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Catch and Release
Spirituality Spirituality

Catch and Release

Through my adult eyes, fishing has become a great source of life metaphors. And because I could not let the lessons pass, I started finding analogies between the art of fishing and an area of my life that continues to be my savior and my quickest ticket to confusion and sadness at the same time. Fishing, I have found, has a lot of parallelisms with intuition.

Both fishing and intuition require an act of faith. We can’t see what is underwater or what can come swimming in our direction. However, the true fisherman remains loyal to his belief in the ocean’s abundance, regardless of what can be seen at the moment.

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The trail of kisses

The trail of kisses

How many books, podcast, retreats, meditations, therapy sessions, friends advice do we need in order to find ourselves? It seems we are always searching for who we really are, what is our soul’s maximum potential and what makes us unique and special.


Recently, it took a child’s drawing to enlighten my path on where to keep looking. I should provide a small disclaimer to explain that this certain child tends to find witty, quick solutions to problems he may have caused. And so, I am still trying to evaluate if his intention was to melt my heart or offer some spontaneous, important insight. 

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