¡ The Three Most Valuable Gifts ¡Los tres regalos más valiosos!

Hoy, como todos sabemos, es una noche maravillosa. Noche en que nos reconciliamos, no sólo con los demás, sino con nosotros mismos. Hoy es el tiempo para deshacernos de cualquier agravio y de dar gracias a la vida por tantas bendiciones.

Me encanta esta era de la tecnología, pues nos permite disfrutar de otros lugares, casi como si estuviéramos ahí. 

Les confieso que este es uno de mis lugares favoritos en Portland, Oregon. y me encantaría estar ahí ahora, pero también estoy feliz de poder pasar este tiempo al lado de mis viejos (mis padres) quienes tienen una edad avanzada y deseo aprovechar al máximo, el tiempo con ellos.

En fin, esta tarde, después de hacer a un lado mis múltiples tareas, me he escapado un ratito para conversar un poco con ustedes y  recordarles que no debemos olvidar los tesoros más valiosos que la vida nos ha dado:la familia, la salud y la amistad verdadera. Sin esos tres regalos, ¿qué sentido tendría el vivir la vida? Y como diría una amiga, con esos tres regalos, "Qué nos puede importar el mar, si perlas somos". :)

¡¡¡Un fuerte abrazo para todos ustedes y que tengan  muy feliz Navidad!!!    

DoraLic.

Today, as we all know, is a great night!  A night when we reconcile not only with others, but also with ourselves. Now is the time to get rid of any grievance and give thanks to life for so many blessings we have. I love this age of technology, it alows us to enjoy an event elsewhere, almost as if we were there. 

The picture is of one of my favorite places in Portland, Oregon and I admit that I would love to be there right now, but I am also happy to spend this time with my parents who are elderly now and want to make the most out of my time with them.

Anyway, this afternoon, after putting aside my multitasking, I got a way for a while to chat a bit with you and remind you that we must not forget the most  valuable treasures that life has given us; family, health, and true friendship. Without these three gifts, what would life be?

Therefore, let us be thankful !!!

Merry Christmas to all of you!!

DoraLic.

Vivir con fe, vale la pena ! Living With Faith is Worth it!

Hoy todo México, pueblo de mucha fe, está de fiesta, pues se celebra a la muy venerada virgen de Guadalupe.
Esta historia data del año 1535, cuando, según la leyenda, la virgen se le apareció en el cerro del Tepeyac a un nativo indígena de nombre Juan Diego, quién era de una ciudad llamada Cuauhtitlán, reino de Texcoco y pertenecia a la etnia de los Chichimecas. El nombre original de esta persona  era Cuauhtlatotatzin y en su lengua materna significaba; "Águila que habla." Como han de saber, nuestros ancestros estaban convencidos de que las aves, a través de su canto, transmitían mensajes espirituales.http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuestra_Se%C3%B1ora_de_Guadalupe_%28M%C3%A9xico%29 Casualmente, justo ayer, prestigiados investigadores de la universidad de Duke , en Carolina del norte, EEUU, publicaron un articulo en el que demuestran que los circuitos neurológicos de algunos pájaros cuando cantan, son muy similares a los de los humanos cuando hablan.   http://today.duke.edu/2014/12/vocalbird

Existen bastantes versiones sobre la virgen de Guadalupe y su aparición. Qué si fue verídico o que si  fue ficticio. Cómo lo mencionaba antes, existen dos cosas que en particular no me gusta discutir y son: política y religión, así que mejor se los dejo a su criterio. Por mi parte, le pondré más atención al canto de los pájaros cuando haga mis caminatas por el bosque para ver si logro entender cosas bonitas :)

De una cosa, sí estoy segura, cuando combinamos la fe con el conocimiento y la pasión, podemos ver realizados nuestros sueños con mayor rapidez ! ¡¡Vivir con fe,vale la pena !!

Cariñosamente,

DoraLic.

