Silencio…

Recientemente me propuse poner en practica cuatro cosas tanto en el hogar como en el trabajo:

• Guardar silencio: Sí. Esto para mí es difícil ya que siempre tengo una opinión, sea ella correcta o incorrecta, pienso que el mundo debe oírla. Últimamente me he dedicado a simplemente guardar silencio.
• Escuchar: Esto va muy ligado al punto anterior. Estoy ejercitando el arte de escuchar. Al estar callada y escuchar puedo capturar lo que mi esposo, mi hija, mis colegas en la oficina, y hasta mi jefe quieren compartir. Estoy procurando darles toda mi atención durante el tiempo que estamos juntos. Al escucharlos aprendo lo que quieren comunicar y analizo en mi mente lo que debo decir.

Mi reacción a un e-mail irritante

OK… Hablando de todo un poco.

¿A quién no le ha llegado un correo electrónico de esos que lo ponen a uno rojo? Me refiero a esos emails que caen en el buzón cuando  uno menos se los espera. Aquellos que tienden a arruinarle a uno todas las metas, sentimientos de auto confianza, en fin… lo suficiente como para arruinarle el resto de la semana a uno… especialmente los lunes.

Resulta ser que hoy me llego uno así. Aunque quise enojarme de manera justa como lo he hecho en otras ocasiones, no lo hice.

Hora de organización…

Hola amigos…

La semana pasada escribí un blog en inglés acerca de como me he sentido recientemente con varios asuntos en la oficina. Por cierto, comparé mis experiencias recientes a un episodio de uno de mis shows de televisión favoritos “I love Lucy – Yo quiero a Lucy”. El de Lucy y Ethel en la fábrica de chocolates, ¿recuerdan?

He estado pensando mucho recientemente y buscando maneras de ser más efectiva y maximizar mi tiempo en la oficina.

Let It Roll!

OK… so recently I’ve felt like this old “I love Lucy” show. Life is good. Family is good. Work is good for now. Actually, let me go back to work. Let’s talk about that. Hum, it just happens that lately it has been crazy. It feels like we’ve been rolling for the past couple of years and we haven’t stopped. How is that? The rolling part should be good, right? Well, it is good if I say that perhaps I have job security. It is good because I stay busy and I get paid every two weeks – as you know, it’s nice to have some money in the bank. However, it is so busy that I can’t stop to take a break as often as I would like to evaluate whether my efforts are paying off or not.

I am here to help you!

Last Saturday the cleaning lady showed up for work. Her name is Olga and she is from Bulgaria. Olga is going to come every other week to clean and every eight weeks to deep clean the house. Why did I hire someone? Well, I can’t keep up with a bigger house and more demands. Anyway…

We had agreed that she would take care of the deep cleaning while I would clean my kitchen, the bathrooms, bedrooms, the usual, etc… We both worked really hard. She never took a break. This was actually the first time I hired someone to do this for me so I wasn’t sure what to expect. The help was wonderful…

Where have I been?

Yes, it’s been a while since my last blog and I’m sorry. Life happens every day. I am making an effort to get better at this and blog more often. Actually, I am learning to simplify my life. That is a blog on its own, but I am trying to spend more time doing what I like, instead of being busy all the time. So cheers to that!

Have tons of things to share with you soon. From work to my recent trip to Panama – stay tuned…

Love,
Claudia

La belleza de saber vivir

Conferencista motivadora, exitosa mujer de negocios y ex Miss Universo Bárbara Palacios presenta “La belleza de saber vivir”, un libro inspirador publicado por Grupo Nelson

(Nashville, Tenn.) Bárbara Palacios es una figura pública reconocida y respetada en América Latina y entre los hispanos en Estados Unidos.  Desde el momento que fue coronada como Miss Universo 1986 en Ciudad de Panamá, Bárbara Palacios cautivó a personas en todo el mundo con su carisma, sencillez femenina, personalidad vibrante e inteligencia.

Veinticuatro años después de haber saltado a la escena internacional, su popularidad y nombre continuan intactos. Su primer libro, La belleza de saber vivir, es el testimonio de una vida vivida al máximo, en perfecta armonía con Dios, los valores familiares y los desafíos de la vida cotidiana.

Just thinking…

OK – I will be short but here is my thought of the day:

“Whatever you do, wherever you go… live a life of excellence! Don’t settle for less.”

There… that will take you a long way!

Hasta la próxima.

Please, no more dust collectors!

After being in our new home for a few months, I finally took the time to look around in every room of the house to get a feel for the décor I have, and what I need. Following a thorough check, I realized that I had moved into a much bigger home with not as much stuff as in our previous one. You see, while packing for the move, I got rid of collectibles and junk that we had accumulated throughout the years. I decided that I didn’t need a bunch of stuff to clutter my new home and my life… I needed a new start. No more worrying about spending my Saturdays rubbing of dust of stuff that just sits there. No more.

Plant some seeds of perspective

I started this blog about two months ago but yet I haven’t written a lot. Life is busy. A beautiful family, a job that keeps me running and building a new house are reasons enough for not blogging. However, I am not a quitter. Today though, I have a little something to share. Let me warn you, I am not a natural writer but I will share my thoughts anyway.

I just finished reading The Noticer by Andy Andrews. As I sit in this flight returning home from D.C., I am experiencing a few emotions. The last two books that stirred me like this were El alquimista (The Alchemist) by Paulo Coelho and Purpose Driven Life by Pastor Rick Warren. It’s almost like there are books designed to meet you at different stages of your life. I like to read but with such a busy schedule it’s almost a treat when I can actually do it.

The Noticer is the story about an old man named Jones and his encounters with the residents of Orange Beach, Alabama. These encounters are what I would call divine appointments. Jones meets people who are at the lowest points in their lives. From hopelessness, to failing marriages and lost dreams, the old man takes these opportunities to impart a little bit of perspective in each life encountered. People are never the same. After visiting with Jones, they gain new perspective and move on to living meaningful lives.