Carmen Monica Oprea

She wrote to forget her pain and her sadness, she wrote to forget the woman she were when she were there. She has never known love like that before and writing became her way of coping with losing something she has cherished. Back at her writing table, she would be alone with her thoughts and her notebook. A few visions flew through her mind. She smiled remembering those moments, she took a breath in and felt an overwhelming feeling of contentment. She was into a black abyss longing for a past that would never come back. She concentrated at her paper and wrote, knowing that, in time, she would regain her strength. But first, she had to heal and to be alone. Carmen Monica

Friends have a powerful influence in my life because they change me in ways I couldn’t even imagine. They brought me through my trial, when I needed their strength to go on. Sometimes, they came in the midst of defeat, when I needed a shoulder to cry on. I felt their silent support and their gift to just be there. They gave me the subprime happiness in life: the conviction that I am loved. Someone who has friends shows friendships. Marcel Proust said: “Let us be grateful to people who make us happy ; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”

The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don’t let them put you in that position. The hardest thing to be in the world is to be kind. Be kind anyway because kindness makes you the most beautiful person in the world. Wake up every day as if you’re going on a mission. Do something that nourishes your spirit, opens your heart, and strengthens your soul. Be humble. Be grateful. Be passionate and determined. Be empowered. Be unstoppable. Live authentically and purposefully because you deserve it.

Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth. Love to complete your life. Carmen Monica

Every day is unique, not because the sun rises when the moon falls asleep, but because we get a new chance to say thank you to those special people in our lives. Life is meant to be lived surrounded by grace and miracles. They, the wonders, happen every day. Look at flowers blooming, at breeze cooling our fever, at clouds dancing in the sky, at sea kissing our toes. Every breath we take is a miracle and a gift, and so often we forget to consider today the most important day in our lives. We always plan for tomorrow, hoping and praying it will come.

But what about today? What amazing things did we accomplish today? Are we going to call a friend we haven’t seen or spoken to in ages? Are we going to read that beautiful book waiting on a dusty shelf for the right time? Is there a right time or maybe it is just our brain’s perception? Every morning brings new avenues to discover our inner self, a world waiting to be found among the beats of our heart. Most of us choose to ignore the song so beautifully sung by the chords of our soul. We shut it off before it even starts, so the tune dies. Have you ever wondered why the song started in the first place? Maybe it wants to spread a message, a warning that we are just travelers through this world.

We should spend more time enjoying the little things in life, talking to our loved ones, and giving thanks for everything good or bad that came our way. We learn something new from everything, we become sturdier and rise above expectations. We should never forget that life is nothing but a dream, so we should enjoy today for tomorrow is not promised.

Love,

Carmen Monica

I no longer have patience for certain things, not because I’ve become arrogant, but simply because I reached a point in my life where I do not want to waste more time with what displeases me or hurts me. This is why I changed.

I lost the will to please those who do not like me, to love those who do not love me and to smile at those who do not want to smile at me. So, I changed.

I do not get along with those who do not know how to give a compliment or a word of encouragement. I no longer spend a single minute on those who lie or want to manipulate. This is why I changed.

Have you ever thought that you can celebrate your authentic style through the clothes you wear? You can think about this as another form of art and since it is art, you need to nurture it. Style happens when you discover your strengths and you use them. A personal style flourishes when you understand that you don’t need as many clothes, jewelry, or makeup as you once thought you did because you have something called attitude.

Today remind yourself that you are an artist and in searching for your style you will uncover your signature look. Your style, grand or simple, should not only show taste, but also intelligence. Style is a blending of what you wear and who you are. Experiment to find out what works for you and what doesn’t then adopt the style that works for you, regardless of what everyone else is wearing. Like everything else, trends in fashion change. But style doesn’t.

Love,

Carmen Monica

Sometimes we feel trapped inside our own emotions and wonder if we will ever make it out alive. And somewhere between what we survived and who we became, we find ourselves exactly where we were meant to be. Caught in a dream world we create, we begin to love the journey and to find comfort in the quiet corners of our wildest dreams.

Some say that people don’t change. But sometimes they do. People weren’t always this way. Even if we don’t change the entire world, we can change the part we play in it. And we can affect the people we share it with. Even a wounded butterfly can still fly. Whether something was meant to be or meant to leave didn’t matter as much anymore. People can soak up the sun, kiss the breeze and can fly regardless.

Love,

Carmen Monica

What if, for just a moment, you’ll have the opportunity to peer into a fortune ball and saw that you’re never going to meet the One. I know that you’ve been dreaming for a while to meet someone to curl up at the end the day, who would take care of you when you got sick and listen to your stories every evening after work.  But what if you knew with certainty that you’d never meet that person. What would you change about your life?

Love inspires our most significant changes. But what if love is not in the cards for you. What would you do? What would your option be? Would you focus heavier on your career? Would you invest in yourself and push yourself to go into more vacations, to travel further outside your comfort zone? Would you spend more time loving your family if you knew that they would be the only people who would be with you at the end of your life? Would you show up more often and share a little more of your life?

I think that for some never finding love would be a game-changer while others would see it as ultimate liberation. Opportunities open when the fear of ending up alone disappears. You would be able to live anywhere you want. You could go back to school for that degree you always wanted, you could climb the corporate ladder.

Sometimes, love holds us back in ways we don’t even realize. One thing we should do is stop waiting around for someone else to show up and change our lives. In the end, you’re going to be the person who gets up off the floor every time you get knocked down and hold your hand every time you’re broken. You have to appreciate everything you bring into your life because the irony is that you are more attractive when you’re not worried about who you’re attracting. Start living your life confidently, freely, and without restraint, and you will emit energy that will change not only your destiny but the lives of the ones around you also.

You must stop looking for the One to spend the rest of your life with and start being the One and allow everybody else to come and search for you.

Love,

Carmen Monica