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Giving birth has been the most painful and surreal experience of my life. I came out of a trance. Once again, I made plans that didn't work out. I prepared for something very different from what actually happened. Among the scenarios that crossed my mind, I never considered the possibility of an induction*. My birth plan was to have my baby at a birth center . The hospital felt like a cold, impersonal place; without an assigned gynecologist, I would be examined by the doctors

Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. — Pablo Picasso Luka turns four months old today, and I haven't written a post yet. I wonder if it's because of a lack of time or a lack of inspiration. Perhaps the lack of sleep is already taking its toll. I haven't been able to sleep a full night since you arrived, Luka. I find out that there are growth spurts, the "witching hour", changes in their sleep stages... I am the one who looks for some explanation to understand t

When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. In times where artificial intelligence reigns and war prevails, I take a moment to think about kindness and the capacity to love — characteristics inherent to human beings — which cannot be replaced by any technology or defeated by any weapon. They say there are more good people than bad. I like to believe that there is more good than evil in this world. I'm not one of those people who go to mass,

Sometimes you learn more from rejection than from acceptance. And in that process, without even realizing it, you also learn about yourself. I read a post by a good friend where he acknowledged the influence his family had on who he is today. I realized I'd never written about that topic before… and the inspiration started flowing. When I was a child, I used to go with my mom to buy clothes, gold jewelry, and perfumes. I enjoyed tagging everything with the price she told me.

“Consciousness longs for the healing power of nature, for the deep wells of being, and for an unconscious communion with life in its countless forms.” — Carl G. Jung With Luka just one week away from turning seven months old, he has already started eating those famous “solids.” The pediatrician said that eating more and filling his little stomach should help him sleep for longer stretches—in his crib and in his own room. But no. Luka is not sleeping for longer stretches. He i