We don't fear those who hate us

Published on July 13, 2026

Let’s be honest, we don’t fear those who hate us but those who love us.Not with a silly, blind love, letting things slide, looking the other way. No, with simple love, true and unashamed, which sees through, which “sees with”,...

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What if it were about receiving ?

Published on June 11, 2026

Life is something we receive.Maybe we could strengthen our ability to do so.Receive.What if it was only about learning to receive, to be a presence that allows what is to simply be: to evolve, move, revolve, dance?A few days ago,...

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Becoming a woman

Published on February 23, 2026

It was spring; the weather was ripening, gently drawing us towards summer. We were having a lemonade on a terrace. His hands were resting on the case of his vintage camera, his chin resting on them. He was looking at...

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Clavicle & Mystery

Published on February 3, 2026

I woke up wanting to know which bone is the first to ossify in the embryo, inside its mother’s womb.And what a surprise it was to discover that it is:the clavicle!Why? Because, structurally, it holds the frame together—according to what...

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Trust the unknown

Published on December 23, 2025

Growth aches.Because it happens in the unknown.It pushes you to places where you can’t see aheadand you know there’s no going back.And when you wish you could fall so you could touch the ground,it pulls you up and asks you...

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If all the sad songs disappeared

Published on December 13, 2025

It’s 1:17 am, I hear neighbours drinking outside while the sky struggles to fade its light. Friday night doesn’t want to fall asleep. I thought of going to bed, it would be wise…But I played « Guérir » (“Healing”), a...

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The songwriting process for “Sí”

Published on November 17, 2025

Several years ago, I shared a deep friendship with a great woman.She had confided in me that at times she became overwhelmed by her anger and projected it onto her partner, to the point of things turning physical. He would...

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Aligning center, attention and expression

Published on October 17, 2025

Let’s consider:One’s own centreThe trajectory of that centreThe relationship between one’s attention and one’s centreThe relationship between one’s centre, attention and expressionFor example:Imagine my centre as the Earth’s core, orbiting the Sun.In that case, even if my attention were directed...

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Things you only find in risk

Published on October 4, 2025

The space of the soul is a bit like what would be the rooftop of a ten-storey building, specifically for a woman.You feel drawn to go there, but you tell yourself it’s risky.It’s an isolated space, with no possible witnesses.You...

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