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On life, travelling and other experiences.
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12/30/20234 min ler
Destin.Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain.
If you have ever watched this movie, someday you'll need to try to visit the places near the I Love You Wall. The wall is one of the main spots to go when visiting Mortmartre in Paris, France, not Texas.
It's innocent, cute, lovely. It brings a message on how everyone, everywhere, everytime can say 3 words that are meaningful, unique, and fabulous.
Other places to check out in town are the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, anywhere Madame Poulain would go around there, the parks/gardens (London has got more!?), the most well-known places, attending a service in a church, and simply walking by the Seine. As Paris 2024 will come in a few months, Amélie and the city of light will be even more trending.
And about the destin (y), it's all about what one does. Sometimes luck play a small role, but the path is yours. Even Amélie when doing her subtle, innocent, kind actions is producing her own story. Some people think just because a year changes, their lives change. How funny >>
Or how we want to be grateful for the year when oftentimes we forget to enjoy what is happening every day of the year.
I've got to thinking that I thought I was anxious, still am. My inner side tells me that I'm still stuck in some things, and I've progressed in many others. Hoping your year also ended better than it started. And wishing we are all on the verge of experiencing new meaningful, poulainous* stories. Upcoming self-love experiences too. Please replace the word you in I love you. Make it I love me.
GRRR Your hormones will get addicted to it, trust the process.
FLY like a bird. Break the walls.
In the meantime, computer says to avoid selfish behaviors. Karma tells you to spread joy and peace.
May this be your happiest and most successful, peaceful, enriching and humane year, dear reader.
TBC or not.
*Poulain+suffix to caracterize when you get Poulain-related experiences.
PS. If you want to check some other creative stuff I've been doing when I feel I'm free like a bird: visit le MondeFrancophone.
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Barbara Pravi, SAUTE
Saute tells you to never stop running.
Keep running,
because even
if you stop at the end,
there's an
endless ocean
wherever you go.
Je ne sais pas où je vais, ni vers quoi je vais
I don't know my destination or path
Mais j'avance tout droit, toujours tout droit
But I move straight ahead, always straight ahead
Et je reprends mon souffle mais je continue la course
And I catch my breath, but still continue to run
Sans écouter ces voix qui veulent me retenir
Without listening to the voices that want to hold me back
Je n'arrêterai que
I will only stop
Devant l'océan
In front of the ocean
Devant l'océan infini
In front of the infinite ocean
Cent fois plus grand que moi
Hundred times larger than me
Cent fois plus grand que nous
Hundred times larger than us
Rien n'est plus réel que les reflets du sel
Nothing is more real than the salt reflections
Argentés de perles qui brillent et ruissellent sur ma peau
Silver pearls shine and run down my skin
Je sens
I feel
Sens comme elle est belle
Feel how beautiful it is
Là-bas
Over there
La vie qui m'appelle et ouvre ses bras
Life calls me and opens its arms
Devant le vide et le ciel
In front of the emptiness and the sky
Dans mon dos s'ouvrent mes ailes
My wings open behind me
Et je compte jusqu'à trois Saute Saute Saute Saute
And I count to three and jump four times
Oh moi quand je me perds, oui moi quand je me mens
Oh me when I get lost, yes me when I lie to myself
Quand je ne suis plus sûre de comprendre
When I'm no longer sure of understanding
Mon propre cœur
My own heart
Je vais me chercher ailleurs
I'll look elsewhere
La chute n'est que meilleure
The fall is only better
Quand on prend goût à l'inconnu
When you start to enjoy the unknown
Oui j'ai choisi le bleu
Yes, I chose blue
Le bleu du ciel ou de l'océan
The blue of the sky or the ocean
Quitte à errer à l'infini
Even if it means wandering infinitely
Cent ans de solitude
A hundred years of solitude
Sans plus de certitude
Without any more certainty
Rien n'est plus réel, que faire danser mes ailes
Nothing is more real than making my wings dance
De plumes ou de perles
With feathers or pearls
Qui brillent et ruissellent dans les aubes
That shine and flow in the dawns
*These chronicles are more readable on a desktop.
Paris wasn't my favorite city in 2023. But the diversity of things to do there and the atmosphere is quite curious. One day at the Louvre was certainly a great experience for my own existence and a place I'd recommend everyone to invest at least 2 or 3 days to enjoy everything a bit more. Most of the things they got are stolen images, memoirs and mementos. That's tricky, but you'll certainly love the museum, besides the architecture and history behind it.
Avoid the main spots. Focus on artifacts, paintings and statues people don't want to see.