Olá, bem-vindos ao meu post de Natal, este ano não há Carta ao Pai Natal, tão pouco um conto de Natal! O que é um facto é que estamos a chegar ao fim de 2024 e é impossível ignorar o mundo que nos rodeia. O mundo está a tornar-se um lugar assustador, guerras, conflitos sem fim, fome, miséria e morte. As imagens que nos chegam de tantos cantos do mundo são desoladoras e, a perspectiva de alargamento desses conflitos, talvez até com armas mais destrutivas, provocam-me arrepios.
Hello, welcome to my Christmas post, this year there's no Letter to Santa, nor is there a Christmas Carol! The fact is that we're approaching the end of 2024 and it's impossible to ignore the world around us. The world is becoming a frightening place, with wars, endless conflicts, hunger, misery and death. The images that reach us from so many corners of the world are disheartening, and the prospect of these conflicts widening, perhaps even with more destructive weapons, sends shivers down my spine.
I wonder how the world got to this point? Perhaps it's time to look inwards. The world, after all, is a reflection of each one of us. In our infinite smallness, we are increasingly selfish, ready to do anything to achieve our goals, even if it means riding roughshod over others. We maintain false friendships, often motivated by self-interest, and let empathy and solidarity take a back seat.
Segundo Presente / Second gift
Talvez o verdadeiro milagre do Natal seja reconhecer que o mundo só mudará quando cada um de nós mudar. Não precisamos de esperar pelo Juízo Final para repensar as nossas escolhas, as nossas atitudes e o impacto que temos nos outros. Que este Natal seja o início de uma transformação - mais do que uma celebração, um compromisso com um futuro onde possamos ser melhores, como pessoas e como humanidade. Afinal de contas, o mundo somos nós!
Perhaps the real miracle of Christmas is recognising that the world will only change when each of us changes. We don't need to wait for the Last Judgement to rethink our choices, our attitudes and the impact we have on others. May this Christmas be the start of a transformation - more than a celebration, a commitment to a future where we can be better, as people and as humanity. After all, we are the world!
Another Christmas gift, the looks I wore last Christmas, I hope you enjoy seeing them again!
🎄🎄 MERRY CHRISTMAS!🎄🎄
With everything going on in the world, your reminder to look inward and make a change ourselves is so important. Christmas is the perfect time to reflect on how we can be better and spread more love and empathy.
ResponderEliminarWishing you a Merry Christmas filled with peace and hope, Marisa!
Such a delightful Christmas post! Yes, thank you so much for your thoughts and reflections. We are turning tides, even if so subtle. And unfortunately, some things never change, as well. I hope you have good health and keep smiling! You look marvelous 💕❄️🎄✨💛 Merry Christmas! From Nebraska! Thanks for being here. Thanks for your comments. Thank you for being so inspiring in all that you do!
ResponderEliminarYou look beautiful!
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Que tenhamos um natal cheio de luz, amor, prosperidade e esperança. Se a gente ter um natal dessa forma, já valerá a pena.
ResponderEliminarBoa semana!
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Marisa o mundo está muito assustador, que possamos ter um Natal cheio de magia com o nosso Senhor Jesus, lindos os seus looks, Feliz Natal pra você bjs.
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ResponderEliminarThe photos are beautiful Marisa.
Wish you a Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
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Apesar de todas as adversidades, que seja um Feliz Natal junto dos seus!
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Your questions are really worth considering if not in our every day life, at least for Christmas as a goal for the next year to come. I asked once on Instagram if people are willing to set goals or proposals for next year, goals that cobsider them but influence many others and the answers I received were mostly negative.
ResponderEliminarI don't know if things will change or not but we should start by changing ourselves in order to change others.
My Christmas post this year is a poem 😜
P.S.: the blog had signed all comments from the last days as spam and I didn't saw them as for approval, at a later check I signed them as not spam and published them. It was not only your comments but several others and I don't understand how was that possible since it was more than obvious that those comments had nothing to do with spam. Blogger must have some bug.
You look beautiful :) Merry Christmas! :)
ResponderEliminarO seu texto permite uma boa reflexão. Gostei bastante, tal como, concordo com o que escreveu! Está muito bonita.
ResponderEliminarO Coisas de uma vida e EU, desejamos aos amigos blogueiros e seus familiares um Santo e Feliz Natal.. Que seja muito quentinho e em Paz. O resto, o universo traz.
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O Natal, poderia ser...
Beijos e Abraços.🌲😘
So beautiful post, I wish you happy christmas and nice holidays.
ResponderEliminarLindos atuendos. Te deseo una feliz navidad para ti y tu familia. Te mando un beso.
ResponderEliminarWise words and beautiful photos. I so agree with your statement that the world will only change when each of us changes, all's all very well throwing our hands in the air and saying its out of our hands but we can all do something, being kind is a start.
ResponderEliminarWishing you and your loved ones a very happy and peaceful Xmas. I'm so happy to have met you through Blogland this year. xxx
Bom dia. Um Feliz Natal, com muita paz e saúde. Boas festas minha querida amiga Marisa. Seus looks são maravilhosos e obrigado pela mensagem de carinho. Um grande abraço do Brasil.
ResponderEliminarYou look beautiful :)
ResponderEliminarYou have a very nice Christmas tree :)
Unfortunately, I am also terrified by what is happening in the world right now...
Best regards
A powerful reflection on the challenges we face in the world today. Despite the hardships, your message is a reminder of the importance of love, kindness, and hope, especially during Christmas. May we find the strength to bring light into the darkness and work towards peace in our own ways. Wishing you a meaningful Christmas, filled with compassion and the hope for a better future.
ResponderEliminarWhen there is darkness, we must be the light.
ResponderEliminarMerry Christmas.
Habt ein schönes Fest. LG Romy
ResponderEliminarIndependentemente da publicação que li com muito gosto, aplaudo e elogio,, passo a fim de deixar votos de um Feliz e Santo Natal, extensivos à sua família e amigos. Que no seu LAR haja Saúde, Paz e Amor
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Muita Saúde, Paz, Amor, Fraternidade, Solidariedade, são os votos que deixo, para si e família, Neste Natal de 2024. Que a felicidade seja sempre o mais belo elixir do seu sorriso.
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Ilusões e Poesia ...Boas festas
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I know I feel like the world is spinning out of control. And you will not believe what is happening in the U.S. things are going off the rails here. I do not know what to think of the world anymore. Sadly I do not see a bright future. But yes we all need to take it one day at a time to always be kind and to always be thoughtful.
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Look lindo! Feliz Natal!
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Faço minhas as tuas palavras! Efetivamente o mundo está cada vez mais a tornar-se um lugar muito assustador!
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Christmas is a great time to reflect on how we can be more caring and empathetic and improve both ourselves and the world.
ResponderEliminarJulia