PostsCommentsPayoutselviguitarra (71)in Holos&Lotus • 17 hours agoActions instead of words / Acciones en lugar de palabras (eng-esp)Hello, friends of @holos-lotus. The title of my post is a bit contradictory to what I'll be doing here. However, it's the only way to get my message across to the…elviguitarra (71)in Ladies of Hive • yesterdayProud to be a Master / Orgullosa de ser Maestra (eng-esp)Hi everyone! Yesterday, we celebrated Teacher's Day in my country. I am proud and committed to being a guitar teacher for over 30 years. During this time, I have started…elviguitarra (71)in Holos&Lotus • yesterdayThe wonderful journey of knowledge / El maravilloso viaje del conocimiento (eng-esp)Hello, friends of @holos-lotus. In my post yesterday, I talked about the difficulty of the learning curve. There we saw that, at the beginning, it's always difficult.…elviguitarra (71)in Ladies of Hive • 2 days agoCreation is silent, but its voice endures / La creación es silenciosa, pero si voz perdura (eng-esp)Hi, girls! For an artist, a creative woman, it's incomprehensible why anyone would choose to destroy instead of create. Of course, I'm going to talk about art, which is what I…elviguitarra (71)in Holos&Lotus • 2 days agoAt first, it's always difficult / Al principio, siempre es difícil (eng-esp)Hello, friends of @holos-lotus. As a teacher, I've encountered all kinds of students. I've had wonderful students, with exceptional talent, and students less advanced in this…elviguitarra (71)in Ladies of Hive • 3 days agoAttitude is paramount / La actitud es primordial (eng-esp)Hi, girls! Since I started studying guitar, I've been taught that the attitude I bring to a public performance can determine the course and outcome of a concert. However, this…elviguitarra (71)in Holos&Lotus • 3 days agoArguing with fools is foolishness / Discutir con necios es necedad (eng-esp)Hello, friends of @holos-lotus. An excellent poet and friend of mine included the following verse in a poem: "To argue with a fool is foolishness." I've applied this maxim to…elviguitarra (71)in Ladies of Hive • 4 days agoLet's rescue compassion / Rescatemos la compasión (eng-esp)Hi, girls! Nowadays, there's a virtue that's been slowly disappearing: compassion. I think it's one of the human virtues most frequently mentioned in the Bible, yet few can…elviguitarra (71)in Ladies of Hive • 4 days agoWalk without looking back / Camina sin mirar atrás (eng-esp)Hi, girls! To borrow the words of my husband, who in turn borrows them from Carlos Castaneda: fear is one of the greatest enemies of the man of knowledge. Perhaps that's why…elviguitarra (71)in Cinnamon Cup Coffee • 5 days agoA coffee with the taste of good friends / Un café con sabor a buenos amigos (eng-esp)Hello, coffee lovers. One of the best moments of my recent trip to the province of Cienfuegos was this past afternoon when my husband and I spent time with our friends. We had…elviguitarra (71)in Holos&Lotus • 5 days agoProgress is not achieved by luck or accident / El progreso no se logra ni por suerte ni por accidente (eng-esp)Hello, friends of @holos-lotus. In the art world, it's common to encounter an artist who, "suddenly," seems to become famous. These are seemingly unknown people who, from one…elviguitarra (71)in Ladies of Hive • 6 days agoIt is necessary to have goals in life / Es necesario tener metas en la vida (eng-esp)Hi, girls! The Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu wrote that a person without goals is like an army without a flag, without purpose: they march without knowing where they're going…elviguitarra (71)in Motherhood • 7 days agoProud of my sons / Orgullosa de mis hijos (eng-esp)Hello, my friends. I think what I'm about to say has been said and taken for granted thousands of times: I'm very proud of my sons . I have two sons: Carlos, the…elviguitarra (71)in Holos&Lotus • 7 days agoNever follow the crowd / Nunca sigas a la multitud (eng-esp)Hello, friends of @holos-lotus. We've always heard the advice Don't follow the crowd . However, we've always found people following the crowds, blindly and sometimes without…elviguitarra (71)in Ladies of Hive • 8 days agoJoining the celebration / Unida a la celebración - LOH contest week #268Hello, my friends! I'm a lucky woman. I'm a concert guitarist, and I love my job. My work can be done any time of year, including Christmas. So what's the big deal? I'm…elviguitarra (71)in Holos&Lotus • 8 days agoPatience is the mother of virtues / La paciencia es la madre de las virtudes (eng-esp)Hello, friends of @holos-lotus. The other day I was talking to my husband about patience. He told me it's never been his strong suit, but he tries. And it's true, sometimes…elviguitarra (71)in Cinnamon Cup Coffee • 9 days agoMy first visit now / Mi primera visita ahora (eng-esp)Hello, coffee lovers around the world! I was sick a few days ago. I spent several days in bed, but I'm feeling better now and ventured out. Abel invited me for coffee. I was…elviguitarra (71)in Ladies of Hive • 9 days agoYou have to study for life / Hay que estudiar para la vida (eng-esp)Hi, girls! At the art school where I teach guitar, it's exam season. The students are studying now (some more than others, of course), however, I haven't taught my students or…elviguitarra (71)in Reflections • 10 days agoA Sunday filled with music and poetry / Un domingo con mucha música y poesía (eng-esp)Hello, friends. My name is Elvira Skourtis, and I'm a concert guitarist. This is my first post in the community. I wanted to tell you about this past Sunday: a Sunday…elviguitarra (71)in Holos&Lotus • 10 days agoThere are no big or small mistakes: a mistake is a mistake / No hay errores grandes ni pequeños: un error es un error (eng-esp)Hello, friends of @holos-lotus. We've often heard the phrase: "it was just a small mistake." Whenever I've heard this, I've wondered, how do you measure the size of a mistake…