Empowerment – Page 29 – On Life, Hope y todo lo demás…

At fifty I’m finally the person I always wanted to be.

In about a month, I will be turning fifty. As I look back I remember how I thought I was already too old to wear shorts, now, I am wearing them and I’m not worried whether I’m too old or what people might think or say. I’m pretty sure nobody is going to come and […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

5 things nobody should live without to lead a happy life.

Looking around you’ll notice that many of the things you own are not that essential, and you could easily do without them. Of course, we can always find an excuse to call a “want” a “need,” as I often do. Many of the things we think we need only serve to overcrowd our lives. However, […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

How to act F.A.S.T. and become a Stroke Hero

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by the American Heart Association for American Stroke Month, but all opinions are my own. May is American Stroke Month and the American Stroke Association invites you to become a Stroke Hero. How can you do this? By being prepared and learning how to recognize the symptoms of a stroke […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Why We All Grow With Storytellers: A Message of Empowerment.

Disclosure: I am traveling to We All Grow Summit on an all expenses paid trip sponsored by Dove Dry Spray Antiperspirant, as a storyteller bestie.All opinions are my own. I recently lost one of my best friends to cancer. He was an amazing storyteller who literally saved my life a long time ago, by telling […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

On being grateful for the weirdest things.

Maybe not at the time did I feel grateful, especially while it was happening, but now in retrospect I can see how I dodged plenty a bullet and I’m able to thank, who knows who, for all those experiences that one might tag as unfortunate. I, on the other hand, see how those things had […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

A year of darkness and shared pain.

This year has not been much of a good year for some of my beloved friends. Many have suffered impossible losses, heartbreaks and tragedies that at the time seemed unfair and senseless. These losses have had a profound impact on my friends and myself. We are part of those we care for and love. Therefore […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

What lights the dark path.

I used to get lost in things I thought were important. A job, a future, clothes (yes!), but along the way all those things ended up filling me with anxiety even if they seemed to be lined up perfectly. Now, the list of important things has changed and what lights my sometimes-dark path and helps […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

The winds of change and chance.

There is a time, every year when the cool winds start to pick up. Trees start to bare their leaves and life seems to become darker. But it’s at this time when things start to change. Nature starts getting rid of the old and starts to get ready for renewal.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

For better and for worse.

Some friendships grow through the years like a sort of “good” marriage where the ties are so strong that you feel what the other is feeling whether it’s happiness or pain, and the conviction that no matter what happens you are in it for the long run.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Dawn; the best time to wake up.

My dad used to wake me up early, cheerfully pulling up the blinds and saying; “Come on! Wake up and seize the day!” Since then, I am an early riser. I wake up instinctively and with a heart full of expectation and hope. The quiet and peace dawn brings with it is enchanting and emotionally […]