Teaching without words

Data: 23/09/12 · Vital

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Few days ago I went to visit my grandmother… she is going to celebrate her birthday very soon and she will be 100 years old!

She does not recognizes me as she has Alzheimer and does not speak, but she looks to me as she was telling me many many things, because the eyes are the mirror of the soul (I belive that).

Do you know what is the think she wanted more, to hold her hand caress and stroke it… as one of the last sensation she probably want to remember when she leave soon this live., the same sensation as we have when we born.

And you may be wondering why I’m writting this… just because I wanted to share with you one simply thought, which is that happiness is not about money, is about people, emotions and love.

 

If you want you can use this attributes for your professional use (e.g. marketing), but be sure to use it for your personal life until the end of it. I’ll try it myself, be sure. Never a learnt more without saying nor listening nothing than few days ago during my visit to my grandmother.

A Mountain Bike of 8,000€

Data: 08/01/12 · Vital | ES

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Yestarday I was at the bike shop to fix some issues in my mountain bike. While I was waiting the mechanic to fix and set up some new accessories in my mountain bike I made a tour inside the Probike shop that distributes Specialized, a famous mountain bike brand.

I knew that there were some bikes very expensive, but never as expensive as almost 8,000€ … more than a car!!!

Here is the picture of the mentioned mountain bike:

Specialized Mountain Bike
Specialized Mountain Bike
When you look at it what is your first thought?. Mine was I probably never (even if a could afford buying it) will ride it hitting it against rocks… what a painful experience, don’t you think?
 
I tweeted it and quickly a follower replied me saying they would ride it without any consciencious problem because he would insure it and in case the mountain bike was damaged, insurence company would pay for it.
 
May be that thought it correct, but even if all the damages would be covered by the insurance company, I still think I could not ride it.  Why?, that’s the question… and here are some personal and respectful points to those who have this or similar expensive bikes:
 
1. Because I do not need it (I do not need or feel to need such expensive mountain bike). Probably it means I’m not the target for that bike.
2. Because I have a value damage limit in my mind that blocks me to purchase expensive products that potentially me be damaged by their normal use. This is the case, and my limit is very low, potentially no more than 1,500€
 
3. Finally, I think in life having had a minimum quality achieved, good feelings and experience is more mental than physical. I think if you want to make yourself happy it better to do not compare and enjoy what you have as the best option for you (this applies also in general in our daily life behaviour).
 
Now, what do you think about a mountain bike of  8,000€ (around $10,100 USD).
 
 

Near Future Technology

Data: 10/12/11 · Vital

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Here I selected some interesting videos on what’s coming and how technology is going to change our lives even more.


 

  

 

The eternal question keeps being if technology will make us more happy, more humans (human values) or this is not the correct question as technology it nothing to do with happiness. What do you think about it? 

 

Born to Make Others Happy

Data: 27/11/11 · Vital

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According to Wikipedia Happiness is a mental state of well-being and according to Dalai Lama the purpose of our lives is to be happy.

I wonder how many people is not happy today… and it is very simple but at the same time very difficult to be happy. The secret is Make Others Happy!!!!

Stop looking at yourself, look around you and provide free happiness.

I know it is very easy to write but very difficult to achieve, but I truly believe it is the only way we have to overcome the coming days facing a deep economical crisis and low human values. Remember we will die as we lived (in fact we are dying as we are living).

Do you imagine a world where everybody make others happy?.

The typical question is.. .what about money?. Well, I believe people of third wold are much more happy than most of the people living in first world, and the reason is they are poor but richer in human relations.  Happiness is really not about money, it is about making others happy.

My suggestion is to try to live what I call the Happiness Circle of Live:

1.  Interact with people who make you happy.

2. Make others happy

I think the future is on concepts like the Gross National Happiness (GNH) . The first step towards a National Happiness is the individual happiness, so let’s start!

I think the question all of us should ask ourselves is: how many people I made more happy today?

It is not necessary you answer here.  Myself need to improve a lot on that!

Mitja Marato Sant cugat: Running at 4′ km

Data: 05/10/11 · Vital

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Mitja Marató de Sant Cugat

Last Sunday I was running my town Half Marathon (21,5 km), Sant Cugat Half Marathon. I barely could not ran the two weeks before the event’s day, but I was there with a lot of friends ready to run it.

I like run very much. My freinds now it. For me it makes me feel healthy and balance the work stress. This time my goal was to try to run it at 4′ km, and I did it!.

When running I follow the below personal tips (I share it in case it may be helpful for someone):

a) Run by feelings, not by time. Time is your goal, but first you must follow your running feelings… feel your energy and manage it each kilometer (mile). If you only follow your watch you may not finish or you may not enjoy running.

I never used pulsometer nor the watch is my priority. Technology in this case, is build inside you.

b) When leave your home in the way to the competition, be ready… Toilette is not an option.

c) You should have a goal. It may be to arrive below a mark, but also it may be to go running with a friend. Follow your goal and enjoy it.

d) Nutrition is important (at least for me). Know yourself, what is better to eat and when. In my case for running a Half Marathon I use to do not eat nothing, but I may eat some nutritional bar at 10 km.

e) With friends, much better, although when starting everybody may have different goals. My friend Jordi Ballbe suggested once to carry beers to cheer after each competition, and now we enjoy!  Thanks Jordi for such brilliant and innovative idea.

And you?. What about you?