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June / junho |
Back to what God created for us
“I thank you, High God—you’re breathtaking! Body and soul, I am marvelously made! I worship in adoration—what a creation! You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something.”
- Psalms 139:14-15 -
De volta ao que Deus criou para nós
“Por isso te louvo, pela forma maravilhosa e admirável como sou formado. Quando penso nisso não posso deixar de afirmar: “É um mundo maravilhoso!” Logo nos primeiros momentos da formação do meu ser, quando só tu sabias que me estavas a formar, já aí intervinha o teu poder criador.”
- Salmos 139:14-15 -
Air - Rúben Dias
Clean air at 1,379 meters altitude. After an hour of walking up the steep winding paths of the Mountain Grove, my breathing is heavy, but my airways are free, at last I reach the top where there's always that cool and gentle breeze. These moments spent in a place that is a source of fresh air helps me to face another week down there, where the breeze is not always fresh and the air is never as sweet.Ar - Rúben Dias
Exercise - Rita Mendes
Exercise. The first step is always the hardest! It became easier after I replaced a number of elements – I replaced the unpleasant smells with the aroma of pine and eucalyptus; the music with the singing of sparrows and blackbirds; the greyscale with CMYK*; the repetition with the surprise of challenges at every turn; the routine with variety; the monotony with someone's company.Exercício - Rita Mendes
Exercício. O primeiro passo é sempre o mais difícil! Tornou-se mais fácil quando troquei os cheiros viciados pelo aroma dos pinheiros e eucaliptos. A música, pelo cantar dos pardais e dos melros. O greyscale, pelo CMYK*. O igual e plano, pelos obstáculos que surpreendem a cada passo. A rotina, por caminhos diferentes. A monotonia, pela companhia de alguém.* Cyan / Magenta / Yellow / Black
Nutrition - Ana Grave
I could have founded Chocoholics Anonymous. Not being able to finish a meal without eating chocolate had become worrying. I once heard: "Replace. Replace old habits with new routines, healthier routines." I chose dates and prunes. So much better!Nutrição - Ana Grave
I could have founded Chocoholics Anonymous. Not being able to finish a meal without eating chocolate had become worrying. I once heard: "Replace. Replace old habits with new routines, healthier routines." I chose dates and prunes. So much better!
Rest - João Sequeira
It might be the word that we like to hear the most - to be able to undo the fatigue what life forces on us. If it's so good, why do I not respect it? What have I been losing and gaining by neglecting rest? The hypnotism of the last hours of the day, which tells me I need to stay up to do what I could not finish during the day, does not let me enjoy at dawn the best blessing we can have each morning. I have experienced that resting 2 or 3 hours before midnight allows us to wake up early, in time to watch one of the most precious events – the GOOD MORNING – prepared every day by our Creator. I need God's help to take this decision every evening - to go to bed early in order to receive the good day offered by Him. I invite you also to partake in this experience.Descanso - João Sequeira
Talvez seja a palavra que mais gostamos de ouvir - poder desfazer o cansaço a que a vida nos obriga. Se é tão bom, porque não o respeito? O que ando a perder e a ganhar com o desrespeito ao descanso? O hipnotismo das últimas horas do dia, que me dizem que preciso de me manter acordado para fazer o que não consegui terminar durante o dia, não me deixam usufruir, no amanhecer, das melhores bençãos que podemos ter cada manhã. Já pude fazer a experiência de que o descanso, nas 2 ou 3 horas antes das 24h, permite-nos acordar bem cedo, a tempo de assistir a um dos eventos mais preciosos que é o BOM DIA preparado todas as manhãs pelo nosso CRIADOR. Preciso da ajuda de Deus para tomar a decisão de me deitar cedo todas as noites. Convido-te também a fazer esta experiência!
Sun - Mariana Sousa
Taking time for sunbathing is to take time to be with God. I get double the blessing – basking in both the Sun and the Son of God.Sol - Mariana Sousa
Tirar tempo para apanhar Sol é tirar tempo para estar com Deus. A minha vitamina D é sempre a duplicar.
