Back to the Garden of Eden

Sometimes, when we try to connect to a new reality, when we work so hard to integrate the events, the course of life – we get so caught up in the intricacies of our own existence that we entirely lose track of our knowledge, our good habits, our flow of life itself. We float adrift,

The Luminance of Aura

I have been procrastinating on writing this piece for over half a year now… That is how strong my inner mechanisms and machinations of self-sabotage can be, once they set their mind to it. And in spite of the many drafts, I never managed to bring myself to even scratch the surface of what “beginnings”

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,

Love after Love

Dear Grandpa, As I write this, my eyes have welled with tears. Don’t worry, I have never felt despair or sorrow after you left, only love, gratitude, appreciation for who you were and are and the sadness of not having been able to share more with you. Although I am fully aware that you are

The Gardener of Eden

In my beautiful country, folk wisdom teaches us, “make Heaven of what you have”. Today, more than ever, I believe our Romanian proverb to be an excellent illustration of the mindset we should have, coming into this world. One of humbleness and gratitude for all the available resources, as well as powerful manifestation and mindful

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