On Life, Hope y todo lo demás...

Who is your hero?

The people I most admire are humble beings who are extremely gifted. I look up to them because they have faced extreme challenges and have overcome them, in my opinion, surprisingly well. They are my heroes.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

The calm that comes with age.

Aging, some might think is unfair and cruel as my grandfather would say. It takes away your beauty, your strength and sometimes your hopes and ideals. You may become too tired to battle on with the looming of your mortality and fallibility in the horizon. But it’s not all as bad as it seems.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Remember by Christina Rossetti

Christina Rossetti is one of my favorite poets. She expressed sadness with such beauty as when she wrote Remember. Remember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land; When you can no more hold me by the hand, Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay. Remember me when no more […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Clinique’s NEW Chubby in the Nude Foundation Stick

Clinique’s NEW Chubby in the Nude Foundation Stick I’ve found to be just the perfect on-the-go and at home foundation. It’s light, blendable and comes in every shade for any skin tone and type. I tried beige, although you can use several to highlight whatever feature you want or cover any skin imperfections. One of my […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Why do we become more solemn as we age?

When I was much younger I wondered why older people seemed grimmer, smiled less, and often were party poopers. You went to them with your youthful excitement to tell them your latest endeavor, yet you were not greeted in kind but were offered instead words of caution.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Work and hugs

There is nothing like a purposeful life. We all have our own drives, which we only discover in time. Mine are simple. A job I enjoy tremendously and the love of a pup. That’s all I need.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Dare to dream

Many years ago I didn’t dream about getting to better places until a friend told me to dare to dream, to imagine things I wanted and that eventually those things would materialize. It was hard at first. I had to actually allow myself to imagine getting even the simplest of things. Most were not even […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

How I lost my anger.

I learned the art of not becoming angry at a high price. Nothing is free and even less the lessons we learn. When we change it isn’t normally because we will ourselves to. Change comes about from either a traumatic experience or one that shatters our core so much that we are forever changed. In my […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Honesty; the key to meaningful relationships.

Of all the admirable qualities, honesty tops my list. Why lie when you can be straight forward and let others digest it however they see fit? Some lie to avoid hurting other’s feelings, which in the long run does exactly the opposite. Being honest is not only a courageous act but a true gauge of […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Without the sobremesa, I would have never made a lifelong friendship.

Sobremesa is the prolonged time after lunch where you sit having a coffee at the table. It’s at that time when, after a hearty meal, you settle down and go deeper into conversation. Sometimes secrets come out to light, others a deeper connection is made with someone whom you don’t know so well. These conversations […]