Cuban themed music like The Buena Vista Social Club and words such as what Orishas sing about in above video [Click para leer 537 Cuba Lyrics]. Their lyrics transport me back to the land of my birth... "alla lejos donde el sol calienta mas, olvide mi corazon un arroyo y un palmar..." [there, far away, where the sun is warmer, I left my heart, a stream and the palm trees...] the words wake up in me the love I have for Cuba. I adore my adopted homeland, the USA, who took our family in when we left Cuba, and has given our family a future and a hope. But there's something about the words in Orishas' video...they bring to the forefront all my yesterdays. Buena Vista Social Club also fits into this category for me.
Classical music (love listening to it playing softly in the background while I write...no words to distract me, just inspiring melodies).
Country (like Shania Twain's music. Just love it!)
I also love Salsa music. La música latina es tremenda! Here also is a sexy public demo of Salsa Casino dancing by Variedad who are regarded as one of Cuba's top younger dance couples. This video is from a DVD called Bailar Casino which is given freely, non-copyright, by the Cuban government to promote Cuban dance. My top video Bailar Casino
I also love listening to Julio Iglesias and recently saw this youtube video in Thalia's myspace page and had to add it to my profile as well. What an intoxicating combination. The voice and lyrics of one of the most romantic singers ever and the beauty and grace of Thalia.
Movies
Sissi: Forever My Love. It's hard to find this movie so I've linked it to where I talk about it at the CCF site. I've always, from my earliest years, believed in and loved reading fairy tales. Sissi is a real live fairy tale. It's the beautiful account of the powerful drama of love and courage of Princess Elizabeth (Sissi) of Bavaria and her prince charming, Austrian Archduke Franz Joseph.
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Who I'd like to meet: Writers, students, parents, educators, agents, editors, publishers and, desde luego, gente cubana!
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Me alegra ver que hay Cubanos aqui en myspace. Asi que tambien me encantaria conocer a muchos de ustedes! It makes me happy to see there are Cubans here in myspace. So I'd also love to meet many of you!
AMORES MIREN LOS ESTRAñO MUCHO PERO COMO ESTAMOS CANVIANDOMOS DE CASA EMOS TENIDO VASTANTE TRAVAJO ODIO ESTO AY ESO DE ESTAR ACOMODANDO DE VUERTA TODO ES TREMENDO LIO VUENO NO ME ORVIDEN LOS QUIERO Y DISCURPENME SI NO ESTOY POR UNOS DIA VECITOS Y GRACIAS POR CONPRENDERME SU AMIGA Elsa ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
El camino de la felicidad .. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Es muy probable que sepas claramente lo que te hace feliz. Sin embargo, hay muchas personas que no lo saben. O bien, hay momentos de la vida en que parece que la motivación por existir desaparece y se cae en una rutina que no proporciona satisfacciones. Hay algunas necesidades fundamentales en todo ser humano y cuando son satisfechas, todos nos sentimos mejor. Requerimos ser necesarios, importantes, admirados y apreciados.
Si no lo logramos, hay poca felicidad en la vida. Así que ya tenemos una pauta importante para descubrir lo que nos hace feliz.
El paso siguiente es aprender cómo logramos ser necesarios, importantes, admirados y apreciados por los demás. Hay una buena noticia: ¡es muy fácil!
Basta con encontrar la forma de hacer sentir a los demás a sentirse necesarios, importantes, admirados y apreciados. Con todas las personas con que te relaciones, intenta manifestarles su aprecio o su admiración, busca elogiarlos sinceramente. Si han sido de alguna manera importantes o necesarios para ti, no tardes más en decírselos.
Cuando ayudas a satisfacer a otros sus necesidades, las tuyas también son satisfechas pues, con esta nueva actitud tuya, serás necesario, importante, admirado y apreciado por los otros.
Hay una vocación esencial en el ser humano: aprender. Todos hemos nacido preparados para aprender de todo y fácilmente. Solamente bloqueos adquiridos pueden impedir que nos sintamos felices aprendiendo.
Aquí hay otra clave, entonces. Que tu vida sea un aprendizaje permanente. Lee, pregunta, practica de todo un poco. Toma cursos, asiste a seminarios y conferencias. Intenta nuevos desafíos. Busca de lo que nada sabes o piensas que nunca podrás aprenderlo y encuentra quien te enseñe algo de eso. Descubrirás que eres mucho más capaz de lo que te imaginas.
I'm originally from Cuba and am thankful to have found a home in the USA after we were forced to leave our homeland. 
