World - Unhappy Society

Hello , dearest readers !

Good mood again... so here's another funny/helpful/uplifting post.
Society... can't stand living in it, can't live without it!

Note : Not intended to insult or talk bad about anyone.
Reflexion purposes only.

[...] During these few years of my life
I still couldn't and can't understand certain aspects of our society...

If someone has a bit more weight than normal he/she gets labelled as «fat»

If someone is underweight... he/she is told to «eat more» and that he/she is «too skinny»

If someone is short it's because he/she is short...
or the other way around for people who are tall

Or their fashion choices. Their sexual preference. Their musical taste.
The make up or clothes they choose and wear.

I have been in both ends and noticed how «picky» our society can be.

Then , I wonder :

What is «normal» after all ?

Think about it.

God bless you all.

Self Injury - Summer

Good morning everyone.

I was out for a weekend during the Summer...
To be honest, I was thinking about posting this for a long time...like forever!

Some people know me for ages, others think they do.
But as some know , really know...
I was a cutter since 2008 and stopped at 2012.
(Thought it was originally on the year 2011
But sometimes my memory fails me, unfortunately)

One great memory of the past summer
was whilst on vacations with relatives away from the big city.
I spent some days with them, in fact it is a lovely place
And I get along with them well, love being around them.

So, during that time to relax I was not only gaming
But since it was summer, I went to the swimming pool, too.

It was a bit of a remarkable experience.
The attempt to swim and not worry about my scars at all
Intune with the water, such an admirable element.
And it was quite a step coming from someone
who is self conscious about her body.

I decided to share this as it is another episode of my journey
And a reminder that everything is POSSIBLE ! :)

Wishing you all the best,

Self - Thought and Imagination Exercise

Good afternoon everyone !

I hope you are okay,
For this Tuesday I'm bringing you something special on this post
I have been trying it for the last two weeks.

This song has been in my mind during the process
It is called «Imagine that» by Coma ft Owsey

[...] This TIE (Thought and Imagination Exercise)
exercise is based on something I admire and recommend you reading
« The Secret » by Rhonda Byrne.

Official Website of The Secret
It is truly amazing...to say just a little of it.

NOTE : I usually do this exercise at night.
That is when everything is quiet, silent

They say dreaming is dead, no one does it anymore.
It's not dead, it's just that it's been forgotten,
removed from our language.
Nobody teaches it so nobody knows it exists.
And the dreamer is banished to obscurity.
Well, I'm trying to change all that, and I hope you are too.
By dreaming, every day.
Dreaming with our hands and dreaming with our minds.
Source : Release Lyrics

Somewhat deep... a tiny sad, yet peaceful, yet deep in a special way.
I used to cry sometimes when I listened to it.
The grief of a missunderstanding. I am a dreamer.
Dreaming and dreamers aren't often to be seen and found in this world...

The tie between dreaming and the reality had been broken.

Then at last, I realized the true message in those lines...
«Nobody teaches it so nobody knows it exists»

And the answer is here...
«By dreaming, every day.
Dreaming with our hands and dreaming with our minds»

Exercise :

Thought 1 : 

What do I want for myself?

Thought 2 : 

*Insert goal or dream here*

*PLAY*

Action :  

With your mind, stay focus and imagine.

Imagine details and the situation happening.

During the first times it will seem hard to achieve and to think

But with time, it will become easier, your mind will be clearer 

And you will become more and more focused on what you want

Note : Leave any worries behind.

If it helps, put soft songs playing, like instrumentals.

In a long run, it will become easier and easier... 

(or not so long run) To imagine and dream

Note: I do this once per night, before sleeping.

Then after the Thought and Imagination Exercise

I go and drift to sleep. It is amazing...

Stay. focused...
Keep...breathing...

[...] It is okay to dream and make a time to dream and a time to fight.

So I choose :
«I'll dream and stay focused at night... 
And fight and stay focused during the day».

Peace be with you,

Social - False Friends

Good evening, dearest

My post for today, besides announcing our return to Life Awareness Blog.
It has been quite a twist and turn. I think life is pretty much that about.
We have our ups and downs , so and so on.
I'll bring some positive thinking and good mood, for the time being.

Oh...About fake friendships.
The false friends part is like a funny title.
We can keep it this way...

The false friends are like expressions that are similar
but if you say them without being sure of what you are going to say...
might not help at all.

"Islândia" for instance is similar to island... but means the country Iceland.
Or... "Estou constipado" = «i have a cold»
If...I say...in english...
"I'm constipated" = «I'm having intestinal problems»

[...] Like so, fake friendships are a bit like false friends
Either they are true or they are not friends, but aquaintances instead.
Either they enter your life and do good
Or leave if they hurt or drain you in any way,
It is all about knowing the difference between the two.

I had during these last months and even before,
several lessons to learn on this matter.
And if anyone asks...ever "what happened to the sweet side of you?"

