It is sometimes uwanted, other times pretty much welcome.
It sometimes takes people by surprise. Other times we can see it coming, which makes it much easier to assimilate.
Easy or difficult. Expected or inexpected. Desired or dreaded. The fact is that changes are an intrinsic part of life, so we have to deal with them and take the best out of the situation.
But, all in all, I guess that changes tend to prove themselves great! So… time to enjoy the changes! 
What do we need to be happy? That’s definitely a difficult question to answers.
Friends… health… pets/ animals… nature… music… success… confidence… a significant other… security… family…
Lots of things can constitute this equation, but it is still possible to be happy without one or a few of them and, similarly, one can be unhappy even having it all. However, there is something that is sine qua non to reach happiness: yourself.
We have to be happy about ourselves, otherwise, nothing in the world will grant us long-lasting happiness. Maybe some good moments, but ephemeral.
Thus, if the happiness comes from the insideout, sadness is bound to be ephemeral and there will always be some light in the end of the tunnel.
Reflections can really help us see things under a different perspective and, therefore, better understand things and situations.
However, we have to be sensible in order to notice when the reflex is inverted and how inverted it is, otherwise it can lead us to misinterpretations.
Maybe life could be easier, but then it wouldn't be half as thrilling.
At a glance, everything seems to be in its place. But after a more attentive look, you can see that some things are not where they were supposed to be.
Where is it?
Was it really supposed to be there?
Is it really missing?
Is it temporary?
Permanent?
Good?
Bad?
Do these spaces need to be filled?
Is it just the way it has been for a while?
Or is it just the way it actually is?
Well, these are questions waiting to be answered. But I guess I already know the answer to some of them.
And let life make the other answers clearer.
Some things have the incredible ability to put you down. Fortunately others can help build you up again. By now, floating seems to be working out.
Even so, I guess I know where to find lifesavers in case of need.
Man sagt dass Zeit alle Wunder heilt. So warten wir um sie zu arbeiten.
“Life is thickly sown with thorns,
and I know no other remedy than
to pass quickly through them. The longer
we dwell on our misfortunes, the
greater is their power to harm us.”
Voltaire
Olhei até ficar cansado
De ver os meus olhos no espelho
Chorei por ter despedaçado
As flores que estão no canteiro
Os punhos e os pulsos cortados
E o resto do meu corpo inteiro
Há flores cobrindo o telhado
E embaixo do meu travesseiro
Há flores por todos os lados
Há flores em tudo que eu vejo
A dor vai curar essas lástimas
O soro tem gosto de lágrimas
As flores têm cheiro de morte
A dor vai fechar esses cortes
Flores
Flores
As flores de plástico não morrem
Olhei até ficar cansado
De ver os meus olhos no espelho
Chorei por ter despedaçado
As flores que estão no canteiro
Os punhos e os pulsos cortados
E o resto do meu corpo inteiro
Há flores cobrindo o telhado
E embaixo do meu travesseiro
Há flores por todos os lados
Há flores em tudo que eu vejo
A dor vai curar essas lástimas
O soro tem gosto de lágrimas
As flores têm cheiro de morte
A dor vai fechar esses cortes
Flores
Flores
As flores de plástico não morrem
Flores
Flores
As flores de plástico não morrem
What are the chains for?
Are they here to prevent you from doing what you want?
Or to forbid you from going out?
Or to protect you from what’s outside?
Or to help keep you in one piece?
Or maybe this chains are just links.
Well, as most of things in life, it all comes down to the point of view and to the way you choose to see life.
As a friend of mine told me today, I tend to see thing more positively.
They can be much more than just woody plants. After all, they also carry a different metaphorical meanings and can be associated with things as longevity, development, resistance, life, etc.
Unfortunately some people can’t see the wood for the trees and others are always barking up the wrong tree. Which is not at all surprising, as a good perception of things doesn’t grow on trees.
Fortunately trees are strong and long-lasting and they can resist to lots of challenges. I just hope that a chain saw doesn’t come. 
“Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches would turn green again and blossom, but we hope it, we know it.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
