How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water

by Angie Cruz

We step in the shit on purpose so we’re forced to buy new shoes.

fall for the man who loves you more than you love him.

I prefer to be alone than in bad company. So if I can do things on my own, I do.

She understood that I had to cry until I undrowned from the inside.

It’s true that the Americans don’t have any idea of what life is for us.

if we are not careful people take advantage of us.

When you need each other to survive, you forgive. That’s the way it is.

But listen to me, there is never rest for the poor.

If you try to fix something that somebody do not want to fix they will hate you for it. To offer help is OK. To push, no.

If I knew that all the laughing and crying I did when I was young would appear like this, I wouldn’t have laughed and cried so much in my life.

Learn this from me: Sometimes when you can’t change your ánimo you have to have people like Hernán to remind you about the important things in life. Sometimes we need help to not drown in a glass of water.

But it’s good to have people to remind us that we have survived a lot more than this.

Sometimes life feels very small and other times it feels very rich. And when it feels small I think it’s because I don’t let myself, you know, enjoy the life.

we must not wait to live the life we want. Find a way to be present with the people you love.

Freedom is being able to live your truth without having to apologize for it.

You and I know nothing is free.

I didn’t want to depend on no man for the ceiling over my head or the food I eat. Punto final.