I would reply : "It is safe and in store for the ones who treat me right and deserve it"
And I believe that people do not become bitter,
they only (often) raise their defenses to protect themselves from harm.

Remember,
It is all about being there and understanding.


May this year of 2014 be great for us all

Blessings,

Message to the Readers!

Hello there! Life, here  :D

I have changed location
(From http://pt-en.life.blogspot.com to https://lifeawarenessblog.blogspot.com/)

I am back, hopefully the team is stabilished as well.

I have the posts back on track and they will appear Tuesdays and Fridays.

Ideas are welcome and feel free to contact us at the form!


Many blessings,

Life.

Message to the READERS

Dearest readers,

I have been thinking through and Life Blog may change its location.
I will never forget that in 2010, it all started here.
That doesn't mean that this Blogger account is going to be deleted, necessarily,
But instead a new account might be open on Wordpress and/or Twitter.

I am also willing to connect the accounts with eachother so it all becomes practical.
There are still plenty of ideas on the table and hopefully, with time, 
They will be acomplished and revealed to you.

We aim to bring fresh and helpful content to you.

Wishing you all best, 




FROM LIFE BLOG TEAM

Life

Wordskeeper 

Jam

Life´s Advice - Declutter

Good afternoon everyone ;

As I had posts planned for this month already I left this one for later on
However , today (5/5) I have made a decision
(Not that I am very deorganized, but usually my papers are a mess in my room)

And, since I am going to start having tests and I am also going to start working
Might as well start having everything organized and in order.
It is somewhat related to the post «Less is More».

[...] To be honest I had started some weeks ago this
On and off , I mean.
I study, then arrive by the end of the afternoon home 
and usually write and rest or stay with the family, by now.

After writing out all the useful contacts on my email account
(Health, Courses, Services, Professional and Personal Contacts)
I started to get rid of the papers.

My main motivation is the thought of being able to find everything
Quickly and efectivelly.
Along with this first motivation there is another one :
A bit connected to the first one :

If I am able to find things easily, 
I can save more time for myself and others
And I definately wish to simplify my life on this matter.

I have my course's lessons in an USB Key
Yet I also have papers, exercises and worksheets from it
I decided that the one's that I am no longer having class
That have ended, I am going to write out in documents and save them.

I also spared some time to clean the dust in my room
(Well...some neighbours are with their house under repair/maintenance
So dust is very frequent on this building) and get rid of more papers.

It will take time for everything to be completely finished
I still have to organize financial and school papers and other random stuff
But I am confident that sooner or later I will have everything done.
Bottom line is : It will pay off.

Social - Celebrating Friendship

Good evening, everyone.

The weekend is almost ending here
but before going to have dinner, I was wondering...

« Why not write something for the readers? »
My thoughts exactly...and my mind went back to this last friday.
It was amazing.
(And I am only considering the POSITIVE and GOOD stuff!)

POV : 
In spite of any problems or anything bothering me,
I am staying strong for all the rest
and specially for the people I LOVE and for what I believe.

I am never, ever going to give away 
my values and dignity as a person.
I am just stading up for myself.

[...] This Friday was just the case.
I went to work, done what was scheduled
And I was surprised to see that special person,
the Love of my life talking with me.

My colleague witnessed and said I looked like a different person
And that my face lit up.
Some good stuff happened to her too, so she said to me :
« Lets celebrate ! »

« Well : Lets celebrate what? 
« I don't know... something ! You're happy... Our Friendship!
« Sounds great ! Let's go! » 

It seemed great. And it was.
Work was done for the day
And we went off to have a sundae.
We talked a lot, laughed and had a great time.

What I wished to share ...
That any day can be a day or the day to celebrate
FRIENDSHIP or LOVE.

God bless you all.

Life Asks - Yves Rocher Tests?

Good afternoon,

From our series...
An email was sent to a Cosmetic Company called Yves Rocher.
I was curious to know if this brand in particular tests its products in animals...
North America Yves Rocher was the one I wrote carefully to.

I received a first email to let me know that the email was successfully sent... :


Greetings,

We have successfully received your e-mail. We are currently processing your request. You will be receiving a detailed e-mail shortly from our product expert.

We thank you for your patience and understanding.

Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Department at our toll-free number: 1-800-321-3434 or by email at customer.services@yrnet.com. Our representatives are available from Monday to Friday from 8am to 11:30pm and Saturday from 8am to 8pm (Eastern standard time).

We thank you for your interest in Yves Rocher products.

Best Regards,

Lorna Lorenzi
Customer Service 
Yves Rocher North America
customer.services@yrnet.com
1-888-909-0771

Beauty Shop On line: http://www.yvesrocherusa.com

In an effort to offer you the most current shopping opportunities, we may contact you by email with news about Yves Rocher products, service, and events. You will only receive these emails if you have subscribed to receive them or if you have placed an order from our website. If you do not wish to receive these E-mails, please contact us at customer_services@yrnet.com or simply unsubscribe through the links included in any E-mails received by you from Yves Rocher.

