jueves, 5 de diciembre de 2013

My dear Tiger,

Tonight I want to share two inspirations with you. As nowadays I am all about writing and working, those inspirations are very precious and I really love this blog, like a box where our dreams will be kept warm until we fulfill them, or that we can visit in case we forgot them. I would love if we could bury this blog like a box in the ground, and we rediscover it 10 year later and our dreams are still here. How beautiful that would be!

The first inspiration are some pictures of this family with 6 kids who live somewhere in the countryside in a house where all the elements - earth, water, sky and fire - are present and where children can play around in the mud. I feel those simple things are so important and beautiful but we always forget them!


Alain Laboile, en attendant le facteur





The other inspiration is this beautiful video of wind powered monsters. How amazing!




Theo Jansen is a Dutch artist who builds walking kinetic sculptures that he calls a new form of life. His "Strandbeests" walk the coastline of Holland, feeding on wind and fleeing from water.



I love this space and I love you 

The Pony x

martes, 19 de noviembre de 2013

Make a wish

Dear Tiger,


I received your letter from the Postman this morning and when I opened the door the day was perfectly sunny and beautiful, and I was happy.

As you told me that one of your dreams is to empower people to live their own dreams, I want so share with you the story of the BatKid. You might have heard about it already. It' genuinely beautiful. You should have a look at this 'Make a wish' Foundation. Those guys make people's dreams come true!

love,

Pony x



Batkid from San Francisco Chronicle on Vimeo.

lunes, 18 de noviembre de 2013

If the cold burns, the fear bites, the sun sets and the wind goes silent.

Dear Pony,

Trying to make your dreams come true is a hard work, it requires determination commitment, a bit of madness and so much persistance. Now that you have decided to start this beautiful journey to pursuit your dreams, I'd like to share with you this poem from Mario Benedetti to keep you warm in the coldest moments. If you feel like giving up, just comeback and read it again... and then call me!



No te rindas, aún estás a tiempo, 
de alcanzar y comenzar de nuevo,
aceptar tus sombras,
enterrar tus miedos,
liberar el lastre,
retomar el vuelo.

No rindas que la vida es eso,

continuar el viaje,
perseguir tus sueños,
destrabar el tiempo,
correr los escombros,
y destapar el cielo.

No te rindas, por favor, no cedas,

aunque el frío queme,
aunque el miedo muerda,
aunque el sol se esconda,
y se calle el viento,
aún hay fuego en tu alma
aún hay vida en tus sueños.

Porque la vida es tuya y tuyo también el deseo

porque lo has querido y porque te quiero
porque existe el vino y el amor, es cierto
porque no hay heridas que no cure el tiempo.

Abrir las puertas,

quitar los cerrojos,
abandonar las murallas que te protegieron,
vivir la vida y aceptar el reto,
recuperar la risa,
ensayar un canto,
bajar la guardia y extender las manos
desplegar las alas
e intentar de nuevo,
celebrar la vida y retomar los cielos.

No te rindas, por favor, no cedas,
auqnue el frío queme,
aunque el miedo muerda,
aunque el sol se ponga y se calle elviento,
aún hay fuego en tu alma,
aún hay vida en tus sueños.

Porque cada día es un comienzo nuevo,
porque esta es la hora y el mejor momento.

Porque no estás solo, porque yo te quiero. 



English version:

Don't give up, you still have time
to reach up and start anew,
Accept your shadows,
Bury your fears,
Free your burdens,
Fly again.

Don't give up, that's what life is
Continue the journey,
Follow your dreams,
Unstuck time,
Move the rubble,
And uncover the sky.

Don't give up, please don't give way,
Even if the cold burns,
Even if fear bites,
Even if the sun sets,
And the wind goes silent,
There is still fire in your soul
There is still life in your dreams.

Because life is yours and yours is the desire
Because you have loved it and because I love you
Because wine exists and love is true.
Because there are no wounds that time doesn't cure.

To open the doors,
Take away the locks,
Abandon the walls that have protected you,
To live life and accept the challenge
Get back laughter,
Practice a song,
Lower the guard and extend the hands
Open the wings
And try again,
Celebrate life and take back the skies.

Don't give up, please don't give way,
Even if the cold burns,
Even if fear bites,
Even if the sun sets,
And the wind goes silent,
There is still fire in your soul
There is still life in your dreams.

Because every day is a new beginning,
Because this is the hour and the best moment.


Because you are not alone, because I love you.

Monday's dream

Dear Tiger,


Today I decided that I wanted to be a magician transforming deprived places into beautiful magic worlds where people who live there become heroes.

I have taken some steps towards this dream where I work nowadays, but in case I forget to be a magician you have to remind me that!

love,

Pony x

A couple leaves their jobs to build a house of windows in the mountains

My dear Tiger,

I am so glad that we now have this space to share our dreams. As in everyday life it is so easy to forget about them as we are very busy doing many other things, it is very important to have this space to keep and take care of our dreams, so we can make sure that we achieve them.

The first thing I want to share with you is this beautiful story about this couple who decided to leave their job and build their own house made of wood and glass in the mountains. I really love their story as well as the house. I think I'd like to have a similar house one day where I can see horses grazing in the garden from my living room. Here is there story, I hope you'd like it!

It's monday morning, and don't forget to live your dreams!

dearly yours,

Pony.


Nick Olson & Lilah Horwitz in their house of windows