hope – Page 3 – On Life, Hope y todo lo demás…

I will always be there for my friends

I’ve learned the hard way that the best antidote for getting through tough times is by reaching out to family and friends. Had I not, the past two years would have been hell. Everyone I reached out to brought me calm, hope and a place to stay. This is why I will always be there […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

One of the hardest things in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn

They say we never should burn bridges, however, sometimes you have to, to make sure you never go back and cross them again. I’ve had to burn some bridges to move ahead and not retrace my steps to make the same mistake over again because I have that tendency, and to make sure I don’t hurt […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Where happiness grows

Happiness grows wherever you plant the seeds, but if you don’t care for them, they shrivel and die. Although it’s a known fact, it’s easily overlooked and we often pay more attention to someone else’s garden of happiness wishing it were ours without tending our own. Happiness grows from the seeds we care for. We water […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Melancholy is slowly breaking my heart

The problem with human beings is their ability to remember the past. I live now in an almost constant state of melancholy for all I lost along the way. Everything rests there in some hidden part of my brain, waiting to be triggered by some place, person or thing I come across. I’ve returned to […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Inspire, encourage or make someone laugh! #TheMotivationMovement

Sticky notes will never die! No matter how connected to our multiple devices we are, there is nothing like a paper reminder. I still need them as well as other people, I’ve noted. I even see the tech departments of schools using them! These reminders are not only to the self but quick notes to […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

The worst thing you can tell your father, and I did

There are many ways to let off steam, one is by voicing how you feel even if what you say may hurt another. What I told my father, was one of the worst things you can tell a dad, but I felt the urge to tell another human being how I was feeling and he […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

I’ll love you no matter what

I have 5 children. They are not really mine, I’m just their aunt, but they feel like my own children ever since they were born. I’ve already suffered their growing pains since they were little and now that they are in their teens I feel a sort of loss, every real parent must feel. But no matter […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Why hope so important

At certain times in life when the path you tread is full of potholes, winding roads, steep hills where you never seem to get to the top to get a wider view of the road ahead, all you have to sustain you in this journey is hope. Without hope, you fall into the deep darkness […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Two in distress makes sorrow less

In Spanish, the expression is not as optimistic ‘mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos,’ meaning something very different. In Spanish, it comes to mean that it’s silly to believe that finding comfort in other people’s similar problems is foolish. I don’t agree with the Spanish version, I believe in the English expression because I do […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

I should feel sad and not guilty

I often find myself feeling guilty, but as my friend pointed out, I should say that it is sad I feel and not guilty because feeling guilty implies that I’m doing something wrong. As I thought through the situations I feel guilty about, which are many, I hardly have wronged anyone. I’ve tried to change […]