Saying good-bye

In a few hours, we will be saying good-bye to 2012
and with it, to a lot of other things.

Usually on the last day of the year,
people is more centered on entering the new year

 than on saying good-bye to the "old" one.

It's not coincidence that my tone today is more of farewell than of welcome.

Sometimes, things happen so abruptly and unexpectedly

that our inner and outer bodies are not skilled enough to follow the speed

and it leaves you in an utter state of confusion and limbo.

And as I have been saying over the last few months

(maybe it's my 2012 final conclusion)

you have no other choice but fight for what you believe in

 and when nothing results

take life as it comes,

and hope that with time, just like the seasons pass

and we understand why fall follows summer,

you will be able to understand why certain things happen
in the way and timing that they do.

This is probably my last entry for 2012.

I will not end it on a "low" note.

I no longer know who reads me and I like that.

Thank you to that ambiguous group of readers

for another year.

I wish you a peaceful farewell 

and a hopeful welcome. 

Love, 

Sil

"She believed a great happiness awaited her somewhere, and for this reason she remained calm as the days flew by." (Gyula Krudy)

I leave in one month.

And between now and my departure date

we have the holidays:

Xmas, New Years, Los Reyes Magos

and the best shopping sale of the year (at least in Spain).

So, by the time that life comes back to normal, 

I will only have 10 days to leave my European experience

and depart to the USA...

It would be very much me 

to rush and make an evaluation of the experience

at this time.

Instead, I'll stop myself,

take a different personality,

and wait a few more weeks...

Happy Wednesday, December 19th.

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I Will Wait (acoustic) - Mumford & Sons

STOP: It's HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

Human What?

Human Rights What?

Yeap - HUMAN RIGHTS DAY.

Just like St Valentine's, Mother's Day or Labor Day

A day fully dedicated to commemorate, celebrate, reflect and 

HOPEFULLY commit to the plight of

"those things" that although you and I may take for granted

are costing lives and much suffering around the world.

Sad that a month before St Valentine's Day

the streets and stores are decorated with red hearts and balloons

ensuring that we don't forget the day,

and that for HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

(are you hearing me? H-U-M-A-N  R-I-G-H-T-S

I am talking about YOUR RIGHTS)

there are no signs out there

to make sure that NOBODY goes on with their day

without at least KNOWING that today's IT'S YOUR DAY.

YOU HAVE RIGHTS

as abstract as that may sound

it's what allows you to eat, be, live, love, work and breathe freely....

(Just to name a few)

This year, 

the spotlight is on creating the structures and support

TO MAKE EACH OF OUR VOICES COUNT

Make use of your RIGHT!

Happy Day.

Random thoughts

Greetings from Spain.  We arrived two days ago...

I don't have much to report yet.

It's been raining pretty much since we came,

so we've stayed in most of the time.

I also have a big headache

and a muscle contracture, 

so not feeling the greatest.

This morning the sun came out for a few seconds

and delighted us with this awesome rainbow

 I had never seen one this clear before.

Old feelings and memories are emerging and overwhelming me.

I want the sun to shine

literally and metaphorically.

I feel some slit of peace in being here.