Temperance - H&L
Temperance! What is it?! In theory, temperance is the avoidance of what makes us sick, being moderate, having balance...all that is good for us, right? Well, the theory is always very beautiful. Actually, in practice it can be even better! In our lives, we try to be sensible, moderate, balanced...temperate. The food we eat is important, but if we eat too much, what good is the 'healthier' food? If we eat all the time without letting our bodies rest, does eating the healthiest food make it good for our bodies? What happens if we don't rest or if we don't do exercise, or even over-exercise? It is not always easy, but seldom impossible, to realise when we are being intemperate! In the end, temperance turns out to be a blessing, at least for us, because we have managed to improve our lives, step by step, error by error.... If temperance is connected with trust in God (which makes little sense for us if it doesn’t) and if we're always honest with ourselves, we can see when we have been 'temperate'...and have improved! It is in these moments that we see how important temperance is...this journey of physical, mental and spiritual improvement!!Temperança - H&L
Temperança! O que é?! Na teoria, ser temperante, é evitar o que nos faz mal e ser moderado, ter equilíbrio… em tudo o que nos faz bem, certo? Pois é, na teoria é sempre tudo muito bonito, e na prática, na verdade, pode ser muito melhor! Em tudo na nossa vida tentamos ser sensatos, moderados, equilibrados… temperantes, portanto! É importante a alimentação, mas se comemos demais, de que serve ser a comida ‘mais saudável’? E se estamos a comer a todo o tempo e não deixamos o nosso organismo descansar, é por ser comida ‘mais saudável’ que faz bem ao nosso corpo? E se não descansarmos? Ou se não fizermos exercício fisico, ou fizermos demais? Nem sempre é fácil, mas quase nunca é muito difícil… perceber quando somos intemperantes! E no fundo, acaba por ser uma benção, pelo menos para nós, pois assim temos conseguido melhorar a nossa vida, passo a passo, erro a erro… Se a temperança estiver ligada com a confiança em Deus (o que não nos faz sentido que não seja assim), e formos mesmo honestos connosco mesmos, nós conseguimos perceber quando e o que ‘temperar’… aperfeiçoar, portanto! E é nesses momentos que vemos o quão importante é a temperança… nesta caminhada de aperfeiçoamento físico, mental e espiritual!!
Water - Débora Arnaut
Drinking the required daily amount of water has always been a struggle for me, since I rarely feel the need to do so. The only way was to force myself to always have a bottle of water within arm’s length. Although I haven't yet reached my ultimate goal, my desire and need for drinking water has increased and the results are already visible. It's all a matter of habit. This is worth it.Água - Débora Arnaut
Drinking the required daily amount of water has always been a struggle for me, since I rarely feel the need to do so. The only way was to force myself to always have a bottle of water within arm’s length. Although I haven't yet reached my ultimate goal, my desire and need for drinking water has increased and the results are already visible. It's all a matter of habit. This is worth it.
Trust in God - Joana Areosa
Trusting God is to wake up and render my will to Him who knows more and better than I do. The day can go wrong, but I walk those 24 hours with an inexplicable lightness. Trusting God is to see in adversity the opportunity to be born again, to upgrade one’s character. Trusting God is to be so full of Him that the fear of witnessing, that I previously had had, disappears, and His love flows naturally in words and, above all, in deeds!Confiança em Deus - Joana Areosa
Trusting God is to wake up and render my will to Him who knows more and better than I do. The day can go wrong, but I walk those 24 hours with an inexplicable lightness. Trusting God is to see in adversity the opportunity to be born again, to upgrade one’s character. Trusting God is to be so full of Him that the fear of witnessing, that I previously had had, disappears, and His love flows naturally in words and, above all, in deeds!- illustrations / ilustrações Débora Arnaut -
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