Stories and Reflections

Stories and Reflections are wonderful exercises for gaining knowledge and wisdom. Here, you can find out about the various suggestions from some of the most beautiful and inspiring cultures.

John Stonehouse: A Fascinating Story of Faked Identity

Stories and Reflections John Stonehouse: A Fascinating Story of Faked Identity John Stonehouse was a British parliamentarian who was involved in one of the most curious stories of faked identity. In...

Love: The Magic of Life

Stories and Reflections Love: The Magic of Life Falling in love takes your breath away. It's even better when it's reciprocated, and sustaining a relationship over time is magic. In fact, healthy love in a relationship is an...

The True Story of the British Premonitions Bureau

Stories and Reflections The True Story of the British Premonitions Bureau Clairvoyance has been present in different cultures since antiquity. In fact, it seems that human beings have always believed in...

What Did We Learn from the Fukushima Heroes?

Stories and Reflections What Did We Learn from the Fukushima Heroes?The first thing the Fukushima heroes taught the world is that Japan and the West think in a radically different...

How I Learned to Stop Absorbing Others' Pain

Stories and Reflections How I Learned to Stop Absorbing Others' Pain It never rains but it pours. This is the saying that comes to mind when we're on the receiving end...

Rediscovering Myself: Diagnosed with Neurodivergence at 40

Stories and Reflections Rediscovering Myself: Diagnosed with Neurodivergence at 40 Who would ever have thought there was a proper diagnosis for my strange kind of behavior? That, I was, after...

The Myth of Zeus, God of the Sky

Stories and Reflections The Myth of Zeus, God of the Sky Zeus was the most important of the Olympian gods. He acquired this status by defeating Cronos, his father, who'd had...

The Myth of Prometheus in Today's World: Progress and Transhumanism

Philosophy and Psychology The Myth of Prometheus in Today's World: Progress and Transhumanism The story of Prometheus is one of the most important Greek myths. Famous for stealing fire from the gods to...

Teachings From "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" by Hans Christian Andersen

Stories and Reflections Teachings From "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" by Hans Christian Andersen They say that Hans Christian Andersen was the son of a shoemaker and a washerwoman and that this marked him...

The Adventure of Moving Home

Stories and Reflections The Adventure of Moving Home Moving home is a door to a new life. It's the opportunity to make a break from your previous life and restart it. In fact, the act of moving is...

Living Through My Parents' Divorce

Stories and Reflections Living Through My Parents' Divorce Knowing that your parents have stopped loving each other can be really hard. In my house, we were always a...

How I Learned to Live in My Body

Stories and Reflections How I Learned to Live in My Body According to a study published by UNESCO in 2021, physical appearance is the most common reason why children are bullied...

My Personal Experience of Bullying in the Workplace

Stories and Reflections My Personal Experience of Bullying in the Workplace I think that we all, to a greater or lesser extent, share the opinion that, at least in some sectors,...

How I Dealt With Losing Everything: A Personal Account

Stories and Reflections How I Dealt With Losing Everything: A Personal Account At the age of 16, I lost everything, or so I thought. However, the passing years have given me perspective...

How I Learned to Say No to Others and Yes to Myself

Stories and Reflections How I Learned to Say No to Others and Yes to Myself We live in a society where it's considered that everything must be perfect, dynamic, and happy. Saying yes to the...

The Day I Decided to Stop Living

Stories and Reflections The Day I Decided to Stop Living Some families are like haunted houses. There are doors that shouldn't be opened and topics that shouldn't be discussed. In...

The Story of Neve, the Prehistoric Newborn

Stories and Reflections The Story of Neve, the Prehistoric Newborn The loss of a baby is probably one of the most devastating experiences for anyone, regardless of when and where...

I Was Fired for Having Depression

Stories and Reflections I Was Fired for Having Depression Three years ago, my life was very different. At eight o'clock every morning, I took the car to go to...

The Story of Vaguito, the Peruvian Hachiko

Stories and Reflections The Story of Vaguito, the Peruvian Hachiko We all know the sad story of Hachiko, the Japanese Akita dog who waited for Professor Hidesaburō Ueno every day...

Coming Out: A Personal Experience

Stories and Reflections Coming Out: A Personal Experience Telling the world around you why you're attracted to people of the same sex is a story that heterosexual people...

A Personal Account of Anorexia

Stories and Reflections A Personal Account of Anorexia I was 37 kilos with my clothes on and 1.70 meters tall. The muscly physique I'd gained from doing martial...

My Night Spent With a Cult

Stories and Reflections My Night Spent With a Cult The experience I am going to talk about happened about a year ago. Up until that point, the closest I'd come to a cult was on a screen or in...

The Myth of Themis, the Goddess of Justice

Stories and Reflections The Myth of Themis, the Goddess of Justice Themis was the goddess of justice, order, and natural or divine law. In fact, the word Themis in Greek means...

The Precious Legend of the Dandelion

Stories and Reflections The Precious Legend of the Dandelion Dandelions are small and extremely common yellow wildflowers. Some people hate them as they see them as weeds that spoil...

My Grandmother Had Schizophrenia

Stories and Reflections My Grandmother Had Schizophrenia When my grandmother told me something, I never knew if it was true or a lie. Listening to her talk...

The Firefly Metaphor: Be a Light in the Darkness

Stories and Reflections The Firefly Metaphor: Be a Light in the Darkness The metaphor of the firefly offers us a valuable exercise in personal reflection. The symbolism that lies behind these tiny...

The Myth of Poseidon, God of the Ocean

Stories and Reflections The Myth of Poseidon, God of the Ocean The story of Poseidon is one of the most important ancient Greek myths. It tells how the Olympic gods defeated...

Rumination: My Hated Friend

Stories and Reflections Rumination: My Hated Friend When something worries me, I enter into an endless loop of thoughts from which it's impossible to escape. It doesn't matter what I might be worried about: work, a partner,...