I am thankful for...

Gratitude is Gratidão in my language. It is such a beautiful word! 

My mother was 20 years old when that photo was taken. It was her wedding day. 

She was just a girl full of dreams and love.

I am grateful for my mother. 

She gave meaning to my life.

She gave me wings and taught me how to fly. 

She believed in me when I myself didn"t. 

My mother will always be my everything.

I miss you mum.

Hugs, 

Karla

Time

If you're lost, you can look, and you will find me

Time after time

If you fall, I will catch you, I'll be waiting

Time after time

Cindy Lauper

Hugs, 

Karla

It is raining brain

Emotions are your greatest teachers; listen to their wisdow.

Master of Emotions

The theme at Our Midweek Muse is weather this week but as I was creating my piece, my imagination carried me away and a question popped up in my mind:

how to balance emotions and mind in a frustrating chaotic world deprived of love, warmth and tenderness? The dehumanizing effect of a rational life has led us towards a replacement of traditions, values and emotions. Are our hearts truly open now? I am doubtful. We live an era of competition, efficiency, control and individualization. This shift of a collective social life to one which is self-centered and almost forgetful of common good has brought a lot of consequences and one of them is the destabilisation of traditional framework of identity and community. Is it better now? Well, only the next generations will be able to answer my question. 

Hugs, 

Karla

Narinha

The girl you see in the picture is Nara Leão: The Muse of Bossa Nova as well as Helô Pinheiro was the Muse of The Girl from Ipanema. Nara died in 1989. Helô is in her 80's. These two women will always be a source of inspiration and enchantment for us. Besides I suppose we - Brazilian people love Muses. 

Linking up with Digital Whisper

Hugs, 

Karla

Play Fair

The theme at Sunday Postcard Art is Sports. 

We don't to tell our dreams. We want to show them.

Cristiano Ronaldo 

The ambition should always be to play an elegant game.

Pelé

( We miss you!)

Hugs, 

Karla

My Girls

To educate girls is to reduce poverty.

Kofi Annan

Hugs,

 Karla

What is your favourite color?

Blue is the closet color to truth.
Steven Tyler

I am a bit late but better late than never to take part in Our Midweek Muse  challenge this week.

Hugs,

 Karla

Bird Girl

In order to see a bird, 

it is necessary to become 

part of the silence.

Robert Lynd

The theme at Sunday Postcard Art is Bird People.  Here is my contribution. 

Visit Visit Sunday Postcard Art

Hugs, 

Karla

Bathing Beauty

This week theme at Digital Whisper is Bathing Beauty. It is odd to think about Summer when it is Winter in my country.  Although snow is a rare phenomen here,  it ooccurs yearly in the high plains of the south region in Brazil. It rains a lot during Winter

and Summer too.

It's been pretty rainy lately. I like Winter. It is good to sleep with the sound of the rain against my window pane.

Hugs, 

Karla