Elsa Mora

Growing Up

Something that I'm seeing very clearly in these days is that behind the hard times, there's always important lessons to learn. Deep human growth comes from dealing with life difficulties and challenges. It now comes to mind one particular thing that happened to me when I was 12 years old. It was something traumatic but that experience shaped important aspects of my personality that made me become a strong girl later on. 

 

I can't remember one hard experience from the past that didn't teach me something new about myself. Only when we are pushed away from our comfort zone we get to expand ourselves and grow up a little bit more. And growing up has a lot to do with giving and with letting go of hard feelings toward yourself, other people and the negative life events in general.

My point is that hard times are not just hard times, they're also open doors, new opportunities for growth. I just wanted to share these thoughts with you, because maybe you're going through something difficult right now as well. If that's the case then try to remember that there is always something positive in the negative, even if it sounds contradictory. The key is in always trying to see beyond the pain.

Take care.

Elsita :)

Bill.

Billy had his surgery and it was successful. Thank you so very much from the bottom of my heart for all the good wishes and e-mails. Things are not as simple as I would like them to be though, but I am letting life unfold one day at a time. Bill is going to stay over there in Malaysia until his body is ready for such a long flight back home. We do not know at this point how long it will take.

Something wonderful is that my brother Alex (the angel of our family) is flying to Malaysia in order to support Bill emotionally. Bill adores Alex. It's a very long trip but he should be there on Sunday. Right now Alex is here in LA with us (what a gift!). He had some problems with the flight booking (3 different flights to get to Malaysia) so he's spending the whole day with us.

 Once home, it will take Bill a long time and lots of physio-therapy to recover his strength. Right now he's very weak and in pain. His foot hurts a lot as well as the rest of his body and his pelvis, which is traumatized. We haven't talked a lot over the phone because it's hard for him, but he promised that he's going to be OK.

 

(My desk, from where I wrote this post)

Again, all I can say is that I am extremely grateful that he survived this serious fall. 20 feet is about a 3rd floor. It is a real miracle that Billy is alive now. I want to thank whatever element made possible for him to survive (the fact that the ground was not concrete but wood, also that he had just gotten some new shoes with a lot of cushioning on the bottom (thanks  a lot nike shoes), the position in which his body landed...) 

In the middle of all the current events in my life, I cannot stop thinking about how lucky I am. I have a wonderful husband who survived a big fall, I have a wonderful brother who is very sick but loves every minute of his life, I have my wonderful children, wonderful relatives and friends that genuinely care about us, I have my art and my garden and the joy of knowing that every day is a new day. I wake up in the morning knowing that every day brings a new opportunity for us to do something right, something good. And what I am doing right now is loving and appreciating all the things that I have and that includes you. 

Peace and love to all.

And we will be fine over here no matter what.

Elsita

My Beloved Husband.

 

 

Bill just had an accident in Malaysia. He fell from a height of about 20 feet while scouting a location for a movie over there (the fall was from something like a stage, in a movie a theater). He will be having surgery there tomorrow. I talked with him and he's in good spirits but in a lot of pain regardless of the pain medication. His heel is broken in 3 pieces. Fortunately he's in good hands over there. Please send him lots of good energy so he can have a successful surgery. 

We're hopping that everything will be OK in the end. I am extremely grateful that he's alive, the fall was really serious.

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Burning Hot in California and Perfect Shoes for the Summer :)

 

It's extremely hot on this side of the world!

We had to rescue our plants. The kids and I moved them from one side of our deck to the other, where there is a little bit of shade. We also had to install that green umbrella to protect the plants that didn't get any shade from the wall. If those plants could talk they would give the kids and I a BIG thank you.

(You're welcome :)

 

oThey look so much happier now!

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We have been talking a lot about this heat. So, Natalie, as the practical/creative person that she is, had to come up with some kind of invention in order to make life easier under this temperature. So she created a pair of Paper shoes for Diego! :o

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(Diego couldn't open his eyes for this picture because he said that they were going to get burn by the sun)

All you need to make this type of shoe is some paper and tape. No special cutting or measuring. Just wrap the paper around your feet and tape each shoe on the top. They're guaranteed to keep your feet nice and fresh.

 

These shoes expire in about 15 minutes if you don't walk a lot in them or in a minute and a half if there is a lot of running involved.

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Happy Summer!

(Billy, how do you like our plants in the new place? We hope that you're having a wonderful time in Malaysia. Missing you!!!! All of us :)

 
 
 
 
 
 

Pictures of Beautiful Places (For my brother Rene)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The other day I asked my brother Rene over the phone if there was something in particular that he would love to do if he could. He said that he would love to go away for three months to some quiet place where he could enjoy nature, relax and heal. 

But unfortunately he's now back in the hospital. The hard thing about my brother's condition is that we never know what's going to happen next. One day something great happens with his body and next day it could be the other way around. The only thing that doesn't change at all is his amazing positive spirit. 

I found these pictures today and I immediately thought about Rene. If I could do magic I would help him and his wife go to one of these beautiful places. But right now we're all praying for his recovery. We hope that he can go back home soon.

Rene, estas en mis pensamientos cada dia. Un abrazo enorme mano!

Elsita :)

(The pictures come from a copy of  Luxe magazine which was left on my doorsteps this morning, for free. Thanks for it Luxe magazine)