Nu mă mai cert cu EL. Niciodată!

Ziua 109/365, anul 1/2.

Toată lumea știa semnul particular pe care-l avea la față, la nas. Era urmare sau pecetea unor altercații și a unor rezolvări din trecut de când era mai tânăr. 

Doar puține persoane, câteva zeci, dar cu precădere și mai exact doar cinci sau șase cunoșteau semnul distinctiv pe care de această dată îl avea pe fesa superioară dreaptă în forma hărții Statelor Unite ale Americii. 

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Mai repede proști decât răi

Ziua 108/365, anul 1/2.

Sunt multe momente în viața unui om când te confrunți uluit cu decizii sau vorbe ale apropiaților care te șochează, dezgustă, descumpănesc.

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Mai mulți cârnați decât zile

Ziua 107/365, anul 1/2.

Din ciclul meu slănicean cu ”nucile prin noiembrie-decembrie sunt gata, dar veverițele se înmulțesc la nesfârșit și iarna e lungă...” azi lali m-a sunat să-mi spună una nouă de la noi, de la mama lui maya, bunica tatălui meu și a lui lali.

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Testimoniale

Ziua 106/365, anul 1/2.

Ma: Și eu te iubesc ! Ești cel mai echilibrat om , in toate , ai încredere in tine , in primul rind .

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Alții zâmbesc, tu nu.

Ziua 105/365, anul 1/2.

Să faci fericiți pe toți cei din jurul tău nefericindu-te iremediabil pe tine.

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7 ani, o lună, o zi...

Ziua 104/365, anul 1/2.

Ieri a trecut o lună de la cei șapte ani și o zi care n-au mai fost celebrate.

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Let them burn! To the ground...

Ziua 103/365, anul 1/2.

”- Noi încercăm să le punem baze noi, fundații stabile pentru un viitor mai bun, se plânse căpitanul.

- Și ce nu merge? Întrebă comandantul.

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Din dragoste/iubire sau din ură/resentiment?

Ziua 102/365, anul 1/2.

Vei afla foarte multe despre aproape orice te privește direct doar răspunzând detaliat și sincer la întrebarea:

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Regretele sunt ok

Ziua 101/365, anul 1/2.

Regretele sunt modalitatea creierului de a-ți reaminti să faci sau să nu faci ceea ce nu ți-a priit sau ai fi putut face altfel.

Să spui că n-ai regrete este dureros.

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Ce l-aș învăța pe băiatul meu?

Ziua 100/365, anul 1/2.

Dacă aș fi tată din nou și aș avea băiat iarăși l-aș învăța sau aș face ca principale lecții pentru binele viitorului lui următoarele trei:

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Toate mamele își iubesc copiii lor.

Ziua 99/365, anul 1/2.

Este evident că orice mamă vrea binele copilului ei. 

Toată lumea știe că fiecare mama va face tot ce știe ea și cum știe ea și cât poate ea înțelege binele copiilor ei.

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Fericirea și liniștea versus dorințele și pretențiile

Ziua 98/365, anul 1/2.

Fericirea și liniștea oricui sunt perfect invers proporționale cu

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Sănătos și voios

Ziua 97/365, anul 1/2.    

    

Să fii sănătos în ziua de azi este un lux și o colosală realizare. Sunt puțini care au acest obiectiv și mult mai puțini cei care și obțin această victorie pe termen lung. Am tot scris pe larg despre asta, nu (mai) reiau.

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Prințesa cu două mame

Ziua 96/365, anul 1/2.

La o plimbare prin parc am auzim următoarea poveste zburând, neprovocată de nimeni și de nimic, din gura Anastasiei:

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Angajează și dă afară! Iar și iar!

Ziua 95/365, anul 1/2.

În anii ”90 circula o vorbă printre angajatorii sofisticați care doreau să maximizeze profitul și satisfacția managerială concomitent cu îmbunătățirea calității resurselor umane și a retenției:

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”Mă doare tare...!”

Ziua 94/365, anul 1/2.

Pot fi de acord că pentru multe femei viața nu însemană doar sculat dimineață, serviciu, tracasări, acasă, cumpărături, aglomerație, copii, nervi, mâncare, rufe, ”obligații”, neliniști, datorii, televizor, socializare, somn târziu. Și pe repeat zi de zi, an de an.

Curând o să pornească o revoluție, pentru că:

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Banul cu trei fețe, Patru, de fapt.

