Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 19oC, cool, rainy, grey and stormy.
Thank God it is Saturday. This week has been long, and I am tired. Not having to give classes today helps a lot.
What do I want to do today? I want to make progress in building “The Long Gringo” website. There is still a lot to do so that I can launch it next month.
It has been raining since yesterday, but it has intensified a lot. It is rare to see rain like this in Rio—large, heavy drops with a high intensity. And it is cold, cold like in England. When it is cold like this, you do not want to go out; you prefer to stay at home and do very little.
I went to the bakery earlier. I walked there and back without exercising because of the rain. I did some exercises at home. It is now around 10:00 am., and I am bored. I am looking at the computer, and I know what I must do.
I began working on the website and did not stop until about 5:00 pm. A feeling of completion and pride washed over me as I realised the website was beautiful. It was clean, easy to read, and engaging, and it was all mine.
I did it! I accomplished this without any help from anybody else. This is not the most important thing, but it shows that we can achieve anything we want when we put our minds to it and do not give up.
It was such a productive Saturday. There is something special about working for yourself outside of regular hours to build, make, or create something of your own. Whether early in the morning, late at night, or even throughout the weekend, it is a beautiful and enriching experience for you and your cause.
While working, I had a bite to eat and drank a couple of glasses of wine, but I did not stop. I never stopped because I did not want to lose my created rhythm. Sometimes, when we stop, we lose it. It is not the same. It has gone, and recovering and getting it back is difficult.
Working alone while sitting in front of the computer next to a window, with the rain falling outside, creates a genuinely nice image and feeling. Dreams are built on images and situations like this.
Throughout the entire day, Yasmin and Nalva were doing their stuff. They understood that I needed to be left alone to work. It is good. I have been on a roll lately. Positive things have been happening for my cause over the last week. I think it is all about living, going with the flow and dealing with each day as it comes.
I plan to start posting in “The Long Gringo” blog on the 1st of September. Because of one extra day of work, I have moved everything forward. As a result, I can start now instead of later.
“Why The Long Gringo?” refers to my long time living in Brazil and away from England. The term “long” can also be associated with “lone,” indicating the experience of living far from home, family, and friends. It can be interpreted as spending a long time in Brazil or away from England and feeling alone, like “lone” for a long. “
However, it is essential to clarify that when I mention the word “lone”, as in alone, I am not portraying myself as a victim. It is simply a fact that I have spent the majority of my life by myself.
This title, “The Long Gringo,” has been lingering in my mind for three or four years, and now it has become official with the creation of the blog “The Long Gringo”.
It is so good that things are coming together after many pitfalls, setbacks, difficulties, doubts, etc. A Saturday of effort brings actions, and actions bring confidence, and with confidence, we are immensely powerful.
In bed by 11:30 pm.
Thank you.
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Richard
