Viata ca un film…fotografic (XIV). Omul meu

1995, Tulcea, orasul meu. Ajun de Craciun, spre seara. Tocmai am facut o baie calda, bine-meritata, dupa un drum lung cu trenul de Bucuresti. Zbarnaie strident soneria. Mama deschide usa. Opresc feonul, iar parul meu se cuminteste brusc, cand jetul de aer cald inceteaza sa il mai zburleasca. Se aud voci vesele pe hol. Multe. Ma duc sa vad cine e. O gasca de vreo 10-12 tineri s-au pornit sa colinde in fata usii noastre; blocul rasuna de vocile lor puternice, in timp ce o chitara ii acompaniaza.

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The awakened family. Familia constienta (II)

Today, Dr. Shefali, the author of “The Awakened family”, “talks” about the control and the pressure we, as parents, tend to put on our children. I can’t help but notice how we actually do that when it comes to many aspects of our adult life. We so often try to control those things that are, actually, out of our control: the way other act, react, talk or do, the way a day unfolds ahead of us, the future, the thoughts and experiences…In fact, the only thing we should do is to observe ourselves (the answers are always within us), see what can be done (if something needs to be done) and then, just let go…trust…Which, I know, can be quite difficult in the modern society we live in, as we are thought from a young age that we are more of a human doing, than a human being…

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Nu Astepta Momentul Perfect ca sa te Misti!

In 2011, cand m-am apucat serios de sport, contextul era oricum, numai ideal nu: mă recuperam după o operație abdominală complicată, hemoglobina mea era inca mica si tocmai imi pierdusem jobul pe care il avusesem 12 ani. Copiii mei erau încă mici și aveau multa nevoie de mine, eu ma apropiam vertiginos de varsta de 40 de ani, iar in acel an, primavara se lasa asteptata, așa că afara era umed, murdar și rece.

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How the natural became the unnatural? / Cum naturalul a devenit nenatural?

This post is inspired by a day at Eva’s school, when she had for lunch “only” a full box of grapes. Eva told me how, at lunch time, everybody panicked, especially the growing ups. 🙂 She was asked many times if that is all she eats, if that is satiating enough, if she is not hungry etc. They all offered her either bread, fries or…ice cream. She refused and said she is just fine with what she eats, but the third time she has been offered an ice cream, she said yes. She told me she fully enjoyed the desert and that she had fun looking to how everybody was so worried about the fact she had for lunch only fruits.

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Quinoa cu legume…Yummmy!

Pana acum, am folosit quinoa mai mult in retete – desert. De ceva vreme, o gatesc si cu legume si sunt tare incantata de gustul, de textura si de satietatea pe care o da acest preparat…Ne bucuram cu totii de un curcubeu de culori si de ingrediente sanatoase. O reteta care se gateste cu minim de efort si ofera multa savoare. Quinoa se poate poate adauga pur si simplu in salate. Pentru iubitorii de gusturi “tari”, se poate folosi putin mujdei de usturoi. 🙂

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