In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

(January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968)

A legacy of hope, strength and inspiration

Say It (Part 2)

I am not necessarily a fan of notes, quotes and written stuff by others

BUT in the last couple of days I have come across, been forwarded

and confided with messages, sentences and lists

that have made me "hmm" (not sure if that expression exists),

relate (to a certain extent),

and archive them.

Here a few more:

And a last one

Don't mean to hurt anyone's feelings...

just found it funny (and sort of hoping not fully true)

I really hope that these "Say It" posts don't become a trend...

I realize that they can be unbearable and cheesy like hell

Say It

Make sure to keep in mind resolution #4

(source:itsalinethatsalwaysrunning)

So true

I also wanted to include "La Vie en Rose" in today's post

I've been listening to it over the last couple of days

Amazed at how much a song can say





Good morning

Eat well, travel often

Today's mantra

Good day

Feliz día de los Reyes Magos

Today is the most magical day of the year in Spain

el día de los Reyes Magos

(the Epiphany or the Three Magic Kings in the anglo world).

Quite an event in my house

since we were little…

The respect is such that
I was remembered by our Majesties in the distance

and received this sweet virtual present

this morning.

Thank you

Have a "one of a kind" type of day.

Is this what we call equality?

Today was characterized by 

the extraordinary large number of gender references that I came across,

so I feel pretty much obliged 

to dedicate this post to the topic.

I woke up to the news that 

Saudi women will not need a male guardian

to run or vote in the municipal elections in 2015.  

While I first took the news as positive, 

 I was soon after shocked by the fact that this was in fact news 

and became even more shocked 

when I was reminded that

contemporary Saudi women cannot travel, work, study abroad, marry, get divorced or gain admittance to a public hospital without  permission from a male guardian.

While I was still digesting this,

I ironically stumbled upon an article in The Washington Times

reporting on Obama's new "national action plan"

aimed at giving women a bigger role in resolving conflicts around the world 

cause as the President states

"women can make the world more peaceful."

Yet, we women still feel the need to

build educational institutions dedicated to

illuminating the role of women in transforming society 

and our contributions to the social, cultural, economic and political life.

Coincidentally I was then forwarded a video 

in which Daniel Craig

undergoes a makeover as he puts himself in a woman's shoes

as part of a gender campaign initiated by Annie Lennox.

These were just a few of the references received in one day

So I ask, how can we still argue that we are equal?

When are news about men having the right to vote news?

When does a president need to launch an action plan to give a bigger role to men? 

Why does in 2012 Daniel Craig need to put himself in a woman's shoes ?

A New Year!

Hello,

I just wanted to drop in and wish you a happy New Year. 

 Juncal often says that 2011 was the platform that will help us take off...

 I sense it that way. 

 Looking forward to continuing to use thisthatyotrascosasmas as my little experiment
 and to share it with you.

Wishing you a powerful 2012 

 Sil