Free hugs!!!

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Imbratisarea este un schimb intens de energii, de preferat pozitive, intre doua sau mai multe persoane, un fel de act sexual la care satisfactia deplina nu se exprima prin stare de somnolenta ulterioara, asta mai ales daca a fost facut cum trebuie.

Imbratisarile de grup vin de obicei la pachet cu sticle de licori magice, si de cele mai multe ori nu ajung la rezultatul scontat, drept pentru care se tot repeta, pana la finalizarea cu succes a sticlelor in cauza.

Ne amintim cele mai bizare imbratisari, nu neaparat cele mai importante, cum ar fi cele date de parinti, frati, iubiti, prieteni dragi. De exemplu, mie mi-a ramas in minte imbratisarea primita de la o colega de munca, imediat dupa moartea catelului meu. Plangeam ca un copil pe holul "intreprinderii" si ea a venit si mi-a transferat energia necesara pentru a merge mai departe, printr-o imbratisare. Nu am apucat sa ii multumesc niciodata.

Cred ca ne impartim in doua categorii: oameni care stiu si pot sa ofere imbratisari adevarate, la care totul vine natural, ca si cum ar fi nascuti pentru asta, si ceilalti, pentru care spatiul intim e mult prea important, dar care profita, cand pot, de o imbratisare adevarata. Mereu am facut parte din a doua categorie...

Ieri un grup colorat de activisti, cine stie in ce domeniu, imparteau cu generozitate imbratisari gratis, undeva pe Haupstrasse. Aveau o pancarta mare pe care scria cu litere mari, rosii "Free Hugs". Trecatorii se fereau mai mult sau mai putin politicos. In fata mea, o turista entuziasmata a muscat momeala si s-a aruncat intr-o imbratisare cu straina "activista", care a ramas de piatra, facandu-ma martora la o imbratisare ratata din toate punctele de vedere.

M-a cuprins o tristete bizara si m-am ferit si eu din calea spectacolului, am imbratisari platite in avans, OP-ul il pastrez in suflet si pe chip, insa nu contenesc sa investesc mereu si mereu.

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A hug is an intense exchange of energies, preferably positive, between two or more people, a kind of sexual act in which full satisfaction is not expressed by subsequent sleepiness, especially if it has been done properly.

Group hugs usually come with bottles of magic liquor, and most of the time they do not achieve the desired result, which is why they are repeated until the bottles are successfully completed.

We remember the most bizarre hugs, not necessarily the most important ones, such as those given by parents, siblings, lovers, dear friends. For example, I remember of the hug I received from a co-worker right after the death of my puppy. I was crying like a baby in the hallway of the "enterprise" and she came and transferred to me the necessary energy to go on, with a hug. I never got to thank her.

I think we fall into two categories: people who know and can give real hugs, to whom everything comes naturally, as if they were born for it, and others, for whom the intimate space is far too important, but who take advantage, when they can, of a real hug. I've always belonged to the second category...

Yesterday a colourful group of activists, who knows in what field, were generously sharing free hugs somewhere on Haupstrasse. They had a big sign on which was written in big red letters "Free Hugs". Passers-by more or less politely shied away. In front of me, an excited tourist took the bait and jumped into a hug with the "activist" stranger, who remained stoned, making me witness a hug that was a failure in every detail.

A bizarre sadness came over me and I dodged out of the way of the show, I have prepaid hugs, the proof of payment I keep in my heart and on my face, but I keep investing over and over again.

A mai trecut un an / Another year has gone

Stimata audienta, Sunt obosita, groaznic de obosita. De munca, de viata, de trebi... Azi a trecut un an de cand am schimbat ceva, in bine, sau in rau, depinde de ziua in care lansez afirmatia, de starea de spirit si de cantitatea de neuroni cazuti la datorie in perioada cu pricina. A fost un an bun, in care am contribuit sarguincios la consolidarea carierei mele de profesionist in "tainele comunicarii", dar si un an care mi-a brazdat cateva riduri adevarate pe frunte. Firul de par alb de care ma plangeam cu alte ocazii a cazut si el prada oboselii si asediului indarjit al periei, deci am scapat macar de stresul unei ierni timpurii in plete... Sa-mi fie de bine, sa am un an de doua ori mai bun, daca se poate :), si poate reusesc sa ma odihnesc in timp ce lucrez, daca nu cumva cer prea mult...