Today , almost everyone in  Mexico is celebrating our Laidy of Guadalupe.
This story dates back to 1535, when according to the legend, the Virgin appeared in front of  a native indigenous man named Juan Diego, on the hill of Tepeyac, which was in a city called Cuauhtitlán, the kingdom of Texcoco and belonged to the ethnic group named Chichimeca. The original name of this person was Cuauhtlatotatzin, which in their native language meant, "Eagle Speaking." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Guadalupe As you may know, our ancestors were totally convinced that by their songs, the birds could transmit spiritual messages. Coincidentally, yesterday,  prestigious researchers from Duke University in North Carolina, USA, published an article, which shows that the neural circuits of some birds when they sing are very similar to those of humans when they speak. http://today.duke.edu/2014/12/vocalbird

There are many versions of the story of The Virgin of Guadalupe and her appearance. Whether it was true or if it was fictional. As was mentioned before, there are two things that I do not particularly like to discuss: politics and religion, everyone has their own opinion. I however will pay more attention to the birdsongs taking my walks through the woods to see if I understand some pretty things :)

If there is one thing I am sure of it is that when we combine faith with knowledge and passion, we can achieve our goals much easier! Living with faith is worth it!

Warmly,

DoraLic.

What is Your Definition of Excellence?

A few days ago I was called  to give a conference at a university, the subject was open, so I decided to choose excellence. I can tell you that I'm quite enjoying working on this, which is why I want to share a little of what it will be about.

Someone wrote: "Excellence is achieved when someone is more interested in what others believe is necessary to be interested, when someone risks more than others think they should risk, when someone dreams more than others think is possible to dream and when someone expects more than others expect. "

This made me think of Doña Chuyita Montoya, who has a business of selling cemitas, corycos, pies and all kinds of typical desserts of this region(Sinaloa, Mexico.) Since I can remember, this lady was selling desserts in her home. The whole town knows about her business, The Cemitas of Avenida Carranza. They are very popular, why? This good woman has dedicated her entire life to her business.
This afternoon I visited her and she told me her story in a nutshell. She is 82 years old, gets up at three o'clock to work hard preparing delicious desserts and she serves her customers with a nice smile upon her lips.
I think no one could contradict me. Her cemitas and other desserts taste like heaven (super delicious)

This leads me to think and say as Martin Luther King would say, "If a person dedicates his/her life to sweeping streets, he should sweep like Michelangelo sculpted, like Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare composed poetry. So later people can say, he was a great street-sweeper!"
The world needs people like her! Doña Chuyita practiced excellence because she has been more interested in her business than other sellers of bread have, she has risked more, working overtime despite her age, and she has dreamed and expected more than others!

She is definitely a real example of excellence. A thousand congratulations, Chuyita!! We love you and wish you all the blessings!

Have a great week!

DoraLic.

Beyond Traditions!

 I hope everyone is having a wonderful time! I  am fascinated with these days of the year because Christmas celebrations are around the corner,   that time when we forget the wrongs and celebrate together!

Today is a very special day in the life of Mexicans and Hispanics overall, as we celebrate the day of the dead, a tradition dating back to the 1800s.BC   http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%ADa_de_Muertos

Personally, I have very beautiful memories with my siblings when we were children. Our loved ones buried in the town where my parents were lived before they got married. My mother traveled to that place for three or four days and I was in charge of my younger siblings. 

It was a great time for each of us as we each had some chores and as a reward, I used to sew some clothing for them, That made us so happy, we always remember that and laugh. Our childhood days are so beautiful when we were happy with little things. 

Over the years, I realized that the Day of Dead goes beyond celebrating our loved ones who have passed away. I am convinced that the Day of the Dead is a time to meditate, to let go of things that hurt us. When we get rid of feelings or things which hurt us, we are welcoming a new life.We feel totally refreshed! 

 Today I invite you to give yourself a chance to bury all the things we dislike not only in ourselves, but others here. Also I invite you to start new projects. Starting new projects will  renew  us with vitality and enthusiasm! Those things are essential for a wonderful life!

Warmly!

DoralLic.   

What Makes You Happy? ¿Qué te hace feliz?

Hello my dear friends, I hope this season is treating you great! 

They say autumn brings memories and for multiple reasons, today my mind is going back to 21 years ago when the clinical laboratory first opened to the public. 

I admit, that was a goal that cooked in the kitchen of the cosmos for some years. :) 

Reaching goals is paramount to be happy. We often persuade  a goal and when we reach it,  do not enjoy it because we are stressed for different reasons. Who has not experienced that?  We know that happiness is a state of  mind.
The most important thing to know is what makes us happy right now, because with the passage of time, we change and what once fascinated us, doesn't fascinate us anymore. For example, two decades ago I didn't care about sleeping well. Today I know that everything has its price and having a good quality of sleep is important, as it makes us happy and makes us more productive the next day. 

