On writing
Author: Cǎtǎ Gǎrdescu
I am a connector, a lover of all things beautiful and a fighter when things get hard. I try each day to live truthfully, learn as much as I possibly can and push myself in the right directions. I am learning to trust my gut and my instincts and embrace uncertainty.
From ugly duckling in the land of Dracula to a beautiful swan in the land of Hans Christian Andersen
My wish for myself in the new year is to continue to discover my swan voice. To being firmly, over and over again, as many times as it takes. Because this is not an easy feat and growing up is a lifetime affair.
Be present or be silent.
To keep moving ahead we need to see each other in the eyes of others as in kind, compassionate mirrors. It feels to me that more and more this is a very high commodity these days.
Transition: a quest for safe spaces and “our people.”
There is no way to understand whether a space or a person is safe except venturing, risking a small part of your story with them, all the time aware that you can be embraced or you can be pushed away.
Not everything that shines (or that shines at some point) is gold
And sometimes it strikes me that words that were spoken around “the way we do things”, promises made in the relationship were just that, words. The signpost is always the way these encounters make me feel.
Pain as THE facilitator for growth
What was it about my newly acquired knowledge of him having experienced unimaginable pain that completely shifted my perception of him as well as the way we interact?
Connect 