Right now.

This is one of the most delightful things I have read in a while now. Enjoy!

"Right now is a phenomenon. Right now extraordinary things are happening.

Right now…

1. A soldier of sorts is diligently fighting the fight so you don’t have to.
2. Someone who suffered from a severe injury last year is back on their feet.
3. A small group of people are building something that will soon make the impossible possible.
4. Somewhere on Earth a double rainbow is stretched from one end of the horizon to the other.
5. One of the next Billboard-chart-topping musical artists is patiently rehearsing in her garage.
6. A piece of literature is being written that will eventually change your perspective on life.
7. Young children all over the world are singing and dancing before they even realize there is anything that isn’t music.
8. A friend is helping a friend rise above thoughts of suicide.
9. Someone is thinking what you’re thinking, but hasn’t said anything yet either.
10. Two people in your hometown are falling in love.
11. Somewhere someone is admiring a breathtaking sunrise, and somewhere else a surreal sunset.
12. People of various religious backgrounds are in temples, churches, mosques and other places of worship praying, wholeheartedly, for world peace.
13. Someone who has struggled with their weight for the last several years is standing on a scale and smiling.
14. Hundreds of cute elderly couples are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.
15. A baby girl just took her first few steps without falling.
16. Two best friends are laughing so hard they aren’t even making any noise.
17. A future world leader is in grade school at recess.
18. Someone is in the process of sincerely forgiving a seemingly unforgivable act.
19. There’s a kid studying hard somewhere who aspires to get to where you are in life.
20. A firefighter is running into a burning building to rescue a perfect stranger.
21. Someone in your vicinity genuinely wants to be your friend.
22. A young mom is lying in a hospital bed and holding her newborn baby twins for the very first time.
23. Someone is taking a shower and singing happily at the top of their lungs.
24. There is someone out there who smiles when they think of a specific moment they once shared with you.
25. An alcoholic just celebrated one full year of sobriety.
26. Volunteers in major cities all over the world are working at homeless shelters caring for those who are less fortunate than themselves.
27. A young man is pulled over on the side of the road helping a young woman change a flat tire.
28. A high school athlete just broke her own personal record.
29. Two teenagers just received their very first kiss ever from each other.
30. A husband and wife who were drowning in debt five years ago proudly hold a balance of zero on their credit cards.
31. Someone is hugging a friend who desperately needs it.
32. A new small business owner just wrapped up his first profitable year working for himself.
33. A grandfather is holding his granddaughter’s hand and they’re both smiling from ear to ear.
34. Someone just placed their spare change in the charity collection cup at the grocery store.
35. A small group of friends are sitting around a table sharing funny stories and cheerfully reminiscing about the good old days.
36. A breast cancer patient just found out her cancer is in complete remission.
37. Someone out there is missing you and looking forward to your next visit.
38. Honest people are working for various government entities to help protect your basic human rights and civil liberties.
39. An emergency room surgeon is in the middle of saving his patient’s life.
40. Someone is holding the door open for the person behind them.

Right now is a new beginning. Right now is an opportunity.

Do something extraordinary"

You'll find the original post here:
http://www.marcandangel.com/2011/01/03/40-extraordinary-things-happening-right-now/

A poem

Here's a poem written in 1932 by Mary Elizabeth Frye.
"The identity of the author of the poem was unknown until the late 1990s, when Frye revealed that she had written it."

I stumbled upon it and found it quite good:

Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am in a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly falling snow.
I am the gentle showers of rain,
I am the fields of ripening grain.
I am in the morning hush,
I am in the graceful rush
Of beautiful birds in circling flight,
I am the star shine of the night.
I am in the flowers that bloom,
I am in a quiet room.
I am in the birds that sing,
I am in each lovely thing.
Do not stand at my grave bereft
I am not there. I have not left.

On a night like any other.

What can I do, when I can't sleep, can't think, can't watch a movie, can't even smoke? I write. I write about life, about things that bother me, things that I'd like to see, to feel, to have, things I don't. I give life to the small thoughts that roam in my head, hoping that at some point, while writing everything down I get my answers. But they never appear.
I heard my grandmother on the phone today, she sounded awful, so weak and helpless and I can't do anything about it. It's my family we're talking about and I'm more than 1000 km away from them. My mother needs so much support right now. She's been wandering from hospital to hospital, she took days off from work, she doesn't even sleep as much anymore and all I do is nothing, because I can't. I should study, I should think about my future but I can't. Because unlike others, my family has always meant everything. They've always loved me and supported me and gave me everything I needed and when they need me I'm not there. I don't want to be one of those people that are not there when somebody is in need. Especially my family.
The idea that my grandmother might die and I might not see her again is simply unbearable... She's one of the reasons why I'm a good person at heart, I learned it from her, from the times where she'd get so many visits from old friends, having lunch in her garden, having a great time. She would always make everyone laugh and still have time to cook something in between so that the table was always filled, the people were enjoying themselves and didn't even wish to leave. That's at some point who I wanted to be when I got old. She never got divorced like my parents did, she never cried when she was sad, she always had a kind word for everyone. She's.. my grandmother...I know she's old but losing her would be such a hard thing on my mother... and look it's been only a couple of lines and I don't know how to continue. Because I don't want to imagine anything bad happening right now, I know it's selfish of me and I know I am not making any sense right now, but I'm alone and scared and I don't think I could talk to anyone about this situation, not the way I'd want to. My mom has always been my best friend and frankly I don't want to call her at 2 AM to tell her that I'm weak and that the hole situation at home is bringing me down like hell. And what bothers me most is that somehow I always make everything about me...

Azi nu am scris in engleza.

Simt si atat.
Nu vorbesc, nu vreau.
Tin pentru mine dar simti si tu.
Pentru ca tacerea e buna atunci cand e impreuna. Cand e impartita.
Reciproca. Nevoita. Simt si stiu ca mai mult nu e bine.
Nu acum, nu maine.
Dar mi-e bine, caci tacerea e ca un cuvant de alinare.
Daca ar fi vorbe de zis atunci ceva ar lipsi.
Nevoia de cuvinte nu inseamna decat nesiguranta, nevoia de a sti ceva cu precizie.
E atunci cand ceea ce simti nu mai e indeajuns.