Laura Basset Carbonell

My longest drive

Today I went on my longest and furthest drive. I rarely do things for my self, it’s always easier to do them for others. This drive was not for me either. I did it for “my” kids because I had to be there with them and for them. I was scared and would have rather […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Seeking contentment not happiness

Happiness is short-lived, it comes in bouts, sometimes at intoxicating levels which then leaves you drained because you want more of it, understandably. While it’s normal to want to feel elated 24/7, it’s not a fact of life. I no longer seek happiness but mere contentment which lasts way longer and is more constant and serene. […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Don’t settle even if loneliness is a bit painful

Don’t settle for half a life, when things don’t make you happy, move on. Life with someone you don’t get along with, or with whom you have minimal things in common, is not worth your time. We have a certain time allotted to each of us and wasting it being miserable is worse than short bouts […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Things we’d like to forget but shouldn’t

Wouldn’t it be great to selectively be able to forget certain things from one day to another at will? Life would be easier on the heart, but would it in the long run? Because memories shape us, and hopefully make us better people, and allow us to relate to others on deeper levels and help […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Invisibility is sometimes simply a choice we make

They say that women of a certain age become invisible, and that seems to make women feel bad. Yet, I have wanted most of my life to be invisible, do my own thing and not be touched by life’s uncomfortable moments. We all have areas where we feel uncomfortable and would like to avoid at […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

That acute sense of reality…

I read somewhere that people who suffer depression simply have an overly acute sense of reality. While I don’t dig into the depths of those muddy waters, or don’t spend too long immersed in them, I do believe it’s true. I don’t think that depression comes from negative thinking, but from that sense of reality where […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Why we can’t have it all

There is so much we can handle well and strike a balance. So, we can’t have it all, life makes sure we don’t and there might be a reason for that. If we had it all we wouldn’t be able to keep hoping, seeking and exploring life and ourselves, since our struggles drive us to keep […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Instagram: a diary

I love photography, and therefore I love capturing moments and posting them on Instagram. I look back and I can almost feel the moment I took the picture, the emotions and the story behind which often has nothing to do with the picture itself. I’ve taken to it like a diary I check back on […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Appreciating my ex-husband after trying online dating

There is nothing like trying something new to realize what you had. While it is true that the love between my ex and I was gone after 17 years, and it was a wise decision to break off the marriage, now after dating a dude I met on a dating site, I realize that it’s not […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Things we forget when we most need to remember

I, like everyone else, have good and not so good moments. When all is well, I agree with most facts of life and believe many quotes the masters tried to teach us. However, we seem to vanish them when things don’t go our way and focus on the negative when this is when we should […]