The flight of the wasp
Today I spent a while watching a wasp on the windowsill. I did not flee, which is the first thing we usually do. I stayed…
Diario Vivo
Reflexiones, notas, silencios. Un cuaderno abierto.
Walking slowly
I have spent my whole life walking fast. Like most people in the city: in a hurry, phone in hand, head somewhere else. A couple…
The weight I let go
The other day I realised I had been carrying something that was not mine for weeks. It was not a conscious decision. It was one…
My grandmother’s hands
Today I kneaded bread and, suddenly, I looked at my hands and thought of hers. Hers were always doing something: kneading, sewing, pulling weeds, caressing.…
Permission for grey days
Today the sky is grey and I have decided not to fight it. For a long time I demanded that I be fine all the…
The caress of water
This afternoon I put my hands in the cold water of the sink and stayed a moment longer than necessary. I cannot explain it well.…
The river is in no hurry
There is a river near my home where I go when I need to remember how to move forward without forcing it. I watch it…
What the fig tree taught me
There is a fig tree in the garden that I have been watching for months. In winter it looked dead. Bare branches, grey bark, nothing…
What the body whispers
This morning, while making tea, I noticed my shoulders were up near my ears. Without realising it. Without being stressed about anything in particular. The…
The light that lengthens
The days stretch like a cat in the sun. It was getting dark late and I was still on the terrace, not wanting to turn…