I just finished a book, cloud cuckoo land by Anthony Doerr, a long unable to stop reading kind of book. I'm too drowsy to write about the book, but I'll tell you what I really like about the book. Ugliness is also part of the beauty... Many times I dream about life free of problems, … Continue reading Ugly
Self reminder
Relief
There's a short rain today, the first time I see rain in this place. Rain is just rain, they are all the same ... No? Well... No... I honestly believe that rain is a zillion different droplets... All have different purposes... I always love rain, to me it brings hope, a promise of growth and … Continue reading Relief
Situations
What do we do when we face some particular life situations and we don't know what to do? An old church song came into my mind: Are you ever burdened with a load of care?Does the cross seem heavy, you are called to bear?Count your many blessings, every doubt will flyAnd you will be singing … Continue reading Situations
Reverse
What if I reverse all ( or at the very least: most ... ) of the negative thoughts regarding my financial status? My salary is enough. I can pay my debts. A tiny bit of it every single time, but eventually I'll pay it off; all of it. I can also make savings: daily, weekly, … Continue reading Reverse
Non-peace
Forgive yourself for not being at peace, the moment you completely accept your non-peace, your non-peace is transmuted into peaceEckhart Tolle Perhaps it's because my aging self, or perhaps because I am too tired to not admitting my not-at-peace-mind, I was stunned when I read the quote above. Why I often make things more complicated … Continue reading Non-peace
Magnet
Paradoxical
The capacity to be alone is the capacity to love. It may look paradoxical to you, but it's not. It is an existential truth: only those people who are capable of being alone are capable of love, of sharing, of going into the deepest core of another person--without possessing the other, without becoming dependent on … Continue reading Paradoxical
Comfort
What strategies do you use to increase comfort in your daily life? I'm saying no as often as possible I am well aware that no one is obliged to like me, and I also have no obligation to like everyone. Reduce the debt Set clear boundaries. Cheers, may we all be able to find peace … Continue reading Comfort
Impulse
I have no intention to offend anyone, I just want to remind myself over and over again. If I want to buy a thing and I charge it onto my credit card, I cannot afford it. Before I buy something, I would think about the actual cost - maintenance, service, laundry, worrying about it and … Continue reading Impulse
Mature
Yung Pueblo
