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Santiago Galicia Rojon Serrallonga

SANTIAGO GALICIA ROJON SERRALLONGA

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Es un engatuzador que no tiene apegos ni cumple las promesas que uno le confía -opinan algunas personas, quizá, al contemplar, incrédulas, las huellas del año que se marcha, similar a cuando llegó, indiferente y sin compromisos. Por eso no lleva cargas ni liviandades. Por su encomienda y su natualeza, el año ha preferido deshacerse de recuerdos, sentimientos y todo lo que aconteció durante su estancia pasajera en el mundo. Muchos hombres y mujeres, desde antes de la visita del año nuevo, se abrazan, suspiran, hacen planes, acuden a brindis y reuniones, celebran y piensan que es momento de transformarse y mejorar, y, para su sorpresa, no es así porque, simplemente, se trata de una medida de tiempo para organizar la vida. El año nuevo no trae consigo premios, sorpresas, alegrías, tristezas, promesas, salud, enfermedad, nacimientos, defunciones, triunfos y…

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Boxing Day and beyond: some silver linings

Petchary's Blog

Recently, I was looking back at 2022. Pulling aside the dark veils that suddenly descended on us, I must acknowledge that there were shafts of sunlight – or at least, a silver lining or two, at regular intervals. The past year was not all gloom. In fact, if it weren’t for that half-darkness, I would never have appreciated our fragility, and how much we depend on each other. I thought of just a few things that I am grateful for.

Now, in the “in between” period between Christmas and the New Year (a great time for reflection, daydreaming, and of course eating Christmas leftovers, which always seem to taste better warmed up afterwards), I am thinking of all the positives. Mercury is going into retrograde, but let’s not worry about that, for now.

(Stolen from Twitter!)

There was kindness: so much, I hardly know how to quantify it. Friends brought…

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