Wednesday, October 20, 2004

NOW IN ENGLISH! ...MY THOUGHTS ABOUT TURNING 40

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40 YEARS.

40. I find this to be a round, robust, strong number. A solid number. A number to celebrate!

I know. In our culture, turning 40 is not necessarily something to brag about. For many, such a hefty number represents only the unstoppable passing of time that surprises us at every turn of the highway and reminds us of our own mortality. But for me - a woman decided on counting her life not by the clocks tick toc, but by the boom boom of my heart resonating with the hearts of others that have touched and been touched - for me, it is reason for celebration.

That is why I invited many over to my house, to share the afternoon of a beautiful day. Maybe they didn't all know eachother. Perhaps they didn't seem to have much in common. Who knows? Maybe some even hate eachother. But for me, each one of them, and many of you, readers, is a blessing. Each a motive to measure my life not in minutes, nor hours, nor forties.

Many of you know that I expect to live many years. More than a hundred, I have always said. I can´t be sure whether by the time I reach that century of existence, I may be asking for even more.

I truly welcome you all to my home. To this space in which the naked eye will see only a certain mess, too much stuff and a place that really looks lived in. We inhabit far beyond what you might see, beyond this physical space, in the crooks and spaces others have opened up to us in their private worlds. We are a family without walls. Rubén and the three jewels I have for sons are my refuge and my reason. In them I find a fascinating, complex and wonderful interior world. It is an infinite universe, full of radiance, in which we walk together, making music and living every instant of life.

Maybe today I feel so much like celebrating, precisely because I have an invaluable partner, a 10 year old wiseman, a whirlwind going on 7 and a 12 year old gentleman riding beside me. Perhaps it's just that my soul never stands still, and it wants nothing short of everything. Perhaps, because I have the pleasure of having all of you, and perhaps because I anticipate what is to come. Anyway, thanks for bearing witness to my coming of age, my dear leading men and ladies, travel companions.

The fact is, I feel better than ever for these 40 years.

Let´s see what doors open up to us now!

Tuesday, October 19, 2004

Esto dije en mi cumpleaños el Domingo...

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40 años

40. Se me antoja que es este un número redondo, robusto, fuerte y decidido. Un número que se siente sólido. Un número que celebrar.

Se que en nuestra cultura, cumplir 40 no es necesariamente motivo de orgullo. Para muchos, un numerote como este representa tan solo el inexorable paso del tiempo que nos ataja en cada vuelta del camino recorrido y nos recuerda nuestra propia mortalidad. Pero para mi - que he decidido contar mi vida, no tánto por el tic tac del reloj, como por el boom boom de mi corazón en resonancia con tántos otros corazones que me han permitido tocarlos y que me han tocado inolvidablemente – sí es motivo de celebración.

Por eso los he invitado hoy a compartir conmigo esta tarde, a todos ustedes. Quizás no todos se conocen entre sí, quizás no todos parezcan tener algo en común, quizás algunos hasta se caigan mal. Pero para mi, cada uno de ustedes es una bendición. Cada quien, un motivo por el cual mi vida no se mide en minutos, ni en horas, ni en cuarentas.

Muchos de ustedes saben que espero vivir muchos años. Más de cien, he dicho siempre. Pero no se si al encontrarme con el siglo de existencia, ande pidiendo mas.

Bienvenidos a mi casa. A este lugar en que el ojo desnudo solo verá cierto desorden, demasiado contenido y esos contrastes que hacen que un espacio parezca vivido. Nosotros, habitamos mucho más allá de este espacio fisico, en los recovecos que cada quien nos ha abierto en sus mundos privados. Somos una familia sin muros. Rubén y mis tres joyas de hijos son mi refugio y mi razón. En ellos encuentro un mundo interior fascinante, complejo y maravilloso. Es un universo infinito y radiante en el que caminamos juntos haciendo música y viviendo cada instante de vida.

Quizás hoy me encuentro celebrando tánto, precisamente porque tengo un compañero invaluable, un sabio de 10 años, un torbellino de casi 7 y un caballero de 12 cabalgando a mi lado. Quizás porque mi alma nunca se aquieta y quiere todo. Quizás porque tengo el gusto de tenerlos a todos ustedes y quizás porque anticipo lo que habrá por venir. De todos modos, gracias por ser testigos hoy, protagonistas siempre y compañeros de viaje.

El caso es que me siento mejor que nunca en este recuento.

¡Veamos que otras puertas se nos abren!

Monday, October 11, 2004

MY MUSINGS FOR LIVING

Hello. This blog is about my musings for living. I believe that so many of us are not living our lives to their fullest! In my consulting and lifecoaching practice I have much to say, so...here it goes to the web and the world.

I am especially interested in having my voice heard about how to help others and not lose yourself on the way!

More to come as life progresses!