Inspired by Alain de Botton and ‘The Art of Travel’ — Alain de Botton’s book is packed with wisdom, inspiration and food for the mind. This book had been collecting dust on my bookshelf for more than a year. …

A Story About the Spider and How It’s Never Just About the Spider — Every morning, I open the door to my balcony and enjoy the fresh air streaming into my room. It feels peaceful, refreshing, exhilarating. I look up from my computer screen and turn my head towards the window, squinting my eyes to adjust to the bright blue sky. The position of…

Choose a Day, Define Your Ritual, Continue It and Pass It On — Gratitude. As our world has been in all sorts of crises for a while, such as COVID, climate change, fighting strategic racism — to just name a few — it might seem like an odd time to write about being thankful. But hear me out. At the end of last…

About My Inspiring yet Disappointing Journey With ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ by Robert Kiyosaki — I found myself agreeing with the theory of the Rich-Dad-Attitude and could relate to most of his hypothetical views. Just not with the execution. It took me a couple of years of my adult life to find the intrinsic motivation of wanting to understand and take care of my personal…

A reflection about fearing, hoping and daring to love — inspired by Delia Owens’ novel ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ — Delia Owens managed to bring Kya’s story — of fearing , hoping and daring to love— to me in such vivid detail that I could feel the girl’s emotions through the pages. There aren’t a lot of books that allow me to fully grasp and appreciate the power that words…

A Story About Breathing, Resting and Arriving — In the early afternoon, I set out for a walk. I don’t have a plan this time but my legs are already conditioned to walk the usual streets that lead me to my favourite park. I decide that today is an offline day. I am glued to screens five days…

Using the Example of Christie Tate's Memoir ‘Group’ — One phenomenon I repeatedly encounter on my reading journey is that every book has its very own energy attached to it. In fact, I found that there is quite a large spectrum of sensations we can associate with a story; while some leave you feeling breezy, upbeat, validated, heard or…

And How We Can Break the Cycle as Beautifully Illustrated in ‘Paradise City’, a Novel by Elizabeth Day — Have you ever experienced sitting at your friend’s dinner table together with their family and thinking ‘Wow, I wish my family was this close’? Or seeing someone’s Facebook post on how they had an awesome beach holiday with their partner and you feel the envy because you have no functioning…