I was just reading a friends blog post about how much she loves to write, write... and read, read... Well, I do too! But I spend so much time reading, looking, watching, speaking, that I forget to write. And writing is somehow therapeutic. And I love writing in English, always have, even if I make some mistakes I don't care (actually I do, but I correct them later haha). Before cyber world took over our lives I used to write anytime I could, about anything and everything, now... I "never have time".

When I was younger, older people always said "when you get older you'll..." and I thought they were crazy, that I knew everything. Now I see they were right, I see things differently, I ponder a lot, I've changed for better and still managed to be me. I love how much I've learned, how much I realized I know nothing, that I have so much to learn and somehow I can help others with the little I know. Maybe that's the reason I read more then write, I absorb things, let them make sense, save what is good and try to use on a daily basis.

I am saying all this because lately I've been thinking about how I can be a good influence, instead of just complaining about anything. Okay, we all have complaints, it seems we're satisfied, but have you ever stopped and realized that somewhere in this wide world someone doesn't have a glass of clean water to drink? a bed to sleep? a job? a school to go to? a house? a mom, a dad to say he loves them? this world is so, so much more than a pair of shoes, a new bag, new clothes, a car of the year.... yeah, yeah, yeah, I know we all need things to go through our lives... but aren't we living too much for OURSELVES? is it wrong to share, to think of others? I don't think it's fair, call it whatever you want, it's not fair.

I like music that makes me think. I like people that makes me think. I like even more when they make me act. A thought without an action is useless. I've heard a song sometime ago and listening to it over and over this week there's a line that I can't get out of my mind...
It's from a song called "Awake my Soul" from Mumford and Sons. They have great lyrics. They say: "In these bodies we will live. In these bodies we will die, Where you invest your love, You invest your life"
This is a very shor life, and when we die we leave eberything behind. I want leave a positive mark on people's lives, not only a bunch of things my family will have to get rid of because they probably cry everytime they look at them. I want invest in things I love, therefore I'm investing my life in... What's your thought on that line?
I love people. I love God. I love my family. I love my life, my friends, the air, the nature... I don't love money, I need it.

There's another line from a song called "Tear Down the Walls"... It goes like this: "Tear down the walls, see the world. Is there something we have missed? Turn from ourselves, look beyond. There is so much more than this." One of this song's songwriter is doing such an amazing social work, I'm proud of every young person who succeds in being selfless. God bless all of you.
Are we missing something? What's out there for us to see? What can you do?

Think. Act. Make people think. Help. Love. Live. Be selfless. Believe.
While thinking, visit these places that are dear to my heart. This is not ad, I support because I want, I believe in them.
Projeto Malawi - Português
Project Malawi - English
Charity:Water
I Heart Revolution
Global Partners for Development
To Write Love on her Arms

Want to see a change? Be a change. Make someone happy, and you'll be happier.

Tear Down the Walls - Hillsong United

Awake My Soul - Mumford and Sons