Quotes about her...

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Here are some of the quotes I have written about her... that woman... that could be you, your sister, your friend, a co-worker, a stranger...

Hope you like them!

Take care, Tere

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Sharing some of my quotes...

Hi!! Here are some of the quotes I have written lately. I’m sure you will feel connected to more than one.

Take care, Tere

When you’ll know what life is all about?

When you look at yourself in the mirror and love what you see
When you learned about the mistakes you have done
When you know that the experiences you have lived have taught you life lessons
When you say no and don’t feel guilty about it
When you take life a little less serious
When you accept yourself as you are
When you try to live the moment and enjoy it
When you are not worried about how much you have but rather on how much you can give
When you know what your passion is and you follow that path
When you work to live, not live to work
When you understand that there’s no one who can take better care of you than you
When you woke up with a smile because you are grateful you are alive
When you share your love with others
When you believe more in yourself than in chances
When you don’t care what others say or think about you
When you enjoy simple things like sunsets, holding a hand, long conversations, starry nights, and walks at the beach
When you let others love you
When you laugh out loud like you did as a child
When you care for others because it comes from your heart
When you love yourself more than others
That’s when you’ll know what life is all about!
                                                                    Tere Rodriguez-Nora

                                                                                                                                                               

To be a parent is...

To be a parent is...

to attempt for the first time

to play by ear

to fail a lot of times

to cry of joy

to love every moment of it

to care without limits

to cry of sorrow

to learn to let go

to be grateful

to be immensely joyous

to forgive

to suffer when your kids do

to try and make mistakes

to sometimes expect the unexpected

to ask for forgiveness

to have many endless nights without sleep

to celebrate every tiny success

to wipe a lot of tears

to talk limitless about your kids

to be there when they need you

to know it all

to know nothing

to be a teacher, a nurse, a driver, a coach, a friend, a role model

to walk with them every step of the way

to laugh hysterically

to love unconditionally 

to know that they are not yours, just part of you



                                                                                                  Tere Rodriguez-Nora

Dating nowadays...at your 40's

I am a 48-year-old woman who was married for 20 something years and after all that time with the same man (as my mom says, lol) I got a divorce. You know what does that means, right. You are single, after all that time, and you are lost in this new world for you, the dating world.  You might not know what to do and you will, most certainly, receive advice or opinions from a lot of people (friends, family, coworkers, etc.). Everybody nowadays talks about dating as if they are expert on the material.

If you go online you will find a lot of material about dating. The ones I like most are all these “pieces of advice” of things you should or shouldn't do when you are dating. Let me share with you some of them. I’m pretty sure you’ll know a couple. You should not kiss until the second date and/or not have sex until the third. If you do any of the two, your relationship will be doomed. Another one is not to text him first; you should let him do it first because he has to chase you, as well as, do not text him again if he hasn’t replied to you. You should just leave it like that, even if you want to tell him something new. Don’t ask him out is another "advice". He can ask you out any time he wants and as many times he wants but you shouldn't because then he might think you are desperate. Another advice is that one should play hard to get, always, not make it too easy for him. A piece of text advice I found interesting is to wait more than 10 minutes before replying to a text and if he took time to reply to yours, then, you should take the double of that time to reply to him. This is to show him that you’re not available for him all the time. The following one, I think it's ridiculous: you should treat the guy badly because they like that, "bad girls". Really? I guess I’m screwed with this one since I’m a good girl. These are some of the "pieces of advice" you can find on the Internet. Incredible, right. The funny thing is that there's a lot of women who follow them and men who want the women to do so. 

I'm not into these silly "pieces of advice", what you see is what you get with me. I’m not getting any younger and I’m not into playing games. I’m straightforward and will share my feelings every time. If I like him I will say so, if I will like to see him I will say it too. I will ask and share my feelings. I will text when I want and reply, most of the time, right away as I do with everyone. I'm a caring woman, so if I feel like sending a text saying that I hope he made it fine, or to wish a happy day, I will do so.
We are not teenagers anymore. We are adults and we have to behave like one.
I know there's a great man for me out there, who will love and respect me. Maybe I'm about to meet him or, perhaps, I already did. Who knows? I just hope that he isn't into games either, likes to share freely his feelings with me (even if I’m not going to like what he feels), and is not following any of these "rules" or "advice" (LOL). He follows his heart, just like me.



In the meantime...I’ll be enjoying this ride.
Share with me what you think about dating, I will love to know!
Take care, Tere

Be grateful every day...

   

      Be grateful for a sunny or a rainy day,

       for the singing of the birds,

       because someone opened a door for you,

         for the bad and the good days

      for a day at the beach,

         for a tasty piece of cake,

         because things are not going as you expected,  

      for reading a good book or writing a great story,  

      for a tight, warm hug 

for tears of sadness,

    for times with friends and family,

     time with your love,

 for the laughter of your kids, 

for a sensual kiss,

           because someone holds your hand...

       Be grateful every day because you are alive! 

