Tag: Personal

Personal fears: An exercise for self-reflection

On By Alice StrathernIn Miscellany, Personal, Thoughts

I want to write openly about my personal fears. Since fear can be used as a GPS, I think it’d be a good exercise to see where it’s leading me. On the other hand, it’s difficult to be vulnerable in public. It’s a common belief that the more you hide your flaws, the stronger you will look.

It’s time to get rid of that belief and let my authentic self show. I’ll start by naming three of my greatest fears while elaborating a bit on them. I’ll mention where they come from and how I can overcome them.

Let’s see how this goes.

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The sound of 2020: tunes that helped me get through the year

On By Alice StrathernIn Miscellany, PersonalLeave a comment

What’s the sound of 2020? I recently discovered a fantastic online time capsule of music. It’s called “2020 IS A SONG“, and it has a simple objective: sharing with the world the one song that got you through this crazy year.

While it’s hard to choose only one song, for this time capsule I decided that mine had to be Sleeptalking by Friendly Fires.

I’ve written about the importance of noticing the world around. In an attempt to explain to myself why certain songs helped me more than others, I’m sharing a list of the tunes that brought me solace, peace or joy and why. Here’s the sound of 2020 for me.

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Del interior al exterior: sacando sentimientos reprimidos

On By Alice StrathernIn En EspañolLeave a comment

Una de las series de televisión más comentadas en semanas recientes es The Crown. Sin duda, esta historia causa intriga aunque uno no sea muy fan de la familia real británica.

En esta nueva temporada, la presencia de la princesa Diana genera aún más atención por todo el revuelo que su matrimonio turbulento desató de principio a fin. Muchas cosas se dicen sobre lo que Diana hizo o dejó de hacer a lo largo de su vida. Debe haber todo un compendio de diferentes perspectivas sobre cada episodio que ella tuvo que enfrentar en el ojo público.

A todo esto, no puedo evitar pensar cómo se encontrarán a nivel emocional William y Harry, hijos de Diana. Es dificilísimo imaginar su dolor cuando recibieron la noticia sobre la muerte de su madre en 1997. Luego, tener que lidiar con periodistas que los acosarían para obtener alguna entrevista y averiguar qué pasaba por sus mentes.

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