Aproximately one day later in my Inbox:

Dear Sir/Madam,

We were very interested in your question concerning our position on using animals in testing beauty products and thank you for your enquiry. We hope we can enlighten and reassure you on this matter.

The Yves Rocher Brand entered the fight against using animals in testing beauty products at a very early stage.  The Brand suggested as early on as 1989 to replace the tests on animals for finished products with alternative methods. Yves Rocher encouraged other important players in the economy to follow suit. In 1992, the S.P.A. (Society for the protection of animals) awarded us the gold medal for our action towards animals. Our commitments enable us to work with One Voice which is the reference in France for the fight against animal suffering along with the protection of the environment. The One voice Label which recognizes products not tested on animals has been awarded to all our organically certified products. You can find the complete list of our labeled products on the One Voice site which is in the process of labeling the totality of our references: http://label.one-voice.fr/liste_produits/

In line with our commitment we openly admit that:

-              We never use or encourage animal testing whether it concerns our finished products or their ingredients.

-              We encourage research programs on alternative methods to testing on animals in order to promote and encourage their widespread use.  Our research for example, is concentrated on new methods for measuring allergies in vitro for natural ingredients.

-              Our Internal charter for the ingredients in our products is extremely strict: we refuse to use any raw materials of animal origin (except honey and bee’s wax). For example, we refuse to use a pigment frequently found in eyeshadows called cochineal coming from an insect with the same name which produces carmine acid to protect it from its predators and is used as a scarlet dye.

-              We refuse to develop plant extracts for our products which require testing on animals to ensure their safety. For example, last year we abandoned the development of an exclusive active which had been the subject of many years of research in our laboratories but required testing on animals in order to further its development.  As a result Yves Rocher chose to forego years of research and remain faithful to its commitments. 

-              We refuse to acquire raw materials from suppliers who have tested them on animals exclusively for beauty care products.

Yves Rocher sells certain products in China and we can assure you that they have not been tested on animals and never will be.

However, the Chinese authorities can decide, on their own, to test beauty products themselves before allowing them to be sold in their country.

Yves Rocher is present in China. Rather than avoiding the problem, the Brand has chosen to use its presence locally, to maintain contact with the Chinese authorities concerned.  Its objective is to make them aware of the problem of animal suffering and convince them of the reliability of alternative methods available on the market.

The situation in China is complex and open discussion is necessary to bring about change. It is an ongoing combat which we regret might take time to resolve in this traditional country.

Yves Rocher, Creator of Botanical Beauty, has been committed to the protection of Nature and Sustainable Development for more than 50 years.

We hope that this information has answered all your questions and we are at your disposal if you have any more concerns.

Marie-Michèle Plourde

Customer Service

I am still yearning to have knowledge 

and also to let you know their values and their mission.

We all deserve to have an honest answer.

God bless.

Relationships - Years.

Good afternoon...

I was able to rest for at least a couple of hours.
Double post, which is not the regular basis but I wish to make it up to you 
In case there is a time I leave the blog less active.

Today is an important day...
For us, me and (I also believe) you.

It has been two years since our first kiss, since we started dating
I remember it as it was yesterday.
That beautiful place with the perfect company.

It has been two years, with times of joy, hurt, laughter and much love.
Two years of many to come, if your heart desires the same as me.
Two years loving and living with and for someone else
Wanting nothing else that his happiness.

POV : 
I was and am not the kind of person
to wish anything else different than a love for life.
Short term relationships are not meant for me.
I wished someone for life, to hold closely, look after and love much.
And also to feel the same back, for me.

At that time, I was not expecting to meet you.
We began as friends. I was not looking for love.
Time passed and we were trusting more and more in eachother.
Going out for a walk or coffee, laughting much, speaking a lot on the phone
(We could speak for hours about random things , everything and nothing
And even talk about serious subjects)

I fell in love with that handsome young man.
He loved me back, but I was scared if he didn't love me back...
We had already a solid friendship and I didn't want to lose it,
In case he didn't felt the same.

One day, the 29th, we asked eachother, something like this on msn :
« Do you like LIKE someone? »
(I hesitated but said) « Yes... »

Then I said « You. »
I logged off but left other of my accounts open.
Then he told me that he had something to tell me.
That he loved me back.

I was really shy at the time but I felt the happiest and luckiest person in the World!
I still do, after all these days, months and years shared.
I do not know what will the future bring for us.
Only GOD know and time will tell.

I shall be waiting and want you to know that you made me... 
A better person than I used to be
A stronger human being, for always believing in me
A beautiful man who saw me and loved me for being just...ME.

Hopefully I can bring and give you as much or more 
Than you gave to me.
WordsKeeper, this is for you.
Thank you... I love you  !