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Take me home

There was shattered glass everywhere. I got up from bed and made my way carefully to the window where a beautiful full moon greeted me. I had never seen such grandeur before. It seemed to beckon me.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

It wasn’t planned. I always enjoyed genuine friendships and I have been blessed to attract the best crop. In love, I have failed miserably, but in friendships I’ve gotten straight A’s and they have become my lifeboats.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

When things go South, start walking North.

You: I’m actually happy right now! Life: Wait a second! And this is how it was for me in late January and to boot, on January 13th. Things went south and then south again… But I was able somehow to keep it together by walking north.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Sparks of happiness.

Happiness is in you. But there is a way to spark happiness and set up a fire. Maybe short lived but it adds up if you look for it and are ready to see it. This does come with age. Genuine feelings of happiness are sparked as we appreciate those things that when we were […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

I wish people were more like dogs, don’t you?

If we were more like dogs, life would be a happier place. As dogs, we’d remain faithful to those we love and care for us. We would not do things that are bad for us. We would not hurt our loved ones intentionally.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

7 things that are helping me transition into my new life.

I used to be very stingy when it came to buying flowers. I couldn’t find it in me to buy them since they soon died and I didn’t appreciate them. But now, since I’ve made my transition into my new life, I’m finding that little things like cheering the place up with color and flowers […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

When seeking solitude is not such a great idea.

I like my space, my solitude, often crave it, but I have realized that there are times when this solitude, can turn on me, becoming loneliness, which then steers my thoughts towards dark places, creating a downward spiral, which is hard to stop and get out of.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

“I’m getting old and tired of chasing setting suns.”

These are part of the lyrics by Passenger from the song “Setting Suns.” It may sound sad, but actually it’s comforting to listen to songs that I can identify with and are real. Lyrics, music can help us feel and hold us by the hand when we find ourselves reflecting on life or experiencing the […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

I’m not afraid to lose anything because I have nothing.

A friend of mine told me this years ago when she was in deep debt that she wasn’t afraid of losing anything because she had nothing, yet she was very responsible and paid every penny of the money owed in time. What she meant by this was that she didn’t spend sleepless nights worrying about […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Maybe there is no tomorrow.

Not to spoil the ending but maybe there is no tomorrow. This for some could be a plain relief, but for the common folk, this is scary. We make plans, worry, and we forget that there is no guarantee that we will wake up to a new day.