Sweet paloma Has lost her wings And her own heart is into pieces The sky is no longer blue Even the wind has gone away Broken dreams The whole world is against her But she keeps struggling Every day Silence is a strength Joy can be found through darkness No time for regrets No space for sadness Fly paloma One day you will be high.
We cry in silence We lost our guidance We need sweetness And a hint of happiness The world has gone crazy And human beings are too lazy To keep fighting for their rights Violence exploses like dynamite We should pray instead For those who are already dead We need to have faith and hope And trust the Almighty above Everything happens for a reason And bad things won’t last the whole season So, let’s stay together Today, tomorrow, forever!
Accept the difference Embrace the unknown Step out from your comfort zone Be the inspiration Forgive yourself Give without anything in return Don’t lose hope Keep the faith Avoid great expectations Enjoy simple things Believe in miracles Follow your dreams And above all Love unconditionally.
F amily always comes first A ll together we reach the stars M oments to be cherished and shared I incandescent faith and hope L et go of your fears and be happy Y ielding ties and connecting every day.
When my soul was in the lost and found you came along and clame it.
Carole King
Photo : Filipa Moreira da Cruz
My life was predictable Every day was a long peaceful river Without mistakes or surprises No saturday fever No layz Sundays No hussle, no fights Each step was calculated Each word was measured Suddenly… You came along And everything changed In a blink of an eye I felt desire under my deep skin I saw the sun through your smile The stars and the moon were on my side Then, I realised Before meeting you I was already dead Burying myself alive You saved me I love you Two souls, one destiny May we be bonded Until eternity.
For the past twenty years I missed births, engagements, weddings, birthdays… That’s part of the package of living away from our own country. I don’t regret my choices. Wandering around the world has given me so much! And I love all the countries where I’ve lived so far. Little did I know that the worst was yet to come. 2020 was a dreadful year for many different reasons. Unfortunately, 2021 has been a tough one too. And what can I say about 2022? When we all thought that the nightmare was behind us this cruel war broke out. It’s all a matter of seconds. Oil, gas and cereals too. While this mad man tries to regain the lost(?) empire The rest of the world is obsessed with the rise of the prices for essential goods. As if money were more important than a human life. I think God is challenging us. Everything happens for a reason. So they say… I often miss my family and friends but now is different. The guilt keeps chasing me. I should be there. Lately, my life is a frame of suppositions. A puzzle of missing pieces. And time is my most feared enemy. I’ll get there, eventually.
Save your words Unless you mean it If we think too much of the end We’ll never start Step by step, we’ll get there Where? I have no idea! Life is an endless path Take your time You might need it And when you’re ready You know I’ll be here Together, we’ll get it through And what if is not over? Relax, it just means it’s not the finale yet.
Shall I stay or shall I go? Shall I hide or shall I show? Shall I say or shall I silence? Shall I listen or shall I ignore? Shall I wait or shall I move on? Shall I live in the past or shall I run into the future? Shall I care or shall I dare? Shall I be unique or shall I compare? Shall I do or shall I don’t? Shall I be the guide or shall I be guided? Shall I love or shall I be loved? Shall I fall or shall I fly? Shall I laugh or shall I cry? Shall I be strong or shall I break into pieces? Shall I give up or shall I resist? Shall I erase myself or shall I exist? Life is not always a long, peaceful road Not everything is either black or white We should enjoy the present Because now is ephemeral And this moment belongs to the past already.
Where do you go when you are feeling blue? Does anyone care about you? Who do you have when you need a hug? Do you sometimes feel like a real slug? What if tomorrow never comes? And the days are all the same? Close your eyes No more sentences and lies Take a deep breath Your whole body needs a rest And your soul too Your friends are just a few But they will always be there for you.