This is a story of an ordinary 35-year-old woman from Brazil, who has a unique quality — the power of accepting reality and learning lessons out of it. Priscila Oliveira not only refuses to assume the role of the victim in fighting a serious illness and other life circumstances but also tries to be grateful for everything that happens to her. She talks about those aspects of life that many women, squeezed into the old social models, do not even dare to think about — … READ MORE ““Oddly enough, cancer and +15 kilos made me feel more free and happy””
If you saw this handsome curly man doing tarot reading on a beach in Thailand or playing guitar in a mountain village in the Himalayas, you would never think that just a few years ago, Cristian wore only expensive suits and worked as a manager in a large company in Argentina, dedicating all his time to developing a career and making money. Now, having reevaluated his own life, he is traveling a lot, volunteering in different countries, and studying to become a certified mindfulness teacher.… READ MORE ““It’s all about time”: Why a successful manager from Argentina gave up his career to travel the world”
Netanella Wesseik from Israel made it all the way from dreaming about kung fu to studying martial arts in China. From early childhood, every night, she used to see fantasy dreams where she killed bad people and protected good ones. Every night! While her peers in kindergarten wanted to be a princess, Netanella dreamed of becoming a samurai. When she was 14, she started to collect daggers and swords from all over the world. At 19, she refused to serve the Israeli army and declared … READ MORE ““I was slapped, kicked, and hit with a stick or sword. This is how you learn real Shaolin Kung Fu in China.””
This is Revada Nanda from Myanmar, but he prefers people to call him “Uzin,” which means “a monk” in Burmese. He had a girlfriend, a high-paying job in Singapore (a fuel inspector), and all great prospects to build, as people would say, a normal life. He lacked only one thing – fulfillment. In search of happiness, he became a monk, and now he even runs the Buddhist monastery in the mountains in Myanmar. “Before, I was feeling happy while doing the things I like – … READ MORE “In search of happiness: How a fuel inspector from Myanmar became a Buddhist monk”
