still the rose

We teach girls to shrink themselves
To make themselves smaller
We say to girls
"You can have ambition
But not too much
You should aim to be successful
But not too successful
Otherwise you will threaten the man"
Because I am female
I am expected to aspire to marriage
I am expected to make my life choices
Always keeping in mind that
Marriage is the most important
Now marriage can be a source of
Joy and love and mutual support
But why do we teach girls to aspire to marriage
And we don't teach boys the same?
We raise girls to each other as competitors
Not for jobs or for accomplishments
Which I think can be a good thing
But for the attention of men
We teach girls that they cannot be sexual beings
In the way that boys are
Feminist: the person who believes in the social
Political, and economic equality of the sexes

I also truly believe in Chimamanda’s Ngozi Adichie words from her speech on feminism (TED) repeated in Beyonce’s Flawless song.

ENJOY THE SUPERPOWER LADIES!

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evening yellow friday sun

Sunset can be nice in every time of the year and in every place of the world. It’s not a discovery, I know.

Yet it makes the moment you look at somehow magical, doesn't it?

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Zachód słońca bywa urokliwy właściwie zawsze i pewnie wszędzie. Też mi odkrycie!

Jednak za każdym razem - uchwycony, potrafi zachwycać, prawda?

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Let’s stay there for a minute.

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Zostańmy tu przez chwilę.

party time

I almost hear the music while looking at those pictures and you?

And if you're curious what were those girls with their cellphones hearing- it was a nice peace of Spanish rock music. for real! And no - don’t ask me why the hell they are sitting on their…dresses if the party is right behind the corner (I wrote about it also here).

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Prawie słyszę muzykę jak oglądam te zdjęcia.

A jak się zastanawiacie, co słyszały dziewczęta na kolejnych zdjęciach, tak - te przyrośnięte do telefonów. Nieopodal, za rogiem stała niemała scena z hiszpańskim rockiem, znakomita impreza, mnóstwo ludzi… Nie - nie pytajcie mnie dlaczego siedzą na swoich….sukienkach, wgapione w ekrany (pisałam już o tym tutaj).

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As you can see - everyone was ready to a party ;)

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Jak widać wszyscy byli przygotowani na imprezę ;)

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Well, some have to work for others to be able to romance, right?

That’s life.

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Jedni romansowali - inni pracowali.

Życie ;)))

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smile - it's monday

Podejrzewam, że wielu wcale nie jest do śmiechu w poniedziałkowy poranek. Cóż - mam nadzieję że nieco więcej w Was uśmiechu i optymizmu niż w balonowym panu schodzącym z posterunku podczas lokalnej ferii w południowej Hiszpanii ;)

A ja na przymusowym urlopie BARDZO Was pozdrawiam!

I nie zazdrościć proszę, bo już dawno na nogach jestem więc power jest!

Trzeba go teraz wykorzystać…. ;)))))

Up already? Me too! Let the new week begin and let’s treat it like a new year, or simply as brand new chapter.

I’m home but awake for a long, long time already, as someone once sang;

no rest in the kingdom…

There’s a lot of really powerful energy in me (and for those who don’t know me yet, I’m not energy-speaking-people). It’s high time to use it….. ;))))

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It was great to see here people of all ages having fun on the streets with their friends and relatives! I’d love to see such parties on Polish streets one day ;)

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Wspaniale było przyglądać się rozbawionym ludzim w różnym wieku, spędzającym wspólny czas z rodzina i znajomymi. Chciałabym by tak ulice czasem wyglądały także u nas! A wy?

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