Thereβs something quietly radical about curling up with a book in a world that urges you to scroll. Even more so when you choose a physical book β your eyes will thank you for the relief. We often donβt realize just how surrounded we are by screens until…
In a world designed to capture and monetize our attention, maintaining focus has become a daily battle. Reclaiming our attention, focus and energy has become a quiet, yet profound act of defiance. Five years ago, during the Covid pandemic, I found myself in a similar placeβreevaluating what truly…
Stop rejecting yourself! Stop rejecting your sensitivity, your emotions, your wants and needs. Stop rejecting your darkness and your light. Yes, even your own light makes you uncomfortable. We spend a lifetime of rejecting ourselves and for what? Are we waiting for someone else to give us permission?…
Slow down You have time. This idea of not having enough time is what makes you feel anxious, agitated and in a continuous state of perceived urgency. Itβs what makes you feel overwhelmed to the point of shutting down. It makes you enter into freeze mode which results…
Dear readers, I’m starting a brand new series on the blog and I’m calling it ‘Note to Self’. What are ‘Notes to Self’? These are words of comfort, encouragement Β and inspiration to help remind you of certain things while navigating this world and this human experience. I write…
The allure of others Just think about how much time, energy and effort we expend by focusing on other peopleβs lives. Time, energy and effort we then lack for ourselves and the lives we wish to build for ourselves. It often manifests as comparison to others which then…
Before I decided to sit down at my desk and start writing, I had a clear picture of what it was I wanted to write about. Practically an entire paragraph mapped out of why the word βacceptanceβ has been lingering in my mind for weeks, if not months….
It must have been the early 90s and I was around 7 or 8 years old. We still lived in Portugal, not far from Lisbon, the capital, and we lived in an apartment on the 6th floor. I remember it was a beautiful and spacious apartment with two…
Looking for beauty and noticing the poetry of everyday life, in a world that often seems to be governed by brutality is not naive, nor is it frivolous. It is sustenance. It ignites creativity. It activates the brain’s capacity to solve problems. It activates the imagination needed to…
Words are magic. They speak reality into existence. Words can create an oasis in a seemingly infinite desert, or they can turn vast oceans into wastelands. Words shape our carefully curated narratives. Even when we’re not consciously aware of it. Sometimes these narratives speak the truth. Other times,…