Playing Video Games Helps Me Drive in São Paulo

Driving for some people can be a burden. Most of the times I wish I had a driver so I wouldn´t be overwhelmed and stressed out about driving in São Paulo. Lucky for me that as my niece and nephews were growing up and we took some time out to play auto racing video games, which is where I really learned how to drive. If you are good at these kinds of games, you can bet that you will be able to drive in São Paulo. As each day goes by, I am really starting to believe that most people in the city think that they are driving as if they are holding a video game console.

Some drivers do not respect the lanes and when the lanes have not been painted then all hell breaks loose.  There are people who forget to use their signal lights and when the newer the car, the worse it is. It seems like these cars come out of the auto factories without this accessory. Warning: use your signal lights! It is usually attached to the steering wheel and up means right turn, down means left turn and then the drive behind you does not have to guess which way you are turning. In the past they used to be called `directional signals´. You see to signal in which direction you are going.

I think I am going to start playing other games, something like Angry Birds. Wonder what that is going to teach me. Perhaps the sling shots will come in handy.

Written : November 30, 2015 Todos os direitos reservados a Meire Marion

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SHOES SHOES SHOES

How many pairs of shoes do you own? How many pairs do you actually wear? Do you ever see yourself always reaching out for that same pair? You know the one pair that brings you good luck, the one that makes you feel self-confident; the one that you always wear to similar occasions like a job interview, a first date, an important event, is it just one pair or is there one for each and every situation mentioned?

Take a look in your closet and label your shoes. Separate them as those you always wear and those that are just sitting there taking up the space. I bet there are shoes that have never been worn and even have the price tag on them. Why are they in your closet? Why not give them away to someone who has no shoes to wear?

Buying shoes can be for some people a source of pleasure. The same pleasure that you can get from eating a delicious dish, or the feeling that you get after waking up from a pleasant dream.

There are people who have dozens of pairs in their closets that they do not have a life time to wear. Meaning, a pair of spiked heels can be worn for a period of ten years; the years when you are young and can balance on them. However, as you get age, you need to also change the style of shoes that you wear. Feet change and so does your body, not to mention the loss of balance.  Do you give them away after not being able to wear them? No, some people hold on to them as if they were trophies to show others that one day they were young and glamorous and were able to wear those spiked heel shoes.

Give up what is cluttering your closet and help others out. Remember that your trash can be other people´s treasures.

Written: November 30, 2015 Todos os direitos reservados a Meire Marion

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Changes

Waking up at the same time to go to work and coming back at the same time every single day can be seen by some people as routine and discipline. However, doing the same thing for many years can also be seen by others as boredom and lifeless. The question nowadays is: Are we living or just surviving?

According to history, Man has been surviving ever since Man became Man. There are some people whom might disagree with what they are reading. However, the truth is that Man has always hunted and killed to survive.  These days we need to survive diseases, the air we breathe, the food we eat, the people who kill for pleasure or to steal, child abuse, bullies, unkindness and lack of affection and love; in addition to other things.

On the other hand, there are people who believe that they are living because they have imported cars, expensive watches, modern gadgets and money in the bank. These people summarize life into study, work and malls.

Radical as it may sound. Today we do not live. We survive.

Nonetheless, there is a shot at changing this. Don´t wait for a life changing event to make you wake up to reality. Life is given to be lived and not survived. When you open your eyes in the morning, be grateful for another day. Don´t look back, you´re not going that way. Live the moment and try to find love and happiness in small things.

Just a thought.

Written: October 8, 2015 Todos os direitos reservados a Meire Marion

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