Feeling tired, in pain and scared. Adjusting to a new routine that seems impossible right now, seems impossible to navigate the whole thing without pain, or with so much in your mind that sleeping is not that consistent. I am trying to find the right formula, the right place for these puzzle pieces that do […]
Mastery was a must, a place to be, a place for growth, and inevitably a place of pressure. With time, mastery became more of a game of luck, patience, and a repetitive cycle. Let me try to go back to my years at uni: 12-week terms, 3 per year, a lot of content, always three
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For years, I found myself trying to understand people—how they behave and how an immigrant can fit into their structures. What type of event would they like me to produce? How would they like me to teach? How should I communicate with them to create a greater connection? Furthermore, how could I establish a group
Every year is full of amazing experiences—experiences full of love, kindness, and excitement. Experiences full of people and sometimes no one. Those moments leave me feeling blessed and honored. They are invisible until I take a second to pay attention. Please take a second with me and think about something you are grateful for. Please
People come and go, jobs change constantly, the world does not stop moving and on top of all of that sits the fact that life is limited and we don’t have much time. So what do we do? Because if we do not pay attention now, everything just disappears, part of the main journey is
Boundaries have never been clear for me, I am getting better. A few years ago, I remember waking up at 7 am altering my whole life to accommodate the needs of one of my students. Yes it is something that is possible, especially when you need the money, yet when I think about it, I
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I am a dancer, a performer, a writer. I am so many things and I honestly love that about my life. These experiences seem to have an endless amount of sources. In many ways, I notice that I am capable of enjoying and thriving in a different environment, some kind of superego that makes me
Discipline is a word that everyone talks about as something vital to live a better life, like it is the most important tool to achieve anything you want. I am not talking about perfectionism, I am talking about going and doing what you are supposed to do every time you are supposed to. I am
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Life always has a way of showing you different paths, paths to nurture your soul or your vices, paths that open your being to a more flexible or more rigid life. Paths that help you to define who you are. In the last few days, the wind has been beautifully strong. I call it beautiful because
Paradoxes are everywhere. They are a humbling reality of what we experience in life. I am hungry but I don’t want to eat now, I want to wake up early but I want to sleep in and now I want to eat but I am not hungry. Inside my head, I find that I am
