Mountains...

Today is raining. There are clouds all over the beautiful mountains... I can see the clouds moving... I can feel the rain in my face... I can feel the wind flying away in its freedom... Nevertheless the power of the wind, the mountains, the flowers, and the trees stand beautiful and still... No matter how strong the wind blows the mountains keep their position... I have thought a lot about this escenary today... I have thought about the strength and beauty I feel when I see and think about it.. I see a magnificent view... In addition to this beauty, I read a quote from Og Mandino that says: "I am here for a purpose and that purpose it to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy!" What is our potential? How do we grow into mountains? Why would this be important? You can answer these questions yourself. It may not be important for you to know the answer to these questions, but I will tell you why these are important to me.

A few years ago, I took a class at school where I learned about the economic situation of women and children. I read hundreds of articles about it and in each an everyone of them I found the same story. Mistreated children and abused wives and mothers. Countries that are the poorest economically are the countries that treat their women and children the worst. I found this so interesting. As I ponder about this, I asked my self, why I would be so priviledge to have a bowl of food when there are others that have nothing to eat. I asked myself why I would be allowed to go to school when little children in different places in the world wake up at 3am in the morning to go to work to sustain their families and therefore they never get to learn to read and write. These children do not know about childhood. I felt ashamed, even when life is hard, I am blessed. I am still working in remembring this when life is hard for me.

In the movie Spiderman, it is quoted a very important theme that makes Spiderman assume his resposability to help the world: "With great power comes great responsability." This is true. We are blessed because we are meant to give to others. We are blessed so we can have the priviledge to help others and this is the reason it is important for us to reach our full potential. This is our purpose. We reach our full potential so we can help our friends and everyone around us. "I am here for a purpose and that purpose it to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy!" We are here for a purpose! We are here to become strong as mountains and not shrink in the face of adversity! If we do not want to do it for ourselves, then lest do it for others!

The link that I am posting below is the link to one of my favorite songs that portrays the beauty that I am talking about... the beauty I saw today... and the beauty I admire which inspires me to become what I want to become...

Leadammy :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=RQ5ljyGg-ig&feature=endscreen

Living...

I hope that this word passion doesn't have a bad connotation in french. In english, it mean deep enthusiasm so i am using this word with this definition in mind. I love when people have passion for what they do and who they are. Today, I want to talk about Hannah. I work with her and she is helping with the presidential election here in the United States. She is cheering for Persident Obama to be re-elected. If Persident Obama's campaign will be ALL in the hands of Hannah, I knwo that he would win. I know that because of Hannah's passion for politics and justice. I undersand that your political opinion can be diffrent from Hannah's or mine. That's fine. I believe it is important to have diffrent opinion about things. Otherwise, our world would be very boring. It is important for us to be respectful of the opinion of others. A very importan Neurosurgeon here in the United States, Benjamin Carson, said that "if two people think the same about everything, one of them isn't necessary."I belive this is true. The world is beautiful because of our diffrent opinion. This is the reason i admire the diffrences in political, religious or social opinion of anyone I meet. It makes our world more interesting and beautiful ! In respecting other opinions, we allow them to be who they are. As a result, people can freely share their gifts an passions for life with us. We can contribute to better if what we do is what we love. I appreciate and love the enthusiasm people have for their own thing. I belive that we are meant to live with love and passion! We are meant to live for the thing we belive are true! I love people like my co-worker Hannah that live with an objective! Her life is not boring! I belive that if each and every one of us would follow our passion and beliefs we would create a more beautiful world

"Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your all soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be actif be energic and faithful, and you will accomplish your your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

By Leadamy

True Friends...

Somebody said once that "winter must be cold for those with no warm memories." Today, as I was walking through my school’s campus, I admired a beautiful sunset. It was warm and beautiful. I can honestly say that spring is here! As I watched the snow melted all around, I could not stop and think in the winter. Winter was cold. It was full of snow and it is not fun to have snow if you cannot play in it. Winter for me was hard. I had many classes and I lost a very dear person in my life. As I was pondering upon the contrast between winter and my spring right now, I realized that even though the winter was hard, I was living in spring in my heart. Whoever said that “winter must be cold for those with no warm memories” was wise and did not take for granted the blessings in his life.True friends are one of those blessings that bring warm memories in the winter of our lives. I am sure everybody can think in his or her true friends and he or she can feel happy and warm in his or her heart.   

I have a true friend and he means a lot to me. There are days that I want to fall down and give up, but he is there to sustain me and pull me up. There are days that I only see snow and dirty ice in the road ahead of my life, but he is there to help see the beauty in it.There are days when dense and dark clouds block my view from the sun, but he is there to help me see the light. He has given me wings to fly! I can say many things about my best friend, who is the owner of this blog. But, I am sure you can understand just by thinking in your best friend.

“A single rose can be my garden...a single friend, my world,” said Leo Buscaglia. My best friend is my world. 

I am grateful for friends who inspire us to be better. I am grateful for the opportunity to live and to not have to do it alone. I believe that friends are signs that God loves us and that He cares for us. He has not left us alone in this world. Life is good when we have true friends in our lives!

 By Leadammy (I am learning French so this is why I will write in English until i get better) :)