Life, hope, lifestyle and everything beautiful
I started exercising at an early age, thanks to my father who always pushed us to do so. He ran, weight lifted, rode his bike, went to the gym and loved hiking. He still walks around for hours and I can barely keep up, but he inspired me to follow his steps and made exercise […]
Read More…
I’ve suffered from social anxiety all my life. Through the years I’ve gotten much better as I have slowly moved away from my comfort zone in the last 7 years, but it’s still there, in the hiding and it comes out when I least need it or expect it to. I had forgotten all about […]
Read More…
More often than not, it’s the thought that is scarier than the reality, as with being single and living on my own. Years ago the thought of living alone was so scary that I felt lonely already when I wasn’t! Now, that I’m in fact alone, I don’t feel lonely or scared of facing life […]
Read More…
Although “I wish” and “If only” are rarely part of my vocabulary, sometimes, when I stop to think, damn brain, I wish I could store certain feelings in a little box, hide them away and come back to them at a later date when I no longer care. Also adding an expiration date at the bottom […]
Read More…
My Dearest friend, How I miss you… I believe my life began to unravel when you left me. You left us all. I miss you, every single day. I have to confess I carry a picture of you in my wallet, a real paper picture. The one where you are on a train doing what […]
Read More…
Just as with death, we are never ready for heartbreak, yet it is a natural fact of life. If you love you will inevitably hurt and if you live you will inevitably die. The difference is that with heartbreak you can learn. It’s a starting point for something else, for someone else, or for nobody […]
Read More…
I’ve been blessed for having always worked at places I loved and colleagues which have almost always become close friends. Never, have I walked into a classroom and said: I hate this job! Never! My job has always been my happy place and most importantly a place I call home. I’m at ease, as frantic […]
Read More…
Moving, changing jobs, divorce, losing someone you love, can heighten your stress levels and leave you besides disconcerted, in a state of emotional shock. I went through all these in a two-year period. Bang, one after the other, it seemed that life would never let up and kept punching me. But, in the end, all […]
Read More…
I know a lot about addiction and of various kinds. I quit drinking 24 years ago and I’ve had my share of other addictions too. Some still linger, but while I can overcome them, I have to deal with my addictive personality and this, I cannot shake off as much as I try. It’s who […]
Read More…
We all need companionship of some sort. Someone to hug, the warmth and knowledge that someone has our back keeps us relatively stable as well as knowing that someone cares deeply about us. It’s said that people who hug or have a significant another live longer, and I can understand very well why. We are not […]
Read More…
On Life, Hope y todo lo demás... 