Author: Pablo Platero

Not all happiness is loud.Sometimes, it looks like a mother sitting at the edge of the bed after a long day, still listening. Sometimes, it’s the quiet persistence of showing up, again and again,...

Helping others brings a deep sense of satisfaction and fulfillment—feelings we sometimes overlook when we’re caught up in our own busy lives and responsibilities. Acts of service not only empower us but also expand...

I’ve been thinking about how often we chase after big, dramatic changes, the kind that make for exciting stories and bold headlines. But the truth is, most of the best things in life don’t...

We spend much of our lives chasing someone else’s definition of success. For many of us, that definition was handed to us early, by school, by family, by society: get good grades, go to...

We often think time management is about being efficient. But it’s really about being intentional. Time affluence is the feeling that we have enough time, to think, to play, to connect, to just be.Time...

Control tells us we must hold everything together. But wisdom reminds us that what’s truly meant for us can only emerge when we stop gripping so tightly. When we refuse to let go, life...

We often treat happiness as something just out of reach, something we’ll feel when we achieve a goal, solve a problem, or reach the next milestone. But what if true happiness isn’t about when,...

There’s something magical about the confidence of a 4-year-old in a Batman costume. They don’t question whether they deserve to be a superhero, they just are. They walk into every room with their cape...

How often do we mistake freedom for doing whatever we feel like, whenever we feel like it? And yet, when we give in to every impulse, we don’t feel free, we feel scattered, regretful,...

The boy and the horse were walking into the woods, and the boy grew anxious because he couldn’t see the path ahead. “I can’t see a way through,” said the boy. “Can you see...