comfort – Page 5 – On Life, Hope y todo lo demás…

We are patchwork quilts.

All the people we care about are like pieces of a unique material that makeup our safety quilts. When one piece goes missing, a whole is left that can no longer be replaced. We can patch it up again, but the reminder of the piece of material that used to be there in its place, […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

When a friend asks how you are doing, spill the beans.

When my friend asked how I was doing, I wasn’t able to answer with the typical courtesy of: “just fine.” Because, In fact, I was doing worse tan I thought. It all came out like a cascade with almost no time to take a breath in between all the things that had gone wrong in […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

The two warriors.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

The countdown to 2015, a year of renewed hope.

Although there are no pauses in life but a continuation, as the year comes to an end, for some, it’s a relief, a turn of a page, in the hopes of a better year.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Pinterest: an outlet for emotions.

Some believe that Pinterest is just another way to sell and get to customers, and while I agree because I also use it to pin the articles I write for different websites, there is more to it than that for myself.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

You Are Not Alone: Hope and Help for Caregivers.

If you belong to one of the many Latino families who are facing the prospect of a difficult Christmas because you are caring for your elders and maybe your children, too, this post is for you. Juggling your job, your kids, and older adults, most likely won’t give you time to take for yourself. In […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

The solace of belief.

A few years ago I asked one of my students why, after retiring, he had decided to turn to Buddhism. His answer was unexpected. I didn’t understand it then, but I do now. Give it time and most things in life will become clear. “As I age, my friends are slowly dying, and I need […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

The power of a smile.

You won’t catch me without a smile if we happen to meet. I am one of those people who, if I don’t smile, look extremely worried and stern, it has something to do with bone structure, I suppose. I’ve even had homeless people in the streets of San Francisco tell me: “Smile, it can’t […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Finding peace through pictures.

It’s true that a picture can capture what words can’t. I love browsing through pictures. At the end of a long day when I am too tired, too sad, or too anxious, I find solace and peace by browsing through photographs. I might type my mood in a search engine and find images that express […]