Foreshadowing the breakup of a long-term relationship, I accidentally deleted an album of photos. Another relationship tethered after my watch slipped of its own accord into the bin… This week my laptop had to go to the doctor… though it is thankfully now recovered. The message life is giving me is clear. Travel Light. The […]
Do you ever feel fed up of doing what’s expected of you? How many of your talents have you not spent time with just because you felt you were “more productive” or “more successful” if you did something else? How many times have you been afraid to say “no” because the “yes” seemed that much […]
I woke up today having slept very little. This immediately became my number one excuse for walking around blindly for the morning, lost in thought. Besides, I told myself: I went out for dinner last night and had two beers. I cannot be my best version today. Let’s “do” that tomorrow… How many excuses do […]
When in doubt, you take out your joker card: your “lack of self-esteem”. You give it fuel to be the dark force behind all your misery. You ponder over the reasons why you don’t love yourself and look for hard, intricate ways to locate your elusive love – fearful that it just isn’t there in […]
We are addicted to the adrenaline of worrying and stressing. The packet of thoughts and feelings associated with “stress” are so familiar that we worry if we are not worrying. If there is nothing there, we cleverly invent it without realising what we are doing. And we live in a world where the perfect justification […]
That song that makes your soul swim around in innocent pleasure. That tune that comes to your head and soothes you at unexpected intervals. That rhythm that has your body moving freely when everyone else is glued rigidly to their seats. The question is this. If “right now” were a song, how in tune are […]
In Spanish you say “I’m going to eat the world”, instead of “I’m going to conquer the world”. Very revealing about what the two cultures value. When you feel that the world is eating or conquering you, it is because you are being self-demanding. You feel that you need to perform on a stage – […]
Thanks to the recommendation of my dear friend and marvellous coach, Yolanda López (over Chinese takeaway, cava and Ben & Jerry’s Cookie Dough) this weekend, I decided to go and visit the Auschwitz exhibition in Madrid. I have always had mixed feelings about spending time lingering over other people’s pain. However, from a historical and […]
The idea of a “permanent” work contract seems funny in a world where nothing is permanent. I am often told that stability is: A guaranteed steady income. Having lots of money. Being successful. A “normal” relationship with a partner. Having a family. Being surrounded by friends. Health. I know how addictive it is to […]
If you’re about to begin September in a frenzy of objectives, slow down for a second. The sea has its own current. Swimming against the current of your intuition is stress, anxiety and eventual burnout. Doing less with more awareness gives you the energy to become a wave that rises above what others expect of […]
