'Shut up' is generally bad advice

I've lost my way some years ago when, many times, I chose not to do what I really wanted and instead followed what other people belive was the right way. And I did this so often that it became almost automatic. I didn't relised it then, but I was reproducing the way I interpreted my mom's behavior. She always made decisions based on previous experiences - if something had worked for somebody else, she would consider trying it. For a long time I wasn't able to try something new, to take risks, to give myself a chance, I was too busy seeking others people's opion, their path, their "right way". I truly believed in the ideia of something being absolute right or absolute wrong. When I finally dicovered that everything is relative, I broke. My world turned upside down and I couldn't even brush my teeth without think about it. How many opportunites did lose cause I wasn't able to follow my instincts? How many opportunites did I lose cause I let someone e...

Noite planejada

Colocou o vestido tom pastel, uma rasteira e sem maquiagem saiu.
Ela queria ir de macacão, mas na lavagem, manchara.
Queria ir maquiada, mas sua mala de mão, na viagem extraviara e era um domingo à noite, nenhum salão funcionava, não conhecia ninguém naquela cidade.

Queria usar salto, mas esquecera de por na bagagem.

Então ela foi de vestido claro, de rasteira e rosto limpo pra festa.

Certeza que passaria vergonha.
Mas foi.

Nada planejado havia ocorrido.

Tudo parecia errado.

Tudo que ela queria não aconteceu.

Até o lugar da festa mudara.

Pegou o táxi. Mostrou o lugar no mapa.

Chegou na praia.

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