Life is a journey!
When we think of the word TRAVEL, our first thought may be of the many journeys we have made in our lives, spending hours or days on the road, or the great distances we have travelled by aeroplane, or the foreign and distant lands we have visited, explored or lived in for some time. Etymologically, […]
Spirit of sacrifice
O que é espírito de sacrifício? The word spirit derives from the Greek sopro. Sopro is that which gives life (sopro vitale, breath). The word sacrifice derives from the Latin sacrificium, composed of sacer and ficium, which means ‘act of doing, manifesting the sacred’, or ‘act of passing from the profane sphere to the sacred […]
Laziness
LAZINESS: AN EVOLVING CONCEPT Are human beings lazy by nature? What is laziness?Laziness is a feminine noun derived from the Latin pigritia. According to dictionaries, it can mean anything from a simple lack of desire to perform a task to a deep aversion to work. It is also associated with negligence, indolence, slowness, delay or […]
How old are you?
“Afirmo ao senhor, do que vivi: o mais difícil não é um ser bom e proceder honesto; dificultoso, mesmo, é um saber definido o que quer, e ter o poder de ir até no rabo da palavra.” (J.G.Rosa) 1st AGE – CHRONOLOGICAL: measured from the date of birth. 2nd AGE – PHYSIOLOGICAL: this is the […]
Adults and adulterers
“Prá quê cara feia? Na vida ninguém paga meia.” Leminsky ADULT IS DIFFERENT FROM “ADULTERATED” There are two types of adults: genuine adults and dissimulating adults, or “adulterated” adults. An adult is someone who identifies with “paying the full price” in life. Adults do not complain because they have the competence and patience to deal […]
The influence of the family of origin on married life
Emancipation from the family of origin is a goal that begins in adolescence and continues throughout life. Marriage is one of these possibilities or one of these frustrations. The influences of the family of origin on a couple’s relationship are often unconscious: the family is the starting point for many aspects of life, particularly in […]
The pains and joys of life – 2024/2025
Life is made up of pain and joy. But the way we deal with pain can really influence the course of the years ahead of us. No pain is in vain! I sincerely hope that the pain we will experience in 2024 will not be reduced to a concrete mark, to mere scars or tangible […]
THE SECRET OF MARRIAGE – Stephen Kanitz
My separated friends never tire of asking me how I managed to stay married to the same woman for thirty years. Women, who are always more malicious than men, don’t ask my wife how she manages to stay married to the same man, but how she manages to stay married to me. It is young […]
LOVE ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH – Artur da Távola
To those who are not married, those who are getting married, those who have just married, those who are thinking of separating, those who have just separated, those who are thinking of getting back together… There are not several types of love, just as there are not three types of longing, four types of hatred, […]
Matryoshka dolls
The term matryoshka is related to the Latin mater (mother). This Russian word is the diminutive of matrona, which refers to a respectable woman, especially in matriarchal societies. It is also related to the Latin term matrix, from which matrice derives, meaning ‘mother’ or ‘womb’. The word matrice conveys the idea of that which generates, […]