New York..New Year,,,New Life..

How happy…in New York
I recently spent 2 week vacations in New York to celebrate the end of the year. These are the moments and reasons that made me happy:

I got to see my very good friends from Ecuador and USA. Spend the time together as if we were a family. In these moments of cold and loneliness there is nothing better than being together with the people you love and like being around. I personally do not celebrate Christmas, but sharing wonderful moments with the person you love and your friends, definitely makes me happy.

I loved New York. The cosmopolitan city with different people from different countries, cultures, religions and races. Restaurants with delicious food. Especially Fluffy’s café at the corner of 55^th st and 7^th avenue. I liked the muffins and the delicious coffee on a cold afternoon. The Dominican neighborhood in upper Manhattan is good for a cheap traditional breakfast.

The wonderful museums full of master pieces of my favorite artists : Cézanne , Monet, Van Gogh and overall Pollock. My favorite museum was the Guggenheim and the exhibition about Kandinsky, my favorite abstract artist. This artist made feel I am able to do whatever I want and keep going with my artwork. Check : Solace for human soul for future abstract releases.

Ice skating at Bryant park . I never thought I was that good at skating . Me and my wife were doing pretty good together. The skates sucked though.

Walking down the streets to discover new places is one of my favorite things to do. I never get tired or cold. I keep going and going and going…get some coffee and keep going until I found my favorite store….LA RATA BASTARDA AMARILLA…hehehehe,,,,Yellow Rat Bastard at the corner of Broom st and Broadway Yellow Rat Bastard . This place is good for clothes and accessories for weird and different people.

Last bast not least, MTA…yes …the NY metro is good….but DIRTY….ewe……I love that it is 24 hours…it takes you in minutes anywhere in NYC..I love the urban sounds and of course the train is one of my favorites.

Chinatown…to buy fake LV.. C… D&G..etc…hehehe, the empire state building…so high,,.,so cold. Central park to walk and leave your thoughts fly. Brooklyn only one night there…I regret not having more time to discover more about it..someday..some day.

Good times in new years night at central park…brbrbrbrbrb cold…but here we are receiving a new year…hopefully full of wonderful things…and over all Happiness.

Values 2 : Respect

What is respect ?
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How do you see respect in others ?
Who do you respect ?
.... your parents ??
Who should we respect ?
..elderly...teachers,,,friends...colleagues???
Who are we supposed to respect ?
others,,,,

why should we respect ?


CASE 2


If you are at work and you see that there is a man's briefcase at your coworker's desk and it is open and it appears to have what it looks like a magazine with naked women....or men...you can not see very well.

a) You wait until your friend comes and ask him about it.
b) You grab the magazine really quick and see what it is about.
c) You pass by and have a glance.
d) You pass by and do not have a look at the magazine or his personal belongings.
e) any other suggestions on what to do.
c) You pass by and get the magazine for you

What would you do ?
Who taught you how to act like that ?

What is Love ?

Love is when you make muffins and one of a sudden you give the biggest muffin to the one you love.
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Sometimes, when you are standing up waiting for the bus to come you find yourself thinking,,,and thinking....and thinking,,,,and the bus passes by....and you keep thinking...the bus goes away,,,and you keep thinking......man....I missed the bus...jeez...I was thinking about her.
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Somebody talks to you and you say : "ah?"...well you where thinking about the one
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Yo travel so far..far...far..and your heart pounds when you have a glimpse of the one
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Values

What are values?

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We go right away to religions to express the meaning of moral values....but outside religions point of view what are these??
For me , those are positive attitudes towards life that allows you to live in harmony and share with other individuals in our society.

Some of my friends say that we learn them from the family, church, the school, friends, other peers and why not television,,,,examples of society and heroes.

Where did you learn them ?

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VALUES 1

Case 1 Honesty

If you see a wallet on the floor of the bathroom in a mall, what is the first thing you do ?
what comes to your mind ?
1. Do you check it out, see if it has money..keep it.. and then try to find the owner?

2.Do you pass by and pretend you didn't see anything ?

3.Do you check it out, see if it has money..keep it.. and then throw it away ?

4. Do you check if there are any names, phone numbers, addresses, I.D and try to find the person without waiting for any retribution ?

5. Other ideas ?

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How do you see Moral values in people?
How would you explain values?
Where and when do you learn / teach values?

These and more questions will try to be answered.
Keep posted

Free flowers and smiles

I recently got some money from the school I work for and I decided to invested in the people. I treated myself, my wife and my friends. I bought some flowers and my friends and I hit the streets giving away flowers and smiles to everybody around.I am really happy when I see others happy, so I thought what a best way to invest some money in things that make you happy....and here it is :

When are you happy ?

When I paint
When I draw
When I make music
When I read a book
When I talk to friends who always think there is something beyond their noses
when I walk or ride my bike

Who makes you happy ?

My students who smile back at me and say how much they like the classes
and people who are always happy and positive about life