If you are a person who goes after  relaxation and happiness, today I have three tips to achieve this.

1.-Sleep well.- Your priority should be sleeping great and waking up fresh as lettuce the next day :=)  Years later, your brain and  body will thank you, I  assure it! 

2.-Turn your home into a sanctuary.- when we go to church, we will not criticize others right? 

     I recommend you never take family or work problems home. Our home 

      should be sacred and thus, we can have a more restful sleep. 

3.-Steal money from yourself.- always  try to separate some money to give yourself  some  small luxuries, which  you really like, those that undoubtedly you think you deserve. If you can not invest a lot, use your creativity and give yourself small prizes you know deserve. Buying some little things for yourself, will make you...absolutely happy!

Personally, being well dressed fascinates me. If I consider  that a dress is  too expensive then I make it by myself and that makes me double even more happy! 

To sum things up, reaching goals makes us happy only when we are relaxed and able to enjoy  life!

Cheers!!

DoraLic.

¡Hola mis queridos lectores, espero que esta nueva temporada les esté tratando de maravilla!

Dicen que el otoño nos trae remembranzas y por multiples razones, mi mente se  está , hoy en día,transportando, con fercuencia a hace 21 años, cuando estaba en visperas de  abrir el laboratorio clínico al público.

Les confieso que fue una meta que duró cocinandose en la cocina del cosomos por algunos años. :)

 El alcanzar metas es primordial para ser felices.Con frecuencia vamos sobre una meta y cuando la alcanzamos, no la disfrutamos por estar estresados por diferentes razones. ¿ A quién no le ha pasado? Sabemos que la felicidad es un estado mental  de gozo  http://significado.de/felicidad  

 Lo más importante de esto es saber qué nos hace felices en este preciso momento, ya que con el paso del tiempo, cambiamos y  lo que antes nos apasionaba, ahora pasa a segundo termino. Por ejemplo, hace dos dédacadas era toda una guerrera y dormir bién o no dormir, no me interesaba tanto. 

Hoy se que todo tiene su precio y tener una buena calidad de sueño  es primordial, ya que eso nos convierte en personas más productivas y felices .

Sí eres una persona que anda en pos del relajamiento y la felicidadd, hoy te tengo tres tips para logralo.

1.-Duerme bien .- que tu prioridad sea dormir de maravilla y despertar fresc@ como lechuga al dia siguiente. Con el paso de los años, tu cerebro y tu cuerpo te lo agradecerán, te lo aseguro!

2.-Convierte tu casa en un santuario.- cuando vamos a la iglesia, no vamos a criticar a otros ¿verdad?

    Te recomiendo que nunca te lleves los problemas  familiares o laborales a casa. Nuesto hogar 

     deberá ser sagrado y de esa manera, podremos tener un sueño más reparador.

3.- Róbate a ti mismo.- siempre aparta un poco de dinero para darte unos pequeños lujos, algo que 

     realmente te guste, pues indudablemente te lo mereces. Si no puedes invertir mucho, usa tu 

     ingenio, pero date esos pequeños premios que tanto te gustan y te aseguro que serás tremenda-

     mente feliz. A mi en particular, me fascina andar bien vestida, sí considero que un vestido es

     caro, entonces lo confecciono yo misma y me hace doblemente....¡¡¡Feliz!!!

Recordando, alcanzar metas nos hace felices sólo si estamos relajados y aptos para disfrutrar de la vida!

¡ Salud!

DoraLic.

Do You Believe in Angels?

From an early age, I learned that three subjects I should not argue because I will never win. These   subjects were : politics, religion and my brothers' girlfriends. :)

Today, because of the twin towers' incident in New York (September 11th, 2001) I would like to share with you a little bit about angels. Angels have been mentioned in almost every religion for thousands of years. A person does not need to be religious to believe in them. Believing in the angels of God is being  certain that something good is going to happen. Believing in angels is very different from being superstitious thinking something bad will happen   because it was already a written statement in the fate of humanity, as some people think about September 11th, 2001.

Believing in divine angels is  transforming our world in a more pleasant and happy place!
Today, I have three affirmations to share with you. We need to pronounce them with great faith and see that miracles happen around us.

1- "My world has everything I need" 2.- "I forgive everyone who needs my forgiveness and I forgive myself." 3.-  "I am  accompanied by my angels anyplace I go."

