Fly-In Your Head — Embracing Daily Growth: How Mindfulness Unveils the Beauty of Change and Life’s Valuable Lessons (w/ a Song Lyric)
For more than a week, I didn’t write to Medium and I was empty in my head and heart. Drained from being bombarded with stories, news, and images from all over the place about COVID-19. I want something fresh! While I was meditating, I thought about that old Word document with my personal stories and learning lessons. Went to my computer and voilá! I found my “in-process” book writing that I started a few years ago. And here it is the beginning, a little bit naive but cute…it is like a Diary full of advice to whoever wants to read it. I feel is important for us to share what we know and what we have learned in life. Since we don’t know when we are going to depart from this world, I will try to leave my footprint and Medium is my catalyst.
……………………… Introduction ………………………
“(…) I wished to start this sooner but for some reason, the climax appeared at this age. I have an awesome Mum, and at this point in my life, I have two mixed-breed dogs, Krüger and Fly, and a feline that doesn’t give a damn about me 😊. Her name is Julia.
I’m a Veterinary Doctor as a professional. I always wanted to be and I always will. But I also have an interest in technology. Love computers, and geek stuff. It is like having two different brains, two different ways of thinking that connect themselves by a bridge.
The character of this book is me and others who will join. You will get to know them. The plot is my life.
I’ve been through life, seeing it as a long journey and the main reason for my existence is to assist others. I feel I was put in this world to do this. Deep in my heart, this is my purpose. I love to help and feel gratitude for it.
Every day is new, even if you do all the routines. Don’t you think? If you are mindful of it, you will see that the people you perceive are different from yesterday, even your co-workers are dressed differently, the talks are different and in the end, I learn a new and different lesson every day. And I want to share with you, people of the world who like to learn with others’ lives. Let me assist you. I think I’ve learned valuable lessons that make me a better person, and make me grow. I mean everything, like health (mental and physical, good nutrition), education and work, house, technologies, spirituality, and love.
Life isn’t easy, we all know that, and isn’t fair, but above all continues to be a pretty and awesome place to be. My motto is “Sometimes you are ahead, sometimes you are behind”.
This phrase is from a music song I heard once, unexpectedly and it grabbed me since then. The song is awesome and the lyrics resonate in my head. Here is the lyric and tell me if it is not life itself. Please hear the song and read the lyrics and comment. This became my everyday prayer.”
Keep tuned to the beginning of my life lessons as chapters. I will be posting to Medium. The next post — Silence (←here is the link).
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of ’99 — Wear Sunscreen
If I could offer you only one tip for the future,
Sunscreen would be it
The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proven by scientists
whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience…
I will dispense this advice now…
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth
oh nevermind;
you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded
But trust me, in 20 years you’ll look back at photos of yourself
and recall in a way you can’t grasp now how much possibility lay before
you and how fabulous you really looked…
You are not as fat as you imagine
Don’t worry about the future, or worry, but know that worrying is as
effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that
never crossed your worried mind the kind that blindsides you at 4 pm on some idle Tuesday
Do one thing every day that scares you
Sing
Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours
Floss
Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life…
the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives
some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don’t get plenty of calcium
Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone
Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t
maybe you’ll have children, maybe you won’t
maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…
whatever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either
your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s
Enjoy your body use it every way you can…don’t be afraid of it, or what other people think of it it’s the greatest instrument you’ll ever own
Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room
Read the directions, even if you don’t follow them
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly
Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for good
Be nice to your siblings they are the best link to your past
and the people most likely to stick with you in the future
Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard
live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft
Travel
Accept certain inalienable truths
prices will rise
politicians will philander
you too will get old, and when you do you’ll fantasize that when you were young
prices were reasonable
politicians were noble
and children respected their elders
Respect your elders
Don’t expect anyone else to support you
Maybe you have a trust fund
maybe you have a wealthy spouse
but you never know when either one might run out
Don’t mess too much with your hair
or by the time you’re 40, it will look 85
Be careful whose advice you buy, but
be patient with those who supply it
Advice is a form of nostalgia
dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off
painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth
But trust me on the sunscreen.
Link to listen the song on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5giWfpANMac;
