Showing posts with label everything is alright. Show all posts
Showing posts with label everything is alright. Show all posts

Saturday, October 8, 2011

fears about future challenge / miedos sobre futuros retos


This week I am really going to start my study at the UNED (university at distance). For months I have looked forward to it, wishing this moment to come. But now that it is about to begin, I am filled with doubts and fears. I don’t feel capable of doing it; a million questions go around in my brain. What if I’m not smart enough? How am I ever going to be able to study so much? How am I ever going to manage the hundreds, thousands, of pages of information all on my own, as with this university you don’t go to classes and have teachers explaining it all for you…
I’m scared. Yes. Now that the time has finally come I doubt more about myself than ever before.

But… there are thoughts that can help me. Thoughts that tell me that there is no need to be scared. Thoughts that might also help you, dear reader, if you are in a situation like me about to begin a new challenge in life and doubting yourself:

-millions of people before me have studied at the university, and thousands at the UNED, and they have all made it. Some will have been a lot smarter than me, but surely that some were also less smart. I am not the only one

-then most important: step by step. This challenge now seems an endless mountain of 4 long years. Looking at something in this way would discourage even the strongest. Just look how it goes step by step. No one has ever climbed a mountain in one enormous step, but in a million, billion little steps, always thinking about where to put the foot next. So that is what I will do.

I hope, in four years time, I will be able to proudly announce to have ended my academic study of environmental sciences. But for the moment, four years to the future seems endlessly far away, and all I will focus on is next week.

Have a good day dear reader! May you overcome all your challenges and be happy.


Men often become what they believe themselves to be.
If I believe I can't do something,  it makes me incapable of doing it.
But when I believe I can, then I aquire the ability to do it even if I didnt have it at the beginning.
Mahatma Ghandi 






Esta semana realmente voy a comenzar mis estudios en la UNED (Universidad a distancia). Durante meses he esperado con ganas para este momento, deseando este momento para venir. Pero ahora que está a punto de comenzar, estoy lleno de dudas y temoresNo me siento capaz de hacerlo, un millón de preguntas dan vueltas en mi cabeza. ¿Qué pasa si no soy lo suficientemente inteligente? ¿Cómo voy a ser capaz de estudiar tanto? ¿Cómo voy a manejar los cientos, miles, de páginas de información por mi propia cuenta, ya que con esta universidad no tienes clases y con profesores quien te explican las cosas ... 

Tengo miedo. Sí. Ahora que el tiempo finalmente ha llegado, dudo de mí mismo más que nunca. 

Pero... hay pensamientos que me puedan ayudar. Los pensamientos que me dicen que no hay necesidad de tener miedo. Los pensamientos que también podría ayudarte, querido lector, si estas en una situación como yo a punto de comenzar un nuevo reto en la vida y dudas de ti mismo: 

-Millones de personas antes que yo han estudiado en la universidad, y miles de personas en la UNED, y todos ellos lo han conseguido. Algunos han sido mucho más inteligente que yo, pero seguro que algunos también eran menos inteligentes. Yo no soy la única. 

- y lo más importante: paso a paso. Este reto parece ahora una montaña infinita de 4 años. Mirando a algo de esa manera va a desmotivar incluso a los más fuertes. Simplemente hay que mirar cómo se va paso a paso. Nadie ha subido una montaña en un paso enorme, pero en un millón, mil millones de pequeños pasos, siempre pensando en dónde poner el pie ahora. Así que eso es lo que voy a hacer.

Espero que, dentro de cuatro años, voy a ser capaz de anunciar con orgullo que he terminado el grado de ciencias ambientales. Pero por el momento, cuatro años hacia el futuro parece infinitamente lejos, y solo me centrare en la próxima semana que viene.

Que tengas un buen día querido lector!! Deseo que puedas superar todos tus desafíos y ser feliz. 


Los seres humanos suelen ser lo que creen que son.
Si creo que no puede hacer algo, esto me hace incapaz de hacerlo.
Pero cuando creo que puedo, entonces adquiero la capacidad de hacerlo, incluso si no lo tenia al principio
Mahatma Ghandi 

Friday, September 16, 2011

Gratitude


So much gratitude I feel, about so many things. The day before yesterday I was thinking and talking about it, and I have my moments when I am utterly stunned by all the beautiful, marvelous, precious moments, things and people my road through life has crossed with. Thank you. Thank you for each and every one of my trials and obstacles, for without I would never have gained so much knowledge and strength as I have now. Thank you for all the great people I have shared moments with, for each and every one has taught me something, given me sight of new perspectives, shown me new truths, and gave me moments of true happiness and laughter. Thank you for also the things in life I have crossed roads with; landscapes, cultures, nature etc. for from those I learnt so much, I gained so much wisdom from observing the world.

Thank you, for everything. For every little insignificant and every greatly important factor in my life. I wouldn’t have wanted my life to go distinctly, because despite all the difficulties and despairs, it is exactly that for which I am most grateful. Without each and every one of the factors in my life, I wouldn’t be living the same life as I live now. I might never have left my country of birth, I might never have seen so much of the world, I might never have met the beautiful people I have met. I might never have met this amazing beautiful person whom I love most of all...

So… I am deeply grateful, for everything. There are no longer regrets for things I have done wrong in the past, there are no longer sorrows for all the pain and sadness. Everything is alright, as it has always been, though I didn’t realize it then.

Maybe people should more often take a look at their lives and realize how grateful they can and should be, for life is beautiful :)

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Smile & Love / Sonríe y Ama :D

SMILE!!

That’s the answer. Just smile. Look around you, and see that everything is alright. EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT.

You are the writer of your own story. Don't you want it to be a happy one? No matter how difficult things might be, a brave smile might just be the thing that gives you the strength, energy, and optimism you need.

SMILE :D

And love of course ;) Love yourself, and love the entire world!
Because love is what every living creature needs, and the act of loving is something so powerful, so beautiful, so perfect. I think if all the world knew how to openly give AND receive love, it would be a better place for everyone.
:) Smile
and love



SONRIE!

Esa es la respuesta. Sonríe. Mira a tu alrededor y vea que todo está bien. TODO ESTA BIEN.

Tu mismo eres el autor de tu propia historia. ¿No quieres que sea una historia feliz? Da igual como de difícil las cosas pueden ser, una sonrisa valiente podría ser exactamente lo que te dará la fuerza, energía y optimismo que necesitas.

SONRIE :D


Y ama, por supuesto;) amate a ti mismo, y ama al mundo entero!
Porque el amor es lo que cada criatura viviente necesita, y el acto de amar es algo tan poderoso, tan hermoso, tan perfecto. Creo que si todo el mundo sabía cómo dar y recibir amor abiertamente, sería un lugar mejor para todos.
:) Sonríe
y ama