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.
Filipa Moreira da Cruz
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Mark Twain
Do the right thing. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
Mark Twain
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
Mark Twain
Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.
Mark Twain
Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Adversity is the first path to truth.
Lord Byron
The straight line, a respectable optical illusion which ruins many a man.
Victor Hugo
Travelers, there is no path, paths are made by walking.
Antonio Machado
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You live
You have fun
You try
You love
You run
You wave goodbye
You fall
You breathe
You change
You remain
You forgive
You say it all
You learn
You get old
You cry
You keep the faith
You burn
You die.
Filipa Moreira da Cruz
I have traveled all over the world
Always free as a bird
No house, no family, no friends
What for?
I don’t need them anymore
So I thought…
I just listened to my ego
How selfish I was!
I have been everywhere
But I don’t have a place to call home
I have lost my faith and my balance
I feel foreign in my own country
I don’t belong to anyone
Not even to myself
My wings are heavy
My soul is empty
My eyes are dull
My body is sore
Without you
I’m unrooted.
Filipa Moreira da Cruz
Fly light
Eat light
Live light
Travel light
Find the light
Trust the light
Keep the light
Follow the light
Search the light
Dream of the light
Walk through the light
No matter what happens
Be your own light. Always.
Filipa Moreira da Cruz
Promise me our love will never die
We belong together
Today, tomorrow, forever
Promise me the world will be a better place
Look further, reach higher, take care of mother Earth
Never give up, just keep the faith
Promise me you will do your best
To learn something new every single day
Be a better person, take a rest
I promise you…I’ll try.
Filipa Moreira da Cruz
Stay with me
I can’t
Release me from my fears
I shall not
Let it go
I mustn’t
Embrace this moment forever
I shouldn’t
Give it a try
It’s not reasonnable
Love me
It’s beyond my control
And yet, I will.
Filipa Moreira da Cruz
If you never say goodbye to the best things in your life there are things you don’t appreciate at all.
Lighthouse Family
Smell the sea and feel the sky.
Van Morrison
There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul.
Victor Hugo
It’s hard to tell the difference between sea and sky, between voyager and sea. Between reality and the workings of the heart.
Haruki Murakami
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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.
Filipa Moreira da Cruz
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