Ah, Catalina! Life lessons from a telenovela.

I have not watched any telenovela with this title, but thanks to the years of Telemundo and Spanish series on local television stations in the past (thank God for deliverance), I have watched enough series with a character named Catalina. For those who don’t know, ‘tele-novelas’ refer to the Mexican or Spanish series that were […]
The Delicate (Impossible) Art of Changing Your Life.

Disclaimer: Changing your life is not impossible. Many people around you are doing it every day, and you have probably done it a few times already. Here is the hard truth: Nothing ever stays the same. Life is constantly changing around us. Be it spiritual, emotional, physical, or even political, something life-changing occurs in or […]
PRACTICING JOY: How to have a steady, productive life in spite of happenings (Part 1)

Many times, people confuse joy with happiness. Joy is more than an emotion or mood; it is a state of being that transcends an event or situation. Happiness is an emotion based on the events around you. It is a state of being that can often be temporary. There are times when happiness is also […]