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Dear audience, I'm tired, terribly tired. Of work, of life, of stuff... Today it's been a year since I changed something, for the better, or for the worse, depending on the day I launch the statement, the mood and the amount of neurons fallen to duty in that period. It has been a good year, in which I have contributed diligently to the consolidation of my career as a professional in the "mysteries of communication", but also a year that has furrowed some real wrinkles on my forehead. The white hair I used to complain about on other occasions also fell prey to fatigue and the relentless siege of the brush, so I at least escaped the stress of an early winter in my hair... May I have a year twice as good, if possible :), and may I manage to rest while I work, unless I ask for too much...

Chestie de comunicare interna / Internal communication matter

Imi place la nebunie atmosfera de la munca! Poate asta e unul dintre cele mai importante motive care ma tin in loc cand ma apuca dorul de duca si pofta de schimbare, sau cand urla revolta in mine din cauza divesilor factori stresanti din viata oricarui angajat constiincios si dornic de afirmare. Au trecut 6 luni de cand eram pusa in fata unei adevarate "mission impossible" inca din prima zi de lucru. Cuvintele alea m-au urmarit vreme buna, si cu siguranta vor ramane intiparite in memoria mea mult timp: "Ai trei luni la dispozitie sa arati ce poti face pentru noi. Vreau sa vad oamenii zambind pe holuri". Si uite, dupa 3 luni lumea zambea, dupa o jumatate de an deja rade, glumeste, canta, leaga prietenii :). Greu de demonstrat, dar e si meritul meu. O stiu eu, o stiu ei, o stie si cel care mi-a predat sarcina imposibila. Am noroc deci ca nu trebuie sa demonstrez. M-a costat multa munca, mult timp, o gramada de lecturi suplimentare, o tona de creativitate, si, cel mai dureros, un fir de par alb, rasarit exact in crestetul capului. Pretul e mare, dar merita: dai un ban, dar stai in fata! Pot sta in fata si pot arata rezultatele, cu fruntea sus. Dar lupta e abia la inceput. Am demonstrat ca oamenii comunica, daca le pui la dispozitie instrumentele necesare, ii inveti cum sa comunica si le arati ca nimic rau nu se poate intampla din asta. Am cladit ceva, si nu a fost asa de greu cum imi imaginam. Acum incepe munca de consolidare, de intretinere, de grija ca totul sa nu se naruie dintr-o greseala stupida. Important e ca-mi place, ca am sprijin si ca inca ma mai tin puterile sa ma lupt cu toti si cu toate, pentru a ajunge acolo unde-mi doresc.

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I love the atmosphere at work! Maybe that's one of the most important reasons that hold me back when I get homesick and hungry for change, or when rebellion is screaming inside of me due to the various stressors in the life of any conscientious and assertive employee. It's been 6 months since I was faced with a real "mission impossible" from the first day of work. Those words have been with me for a long time, and will surely stay with me for a long time: "You have three months to show what you can do for us. I want to see people smiling in the corridors". And look, after 3 months people were smiling, after half a year they are already laughing, joking, singing, making friends :). Hard to prove, but it's also my merit. I know it, they know it, the person who gave me the impossible task knows it. So I'm lucky I don't have to prove it. It cost me a lot of work, a lot of time, a lot of extra reading, a ton of creativity, and, most painfully, a white hair, sprouting right at the top of my head. The price is high, but it's worth it: you give a penny, but you stay ahead! I can sit up front and show the results, with my head held high. But the fight is just beginning. We have proven that people communicate, if you give them the tools, teach them how to communicate and show them that nothing bad can come of it. We built something, and it wasn't as hard as I imagined. Now begins the work of consolidation, of maintenance, of making sure everything doesn't get damaged by a stupid mistake. The important thing is that I like it, that I have support and that I still have the strength to fight with everyone and everything to get where I want to be.