Second Chance – 47

Second Chance – 47

Overcoming setbacks is one of life’s challenges. We’ve all had setbacks and overcome them at some point or another. But how does one overcome a near-death experience? That is something that not many of us has gone through. Can you imagine how it would feel? How it...
In Search of True Love – 46

In Search of True Love – 46

Throughout my teenager years and in my twenties, I used to think that the idea of romantic love was stupid. I had grown up in a household where romantic love was mocked. I was told it only lasts about 2 years and then turns into companionship or completely disappears....
Dealing with Trauma – 45

Dealing with Trauma – 45

In 1976 three men kidnapped a school bus with 26 children and the driver, and buried them alive in a quarry with some food and water. This is known as the Chowchilla kidnapping. They were planning to ask for ransom. Luckily, 16 hours later one of the kids with the...
Feeling Down? – 44

Feeling Down? – 44

We evolved to live in bands of hunters-gatherers. The main activities were all directed to survival, forming close relationships with people mostly related by kinship, and some competition for status and mates. We can think that the core activities, with obvious...
It Is Good To Be Different – 43

It Is Good To Be Different – 43

When Cristobal was 5 years old, he was diagnosed with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and his mum told him to take a pill every day. We all have one label or another that highlight our differences. We are good or bad at something, we have a personality...