Versión en Español

**Feliz fin de semana mi estimados amigos. Retornando a mi amada actividad de escritura la cual se ha visto co.prometida por la serie de eventos en el país y zona donde vivo. Pero seguimos.**

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Every morning when I wake up, I give myself a few minutes to brew and enjoy a delicious cup of coffee. This is not only a ritual for my days, it is at the same time that instant suspended in time that invites me to think and reflect; it is in many moments the most beautiful instant where I allow myself to listen to myself. Just today, in a small but significant moment of the day, intense moments of my life were mixed. There was a whole wave of feelings that I will share with you because these moments have allowed me to edify myself.

Unique and unrepeatable feeling

While the bubbles of the water with which I would brew the coffee floated under the burning flame of my stove, I found myself thinking about recognition. But, not the recognition that comes from the outside, not the recognition received for years of service for example, but the recognition that comes from within, from the soul. At first I wondered where it came from and according to me it came from nothing, but then I realized that if there was a cause, it was the activity of my Sunday. A chain of events during the day invited me to look back and say to myself, "I have built something. I have been presence. I have made a mark." An earned and deserved inner recognition.... ____________  What I have built for years, today I do not want to brag about it but to honor it. Every goal achieved, every fall, every awakening, every decision, every reconstruction is worthy of recognition, not from others, but recognition for me and to myself. This cup of coffee is a silent witness of what I have kept silent. More than eight years waiting for a physical change and now it has arrived thanks to my constancy, discipline and dedication with my workouts. Yesterday, I unintentionally put myself to the test. I hadn't climbed the Avila hill in Caracas for a long time. The hiking that I do on Fridays I do it to another route. At six o'clock in the morning, accompanied by my niece, sister, husband and two friends, we took the Sabas Nieve route through Altamira. Although this route is not long, it is still very complex. I measured the difficulty by watching other people as they climbed up complaining or asking if it was a long way to go. They were young people, others had probably never climbed and so on.... I, firm in my purpose to climb without stopping until I reached the finish line, enjoyed the beautiful day and scenery. Each step was a thought of gratitude, breathing technique, relaxation and contemplation. The external silence accompanied me. Only the whistling of the wind and the singing of birds resounded in my ears, with how calmly I took each step! Without realizing it, and only thirty-three minutes later, I was already in the gymnasium of the park. What stamina! What a level! Ha,ha,ha, that's what a great friend would say. I couldn't believe how well my body responded to this walk. Nothing seemed complicated, I didn't feel tired, the breathing technique worked and what else can I tell you? Happy! I recognize the excellent work I have done.