind..

beyond endless (versão portuguesa)

...
Um minuto fez uma vida
Uma vida é feita de minutos


Uma alegria pode durar para sempre
Se a angústia não corromper

No amor encontraremos vida
Há vida sem amor
mas não se vive sem amor

Viver é mais do que estar viv@
Mais do que respirar
Mais do que o nosso sangue correr

É feito pensando
Sentindo
Chorando
Rindo
Aprendendo
...


beyond endless

...
A minute made a life
A life is made by minutes

A joy may last forever
If sorrow does not corrupt

In love we'll find life
There's life without love
but no living without love

Living is more than being alive
More than breathing
More than our blood flowing

It's done in thinking
Feeling
Crying
Laughing
Learning
...

In the beginning/No início

with a few choosen words my spirit gave light to my heart

...and thus this journey began...

com umas simples palavras eleitas o meu espírito iluminou o meu coração

...e assim começou esta viagem...