16May

HOW TO SILENCE YOUR INNER CRITIC AND GROW STRONGER

“When there’s no enemy within, the enemy outside can do us no harm.” – African proverb Have you ever heard an inner voice telling you disempowering things, like “I don’t think I can make it,” “What if I fail?”, “I’m not that smart, ”I’ll never have that,” “This is too hard,” “This is too big […]
02May

7 COMMON FEARS THAT DON’T HAVE TO CONTROL US

This article appeared on Tiny Buddha. “Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here.” ~ Marianne Williamson As babies, we know nothing about the world. In the universe of an infant, there are no norms to follow, no rigid rules and regulations; no room for labeling or judging ourselves and others. […]
20Apr

10 THINGS I’VE LET GO AND HOW THIS HAS SET ME FREE

This article appeared on Tiny Buddha. “I do not fix problems. I fix my thinking. Then problems fix themselves.” ~ Louise Hay Looking back on my life, I came to understand that perfection was my worst enemy. I was raised in an environment of high expectation, and every day in school felt like I was competing with […]
20Apr

GROWING YOUNG AND FINDING WHO WE ARE

When we come to this world, we know nothing. In the universe of a child, there are no norms to follow, no rigid rules and regulations; there’s real freedom. Children are born free spirits. The way we think and behave as adults are shaped by our environment: family, school, religion and political system. Let’s be […]
20Apr

THE POWER OF INTUITION: HOW TO CONNECT WITH YOUR REAL SELF

My husband proposed before we even kissed. When we met, we were two Romanians living and working in Asia, within the same company but in two different countries. I was in China; he was in South Korea. Our relationship started as a beautiful, genuine friendship. After three dinners in Shanghai and many long telephone conversations that […]
13Aug

ARE YOU SCARED OF SUCCESS?

Believe it or not, I do recall the moment I made my first step. It was at my grandparent’s house, in the living room. I can see myself falling on that blue carpet as if it was yesterday. And there’s another thing I remember: that I wasn’t afraid. You see, fear is a learned practice. […]