Forgiveness

Well...christmas is coming and i just read about "forgiveness" and i totally agree with what i read so i just feel like sharing this ...here we go


Forgiveness works! It is often difficult, AND it works!
We often think of forgiveness as something that someone who has done us wrong must ask of US. There is always another way of looking at something. My thoughts on forgiveness suggest that you focus on offering forgiveness TO the person who has wronged you. To not forgive them is like taking the poison (continuing to suffer for what they did or didn't do to you) and expecting THEM to die!
Alexander Pope once said, "To err is human; to forgive, Divine." Believe it!
Forgiveness is a gift you give to yourself. It is not something you do FOR someone else. It is not complicated. It is simple. Simply identify the situation to be forgiven and ask yourself: "Am I willing to waste my energy further on this matter?" If the answer is "No," then that's it! All is forgiven.
Forgiveness is an act of the imagination. It dares you to imagine a better future, one that is based on the blessed possibility that your hurt will not be the final word on the matter. It challenges you to give up your destructive thoughts about the situation and to believe in the possibility of a better future. It builds confidence that you can survive the pain and grow from it.
Telling someone is a bonus! It is not necessary for forgiveness to begin the process that heals the hurt. Forgiveness has little or nothing to do with another person because forgiveness is an internal matter.
Choice is always present in forgiveness. You do not have to forgive AND there are consequences. Refusing to forgive by holding on to the anger, resentment and a sense of betrayal can make your own life miserable. A vindictive mind-set creates bitterness and lets the betrayer claim one more victim.
 hohoho merry xtimas to everyone :)

you are still the one :)

When I first saw you, I saw love.And the first time you touched me, I felt love.And after all this time, you're still the one I love. :)

a day to chill...a day to remember =]

luv ya

future?

what i was thinking in that pic? im quite sure that i was thinking about how great we r together! how my world is complete with u now. thanks

happy!

check out this pic! lol im smiling like a crazy! Chris is more than my boyfriend...he is my fiance...he is more than fiance...he is my friend! more than friend...MY BEST FRIEND!i always say that to him.

Love u christian! thanks for making me feel like that! sooooooooooooo happy!

ps: nothing is perfect..............flamenguista was in my pic =s=s hahaha

Us

and he is the one who is making me feel alive =] he is the one i wanna spend the rest of my life with!

Love u all!

OMG! i met those people when i was studying journalism in university! we graduated in 2005 and guess what? 5 years later we r still together.thats friendship! I LOVE U GUYS! I REALLY DO! lets meet up often now huh!

hey yo....listen what i say oh yeah....

He is always listening to me! he can be tired, happy,angry,sad,excited...it doesn´t matter! he is a-l-w-a-y-s listening to me.That´s really good... poor him thought! im such a talketive girl lol

A happy girl...

If u knew what i was looking at...u might would understand why i was laughing =]

Christian

He is a person with a good heart...Thanks for taking care of me when i got sick tho! ^^

funny t-shirt

HUHSHUSUHAHUSUHSUHUHSA...
-ok let´s sleep chris! Good night! (Me)
-Oh! check my t-shirt! (Chris)

uhsuhauhsuhaushuhsuhasuhhashsahsha

sunny but cold =s

Maybe from now on this will be the place where u all might find me when i need a rest....when i need a break from everything and everybody.

Lovely

I really cant remember her name....first because its a german name and second because i really have a bad memory =]All i can say is that she is soooo sweetie and funny! she was mixing German with Portuguese and sometimes got really hard for me to understand her! well, at least, one thing is universal....check our happy faces......should i really have to say something else? well...maybe just....Bis bald! =]

Frau Brigitte

Frau Brigitte!ill miss her!!! =] =] it was so cool to wake up and have a great breakfast with that "German/Brazilian" Woman! .She was always smiling and helping me and chris out! we even checked a jazz´s festival lol! she is amazing! Chris, is there something that we forgot to tell her?...not sure though! =]

manush und kikish

=] =] =]

=]

well, as i said...we faced our first trip together and it was great BUT....it was really really really cold =[ i could not even believe that we were still in Brazil.

happy days

We never know if it will last forever or how long it will last but all i know is that we have to enjoy each moment! celebrate everything! and that´s exactly what Chris and me r doing together! After being for a while far away from each other( i live in Rio and he lives in Germany) we just faced a great trip and it was really amazing! we just spent 24/7 together and that was a great experience!

long time!

