It's not easy being green

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To anyone that reads this, who at some point in life felt misplaced as if you did not know where you belong, or worse that you felt as if you did not belong, I write a bit about this theme.

It is quite frequent for me to have doubts about who I am and what if I am doing the right thing in life. I guess it is easy to live life by the value of others rather than our owns because this way we have someone else to tell us what to do, which eases off the burden of responsibility. Nonetheless, this responsibility sticks. It grabs on to one's actions like a second coat of skin.

I believe that to live up to what we believe in should count more than any other opinion supported on criteria defined by others. So easy it is to criticize and judge upon appearances, decisions, actions, moments in someone else's life than to truly take a step back, look around a see the world that we build for ourselves. It does not matter if it is unappealing to others as long as it appealing to the heart of the person who created it.

We do not have to think alike! We are not alike! It does not matter that we are different.
As long as our similarities or our differences are not used to destroy us in hence.
Many people destroy their hence because they are afraid to be alone in life, that no one will liked them for what they like, for what they believe, for how they look.

On the other hand it does not matter if we share one idea with a zillion people, it does not matter if that once of thought is the same. We all share the same biology, the same breath, the same necessities.

With all our differences and similarities we are unique, each and everyone. And in our own simple and proper way of being lies a treasure worthy of an universe as grandiose as the one we live in, and know so little.

Think of all the universes out there worth discovering, in your house, in your neighbour's house, in your schools, your jobs, your bakery, your shops, your streets, your cities. Think of all you can learn from just one, if you have the time and space to share the once of thoughts.

I end this entry, with a mention to a wonderful song, written by Joseph Raposo Jr, son of Portuguese immigrants. We had a wonderful collaboration with the Sesame street gang that lead to this music, which speaks about difference. His words, from his own unique universe have made my life richer in so many moments, that I can say that I am happy being as I am, because I can have the time and space to realize that this life is worth... every once of it, in each breath...


It's not easy being green!
(Joe Raposo)

It's not that easy being green;
Having to spend each day the color of the leaves.
When I think it could be nicer being red, or yellow or gold...
or something much more colorful like that.

It's not easy being green.
It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things.
And people tend to pass you over 'cause you're
not standing out like flashy sparkles in the water
or stars in the sky.

But green's the color of Spring.
And green can be cool and friendly-like.
And green can be big like an ocean, or important like a mountain,
or tall like a tree.

When green is all there is to be
It could make you wonder why, but why wonder why?
Wonder, I am green and it'll do fine, it's beautiful!
And I think it's what I want to be.mamuts@gmail.com