                                                                Tere Rodriguez-Nora                             

  

The year 2017 and I (what it taught me)

                                                 

    

We are almost saying goodbye to the year 2017. I can't believe it's almost over...time really flies. I'm sure everyone has had different life experiences happening through the whole year. I wasn't an exception, I had an interesting and, in some way, a peculiar year.

Let me share with you some of the experiences I lived this year: I started the year (February) with one of my sons having a legal problem (falsely accused). He was arrested and transferred to jail. Difficult times dealing with it, I visited him in jail and saw him in that orange uniform and with handcuffed. Thankfully he's out and next month is his last follow up hearing where his case will be closed and he will be without any records on his name.

Also as part of this year experiences, I started two new part-time jobs that I love, tutoring teacher and after-school Spanish teacher. Another of my experiences was hurricane Irma in Orlando, even though I had experienced hurricanes before; this one was kind of scary for me. Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on Sept. 20th (my B-day) leaving my island devastated. This touched my heart in an unexpected way, seeing how all of the Puerto Ricans: family, friends, acquaintances, were suffering and not be able to do anything. This hurricane also touched my professional life, one of my books was going to be published in English but since my publishing company does not have power nor internet yet, that couldn't happen. By the beginning of December, I had my identity stolen and my banks' accounts cleaned (no money). Yayy, great for me! This experience was one of a kind and a hard one to deal with. Lastly, I had to spend Christmas day alone this year. Cheerful, right?

But, as people say, from every situation we learn something...

What I learned from the year 2017?
I learned that is hard sometimes being a parent but still is the most rewarding role I have as a person. I also learned that I have the most amazing friends, who supported me through all of my son's entire situation without judging anything, stood by my side every time I felt I was falling, and lend me a shoulder where I could cry on. This year also taught me that the good ones are way more. I saw it in some people of the justice system as well as in the people that got together and help in different ways the people of my beautiful island, Puerto Rico, after the hurricane. Words can’t express the gratitude I have for those that helped and the ones whio continue doing it. This year, I also learned that even though I had to spend the Christmas day by myself and didn't receive any present; it's not so bad. I got to see a lot of Christmas movies (which I love) and stayed in my pajamas and ate the whole day. The experience of starting the two part-time jobs this year taught me a side of me I didn't know I had, of being a teacher, and I love it. This year also brought me more writing. I've been posting a quote every day, writing more on this blog and on some children's' short stories as well as in an adult book I'm working.  Furthermore, this year taught me that one can meet amazing people in unimaginable places or situations. Finally, this year has been the year of enjoying more my life as it is, trying to live the moment and to always see the positive things, even though I'm dealing with rough times.

I've been through a lot of different and unexpected experiences throughout this year, but I'm grateful for each and every one of them.

Next year (2018)...I will continue my journey. I will keep trying as long as I open my eyes every morning...nothing will stop me.

What did you learn from 2017? Share it wit me!!

Salud to a blessed new year!!
Take care, Tere




                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 

I’m thankful...

 for that smile that a stranger gave

 me unexpectedly 

 for the rain that wet my feet on my way

 to work yesterday

  for the ray of sunshine that blinded my eyes 

when I was walking 

 for the singing of the bird that woke me up this morning when I wanted to sleep more  

for that difference in opinion, I had with my 

friend that made me appreciate her more 

 for the times my parents didn’t let me do what 
I wanted because it wasn’t good for me 

for all those people that aren’t part of my life
anymore because, from them, I have learned a lesson 

 for that bad experience I had because it

 helped me be a better person 

 for the day that isn’t going well because 
make me appreciate the good ones

 for those moments I felt a failure because

 it helped me grow as a person  

for the days I doubt myself a little because it
made me believe in myself more  

for the good news, I saw on TV because 

it gave me hope in humanity  

for those words my teacher told me when

 I thought I couldn’t make it  

for that moment I didn’t like myself because it

 made me appreciate myself more  

for that tear turned into a smile because made

 me believe in better days to come 

 for just opening my eyes this morning because

 I have one more day to live 

                                                                 Tere Rodriguez-Nora

For all those romantics out there!

Hi! Are you a romantic?

Here are some of my others romantic quotes I have written.
Hope you enjoy them!

A little more of my romantic quotes

Enjoy a little more of the romantic quotes I have written...






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Take care, Tere

Which is the right one for you?...That's the one!

  The one who's happy to wake up next to you every morning

The one that makes you laugh hysterically

The one that gets excited every time he sees you

The one that makes you cry of happiness not of sorrow

        The one that with every kiss is telling you that you are right for him

          The one that always makes time for you

The one that shows you with a smile that 

                 he's happy to see you

The one that gives you those butterflies feeling

              every time he messaged you

The one that shows how he feels with actions, 

                     not with words

The one that with every hug is letting you know

                    that you’re home

The one that misses being around you

The one that doesn't have to say I love you because 

           you feel it when he cares for you

That's the ONE!
                                           Tere Rodriguez-Nora

                                                    

A collection of my romantic quotes

Here are a some of the romantic quotes I have written.

Enjoy them...

Hope you have enjoyed them. Let me know what you think!!

Take care, Tere