An Angel from Heaven

Just a quick update of my life. If you’ve read my recent posts, you’ll remember me talking about quitting my job and following my dreams. Well, I have to say, it’s been one of the best things I could have thought of doing. I worked really hard to create an original and impressive résumé, with the help of a great writer and friend. After my last day at work, I took one week to organize my thoughts, expectations, and life in general. I took time to write, have fun with my friends, be with myself and of course run all the errands I had put off. The week really flew by fast and in a blink of an eye THE Monday to hand out resumes had arrived. Pum pum pum…Thankfully, during that previous week I had already made a list of all the emails I would send it and all the places I would personally go. So I woke up bright and early, sent the emails first and set out to impress. This was it, the make it or break it moment had come. I looked down at my list. I had 5 places to visit so I set out with my fingers crossed.

Fast forwarding, I handed out the first three without much luck. You know, when you give it to someone and that someone gives it to someone else and that’s it. Well, that WAS it. Less than five minutes in each place. “Oh man”, I thought, “what if no one calls me?”. I looked at my list again, only two places left. Again, with my head held high, I continued. This time when I got there, something happened. I handed it over to a woman who was sitting outside talking to someone else. She looked at it and said, “follow me”. She took me inside, introduced me to everyone and said, “we have a meeting right now and we are going to discuss this. We’ll call you after to schedule an interview”.

And that was it. They called, I went, and have been going ever since. It was almost like fate. Just as I was starting to lose hope, an angel was sitting outside waiting for me. They took me in almost like a family takes in an orphan.

After a week there, the woman told me, “you know, that same day that you came in I had just been saying how we needed an extra hand. How I couldn’t deal with the stress because we had too much work. I had gone outside to smoke a cigarette to calm my nerves and suddenly there you were walking towards me asking for a job. Like an angel answering my prayer”…I couldn’t believe my ears. She had thought of me the same way I had thought of her.

Coincidence or fate, I’m glad I followed my heart and took the risk. Taking chances, believing in yourself and fighting for what you want is what I learned with this adventure.

Have a good one guys! We all deserve it.

BTW sometimes I do wonder if I had been her answer or if she had been mine… Either way, I know I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be right now.

On a Wednesday

This morning I woke up wanting to write. Wanting to say anything. Let the words write themselves freely across the keyboard. No backspace, no re-reading 3 times before editing. Just writing whatever comes to mind. So, what came into my head? Unfortunately, not as much as I expected. First I thought, "It's hot". I kept putting my hair up in a bun. "I'm full" came next. I had just made myself scrambled eggs for breakfast. "What am I going to do today?"...Pause...More pause...I looked at the ceiling, then to the window, and back at the monitor... Nothing came to mind. I started to feel a little nervous..."Great, just great" I thought. So I decided to do what any person does when they get stumped. Read my emails. 15 minutes later, I came back to the post. But again nothing came to mind. I had gone blank, my initial desire to write was completely gone and the tension started to flood in.

I asked myself, why had this question made me feel so uncomfortable? What triggered all of this stress so suddenly? Almost automatically, and answering my question, I remembered my grandma, "I hope you find a job soon", then my dad "have you handed out resumes yet?" then my mother, "how's the job hunting going?" and so on. Somehow I had thought that leaving my job would relieve some of the pressure and unwanted stress I had been feeling, but in a way it just added a whole new amount. This was not what I had in mind. Of course I know LIFE is not easy and that I need a job to "survive" or as I would put it, pay the bills, but I still don't want it to be a stresser in my life. Will it be possible? I have no idea.

Once these worries started taking over I knew I had to get up and do something about it, because I cannot go all day moping. One of the things I've always loved to do when I get like this is just sit by a window and look out. All the time I need. Something about feeling the cool breeze in my face and watching the sun shine outside, calms me. I like observing the people around, walking and driving and even honking when the light changes and the first car takes its time to move (yes, I live in the city, right smack in the middle of all the craziness). Just watching outside has an effect of clearing my head and putting things back in perspective. I suddenly got the huge urge to go to the beach. On a WEDNESDAY! I haven't been able to do that in so long. So yes, answering the question that had got me stumped, I think I'll spend the day on the beach. Playing in the sand and swimming in the ocean on a beautiful day. I know this "freedom" won't last long so at least I'll have some fun with it.

Anyway, today i just wanted to write. No meaning, no message just me thinking out loud. I'm not used to doing that, just for fun, or just because. So I hope you liked it just as much.

Have a wonderful day, even if it's laughing and making jokes with your co-workers.

A Month In Heaven

Have you ever just suddenly wanted to be spontaneous and rebellious? You know, for real DO something crazy not just contemplate the idea, daydream or think about it? Like on your way to work, take a UTURN and go to the beach…maybe call in sick or just forget your responsibilities. I remember this TV ad once, it’s kind of fuzzy but basically it was a group of people in a car talking about taking a right turn and going someplace fun instead of going straight (pun intended) to work. We can all imagine what happened in the end…they didn’t turn. Most people, and I include myself, are afraid for some reason of work and responsibilities. Work…responsibilities…cleaning…debts! I hate these words, they’re long and have negative connotations. But these are the words that run our lives. It’s like we’re afraid of being reprimanded or as being seen as irresponsible or inconsiderate. When really we’re watching our LIVES fly right past us as we sit in our small cubicle looking at the computer monitor all day and putting up with the bullshit attitudes of our bosses or coworkers. SERIOUSLY?

