Vida moderna

Interview to Sam Shepard (In El Pais, June 24, 2011 http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cine/soledad/experiencia/central/vida/moderna/elpepuculcin/20110624elpepicin_1/Tes):

P. La soledad es un tema recurrente en su obra. ¿Por qué?

R. Porque es la experiencia central de la vida moderna. Todos luchamos contra la soledad. Hay quien la elude buscando la seguridad de una familia, otros se rodean de gente. Yo escribo porque es una compañía constante. Llevo mis cuadernos a todas partes. Cuando escribo no me siento solo y necesito esa soledad para escribir. Es un conflicto sin solución.

Tiles looking for each other

Porto, June 2011

First one, then two, then three. At the end a single unity

Costa da Caparica, May 2011 

Sin vueltas

Sin vueltas a las cosas para no perder la proporción de la realidad.

Con espíritu generoso para dejar fluir la energía.

Sin apegos, para poder volar.

Con la intención de crear, desde el corazón, para catalizar una idea que genere cambios y lleve alivio a quien lo necesite.

and heart

Coimbra, Portugal. June 2011

Fortunately

That day hasn't come yet :)

Museu Colecção Berardo, Lisboa. June 2011

BES Photo 2011

Carlos Lobo / Kiluanji Kia Henda / Manuela Marques / Mário Macilau / Mauro Restiffe

fascination

‎"Oh, if only one keeps one’s eye on reality" -Van Gogh,

one would be fascinated by real things!!!

(pic from: http://www.google.com/search?q=the+world+fascinates+me&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=SlvxTdOAF8SYhQf80awh&ved=0CB8QsAQ&biw=1023&bih=586)

Looks great!

When I am capable of seeing things, then everything is so easy!

But for seeing I need perspective. Perspective brings clarity.

And for having perspective I need time.

So, time is my friend. All I need to do is to be patient! And that is to do nothing.

time = perspective = clarity = easiness

&

do nothing = time

This looks great :)

Desnuda tu mirada de juicios y entra en el aqui y ahora -Santiago Pando

Madrid, 2010

A matter of language

A matter of language:

As numbers can represent properties of things, but numbers are not the properties, also words can represent thoughts about things but words are not the meaning of things.

Because you know the name of something doesn’t mean you know it

Because you know the properties of something doesn’t mean you understand it

Because you can’t see something doesn’t mean you can’t recognize it

Because you want something doesn’t mean you need it

Because you need something doesn’t mean it is for you

Because you can use something doesn’t mean you owned it

Because you have something for free doesn’t mean it is less valuable

Because you have everything right now, be grateful. Be grateful. Be grateful.

Uncertainty

I am sister of future uncertainty
I am friend of today's certainty

Usually I tend to think a lot about possibilities, probabilities, risks, etc, of some decisions and some situations. I confront myself with many thoughts. So usually, I also tend to fight with my mind and tell her: "just calm down and please stay quiet. I have no idea about anything, so please stay quiet".
But, when I do this, it is like turning my mind's volume a little bit higher. And then, I am thinking in all those options and reasons and at the same time I am trying to shut down my mind and my mind is speaking more and more. So at the end, I am exhausted. And I have no idea what to do. And I get insomnia and inertia.

Nevertheless, I found out that if day by day I manage all that energy in creative thoughts and in some other activities, I find more peace and I stop fighting with my 'analyzing' tendency. It simply goes away.

I think I have identified some things that bring me daily peace: concentration at work, running, swimming, surfing, listening to music with no messages, listening to workout music that just makes you run faster, writing, using colors in my notes, taking photos, getting up super early, being very organized with files, papers, notebooks at work, having everything super clean at home, having few but useful things, talking to friends that laugh with you one minute after you start talking, drinking lots of water, riding bike, eating pasta with pesto and vegetables with couscous, eating slowly, learning a new language and reading a good book. And sleeping at least seven hours.

So, that's why I am friend of today's certainty. The certainty that these things are important in my life brings me right now tranquility. And that feels good.

Well, also, I am really calm about future uncertainty. It's like: all possibilities are fine for me. Actually all look great. I am sure I will be happy with any path I create. So I really never worry about that. That's why I am sister of future uncertainty.

Yvoire, France

Life as it comes