Happy always looks good on us!

in Hive Collectors2 months ago

You pack your thoughts in boxes only to unpack them after a few moments, repeat everything countless times and in the end, you don't even get to them? Mamma mia, is this a sort of cloudy mind?

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Breathe and continue. That is no problem; a small collection of quotes from others can shed some light on this. You see, this is not "my" personal collection. I don't own these words, walls, benches, or cups, so it could be considered a fake collection, right? We will blame that foggy mind, turn a blind eye and jump into the world of these little moments and quotes that have been piling up in my phone for the past few months. I will not mute myself. I guess. 😂

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Strange... the day I finally made a decision I had been putting off until I was ready, we went out to eat with a friend. The coffee came with two packets of sugar. Coincidence, perhaps.

Si la vida no te sonríe ¡hazle cosquillas! - If life doesn't smile at you, tickle it.

Solo si te atreves a tener grandes fracasos, terminarás consiguiendo grandes éxitos. - Only if you dare to have great failures, you will end up achieving great successes.

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So what do you do when you only see zeros in front of you?

They are just one step away from the highest single-digit number anyway... At least, it looks like that in this photo of our new suitcase; or is it just an illusion?

Speaking about illusions... here is the next one.

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Petrer, la ilusión siempre vuelve. The illusion (here this could translate as excitement) always returns.

Piano keys? 😍

Peculiar flowers grow in the same park (in Petrer) where I saw the piano keys bench. They have some messages for us.

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Cuídame y te daré color. - Take care of me and I will give you colour.

A cocktail can make you imagine things that are not real.

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No estoy mayor. Soy vintage. - I am not old. I am vintage.

As why someone would write on their walls these words? I was puzzled! S.O.S.? Interpol? 🤐

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Let's run from here, not to lose our real selves although we can sometimes feel like this. Wondering what was happening with the one who wrote it..? I found it (just the writing, not the person who lost her/his real self) in the city of Teruel.

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However, in Altea, two people go against the world.

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Tú y yo contra el mundo. - You and me against the world.

Inside the hunting blind seen in this post, a wider collection of quotes and messages can be found. Here I bring some. Spanish speakers have an advantage here because everything was written in Spanish.

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Piensa como un adulto, vive como alguien joven, aconseja como un anciano y nunca dejes de soñar como un niño. - Think like an adult, live like a young person, give advice like an elder and never stop dreaming like a child.

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Nuevamente vuelvo a encontrarme
en donde me perdí,
una luz en el camino es lo que necesito para alumbrar mi vida.

Once again I find myself
where I lost myself,
a light on the path is what I need to illuminate my life.

Strange world we live in... people get lost but it's good that they find themselves again in the end. 😀

The city of Santa Pola gave me this message:

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Tengo más cenizas en mi corazón que en el cenicero. - I have more ashes in my heart than in the ashtray.

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On my way to the grocery, I see this message. Ok, when in the grocery I have to look for the banknotes 😂 but back on the street I see the light. 🌞

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The final "item" that should finish this collection-not-collection is definitely this cute box with a nice message: Happy always looks good on us! 🌼

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Anytime I read Interpol the first thing I do is start humming songs from the musical group with that name and not think about danger xD It's the first chords of evil that come to my mind.

Collection of photographic memories, they will always be collections, like the memories in our mind.

Interpol? Ok, we have searched for it now and listen to the song Evil, thanks ;)
Have a good time with your flatmate in Split, and if you see some interesting quotes on the streets of Split, let me know :D

I'll keep it in mind but I don't know if I understand what’s written on the walls hahahaha thanks! You will be sorely missed though!

Me. MiPiano told me that these were meaningless things, but I still took the pictures thinking of you, so here they are.

Hahaha, you didn't forget this! :))))

This one is so funny, it says refused to sign 😆

Had a great time going through all this!
Most of those I see, I tend not to photograph. It turns out that it is really nice to group all those we see over time! 🥳 Note to self: Take the phone and let it act as a camera when coming across interesting quotes.
Special kudos for the new member of the '-not-' gang 🥰

Yes, the -not- gang and challenges should be back. 😋 And the mute-not-mute matters hahaha. This "quotes and messages" collection has been building itself for several months, they deserved to come to this place finally ;)))
It would be nice to see those that you spot, if your phone wants to collaborate and jump by itself from your pocket and take some photos :D

Those phrases are motivating and some of them make you smile, like the one about the ashtray, I won't read it again, let's see if I remember what it said... here I go...

“I have more ashes in my heart than the ashtray”

I hope I remembered it well haha 😂

PD: the piano always accompanies you ❤️

The piano is always somehow present, yes 😇 in my username at least - always 😂 and sometimes from other places too ;))

I loved it all but the phrase about getting lost and finding yourself was very special for me.... times in life... things that come back to my memory.

The piano! How cool and I love it when there are inspirational phrases everywhere, it's great!😍

It is good to see inspirational phrases, they also bring messages to us in the moments we need them 😇

I always get some kind of message like this and I love it!😍

I felt like I was there with you ... I tend toward the parks, but street art, depending on one's state of mind, can be another form of refreshment ... the sense that others have passed this way, we are not alone, and we too can make it!

Hey, Frau Mathews 😀

If I had to guess which one was your favourite from here... I think I would know the answer 😋

Combination of park and keys :))

The piano bench is my second favorite ... but look again at your items, and their color schemes, and remember: I am Frau Blumenkind ...

I am not old. I am vintage.

Oh this one, I like it haha. Although I'm still far from a vintage but I feel like I already am, lolol. But seriously though, those kinds of quotation that you can see somewhere and everywhere, people who put it hasn't realize yet maybe that the words they choose to write and exhibit in there already helps lot's of people. Especially those having a had day, If life doesn't smile at you, tickle it - isn't this one's funny, it can paint a smile into someone's face. It can make you realize something. It can make you braver (ノ゚0゚)ノ→

The message with the tickle is cute and funny, it indeed brings a smile 😊
About being vintage - it's cool, but we should stay young as long as we can 😁

Sua profesores de español deben estar orgullosos de sus escritos! Las palabras con su fuerza, nos muestran el camino!

Muchas veces encuentro mensajes escritos en lugares públicos que tienen fuerza pero con faltas de ortografía. Yo también las tengo, muchas, pero como no soy española me perdono 😂

Yo tampoco soy español! jajaja

Jajaja, pues cubano entones ;D

Very interesting all these phrases, in street art very eloquent and real phrases that express the moods of those who write them. And some of them reach us perfectly and we take them as ours. I liked the one about the sugar envelope. Nice weekend @mipiano 😇❤️

Hello @mamani

I also like those sugar packets; they would fit the topic for the last month 😁 but I got these ones last week. I hope you are doing well 😇

It sounds like you're expressing the emotion of being overwhelmed by your thoughts like they’re repeatedly orbiting without coming to terms. That’s relatable! Sometimes we need to break, take a breath, and look to others' words for clarity, even if they’re not our own. Those "borrowed" moments and quotes can still hold real meaning, and periodically, that’s enough to push through the mental mist. Keep going, there’s no need to mute yourself.

Thank you :)

there’s no need to mute yourself.

Hehehe, it was in terms of muting my post in my own community (Hive collectors) for not following the rules 😂 It is a joke we used to do with a friend of mine.

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