Finding yourself

Chapters of life : Everyday happiness One of the best phrases I've ever heard in a movie was:  “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift, that’s why it’s called the present”.  Now I think this is such a beautiful way to look at life, I was left astounded when I heard it. I admire how easy it is for some people to look at any situation and still keep a positive mindset. Of course there are some situations where everything seems dark and it's understandable, I have to be thankful with how my life has been, I've been truly lucky and I appreciate every moment of it. It's my own personal treasure.  There isn’t a formula to feel happy just as there isn’t any formula to become a millionaire, but it shure helps to know you can feel happiness. Just like earning some extra money reassures you it is possible to dream about becoming a millionaire for example. Disclaimer: I'm not an expert nor qualified to offer a diagnoses on why you aren't happy and

Chapters of life : Indifference, a step closer to happiness Everyday I have been feeling like I'm just existing, don’t get me wrong though because I don’t feel sad either. I call this feeling “Indifference”. Lately I have felt days are the same, I´m beginning to actually understand what the Rolling Stones meant with their song “Satisfaction”. I started thinking about it and it's all about perspective. Take this situation for example: Not too long ago there I was on the subway at 6am on my way home from work. My daily commute here in Buenos Aires, includes a subway ride. As it is common I don´t usually encounter many friendly faces and this day wasn´t any different but then a flashback occurred, I remembered the subway at 10am when I had to work the day shift for a few extra hours instead of the usual night shift and suddenly I was the only one with a smile on my face that day. Let me explain, I know waking up at 6am feels terrible but it could be worse. We could be riding the s

Why I think Youtube is great: Youtube Growing up alongside an “imaginary friend” When I was younger I had a couple of close friends, I was always lucky enough to surround myself with great people, I used to do what most kids do, I played a lot of videogames, as I got a little older I couldn't really satisfy my need for playing, I didn't own a gaming pc nor did my family wanted to keep on getting me videogames, but my love for them still persisted so I had to come up with a solution for this problem. I was around 14 or 15 when I discovered Youtube gameplays series and thought this was it. Gameplay series for those who don't know what I'm talking about are a series of episodes where someone (the youtuber or youtubers) play a videogame and talk over it.   I watched them play the videogames I wanted to play but also, and I believe more importantly, they talked about subjects I wanted to talk about and didn't really feel comfortable talking about with other people. I r

Chapter of life series: Doing the right thing This subject again... So if you have read my posts before then you understand this is something I struggle with a lot, I believe we all have to do what is right for us. But what exactly is that and how can we tell?   There are times when you can't understand anything from a situation you went through, but then something clicks and you see why that happened. At the moment you just couldn´t see the big picture, it's like you needed a different perspective or the specific angle in order for it to make sense. I know sometimes our actions might not feel like they were the right thing to do but a mistake could potentially be the right choice.  For example:  Let´s assume you have a job, a shitty paying job but a job nonetheless and one day you get anxious and something tells you to quit except you don´t quit because well you need the money. Now what if I told you that “Peter” your co-worker and the one that followed his heart quitted the j

Chapter of life series: A place just like home The migration experience is a challenge, one that not a lot of people can understand without actually going through with it. Every immigrant has faced the challenges and … well if you have been an immigrant then you can comprehend where I'm going with this. Each one of us who has lived through the experience have been a witness of how hard it is to leave everything behind trying to create a new life, a better life in another country. Just how hard it is not being in the place which represents us the most, it’s hard to feel like you belong with every tradition being so different from the ones of your home country. I know I shouldn’t generalize because there are multiple ways of dealing with this situation and everybody just handles it differently. I believe that many of us have felt that this new place couldn’t ever truly feel like home in at least one occasion. Some people take the concept of home as literally a physical spa

Chapter of life series: Unapproachable About a month ago I was riding a bus on my way to work, I was sitting in one of the front rows of the bus, I noticed a good-looking teenage girl who was seating right in front of me, I could see she was struggling because she had a sad look on her face, as the bus went on it’s route other teenagers were getting on and the bus was getting full. I was looking at the girl and every time one of the teenager dudes approached the seat she was sitting in, she grabbed her things in order to make room for a person to sit right next to her, and they just kept on going without even taking a second look at the girl who was kindly making room for them to sit. I am no stranger to feeling lonely so I could tell immediately how she was feeling. I have been in situations like that one, and it does make you feel lonely because you start asking yourself, am I really so terrible that no one wishes to be near me? Is there something I’m doing wrong? I have l

Chapter of life series: Finding yourself Let's say you are out with friends and you meet a potential significant other, in-between questions one asks the other:  - Tell me about yourself, Who are you? It seems like a simple question, doesn't it? I mean sure there are millions of possible answers to the question and in my case, I tend to look at it in a philosophical way but it's almost impossible to respond. Or at least that's what I used to believe. One way to answer the question is to say your name or where you are from, what and where you studied, you know... facts about you... but  Does that really answer the question? I believe there is no real answer to a question like that, we all have our time periods to find the answer, some of us make take a lifetime to find the answer, some may find it in their teenage years and I suppose it's also possible we may never find the proper answer to the question. I guess what I'm trying to say is that eac