Ziua 93/365, anul 1/2.

Se spune că orice monedă are două fețe, ambele valabile, reprezentând altceva. Și că și viața ar fi făcută din alb și negru, din bun și rău, din sus și jos. Binaritatea clasică.

Eu am mers tot timpul mai departe și spus că există și a treia fațetă:

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Lipit...esc...mai tineresc!

Ziua 92/365, anul 1/2.

Lipit zbor și mă hlizesc,

Nu mă frâng, nu mă chircesc.

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Ce va fi, va fi magic. Încercă și vei reuși!

Ziua 91/365, anul 1/2.

Iertatul tata îmi spunea mereu, dar, ca de obicei, abia acum încep să-l reaud:

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Au trecut trei luni.

Ziua 90/365, anul 1/2.

Ce repede trece timpul.

Când au trecut încă treizeci de zile?

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Dacă nu tu, sigur altele două sau trei!

Ziua 89/365, anul 1/2.

În momentul în care hainele au căzut, și știi bine că se prăvălesc repede, nu mai contează ce job ai, ce venituri ai, și nici care îți este nivelul de inteligență sau cultură. De cele mai multe ori este bine să lași textilele să facă ce vor, controlul n-are putere acolo unde dorința e aprinsă și autentică. Știi cine și ce aprinde dorința aceea incontrolabilă, da? Îți mai aduci aminte de uhhh-ahhh și soft pain?

Cine a avut o să mai aibă, cine a fost o să mai fie! 

Viața este, de fapt, un joc precum acela al scaunelor rotative mereu minus unu:

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Cu ce și cum te pot ajuta?

Ziua 88/365, anul 1/2.

Spune-mi, te rog, dacă și cu ce și cum te pot ajuta!

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Slănicie de vară toridă

Ziua 87/365, anul 1/2.

Să te învelești cu două plăpumi noaptea în plină caniculă când alții stau cu aerul condiționat pornit continuu este...

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Trei minimum. Patru este idealul.

Ziua 86/365, anul 1/2. 

În pregătirea militară și în chestiuni economice sau financiare legate de logistică/aprovizionare sau marketing/clienți se spune că dacă ai o singură opțiune de fapt nu ai nici una.

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Armele curate și disciplina cazonă

Ziua 85/365, anul 1/2. 

Când eram în armată curățam deseori armele. Ne puneau comandanții să le desfacem bucăți și să le ștergem cu o cârpă și cu un ulei special foarte fin. 

De cele mai multe ori nu prea aveam ulei, dar aveam scârba aia de cârpă uleioasă deja care se dădea de la unul la altul. De fapt erau mai multe cârpe care treceau din mână în mână până luceau puștile și pistoalele.

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Ajutor imposibil, tu ești ok?

Ziua 84/365, anul 1/2.

Un bun prieten trece printr-o perioadă infernală acasă cu femeia lui și copilul mic.

Un alt amic este în spital cu multiple traumatisme și fracturi după un oribil accident. Voi scrie detaliat despre asta în zilele următoare.

Un alt treilea are probleme grave cu fata lui adolescentă ce a încercat să se sinucidă. Din nou...

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De zece ani neschimbat?!?

 Ziua 83/365, anul 1/2.

O amică îmi trimite pe email un text de-ale mele, un articol scris de mine și publicat acum aproape zece ani, în care eu mă contraziceam cu un text scris săptămânile trecute. Doamne-Dumnezeule! 

În primul rând vreau să îi mulțumesc amicei pentru această bună atenție și verificare și punctare a realității. 

Este adevărat ce-mi spune și îi răspund aici:

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E timp pentru toa(n)te

Ziua 82/365, anul 1/2.

Dumnezeu ne-a dat ziua, dar și noaptea. Acțiune și retragere.

Marii înțelepți, precum și multe dintre marile religii, împărțiseră ziua în trei părți egale:

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Vulnerabilități, slăbiciuni, puncte sensibile.

Ziua 81/365, anul 1/2.

Verificarea este simplă și revelațiile pot veni în scurt timp, copleșitoare, răvășitoare.

Îi împărtășești unui prieten sau unei prietene, ”din greșeală”, ca o confesiune, un ”secret”, unul dintre punctele tale vulnerabile, o slăbiciune, o adicție/dependență, un defect/cusur care-ți aduce neplăceri, pierderi sau deteriorări.

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