Looseleft
Feeling a sense of loss upon finishing a good book, sensing the weight of the back cover locking…
Heartbreaks
There are times we feel broken and get disheartened because we feel we have failed in life. It…
Etterath
The feeling of emptiness after a long and arduous process is finally complete—having finished school, recovered from surgery,…
Watashiato
The curiosity about the impact you’ve had on the lives of the people you know, wondering which of…
The Standard Blues
The sad awareness that the unfolding plot of your life feels new and profound but is not unique,…
The Heart-Brain Connection
Life is complicated and so are we. We are all faced with situations that offer choices- at times…
Contact high-five
An innocuous touch by someone just doing their job—a barber, yoga instructor or friendly waitress—that you enjoy more…
Just Another Day
It was just the end of another day,a mix of the black, the white and some gray,she had…
La cuna
A twinge of sadness that there’s no frontier left, that as the last explorer trudged with his armies…
7 Things I Wished I’d Known Before Becoming A Parent
Parenting – it’s a steep learning curve and I’m still finding my way, or more accurately, winging it…
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
A truly original book in every sense of the word, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows poetically defines emotions…
Scabulous
Proud of a scar on your body, which is an autograph signed to you by a world grateful…
Monachopsis
The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place, as maladapted to your surroundings as a seal…
Fata Organa
A flash of real emotion glimpsed in someone sitting across the room, idly locked in the middle of…