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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Humans are weird
They waste time on trifles
And they forget that life is made of simple things
Sometimes, the hardest to learn is the least complicated.
Filipa Moreira da Cruz
Photos : Filipa Moreira da Cruz
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
Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see, but it is impossible. Humans hide their secrets too well….
René Magritte
If the dream is a translation of waking life, waking life is also a translation of the dream.
René Magritte
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To grow old means to be rid of anxieties about the past.
Stefan Zweig
The mind that is wise mourns less for what age takes away; than what it leaves behind.
William Wordsworth
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.
Mother Theresa
Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.
Haruki Murakami
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And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.
Francis Scott Fitzgerald
Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June.
Al Bernstein
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They spend their lives running away
Escaping war, starvation, floods, diseases
They leave their family and friends behind
No time for tears or goodbyes
We call them foreigners, refugees, migrants
But we tend to forget that we are not so different from us
They are just human beings trying to survive.
Filipa Moreira da Cruz
Photos : KaDDD
Lately, life has not been kind to her
And yet, she never complains
She struggles in silence
And has always a warm and kind smile
Her body has shrunk
Although her mind is brighter than ever
They both dance on a different rhythm
Sometimes she wishes to let go
Who am I to blame her?
Darkness hours, sleepless nights
She keeps going for the ones who love her
No matter what
She still paints the sky in blue.
Filipa Moreira da Cruz
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Dear mum,
These flowers are for you
Wishing you will stay here too
You light up the saddest days
Without whining or complaints
You accept life as it comes
You believe in fairies and miracles
So do I!
I know you’re in good hands
Being alive is a blessing
Breathing is a victory
We’ve travelled around the world
My head flying between the clouds
Your feet firmly on the ground
Or was it the other way around?
We have shared long conversations
So many sleepless nights
Filled with loud laughters and silent tears
You’ve shown me that dreams have no limits
And (almost) everything is possible
You believed in me when others didn’t
You gave me the hand and pushed me further
I’m sure 67 is not the end
Your path will continue
God is patient; He will wait
We still need you among us
This year, you are not out of my sight
And always present in my heart
Distance will never tear us apart.
Filipa Moreira da Cruz
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Be patient, be crazy, be honest, be happy
Be motivated, be outstanding, be healthy
Be silly, be curious, be welcome, be peaceful
Be amazed, be overwhelming, be grateful
Be wise (but not too much!), be amused, be natural
Be loved, be wishful, be generous, be special
Be blessed, be cool, be telorant, be thankful
Be in love, be complete, be human, be worth it
Since you cannot be anyone else…
Just be yourself!
Filipa Moreira da Cruz
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