"Babel"

Nunca tinha visto o filme. Vi ontem. Gostei muito. Reflecti ainda mais. Recomendo. E a propósito, cito:

"While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions." Stephen R. Covey

Good luck!

"If God sends you down a stony path,may he give you strong shoes."

Irish Blessing

Today (Saint Patrick's Day) and always, I give thanks for my luck, for all the stony paths and for all my pairs of strong shoes... :)

"I have a feeling my career has just peaked."

Colin Firth,

after receiving the best actor Oscar for his performance in "The King's Speech".

And he said it without stammering, so I have to agree with him, especially after watching the movie today!

Rhythm

"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer." Henry David Thoreau in Walden

That's why I like my own pace and I hear my own drummer...

"I say a little prayer" for me...

"Serei naturalmente capaz de amar acima de todo o desamor,

De dar mesmo que despojada de tudo,

De trabalhar alegremente mesmo que no meio de todos os impedimentos,

De estender a mão ainda que na mais completa solidão e abandono,

De secar as lágrimas ainda que aos prantos,

De acreditar mesmo que desacreditada."

Paulo Coelho

in

O Aleph

Phenomenal Woman

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.

I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size

But when I start to tell them,

They think I'm telling lies.

I say,

It's in the reach of my arms

The span of my hips,

The stride of my step,

The curl of my lips.

I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.

I walk into a room

Just as cool as you please,

And to a man,

The fellows stand or

Fall down on their knees.

Then they swarm around me,

A hive of honey bees.

I say,

It's the fire in my eyes,

And the flash of my teeth,

The swing in my waist,

And the joy in my feet.

I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.

Men themselves have wondered

What they see in me.

They try so much

But they can't touch

My inner mystery.

When I try to show them

They say they still can't see.

I say,

It's in the arch of my back,

The sun of my smile,

The ride of my breasts,

The grace of my style.

I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.

Now you understand

Just why my head's not bowed.

I don't shout or jump about

Or have to talk real loud.

When you see me passing

It ought to make you proud.

I say,

It's in the click of my heels,

The bend of my hair,

The palm of my hand,

The need of my care,

'Cause I'm a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That's me.

Maya Angelou

Carnaval e Mulher?

Hoje, depois de aproveitar a manhã para pôr em dia a minha dívida com o João Pestana, liguei-me ao mundo e fui confrontada com duas realidades distintas: hoje é, em simultâneo, Dia de Carnaval e Dia Internacional da Mulher... Primeiro fiquei confusa, depois decidi que, uma vez que nunca festejo o Carnaval, era-me indiferente, mas depois fez-se luz... Se isto aconteceu, nunca mais poderá haver dúvidas acerca do seguinte: sem Mulher não haveria diversão! :)