Happiness

I’m editing this essay on an airplane. We are somewhere between Philadelphia and Tampa right now, and while it is not a long flight, to be honest, I’d like it to be over. My first flight to Tampa was canceled so the travel process has already felt epic. I’d like…

We have the power to change our perspective and thus behaviour instantly. I’ve always said that our experience of life depends entirely on how we see things. When we do, our experience can instantly change. When we find ways to enjoy life, we have more energy, are more creative, enjoy…

A woman who never had the chance to be a little girl — Who is Emma? She is a woman who never had a chance to be a little girl. She is a person inside a person. Her thoughts were always censured by a binary filter in order for her words to be accepted by the world she grew up with. She is…

This one’s for you! — Someone I love very much, in fact, they are the most important person in my life. They are having troubles. No amount of talking to them, giving them love and encouragement is helping them out of their severe depression. The mention of getting professional help falls on deaf ears. …

You may have to work to find the one for you — One fallacy I’m sick of hearing is that all traditional “9–5 jobs” are absolute prisons, and everyone should run as fast as they can to escape the injustice of working full-time. Sure, some 9–5 jobs suck for some people. But the total opposite is also true. …

A letter for my 18-year-old self. — Last week, I turned 25. I spent some time reflecting last week, and I had a weird realization. I realized that for the most part, right now, I’m very happy. When I was 18, on the other hand, I was not happy. I’d only been doing Jiu-Jitsu (the sport I’d…