The other side of fear
TW: mentions of sexual abuse, rape These past few months, whilst in the peak of the pandemic, the country has been dreadfully witnessing a chain reaction of abolishing silence. The allegation of sexual abuse reported by Sofia Bekatorou, an Olympic champion, against a Sailing Federation official, whom she identified with ample courage, was the starting […]
“Spring itself is a product of man…”
The destructive cyclone Bhola —one of the biggest natural disasters over time— and a bloody war of independence composed the puzzle of the situation in Bangladesh at the beginning of the 1970s. The results were disastrous, with thousands of deaths and people in conditions of extreme poverty. Extreme poverty, as defined by the United Nations […]
And then, what?
We humans are very different from each other, yet many times our hopes and goals converge. This might happen because we receive similar stimuli or lessons from our social environment, but also because the interaction that we have with each other is a necessary criterion for survival. Of course, our goals mainly stem from our […]
Your best friend and your worst enemy!
Daily interaction with people brings us closer to new ideas, opinions and realizations. We constantly meet new faces that understand our concerns and share our enthusiasm, but also faces that underestimate and discourage us, considering our dreams and goals utopian. Therefore, we seek to be surrounded by friendly people who propel and support us, keeping […]
A knot in the stomach
TW: mentions of stress, mental illness I feel anxious. I constantly have this feeling, and this knot in my stomach doesn’t seem to go away. I don’t know what causes it, perhaps it is caused out of fear of failure, perhaps out of the continual effort not to disappoint everyone. I don’t know… It’s considered […]
The journey of the ambitious
The country we live in has experienced many difficulties over the years. Some of them are still happening. It has been 12 years since the beginning of the severe economic crisis that plagued our country and has drastically changed our lives. A consequence of this was obviously the decadence of a variety of other areas […]
Others’ opinions are simply others’ opinions!
Plentiful potential personalities coexist inside us. How have they been created? Who has implanted them? What problems do they cause? How can we gradually discover and reconcile them so as not to obstruct our daily routine? Since the moment we were born we receive stimuli from our close environment. Obviously, our family is the most […]
Do you dream with your eyes closed or open?
Do you dream? If yes, when do you dream the most? When you’re asleep, or when you’re awake? I’ve always liked words with multiple dimensions. The type of words that harbour complexity, that make you wonder if they’re used in a metaphorical or literal way. On that note, the word “dreams” is truly multidimensional, since […]
Sleep waves
Some time ago, while recording scattered thoughts in an old notebook, I realized how sleeping takes up a big part of the day and that I was not aware of what is going on in the meantime. According to an instruction of the (American) National Sleep Foundation, an average adult needs- although impossible at times- […]
Toxic habits
TW: mentions of mental instability A word, depending on the context that is used in, conveys a variety of different meanings. At least that is the case with the word “gap”. There is the gap in the universe, the gap between the words, the gap in an empty canvas, and these are just a few […]