The Revolution of Self-love

Today, I don’t want to write. I don’t want to speak. I don’t want to work hard. Today, I want to do something else. I want to rebel, I want to disobey, I want to be silly, I want to be naughty. I want to play, I want to have a cheat day. A physical,

The dilemma of a wish

I have always been a glass-half-full kind of person. I was accused, on occasions, of having perpetuated what could be defined as “toxic positivity”, more specifically, dismissing all negative emotions and disregarding sorrow or pain as illegitimate. Which is why I found it rather challenging to truly open up and stop avoiding and postponing this

The work beyond the labour of Love

I have been experiencing extensive amounts of self-nagging over the past week, having missed the deadline for this reflection by one week. Truth be told, I have found it rather challenging to get into a sustained rhythm and to organise my to-do-list and my work effectively, in such a way that I enjoy what I

Breaking through self-judgement

A few years ago, when I has my first birth chart reading, the astrologer revealed to me that I had Lilith in the sign of Scorpio, in the first house (The house of Self). He summarised by saying that I was my biggest enemy. The voice in my head is overly dramatic, petty, passive-aggressive, controlling,

The laughing stock of the Universe

A couple of weeks ago, my mother was pointing out that my manifesting powers are spot on, which is why, as per popular wisdom, I should be very careful what I wish for, because I just might get it. Turns out the Universe seems to enjoy poking fun at me by delivering my most literal

Growing wings

Once upon a time, there was a light, joyful and careless five-year old, whose mother – a free, bubbly and romantic fireworks display of a soul – had taught her to hum classical opera arias. She was happily giggling at the magnificent wonders that the Universe surrounded her with, and she had not a worry