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  • ° the axiom of equality ° ⠀ ⠀ “brutal, terrifying and sick”⠀ ⠀ These are some of the adjectives I read when I was checking reviews on #ALittleLife. And maybe these same words were the one which pushed me to buy it a couple of months ago. ⠀ ⠀ I’ve finished reading the Hanya Yanighara’s masterpiece a couple of weeks ago, but before adding it to my #tsundokutogether (my virtual bookclub), I had to digest its dreadful, story and heartbreaking ending. ⠀ ⠀ I won’t describe why everyone should read this book (there are plenty of great reasons online), but I will question you on one of the main topics of the book: change. Or, better, the impossibility of true, deep, change. ⠀ ⠀ The main character says:⠀ “The person I was will always be the person I am”. ⠀ ⁠⠀ Is it true that the person we were born will be the person we’ll be and become? Is change only superficial and not as really deep as we think? ⠀ “The axiom of equality states that x always equals x: it assumes that if you have a conceptual thing named x, that it must always be equivalent to itself, that it has a uniqueness about it, that it is in possession of something so irreducible that we must assume it is absolutely, unchangeably equivalent to itself for all time, that its very elementalness can never be altered. But it is impossible to prove.” I found myself thinking a lot about this, looking at myself through the years and I’ve realised that it must be true indeed. I always was an introvert, someone who preferred quiet vs noise, books vs parties, small group vs large audiences. Thinking vs shouting. I’ve forced my nature my entire life and I’ve achieved some results because I pushed myself against my own nature (I would have never succeed in my corporate career if I didn’t act as a extrovert douche bag!), I have build an audience around my travelling and acting as an influencer totally against my nature. But now, as I grow older and look more clearly at who I was, I realise I am exactly the same person and there is no real change. ⠀ ⠀ The axiom of equality stands true for me too, Jude. More on it on the second and third pic.
  • ° the true story °⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Quando Giulia @noncieromaistata mi ha chiesto di essere intervistata per il suo podcast @parliamonetraamicipodcast ero scettica, come sempre lo sono quando mi viene chiesto di raccontare la mia storia. Che ci sarà mai da raccontare mi chiedo sempre? 🤔 Poi essendo introversa e non sopportando essere al centro dell’attenzione sono sempre restia. Ma la differenza qui, e il motivo per qui ho accettato è che Giulia voleva sapere la storia del mio bambino @inchiostroandpaper e di come in tre anni di incredibili sacrifici, notti insonni, determinazione, passione e una community straordinaria sia diventato ciò che è oggi. E allora ho detto sì. Come tutte le mamme, sono fiera di poter raccontare la storia di cosa sta dietro, di come nasce un brand nel mondo digitale, delle strategie attuate, delle delusioni anche. Ma abbiamo anche parlato di temi a me cari come la sostenibilità, la paura e il coraggio, la determinazione, la creazione di un team di fiducia e molto molto altro. Trovate il link nel mio profilo. Buon ascolto 🎧. ⁠⠀ E voi? Mi raccontate la vostra storia? Qual è il vostro sogno nel cassetto? Non deve necessariamente essere un business, ma il vostro sogno. Mi piacerebbe sapere di più di voi e di chi mi legge. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 🇬🇧 I've been interviewed once more, but this time it wasn't about my travels and my #digitalnomad lifestyle. It was about my baby 👶🏼 @inchiostroandpaper. You can listen to the interview (in Italian) following the link in my bio. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ And you? Have you got a dream to share? Let me know below! ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #femaleentrepreneur #inchiostroandpaper #inchiostrofam #sustainableastationery #cartoleriasostenibile #shopsmall #imprenditricialfemminile #startuplife.
  • ° muted and listening ° ⁠ When I started sharing my pictures on this platform back in 2011 I never thought I would use it with a social or political aim. I mostly shared my travels, inspirations, ideas, reflections. I never thought that I was the one in charge to state what is right and what is wrong. Does my voice matter? Is my opinion relevant to anyone? There are hundreds if not thousands or millions of people better educated and more informed than me to speak the truth. But. But. But lately, I’ve realised that having a loyal community comes with a Responsibility. And that I cannot remain silent in front of such injustices. I couldn’t be silent a couple of weeks ago when a wave of hate invested #silviaromano and I can’t remain silent today. I never neglected my responsibilities. Never. I will not start now. And I can’t shut up when racism is still an issue. In 2020. To do nothing is to approve. And I DO NOT APPROVE. I stand with people of colour, of any colour, religion, faith, origin and belief. I do not care where you come from or what you believe in. I am with you and my community is with you too. Black life matters. Any life matters. All lives matter. #georgefloyd #justiceforgeorgefloyd
  • ° inward° ⁠⠀ ⁠ APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED. { Italiano nel primo commento }⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ “Meditation will not carry you to another world, but it will reveal the most profound and awesome dimensions of the world in which you already live.”⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Often we think that what doesn’t work needs fixing from other people, places, situations and other external things. We rarely think that some solutions are within.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I’ve been meditating on a daily basis for the past 5 years and - like many other things I've learnt during my 2-year trip around the world, it has truly changed my life.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I started with a 10-day silent #Vipassana retreat in #Kerala, #India (one of the toughest things I’ve done in my life!), then another 5-day retreat in #Thailand and then it simply became a daily practice at the start of my day. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Because #meditating has helped me so much, and I love to share useful things with you, today I want to invite you to improve the quality of your life simply by...going inward. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Tomorrow, with a restricted group of people I’ll start a 21-day (easy) meditation path. Do you want to try it with me? ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ How to join me: ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ • follow me.⁠⠀ • share this pic on your stories AND TAG ME otherwise I won't see it.⁠⠀ • leave me a comment below writing if you have ever meditated and WHY you would like to join me on this path.⁠⠀ • you can also tag a friend if you think they could be interested.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ The selected people will be added to a private group here on Insta where I'll share the instructions and details of our journey together. 🙏🏽 So, who’s in?⁠⠀ 🧘🏽‍♀️🧘🏽‍♂️🧘🏿🧘🏼‍♂️🧘🏻🧘🏼‍♂️🧘🏼‍♀️🧘🏾‍♀️ #worldmeditationday #worldmeditationday2020
  • ° work from wherever °⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Among the many jobs I've had in my life, I've been a waitress (for 10 years!), a barmaid, a hostess at exhibitions, a head hunter, a management consultant, a Sr. Project Manager at one of the largest corporation in the world. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ But the current one is my favourite: self-employed and entrepreneur. ⁠The hardest one as well, but without doubt the life I've built for myself, the one I'm living right now is the one I hope to keep living for the rest of my life.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ And you? How many lives have you lived and which one is the one you'd like to build for yourself? Let's talk below. . Lavora da dove vuoi °⁠⠀ Scrivo questo post mentre lavoro al mio computer sotto l’ulivo nel mio giardino. Stamattina non riuscivo a smettere di pensare alla mia fortuna di poter essere qui, all’aria aperta in una bellissima giornata di fine primavera, gambe al sole, computer, il mio #bulletandpaperbook con tutti i miei progetti e un sorriso stampato. Per quanto sia difficile e millemila sacrifici, urla e pianti, non c’è giorno in cui non apprezzi la mia scelta di vita da imprenditrice. E da donna libera. Foto fatta 5 anni fa in #Australia, mentre con il mio computer facevo il giro del mondo e i primi passi da #digitalnomad. ⁠⠀ #freelancer #entrepreneur #digitalentrepreneur #nomadigitali

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