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¿Cuándo es la edad del retiro? / What is the retirement age? (eng-esp)

Greetings, @holos-lotus friends. Last night, after dinner, when I sat down to read as usual, my son asked me at what age I planned to retire. I didn't understan...

Dejarme de lado… ¿Es abandono emocional? -La Parábola de los Diez Necios- (ES/EN)

> Pixabay-Seagul; editada en Paint En una actividad de ministración, que consiste en verificar que una familia está en buenas condiciones, fortalecida a todos l...

On creating, maintaining, and destroying / Sobre crear, mantener y destruir (eng-esp)

Greetings, Holos Lotus community. I feel there's a very simple yet profound truth in what I'm about to write. Creating something new is incredibly difficult. I ...

The subjectivity / La subjetividad (eng-esp)

Greetings, Holos Lotus team. In my profession, I deal with words all the time. And I've learned that one of the biggest sources of conflict in human relationshi...

Selfportrait at stage / Autoretrato en el escenario - this is my entry for the Monomad Challenge (eng-esp)

Greetings, everyone. They say life is a grand play. I have no doubt about that. That's why I've always been drawn to grand theaters. I've always wanted to be he...

The echo of what we do / El eco de lo que hacemos (eng-esp)

Greetings, esteemed members of @holos-lotus. There's a phrase my father used to repeat to me endlessly: "Before you do something, think about the consequences."...

My english teacher / Mi profesora de inglés (eng-esp)

Greetings, everyone. No one has done anything foolish for me, dear @sacra97. I'm quite clear on that. However, this week gives me the opportunity to share this ...

The function of the storm / La función de la tormenta (eng-esp)

Greetings, everyone. There's an idea we often promote, especially in stories: the idea that if you plan well, if you prepare, if you do everything in an orderly...

The mistake of forgetting oneself / El error de olvidarse de uno mismo (eng-esp)

Greetings, everyone. For years I was the man who took care of everyone. First my young children, and then my elderly parents. I dedicated myself to that task wi...

Coherence as an internal compass / La coherencia como brújula interna (eng-esp)

Greetings, everyone. For years I've been writing about people who lie to themselves. People who say one thing, do another, and then are surprised that their liv...

La cobardía de la neutralidad (eng-esp)

Saludos, estimadas. Durante mucho tiempo creí que no meterme en líos era una virtud. Que mantenerse al margen de los conflictos era una muestra de inteligencia ...

The awareness of being connected / La conciencia de estar conectados (eng-esp)

Greetings, everyone. I used to think that writers were lone wolves. I would lock myself in my room, write my things, and believe I was self-sufficient. Until on...

Change the emotion so as not to drag it along / Cambiar la emoción para no arrastrarla (eng-esp)

Greetings, everyone at @holos-lotus. Emotions have a raw power that's difficult to control. When you're angry, your body tenses up, your blood rushes, and you s...

Take advantage of resourceful cooking / Aprovechen la cocina de aprovechamiento (eng-esp)

Greetings, everyone. Every time I throw food away, I feel like I'm throwing money away. In fact, it's almost literally the same thing. It should be a divine sin...

The value of those who came before us / El valor de los que vinieron antes que nosotros (eng-esp)

Greetings, friends of @holos-lotus. My grandfather had a unique way of telling stories. He didn't use dates or famous names. He talked about what they ate, how ...

How to maintain a long-distance friendship? / ¿Cómo mantener la amistad a distancia? (eng-esp)

Greetings, dear friends of @holos-lotus. Adult life is, to a large extent, a process of geographical and personal dispersal. The friends who were your support s...

The invisible border between the desk and life / La frontera invisible entre el escritorio y la vida (eng-esp)

Greetings, everyone. When I arrived in Spain, working from home was, at first, a dream come true. But then, little by little, it turned into a nightmare. The pr...

The discipline of stopping in order to continue: a personal revelation / La disciplina de parar para poder seguir: una revelación personal (eng-esp)

Greetings, everyone. As you know, I'm a writer and editor. I also have an MSc in Sociocultural Studies. Therefore, I spend hours sitting, motionless, in front o...

Doing things right, with what one has / Hacer las cosas bien, con lo que uno tiene (eng-esp)

Greetings, esteemed members of @holos-lotus. Throughout my life, I've had a philosophy that seems simple, but is difficult to apply: you do what you can with wh...

You get what you pay for / Lo barato sale caro (eng-esp)

Greetings, everyone. I learned this lesson long ago, not through innate wisdom, but through sheer weariness. From the exhaustion of having to buy the same thing...