1.-  "My world has everything I need".-  when we say this amazing phrase, it is very important to use our heart and leave everything in God's hands. Just yesterday, I was a little stressed out because I was needing to go to the bank, to go to the phone office and the city water office, At the same time I was needing to be here at my office..As you may know, here in Mexico, payments are made (in most cases) in person and not by the internet. Anyway, right when I was more worried, three people (who I was not even expecting to see them yesterday) offered  to go to make these payments for me. Then I said to myself: "there is no doubt  angels do exist, thank you God!"  I have so many examples like, enough reasons to believe in the magic of angels !!

Back to the point, when we pronounce  this affirmation with devotion "My world has everything I need," we will attract abundance and happiness into our lives! We will see miracles happen, if we truly believe that. I'm more than sure that if you try and add  heart to it, it will be worth it!

Two.-It is important to forgive others for their mistakes and forgive ourselves , The past is gone and that is just part of our history. Each day is a new opportunity to start again. Releasing grievances, forgiving others, we get rid of the past and welcome the present. The only true happiness is now, at this very moment, please do not waste it!  

3.- Keep in mind that  we are accompanied by these wonderful beings  wherever we go if we want, I often wear a pin with angels. It's easy to get carried away by our intellect or ego and forget that marvelous things can happen if we stay positive and believe that angels really do exist! Do not forget to repeat:  "My angels protect me and follow me anywhere I go !!"

The moral for this week is: Allow us the opportunity to believe in God's angels, believe that they are here to help us in this wonderful adventure of living! A big hug to everyone of you!

Warmly,

DoraLic.

The Power of Multitasking / La potencialidad de hacer varias tareas a la vez.

It is said that everything happens for a good reason, the fact is that in the recent weeks I have been forced to do very many tasks at once because one of the people who worked in the laboratory for two decades decided to take an extended rest. At first I felt that the world was coming at me since she knows all the the big and small details inside this business. 

Today, after a couple of weeks making a thousand and one activities within the lab, I'm just adding one more chore, a chore that is my pleasure: to write and share my experiences with you, my dear friends. And so according to the occasion, today I want to share something important that I read yesterday. Something that talks precisely about how important preforming multiple tasks with our brain is. 

Multitasking is the best exercise to keep all the circuits in the brain connected and working excellently. Let me tell you, that has given me great joy to see how wonderful of a machine our brain is and how it archives data that had been unused for over a decade, especially numbers, conversions and formulas. Without a doubt,  we underestimate this wonderful instrument which we were all given!!  

That is why today I want to share this excellent and recent article:

http://www.neuroscientistnews.com/research-news/targeted-brain-training-may-help-you-multitask-better

Remember, the brain is the most valuable thing we have, so lets exercise it!!  Thus we can concentrate and reach our most valuable dreams.

Have a wonderful weekend!! 

DoraLic.

Dicen que todo pasa por alguna buena razón, lo cierto es que en las ultimas semanas me he visto forzada a realizar muchisimas tareas a la vez, debido a que una de las personas que ha trabajado en el laboratorio desde hace dos décadas, decidió tomar un descanso prolongado. En un principio sentí que el mundo se me venía encima, pues ella conoce todo el teje y maneje de esta empresa.

Hoy, despues de un par de semanas de realizar mil y una actividad  dentro del laboratorio, sólo le estoy añadiendo una tarea más, tarea que es para mí un placer: la de escribir y compartir con ustedes mis vivencias, queridos amigos. Y muy de acuerdo con la ocasión, hoy les quiero compartir algo importantisimo que leí ayer . Algo que habla precisamente sobre lo impotante que es para nuestros cerebros el realizar muchas tareas a la vez.

http://www.neuroscientistnews.com/research-news/targeted-brain-training-may-help-you-multitask-better

El "multitasking" (haciendo varias tareas a la vez) como decimos en inglés, es la mejor gimnasia para mantener todos los circuitos del cerebro conectados y trabajando excelentemente. Les cuento que me ha dado una gran alegría constatar lo maravillosa que es nuestra máquina cerebral y cómo ésta archiva datos que habían estado sin usar por más de una década, sobre todo números, conversiones y fórmulas. No cabe duda que subestimamos bastante  a esta maravilloso instrumento del que fuimos dotados. 

Recuerden, el cerebro es lo más valioso que poseemos, ejercitémoslo para que de ese modo podamos  podamos concentrarnos y alcanzar los sueños más valiosos.

¡Que tengan una semana sensacional!

DoraLic.