Experiencing spaces to find my creative voice. — Today is a different day, and I have decided to enjoy it. I live in the center of Catalonia, in a humble city, Manresa, around an hour from the capital Barcelona. Today, I have had to come down to the big city for familiar purposes. It is not something I usually do. …

And, can I write about the beauty of life when there’s war on this world? — The emotional app I use, the Universe of Emotions, tells me this is the awareness of how few days are memorable. I am not stressed, anxious, or over-excited. I am relaxed. Yet I feel somehow confused, uncertain of where to place my focus and direct my energy. The day is slow, dull, not heavy, nor bored. It is somehow foggy, unclear; it is uncertain where I am going with it. While…

My parenting strategy is to help them grow. — As a parent, I face continuously the same question. It has been present at different stages of my children’s lives as they grew into new territories of needs and desires. The question is: Shall I allow them to make their own mistakes, or shall I try to help prevent them? Opportunities to learn from …

Here’s a comprehensive and straightforward process to steer you in this goal and not to leave anything behind. — We share a common goal if you want to write more often in Medium. In my case, I want to do this without losing the joy of writing; on the contrary, I want to write more and enjoy the process greatly. Expanding the frequency of writing and publishing is not easy, especially if you are not a professional writer like me.

Do differently is in your hands, break the habituated pattern and build new possibilities with the practice of pausing. — He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed. Albert Einstein. Pausing is not natural in our habituated, frenzy ways of being. We are always pursuing something physical, mental, personal, or professional. Often, we chain pursuits one…

Attend fully to your sensations, pleasant or unpleasant, and expand the world of possibilities. — Building emotional capacity is a complex process of body, mind, culture, and environment. It includes stored knowledge of different emotions, a rich vocabulary to articulate them, a found experience in contexts and situations, and an experienced background that has nurtured you in the emotional repertoire. …

How I am using one to emotionally develop. It is easy, and you can do so too. — Do we need an app to know how we feel? Can an app help us become more emotionally mature? This piece is built upon my last one, where I talked about the theory of constructive emotions and the importance of concepts to develop emotionally. Here I share my experience using…

What does it actually mean and how can you do so. — Have you ever experienced something that you didn’t have words to express? Have you felt something unable to describe and make sense of? I have. I have quite a few times. But those are hard to remember freshly as they had happened. However, I can now describe and explain those…

Next time you lose it to your emotions, remember you are more responsible than you think. — A new understanding of emotions leads us towards greater responsibility for our emotions. It is also an excellent opportunity to take charge and change our way in situations where emotions overtake us or negatively impact how we are and what we do, either in a personal or professional context. Daniel Goleman, the bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence, argues that higher emotional intelligence leads to greater success in business, social relationships, and academics. Many others authors are claiming the same, and I would say that since then, it has become something we largely agreed on culturally.