tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post3995985472583163205..comments2023-05-15T05:45:19.689-07:00Comments on happyluau...exploring imperfection in 2012: Lessons from Brazil: Lesson 1: We Are So Spoiled By ComfortOliviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058356843151306428noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-8476098526135959022010-11-12T11:16:41.666-08:002010-11-12T11:16:41.666-08:00Hello, Nancy, So good to see you here. Thank you f...Hello, Nancy, So good to see you here. Thank you for leaving a comment. I would love to see more of Brazil and am so glad I came. EXACTLY--family and friends! <br /><br />Your daughter is so sweet and she was an excellent flower girl. She took her job so seriously and was beautiful! I will always remember how lovely she looked. <br /><br />Thank you again, and blessings to you,<br /><br />OliviaOliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058356843151306428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-3154399748654802222010-11-12T10:18:48.042-08:002010-11-12T10:18:48.042-08:00Hi Olivia. I really enjoyed your " First ...Hi Olivia. I really enjoyed your " First Lesson from Brazil"and also appreciated Sabrina's post. I wish you could come visit my country again. It's a beautiful country. But you've got the essence in a short space of time. Enjoying good times with family, and friends... don't need anything more.NANCYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12596555286729761115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-20695467066344727522010-11-05T13:11:50.315-07:002010-11-05T13:11:50.315-07:00Thank you, Sabrina!! Yes, the people here are quit...Thank you, Sabrina!! Yes, the people here are quite joyful and optimistic, very warm and seem to value other people greatly. This is the topic of one of my future "Lessons from Brazil". I was really impressed with all of the people I met (including relative strangers who would help me out when getting water and buying food) and several people made indelible impressions, like Reynaldo Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058356843151306428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-12759148411603045052010-11-05T11:12:49.414-07:002010-11-05T11:12:49.414-07:00Hi Olivia, I really enjoyed your post! It is quite...Hi Olivia, I really enjoyed your post! It is quite true, yet I never managed to write it as eloquently as you did after your short stay. I am also grateful for comforts and I have learned to live without many of the ones I used to take for granted. It amazes me how adaptable and resilient we are as humans. The wonderful thing about Brazil is that the people here are usually joyful and optimistic,groovysabrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06056737586603853731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-83238691291662748352010-11-03T20:21:44.174-07:002010-11-03T20:21:44.174-07:00kate, you say it so well. That's it exactly. T...kate, you say it so well. That's it exactly. This trip will always hold a special place in my heart not just because of the wedding (although that would be enough) but because of how it changed me--for the better. <br /><br />Thank you for putting this sentiment into words so effectively, xoOOliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058356843151306428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-63158734805773425132010-11-03T20:03:07.123-07:002010-11-03T20:03:07.123-07:00I so agree Olivia. Some of my very best journey&#...I so agree Olivia. Some of my very best journey's have been in countries where I've travelled with the very basics and connected with the locals. Although it's not the same as living their life because I eventually get to come home to my luxuries, I found backpacking and staying in local homes enlightening and so very rewarding. I was able to feel a real appreciation and gratitude kate ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090535919537300999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-43857897408817359822010-11-02T12:51:49.587-07:002010-11-02T12:51:49.587-07:00It does indeed just happen, Kelly. I am spoiled ro...It does indeed just happen, Kelly. I am spoiled rotten. What a beautiful idea to remember not just to feel grateful and express appreciation and gratitude, but to also reach out and share as often as possible. Absolutely! xoOOliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058356843151306428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-51251687823879763122010-11-01T19:08:06.636-07:002010-11-01T19:08:06.636-07:00You are so right. This is very well stated. I try ...You are so right. This is very well stated. I try very hard not to take the comforts for granted, not to be spoiled. But it just happens, doesn't it? I am spoiled and I have to make an effort every day to remind myself how blessed I am that I can sink into a hot tub of water and wear clean clothes with no holes in them every single day. I have boots that keep out the wet and cold. I have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-6529056720058540952010-11-01T09:54:31.174-07:002010-11-01T09:54:31.174-07:00I think so too, My Other Queen. Isn't it great...I think so too, My Other Queen. Isn't it great to appreciate the beauty everywhere? Peace and blessings to you, Kate! xoOOliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058356843151306428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-37335958302108045132010-10-31T20:17:55.082-07:002010-10-31T20:17:55.082-07:00That is so true. I always have thought that every...That is so true. I always have thought that every american should be forced to travel overseas. It changes your outlook. I think we would be a better country if that happened. <br /><br />I am grateful today for the beauty around me.Kate Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369818854597534304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-69404879327906601032010-10-31T16:18:01.336-07:002010-10-31T16:18:01.336-07:00Thank you, My Queen, as do I as well. They are mor...Thank you, My Queen, as do I as well. They are more precious than ever. I wish you the very same and wish you a great time with your birthday man as well. I hope your weekend continues to be a great one, xoOOliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058356843151306428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8339250623919488760.post-68622968075455712942010-10-31T13:40:10.828-07:002010-10-31T13:40:10.828-07:00Appreciation and gratitude for the abundance aroun...Appreciation and gratitude for the abundance around us...excellent message, Miss Olivia. Have to say, I do indeed treasure my comforts.<br />Hope yours have you nice and cozy on this Sunday !Kim Mailhothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849980369873306402noreply@blogger.com