The Only Superpower You Ever Need is Listening to Yourself

I was absolutely miserable.

But I also knew how to meditate.

So I had no problem managing my emotions and keeping myself just calm and content enough to get through the days.

There was no real reason for my misery.

I was lucky to have a decent job and be living in a nice apartment in the buzzing city of Barcelona.

For a long time, I looked to others for reassurance that everything was fine and I was just being ungrateful and silly.

That made me feel better, for a while.

But the misery only got stronger.

The point arrived where I couldn’t take it anymore.

I dropped the life I was building and took my friend up on his offer to join him on a one-way flight to Mexico.

Looking back, I could've never imagined where this decision could have led.

One year on, I've gone from working a dead-end job and living on my own in Barcelona to owning and running a dream business in Mexico City and living with my new partner and her two kids.

(Gasp from my past self)

If I only listened to the advice of others and rejected my feelings as the mere restlessness of…