WOW! such a long time since i posted here though! =] well...i´ve been doing so many things! let me try to post something new here =]
here we go:
people might asked me about nicko.Nicko is fine and we r still in touch!He will be back to my bday.The most beautiful thing in our lives is friendship....he showed me that we dont have to beg or even ask for it....we just have it and im happy for having it! =]He also showed me that we dont have to be together or even close to care about each other.I have to say that i learned so much with him! i really have to thank him a lot for helping me out when i was so lost! =]
I am still living some great and happy moment now with Herr Hoffmann though ( the person that i love love love love love love love....i can't stop saying it )=]
 i will post some pics about it =] well if i shared so many bad things in the past...why not share good things huh? so here we go!

Nicko and me

"All good?all!" lol lol lol lol ps:Thank you nick for being here! thank you for being such a nice friend!I miss you already! see you soon though! counting the days down for it!

Nicko 2

I will def miss you! Thank you Nick for every time that we spent together =]

Nicko

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT? LOL ^^

"Bra" da tijuca...

Yep! i hated this pic but is just to show everybody that Nicko got over that intestinal infection!!
ps: "daddy" took care of me as well. "manuela, can u please use ur sun glasses? it´s really sunny here....i won´t talk to you if u don´t use it!" lol ok ok daddy...done...happy now? lol =]

Ps: Nicko, thanks for making me see that i really can not say that all aussie guys r not worth even to meet up....and hey mate...let´s go to Bra again! yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah bra

relaxing in carnival

Well , it´s carnival here in Rio and ,of course, i could not be doing anything else but partying with friends .In this pic we were relaxing a bit in arpoador ( amazing place in Rio) after partying with people on the streets and danced a bit! we needed a break! after all we r human being ,right? =]
Edward, i can not be more thankful for having u in my life!
ps: Nice to meet u henry and welcome to Rio!

Beyonce´s concert!

Yeah yeah! she is a Diva! great concert

muaaaaah

muaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! friendship that goes beyond contries!

BRA

yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh braaaaaaaaaaaa! that mate is great! really funny and great "singer" ! coooooooooooooountryyyyyyyyyyyyyy musiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiic rock man! lol

happy day

Mary, Ed, Nicko and me! great day! i am so proud of Nicko cause he was able to meet us without getting lost! so yeah....he is kinda of brazlian! =]

Nick and me at Barra Beach

Barra beach! lol such a funny day! i was kinda of sleepy (poor nick!) but the day was really cool! specially when my aussie friend start singing country music =] =]

New aussie on the block! lol

Nick!!!! the most brazilian aussie guy that i ever met! =]

Happy faces!

Someone told me that the life is beautiful around the world" ...i do believe it man!

Thomas

Thomas!  Nice dinner, nice day and happy meeting^^

Cody´s letter 2

Dude, what more can i say??? just loved it! thank you!!!

Cody´s letter

What else could be more perfect than be surprised with a such funny and nice letter? we live in a world where internet rules =] and that´s awesome! i just loved it! Thank you bro! I am really happy cause u r part of my life! im blessed! thank you! i will see you soon! Promiss that i will land in portland soon :)

Skateboard´s friends

And when we think that our world are falling down...our friends just come up and say to us that we must fall so we can enjoy even more when we stand up again! thank u my skaterboard´s bro!

Renan and me

Renan and me! the best thing in my life is: be sure that i do have the best friends and the best family that a human being can have! so im blessed!

...You don't listen to her
You don't care how it hurts
Until you lose the one you wanted
Cause you've taken her for granted
And everything you have got destroyed
But you're just a boy...(30 days!)

Funny day with Marko

I really could not stop laughing! Marko was soooooooo bored waiting for his best friend in that restaurant...=] lol uhsauhsuhasuhashuauhs.Ps: thanks!

REI DO.... LOL

 REI DO