Los Angeles — Jeudi 18 novembre — J’ai dans la bouche le goût d’un Merveilleux, une petite sphère meringuée enrobée de crème fouettée et pailletée de confettis en chocolat, qu’on trouve dans les pâtisseries de mon pays. Un délice en miniature. Trop grand, c’est écœurant. Pourquoi cette envie, là maintenant, la main calée dans celle de mon…

An experience of music and mindfulness to relieve anxiety — The room was white and cold. Slightly impersonal. It felt like the interior of a spatial hub with astronauts moving around in slow motion. I was lying there, naked and nauseous. They were busy prepping their tools, reviewing checklists, and controlling sophisticated machines. They were adorable to me, asking how…

Exhuming a silent trauma helped to set me free — Infertility is a silent trauma that stole a part of my life. I call the price I paid to become a mother the angels’ share, like this fraction of whisky that evaporates from the cask over the years. The journey came with a cost — pains, doubts, missed opportunities —…

And other life lessons I learned as a wheelchair tennis player — Yesterday started as a lucky day. I was working on a personal essay when I began to travel in my books and the web. My minds flew through every sky, it felt like visiting, to land far away, on an inspirational quote. Welcome to Serendipity World. I was browsing references…

A poem — You speak me loud, stand me up, Anchor Make me swear not to give up A soil to nest A steady ground to fly A serenity to harvest You’re an heaven, my haven Harbor Where you are belongs my anchor A land to fall A liberty to fail A light morning to rise again…

Don’t wait for happiness season. There’s none — Today is Friday. For the last seven days, life has only got worse. Not horrible, but not great. Last Saturday, one of my twin daughters complained about headaches. She had had a running nose for a few days and started to experience taste and smell loss. We tried her with…

And why I want this to change — Are you multi-resilient? One of these individuals whose journey has been made of many hurdles, failures, griefs, and recoveries. And life is a long-haul struggle prompting physical and mental pain, streams of silent tears, and tight jaws hidden behind smiles. …

And enjoy the journey — My Grand-Father would turn 98 today. He has been gone for four and a half years, but I keep celebrating his birthday. I miss him. I miss his heartfelt wisdom, one of an old man who’s survived a lot in his life. He was a prisoner in Poland during WWII…

A plea for understanding and support in managing irrational fears — People never talk upfront about them, but everybody has fears of some kind. Soft, mild, or severe. Aware or not. My list of phobias is weird and long. Most times, nobody believes me. I get mocked. My Phobia is Not for Your Enjoyment tells me I am not alone. People…