Life, hope, lifestyle and everything beautiful
Some of us are cursed to live with this bottomless empty pit that we can never fill, no matter how much good comes our way. Nothing is ever enough. We go through life feeling starved, eager to find that something or someone who will complete us, that will fill that empty space. It’s like chasing wind, […]
Read More…As kids we move from one stage of life to another quite effortlessly. Full of enthusiasm and expectations for the next great thing to come. We watch in awe as life unfolds. Unfortunately, we gradually outgrow our innocence with every fall and loss we experience. Yet, we trudge on. Some of us are more resilient […]
Read More…I have this very good friend with whom I’ve experienced unconditional acceptance and love, as well as a very painful fallout. We’ve been friends now for 17 years. Throughout all those years we have managed to share our best and worst. Nothing new in tight relationships. We also share that we are both a bit […]
Read More…On Thursday, having ten minutes to spare between classes, I ran off to get my poison, soda, to a nearby funky corner store in San Francisco. It’s one of those corner stores right in the heart of the homeless and drug dealing quarters. Few would go out of their way intently to shop there, but […]
Read More…Three years ago I was a loner, a fearful woman who wouldn’t dare expose herself to any public event without getting a migraine that the tension of meeting people provoked. Now, three years later, life has taken an amazing turn, at long last, for the better.
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We have come a long way since this old picture. My sister, my caretaker, my mom, my daughter. We play so many roles in each others lives.
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Don’t you hate the sentence starting with: “If only…?” Damn! I have ‘t used this expression in the past tense in decades. “If only I had not drunk myself silly…” What belongs to the past must stay there, but should be kept as a reminder of what not do gain! Like hitting your head against […]
Read More…Today everyone is happy out there, religious or not, celebrating Easter in some way. For kids it’s really about the easter egg hunt! While others will go to church and celebrate in their own way the “gift of life.”
Read More…Does what people say, match what they do? Lowering our expectations, might lead to a happier life! We expect so much from people that we are inevitably let down. We hold onto people’s words and promises without checking if, in fact, their words match their actions. Then, we are caught by surprise and often feel […]
Read More…We hide, we stick to our little routines and don’t dare step away from our orderly lives, often out of sheer fear of the unknown, of taking the wrong path, of being frowned upon by others.
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