by Ela | Oct 21, 2013 | Being, Reflection, Self mastery
Perseverance Sometimes (or perhaps more often that I would like it to admit) I think “I wish I was more gifted”, “I wish I had more courage to act” “I wish I had more luck” “I wish I had more results” “I wish I was...
by Ela | Jul 26, 2013 | Being, Music, Reflection, Understanding
Photo credit Leandro’s World Tour, available undrer Creative Commons on Flickr. I look around and I see people. I look closely and I recognize the unbalanced self. I look at the world and I perceive gossip, curses and unkindness. They stand out. They shout. They...
by Ela | May 23, 2013 | Being
The quality of our life depends on our being present in the moment. Being here and now requires a conscious effort. Sometimes a thought is sufficient, while other times a real effort is needed. It is easy to loose focus from the now, because the train of worries,...
by Ela | Mar 26, 2013 | Being, Understanding
Obviously, we all need love. This post, however, is not about love, but about compassion and its complementary. Compassion is when you see a person in misery and you begin to feel with her. Compassion is when you pour your heart out, feel her pain and cry with her....
by Ela | Feb 24, 2013 | Being, Reflection
When you live long enough you begin to realize that pain, loss and disappointment are an integral part of life, sometimes even daily companions. Of course, joy, surprises and blessings are there as well, but often overshadowed by the other polarity. It is certainly...
by Ela | Feb 2, 2013 | Being, Exercises, Reflection, Understanding
Remember your golden times of trust When I was a child I used to spend summer holidays at my aunts, in villages they lived in. I was playing in the meadows, cycling along small paths, walking in forests and picking up berries and mushrooms, helping in the garden or...
