hope – Page 7 – On Life, Hope y todo lo demás…

Addiction: Escaping emotion.

I believe addiction is escaping emotion. Some of us find emotions too overwhelming to bear and try to escape them by indulging in drugs, alcohol or any other addictive behavior.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

There seems to be an app for everything, and I just found out, there is an app for what they call the “malady of divorce.”Aren’t we growing too weak and too dependent on apps to help us cope with life, turning what is natural grief into a disease, or malady, as the app tells us?

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Changing the course of life

I will never forget that spark of life that brought me here. It was so timely yet so unexpected. I set sail to where I am today. There have been many storms but in the end, it all made sense.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Will this be our year?

We believed that it was to be “our year,” “our time.” Our luck turned and we made it all happen. Years later we are at different crossroads, older and maybe wiser. Perhaps now, more beaten up to utter those words again. Our enthusiasm is not what it used to be. The reality of life has […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Follow your heart, it will let you know if it’s right for you

They say we cannot will ourselves to do something if the heart isn’t in it. I’m afraid we can, but the results are often disastrous.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Optimism is not a choice

We were checking our weather apps on our phones because I had told my friend that the weather was getting better starting Monday. She said hers showed it was not getting better till Wednesday. My weather app showed Monday as the beginning of warmer weather and sun. So, we checked to compare our weather apps […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Hope keeps me alive.

Years ago my then husband bought me a teddy bear whose name was HOPE. I believe it was then that it became my favorite word and the one word that has kept me alive.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

When was life simple?

I like to think of a time when life was simple but actually, it never was. Not even as a kid, because every age has its own drama and challenges. It’s just a different kind of complicated at each stage of life.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

How to find love

Love is not really hidden anywhere. Love is everywhere and you can feel it anytime you want. You just have to tune in and refocus your expectations and redefine what love means, which isn’t only romantic love.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Middle age; the good, the bad and the road ahead.

I never thought I’d turn 30 just as I never anticipated going through many life changes, difficulties or heartbreaks. Middle age is one of those things we simply don’t see on the horizon when we’re young. Then, reality sets in and time passes. Accepting what is, is hard, and the changes our bodies, minds and […]