 “Pichea” - I always say this word. And to be honest I don’t remember where, when or from whom I learned this word from. I just know that it got stuck on me like around high school or so (everybody was using this word) for me this word means to ignore things or forget about a certain situations. I normally use it, when something is bothering me I say. “Le voy a pichar a la situacion” or when someone does not understand or I don’t understand what someone is saying to me, I say, “deverdad pichea, que no entiendo”. Or when I have to give advice and don’t know what to say to a friend, I just say, “picheale a eso”. Honestly I don’t know if people still use this word, but I don’t know why it just got stuck on me.
Make love, not war – I like saying this, and I say it every time I see there is a fight or an argument of any type. I really don’t like disputes, disagreements or fights of any kind, I’m a pacifist. And the thing is I want always like this, I learn to say this when I got myself in a really bad place, that pretty much got my ass kicked, and it wasn’t even my fault!. Just one of those times that you are there in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I’m a lover not a fighter - I say this every time someone (friend, boyfriend, family, someone random) want to argue or pick a fight with me. I consider myself a pacifist. Wasn’t always like that though. I started applying this saying not long ago, that when I realized that fighting or arguing is not going to take you anywhere. Having a civil conversation with someone in peace, will take you where you need to go.
“A pues bien” - this saying has multiple meanings. I learned it in high school and it got stuck on me ever since. “A pues bien” could mean that you don’t care what the person is saying, that you are shocked. That you are indifferent. It really depends on the way you say it. I’m always told it’s not what u say, it’s how you say it. And this is a word I say every time.
Dr. Seuss...
“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
_Dr. Seuss Thinking...
"Thinking is the greatest torture in the world for most people"
_Anonymous I chose the word thinking because I’m always thinking and never doing. I think I liked this quote because sometimes thinking is torture because when you think too much you never really put your thoughts in action. And pretty much miss out on life... I think.....
 Animal cruelty it’s not only, killing an animal without compassion, it’s also leaving him exposed to the weather, not feeding him daily, feeding the wrong things or not providing fresh, clean water. Animal cruelty is also keeping him tied up by the dog house, or worst, with no shelter from the elements; not allowing for proper socialization, exercise or training, keeping him in a small area forcing him to live and feed in his own excrement. In short, animal cruelty is not to provide adequate care and attention. Adopting or buying a pet, any kind of pet, because, the neighbor has one or he is cute and cuddly and THEN abandoning him to his own devices, dumping him, may it be the mall, someone’s house, off a bridge somewhere or a black bag into a river. Not neutering or spaying an animal, when it is not for responsible breeding is also animal cruelty. Scientific experimentation and research must also be included in the list.
It is hard to believe that there are people capable of such mistreatment and that it has been going on for such a long time. Sadly there are people who see animals as toys to be kept while they are cute and bring no inconvenience to their lives. Well, newsflash!!! The responsibility of an animal is for life. They live, breath and feel just like us: they are living creatures and life MUST be respected and cherished. I recently read a news item about an animal abuse case in Arecibo, not the first or the latest but one of the many, the fact that it happened in my hometown is what makes me even madder. Someone in Arecibo beat to death a bitch surrounded by her puppies … Put her in a sack or black garbage bag and BEAT her to death with a stick. How is it possible for a person, a human being!. can be capable of such cruelty? What can make a person commit such a heinous act? I just don’t know, for me life is precious, any and every life, including animals. (Well, I must be honest, it does not include insects, I do not like insects and if they get in my way, it will not be my fault if they meet a quick death… lol. Animals that can bond with us are a whole different story). Since I was a little girl I was taught that when one buys or adopts an animal one acquires a responsibility, one is making a commitment to care and protect for as long as the animal lives. Why have a dog, cat, parakeet, cow or horse if after a month or two you are going to mistreat abuse or dump him? Better get a stuffed animal (not even a plant) it will not inconvenience you at all. That is the reason we have so many stray animals and see so many on the road.
But the most frightening and infuriating thing of all, even if people don’t realize this is a very big red flag, is that whoever abuses an animal is VERY capable of abusing a child, an older person or anyone for that matter. I guess that the real issue is not only animal abuse, but the lack of responsibility, commitment and empathy. Why are these values disappearing from our society? Why are we becoming less human instead of more so?
 The year is 1987 and the place Santa Cruz, California. This is the year when the story of a young boy in love with the sea, Jay Moriarty, begins. Abandoned by his father at an early age, an only child raised by his mother who was more absent than not. From a very early age Jay loved the sea and this passion lead him to practice surfing. He spends more time at the sea than anywhere else, still he was a very responsible son, and took care of everything in the home, becoming the man of the house. Jay started to work early to bring money to the house because his mother was fired often for her chronic tardiness; finally he started to wake her up in the morning so she wouldn’t be late for work. He distinguished himself for his honesty and integrity and because when the other kids were playing games and indulging in vices he was working and training to grow in his chosen sport – surfing.
Jay reencounters Frosty Hesson who once saved him from a wave. When he was a kid, Jay admired him in secret, as a teenager he follows Frosty and discovers that he is part of a four man group, all master surfers, who ride the giant waves called Mavericks. A Maverick is a gigantic wave event that occurs during some months of the year influenced by the El Niño. After witnessing this spectacle, Jay decides to ask Frosty for help to learn to ride these waves. At the beginning Frosty refuses but his wife makes him understand that the boy would try it on his own and probably will cost him his life. As training begins, the first lesson is that this training has four pillars that are the base for human existence: physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. The hardest part is facing his fears, that going into the sea without first doing this could cost him his life in a panic. During training they shared many emotions, happy moments as well as sad, including the death of Frosty’s wife. Frosty becomes deeply depressed and goes to the deepest part of the ocean called the Abyss from where he doesn’t want to return. Jay follows him and when Frosty asks from which of the pillars does he hang on to keep on living he replies “You”. They had developed an unbreakable bond, more than friendship, it was a father and son relationship that Jay had never experienced and helped him become the man that he will be.
Jay reaches his dream, to ride the Maverick, thanks to Frosty’s training, his mother’s support and his life’s love, Kim. He became a surfing star. He only felt alive when he was riding the waves and had always believed that he would die young. He married Kim, and after winning several awards as a surfer, he died at age 22 while free diving at Las Malvinas.
Jay Moriarty’s story reminds me of a Walt Disney’s quote: “…if you can dream it, you can make it.” Jay had a dream, to ride the Maverick, his tenacity, dedication and sacrifices made him reach it. He overcame his fears, facing them so that nothing would thwart him in his way to reach his goal. Jay’s life is a wonderful example for young and adults: it doesn’t matter when, if you have a dream, you must try to reach it. The road might be easy or it may be difficult, but it doesn’t matter how many times you fall, what it’s important is how many times you get up to reach your goal. .
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