Finding downtime in nature.
I miss going in search of beautiful places. I used to hike a lot. But life got complicated and my outdoor life was reduced to sporadic outings.
Read More…Finding answers in unexpected places.
You spend years trying to figure out the answer to a question or a situation and you finally find it in the most unexpected place. At the end all you needed was a little patience and time. That time we now think we don’t have because we want it all “yesterday.”
Read More…Return to the old philosophers to find hope.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was angry when attending theatre became a bourgeois pastime. He’d feel the same way now, on seeing the rise of social networks. He believed that theatre was a distraction from who we are and the present moment. He was right. Our constant focus seems to be to escape the moment, to escape ourselves, to escape […]
Read More…Stay humble.
Humility is when you know your self-worth but don’t boast about it or take it for granted. Sometimes, it would appear that a person is humble when, in fact, they have low self-esteem so let us not confuse the two.
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A quiet walk in the snow…
When she left she forgot to say goodbye. At least that’s what I keep telling myself. She really didn’t mean to leave the table and not come back. She would have never left before desert. She always had room for that.
Read More…Sex in the digital age. Is it safe?
As we’ve become more digital in life, so have relationships changed and the way we communicate with partners. Meeting people has become much more accessible, and staying in touch is at our fingertips. On average, today, people tend to spend more time online than offline, whether for work or pleasure.
Read More…The value of friendships.
At the end of the day all we’re left with are our invaluable friendships. Lovers come and go, colleagues, and acquaintances. But those friends we set aside while we live our lives are the ones who listen to us, hold our hands and lend us a shoulder to cry on.
Read More…La ilusión de un nuevo día.
No soy de las personas a las que le cuesta levantarse temprano. Al contrario, me despierto y salto de la cama para lanzarme al día. Mis días empiezan con mil expectativas, y esas horas tranquilas antes de salir al trabajo me llenan de calma y estabilidad.
Read More…Ya no…
Hubo un tiempo cuando no dormía y en esas noches me hacías compañía. Desgasté así mil recuerdos, en esas noches en vela.
Read More…What nobody should live without.
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. […]
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