MAKING SMILES

ENJOY THE POWER AND BEAUTY OF YOUR YOUTH



Foto: http://www.12songsofdesire.blogspot.com/



Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth;

oh nevermind; you will not understand

the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself

and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility

lay before you and how fabulous you really looked….

You’re not as fat as you imagine. Don’t worry about the future;

or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to

solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum.

The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never

crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm
on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing everyday that scares you

Sing Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts,

don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss Don’t waste your time on jealousy;

sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind…the race is long,

and in the end, it’s only with yourself.

Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you
succeed in doing this, tell me how. Keep your old love letters,

throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your
life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they
wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year
olds I know still don’t.

Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees,

you’ll miss them when they’re gone.

Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children,Ç

maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky
chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’t
congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your
choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s.

Enjoy your body, use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it,

or what other people think of it, it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever
own..

Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for
good. Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the
people most likely to stick with you in the future. Understand that friends

come and go,but for the precious few you
should hold on.

Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and
lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you
knew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live
in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel. Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will
philander, you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize
that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were
noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders. Don’t expect anyone else to support you.

Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse;

but you never know when either one might run out.

Don’t mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will
look 85. Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who
supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the
ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth. 

ENJOY

1901 - Phoenix

Irene Sotos 

UTILIZANDO UN CENTÍMETRO PARA MEDIR LA FELICIDAD.

Me ha costado tiempo darme cuenta que las cosas buenas ocurren en pequeñas dosis, no te quedes esperando de la vida una réplica de un cuento Disney, porque nos mintieron. Tu príncipe nunca llegará en caballo. Pero no desesperes, llegará…

Así me enfrento a mis días, poniéndole una sonrisa a todo aquello pequeño en forma de alegría. Si vives la vida como una desgracia, tu vida será tu peor pesadilla.

Las pequeñas cosas.

Salt. Peppa and Spinderella - Johnny Foreigner 

Irene Sotos

11 AÑOS DE VIDA.

11 AÑOS DE VIDA

Tener la sensación de estar perdiendo una de las cosas más valiosas que has tenido y darte cuenta que “tan sólo” pidiéndolo bien alto y fuerte todo se puede arreglar, hay que tener agallas para chillar después de tanto tiempo callada, pero algo te dice que si lo haces las cosas cambiarán. Y de repente pasas de estar en la completa oscuridad a ver el final del túnel, a ver el cielo azul y el aire fresco te dice que has hecho lo correcto.

Todas las cosas van y vienen pero lo que tenemos que hacer es intentar retener aquellas cosas que nos importan el máximo tiempo posible, no darnos nunca por perdidos y saber que siempre hay esperanza. Y aunque a veces cueste, nos parezca duro, imposible, que no vale nada hay que dar una oportunidad a todo y a todos.

Hoy he recuperado 11 años de vida, 20 meses de risas,  57 semanas de buenos momentos,  81 días de conversaciones, 34 horas de cariño, 62 minutos de alegrías y millones de segundos de confianza y amistad. Gracias a toda esa gente que nunca se da por perdida cuando de recuperar una amistad se refiere.

Sal del pozo lo antes posible.

Two Fingers- Fool’s Rythm

Irene Sotos