Life – Page 8 – On Life, Hope y todo lo demás…

Thank you, thank you.

If there are words that are not mentioned often enough are “Thank you,” Wayne Dyer said it every morning. He thanked life every morning at wee hours when all was calm, or so he said. At the beginning of the movie “The Shift,” he does this and starts his day meditating on life and his main purpose, to […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

I always felt lonely.

As I start a new life I find myself evaluating what has led to this. It is important to look back and think about what’s happened as a form of cleansing and acceptance. What arises is in my case is sadness and anger, all at the same time.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

And life was never the same again…

It never is, in fact. We believe life doesn’t change or change us, but allow time to pass and on looking back you will see how fast and how much it changes, and, therefore, you inevitably change. We may feel the same, but everything that touches us has an impact. Life adds and subtracts, every […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

My coffee with a stranger and the special relationship we developed.

This is a true story. Here I sit, looking back at this special moment that changed my life forever because I dared to, I feel I have to clarify it. I always share true stories because this is the only way we can genuinely connect and add something meaningful to others lives. I hope this […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

What happens when you reach a certain age?

When you reach that certain age, middle age, or after, life changes, your outlook changes and you see every single thing in your life in a different light. It has its pros and cons, but life is just that, a series of continuous change, sometimes subtle and sometimes abrupt.

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Reconnecting with the past.

The last time I saw him was 25 years ago when I was embarking on what would be my almost final destination. -I didn’t know at the time that my trip would turn into my new home in San Francisco.- Over dinner 25 years ago, we talked about our time together. Those first 4 years of new […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Oliver Sacks: Life quotes.

In the New York Time’s OP-ED, Oliver Sacks wrote in his column how although at 81 he was still swimming a mile a day, his luck had run out after he learned he had multiple metastasis of the liver. The prognosis is grim, fatal and as he says his farewell and shares with us his life, […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

The gift of time.

When asked what I’d like for my birthday or Christmas, I now rarely know what to say. I actually have everything I really need. Long gone are the days when I always wanted or thought I needed something, of course, I was younger and “things” where much more important. But life changes our priorities and […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Why We All Grow With Storytellers: A Message of Empowerment.

Disclosure: I am traveling to We All Grow Summit on an all expenses paid trip sponsored by Dove Dry Spray Antiperspirant, as a storyteller bestie.All opinions are my own. I recently lost one of my best friends to cancer. He was an amazing storyteller who literally saved my life a long time ago, by telling […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Death is nothing but continuity.

As I struggled to grasp the concept of a life without my partner in crime Tommy, a friend sent me what seemed words Tom would have said, in fact, Tom made it clear that he was OK with leaving and that he would still be with us. He also told us to speak to him, […]