by Paola Andreoli | Dec 5, 2016 | Thoughts
The coffee break that my friends and I take at 9 am is a wonderful oasis of peace in which we talk about the most different issues. We laugh, we do group therapy and we catch our breath after rushing to bring our kids to school and before plunging into a long...
by Paola Andreoli | Nov 22, 2016 | Thoughts
Some time ago I was going through a bad personal moment and I felt sad and lonely. On the worst day of this dark period I got a valuable help from the most unsuspected person. Maria, an old woman from my village, came to talk to me totally out of the blue. She was...
by Paola Andreoli | Nov 11, 2016 | Thoughts
On the day of her funeral, Margarita taught me something I will never forget. She was a great lady, one of those people, as Mother Teresa would say, who walk fast if they cannot run, who lean on a cane if they cannot walk fast, but who never stop. Before going to her...
by Paola Andreoli | Oct 20, 2016 | Thoughts
What happens when we start a new journey? What do we bring with us of the world we know? What do we store? What do we throw away to travel light on the path? What kind of shoes do we wear to walk faster, safer? How do we reduce the anguish that always pervades the...
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