Love – Page 2 – On Life, Hope y todo lo demás…

What we all pursue

We believe that what we all pursue is happiness. But happiness is a modern invention someone thought up and made a business of it. There are thousands of books trying to sell us how to attain happiness but none deliver. They can’t. What we really pursue unknowingly is validation, but most importantly love. Unconditional love. […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

What to get him for Valentine’s Day

I believe experiences are probably the best gifts, but a well thought out one that lasts and nails it says a lot about how much you care. It can be a small token of appreciation and you need not break the bank. It may be a commercial day, but at this point, everyone hopes to […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Break up with a narcissist for Valentine’s Day! Do yourself a favor!

According to Minds Journal “Casinos know it. Animal trainers count on it. Narcissists have perfected it.” Diana Jeffrey couldn’t have explained it better when she says how the powerful emotional tool of intermittent reinforcement can keep you hooked forever. This is what Narcissists are experts at. It does take a special type of person who […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

I know I cannot change the world but I do this

I cannot change the crazy world we live in but I can focus all my attention on those I love and try to make a little difference. Little acts of love, kindness, and compassion are the only ways I know to improve the world, my world, the world of those around me. The way I see […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Becoming soft hearted

My dear friend Tom told me once that I was as tough-hearted as a dude, whatever he meant by that. This was about 24 years ago and somewhere along the line, I became very soft-hearted. Looking back, I do understand where he came from. We used to date before we became best friends and that […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Valentines Day, gifts for her

So, we are not over the holiday gift-giving hangover when right around the corner Valentine’s Day is sneaking up on you! For those who want to prepare in advance, here are some suggestions for her. Gift cards are always a great idea for those who have been together a while. It’s easy, women love them […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Annus horribilis; 2016

I’ve had my share of misfortunes this year, but nothing compared to the great losses other’s have unfortunately endured. I have stood watching, sometimes hiding away from the news in fear of what misfortune was going to hit the world next. May this annus horribilis come to an end so we get some respite. There surely have […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

Sleeping around

For the last 16 months, I have been sleeping around. And by this, I don’t mean to say I have slept with anybody! I have been staying at different friends’ homes. It has been a ride, to say the least, and I have learned a lot about love, humility, friendship and adapting to circumstances beyond […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

I’m not giving up

My grandmother never fell in love again after my grandfather decided to leave. He was to be her only love. I always wondered why she gave up on love altogether. Now, I do know. She actually didn’t give up, she was a content single woman. I must admit that her hands were probably too full […]

by Laura Basset Carbonell

The end of hosting Thanksgiving dinner

For the fifteen years that I was married I prepared Thanksgiving dinner for my friends who like us were displaced and didn’t have a family to celebrate it with. My friends were the only reason I actually celebrated Thanksgiving. I had my Peruvian, Irish, German, Thai, Spanish, Polish, friends come over and we had […]