International women's day 2017 - Love, respect, remember

I love to make some time for myself whenever I can. It could be a walk in nature, some Tai Chi alone or a beautiful breakfast.
Today is about a sad story which should be remembered, but it's also about respect for ourselves, women and men. The way we treat others usually it's the way we treat ourselves. Enjoy life and respect people, animals, plants... The more you love, the happier you become!
About my breakfast: spelt milk cappuccino ( I used cereal coffee) and ginger vegan cookies. 💐

Women are made to be loved, not understood. 

Oscar Wilde

The ugly truth - or at least how I feel about it.

This is not a sermon. 
I am not here to judge, but I want to express myself through art. 

I want to communicate how I feel about animal slaughter and the cruelty behind it. 

There are a lot of ethical and loving ways to eat food, and I am not talking about salads and bananas; the vegan diet is so rich and tasty! To start try with vegan mondays and then watch Cowspiracy and Speciesism: the movie, just to be sure you know everything you should know about your food.

Rome wasn't built in a day! It took me time and effort to become vegan and there have been times when I questioned myself, my reasons and my choices. Now I know it was totally worth it. 

For the planet, for the animals, for the people, for your health.

“A reduction of meat consumption by only 10% would result in about 12 million more tons of grain for human consumption. This additional grain could feed all of the humans across the world who starve to death each year- about 60 million people!” 

― Marc Bekoff, Animals Matter: A Biologist Explains Why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect

A job is pretty much like a love story - nothing lasts forever

Lately I have started to think about how many jobs I have changed, about those I've turned down and those few I would have loved to do but they didn't love me back.

Probably that's because a job is pretty much like a love story. 

There have been times when I really fell for a particular job, I courted it and I put myself out there in order to obtain it, but it didn't work. The disappointment was more or less the same I have experienced the many times I liked a man and he didn't know I even existed or he would tell me everything about his girlfriend. 

Think about interviews for instance: a ballet where interviewer and interviewed constantly exchange the predominant position to excel with perfect answer or the perfect question. I got so used to interviews that I find them hilarious now, I can easily predict the next question and anticipate the facial expression the interviewer will make about my school life etc... if only it was a television quiz!

Back to love and work. 

There are jobs about which you are not sure. Begin or not begin? Is it right for me? Am I going to be happy, satisfied and understood? 

Since no love story is perfect, you try it. You sign your contract and give it try. The first 60 days should be the best they say, but the embarrassment of not knowing where to put your hands, what to say and what to do, just reminds me of something...

Anyway, if you survive those amazing trial periods and nobody ships you back, then you're in. The real story begins and you start to see that it wasn't so perfect as it felt the first days, but if you really enjoy what you are doing is not impossible to wipe out the flaws. After all a relationship is never easy, sometimes you will have to fight and resist, even when the other is not at its best. 

Then, here it comes: the other job. Someone offers you a position, right in the middle of your other experience which is difficult, hard sometimes, heart wrecking maybe, but still, it has been there for you when you had to improve, achieve new certifications or ask for a new pc. 

Your curiosity may allow you to flirt a little, so you talk with their HR and see what this new job has to offer. Of course it sound better, richer and more attractive! 

So now what, my dear loyal worker? 

Most of us, well maybe just me, would make a long list with pros and cons of both choices and in the end will choose out of sympathy, guilt and affection. 

Finally, you'll have the break up. 

"It's not you, it's me"  "I am not right for this position! Don't you see?"

"I need more, you are not listening to my ideas!"

"We are just not made for each other, I need sometimes for myself, to think about my future."

"But you know what? I wish you to find the best candidate possible, I am sure that you'll have a great relationship together."

Then there are the disruptive people like me. Out of the box. With a lot of ideas, creativity and energy. To find the perfect mate becomes even harder when you are not suitable for ordinary; I am not being arrogant, just realistic. Because if can write about it, it's because I lived it all.

So, in the end I must say that I am still waiting for my soulmate, but I am happy that I have made a lot of friends in the meantime.