So as luck would have it, I was presented with the opportunity (BTW anything that presents itself unexpectedly and sounds FUN/POSITIVE/DIFFERENT, do it) to go to Buenos Aires, Argentina for one month to study Circus acts like trapeze, “telas”, and bungee. At first I thought, wow this is gonna put a hole in my wallet. Next I thought, how am I gonna explain this at work? Third, this is crazy! I can’t drop everything and leave for a whole month. What about my payments? I already know I’m going to have to ask for a leave of absence, meaning NO salary, NO income whatsoever. Can I afford this?

All of these questions and worries kept popping in my head. Suddenly I realized they were all about WORK and DEBTS and RESPONSIBILTIES. The words I dreaded most! I hadn’t even stopped to ask myself, do I wanna go?... HELL YEAH!! Argentina for a month? Are you kidding me? Is this a dream? Is my alarm clock gonna go off and I’m gonna wake up and realize that it’s tuesday morning and my mundane routine is still on track? But it wasn’t a dream, this was the real thing, the adventure I had been waiting for. That’s where I remembered the TV ad. What should I do? WHAT SHOULD I DO??? Finally, I decided forget the debts…everything can wait till I get back. Yes. I’m young and these opportunities don’t present themselves everyday. I bought the ticket and started to find out everything I could about Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Months later, I look back and can say it was one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life. Another time I’ll tell you about the trip itself but for now what’s important is my decision and what I think of it now. When I came back, my whole perspective of life changed. I stopped doing things I didn’t like to do and started to do more of what I loved. I had more courage to take chances and risks without really thinking about consequences. The biggest and most recent has been leaving my job. I have a new dream and a huge desire to make it real. Even if it doesn’t come true I know I won’t regret trying. Plus I’ve already learned everything can wait till we come back.

Hope you enjoyed this…I’ve enjoyed writing it. Have a good one!

Sunshine's Corner: Meri Crijma'

I love watching The Nightmare before Christmas because it reminds me that Christmas is so magical it can change any heart. I know it’s corny but I LOVE Navidad. Even here in the Island that we don’t experience a mayor climate change, Christmas is all around. It’s like when you’re baking a cake and you can smell it all through the house. I can smell Christmas and cookies and “coquito” and “lechón” and “arroz con gandules” and “pasteles” and “tembleque”!

I wish you all a great Crijma’ filled with parrandas and zero diets. It only comes once a year so what the heck, bring on the “cuerito”!

Sunshine's Corner- "Each of us builds our own prison or our own palace."

Hey guys this is my first post!! I'm excited :D!
Seeing as we're in the Christmas season I'd like to start by telling you about an inspirational message a co-worker and friend of mine sent me a couple of weeks ago. It spoke about a kind of truth we tend to forget. How our actions, words, and expressions follow us everywhere we go (like a shadow), even if it happened yesterday, a year ago, or just a few minutes.
Classic example: Did we greet the person in the elevator or did we just look up? Did we smile and thank the person who opened the door for us or did we just pass? What were we thinking about that made the whole lunch area at work silent and cold?
We forget that we emit an aura; intangible as it may be, beware the effects it can create, especially if it gets too dark. Our actions and moods DO affect everything and everyone around us.
My anecdote: It’s surprising to hear how many people are described with having a dark cloud surrounding them. An ex-coworker of mine was like that, unfortunately. It got to a point where no one came in contact with him, hisaura was too dense. Maybe, if he had read this piece of wisdom it would have done wonders...Here goes my insightful thought:
"Each of us builds our own prison or our own palace". If he had known he could control every expression and emotion he exuded the tables might have turned, because we all know he is a good person at heart. Unfortunately, not everyone realizes the effects our shadow creates.
That's why it's important to remember that WE CONTROL if we want to feel depressed over the douchebag who left us for no good reason, or anxious to finally have time to take those acting classes we always wanted. And what better way to start than by empowering your mind with a new motto, "An aura of beauty attracts beauty. An aura of love attracts love. An aura of life and joy attracts unbounded light".

Only you are the master of that aura, the sky is the limit!

Little Miss Sunshine

Saludos! Mi nombre es Leli y estaré posting en Yes, Poscón “pal” de goodies. Espero que inspire a la reflexión y a recordar lo que a veces se nos olvida, pero sobre todo es para puro disfrute.

A good friend of mine calls me Sunshine y así espero que también me conoscan los lectores.

Sobre un poquito de mí, de aquí es que viene mi inspiración:

Sunshine is what fills my eyes in the morning, keeps me smiling during the day, and as it sets, calms my nerves after a hard days work. My mission in life is to exude rays of light as a guide, an inspiration or simply as a reminder of how extraordinary the world is.
Results of my determination: Happiness, peace and love in my life and hopefully the lives of those around me.

Have a good one!