by magali | Nov 29, 2021 | Articles
My first life ended on November 24, 2006. I had spent the morning at school, where I had been doing a legal clerkship as a teacher for half a year, and I was looking forward to the evening. The graduation ceremony of my old girls‘ school was on the agenda....
by magali | Nov 18, 2021 | Articles
What has to happen for you to truly love, show and stand behind yourself? When life deals out tough cards! When I was 6 years old, my father committed suicide. He was 44 and diagnosed as bipolar. His only relief was to leave this planet. And then life changed for me...
by magali | Nov 5, 2021 | Articles
Without knowing it, my quest for purpose started one sunny afternoon in the back garden of a small house in Aix-en-Provence in southern France. It was spring, and I was 20 years old. I had finished military service and then spent an exciting and fun winter skiing in...
by magali | Oct 25, 2021 | Articles
Chapter 1. Love. My brother was swimming when I was 5, and my father was taking me to the swimming pool, too. From time to time he was taking me to the small kids’ pool, and I was showing to him how well I could swim. I noticed how adults swam, waving their hands as...
by magali | Oct 10, 2021 | Articles
There is a flower that means a lot to me. The sunflower. Read its name. Sunflower. A flower to the sun. “Tournesol” is the French name for sunflower and it literally means “turning to the sun”. In reality, sunflowers are always turning their heads to where the sun...
by magali | Sep 29, 2021 | Articles
When I was in my early 30s–– a lawyer living in Los Angeles––my professional life took an abrupt turn. I had great communities of friends, was making a good living, and had a clear career path and a successful financial future laid out ahead of me. But I wasn’t happy....
