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The fight to be right is wrong

We all think we are right when we have a conversation and happen to disagree, which often leads to anger and hurt feelings. And that’s the key: feelings are not expressed and neither the reasons why we feel hurt. That’s where we make the mistake, we don’t question what’s behind this person’s stance on a […]

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 […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

The worst feelings in the world.

The worst feelings in the world are feeling unloved or lonely. Even if it’s mutual, when someone actually says to you “I can’t live with someone I no longer love,” it hits you like a rock in the stomach.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

The power of a handwritten letter by a kid.

In this age, nobody writes long hand anymore, especially youth. An e-mail gets through fast, avoiding a lot of hassle, but some still choose to go the handwritten way. You’d think those letters would come from my generation or the earlier one. Kids use paper less and less if at all.