Between the pressure of new beginnings and the tenderness of self-acceptance: September as a reminder that it’s also possible to start slowly. By Lidia Roselló HoyLunes – September has something of a trap; it isn’t the first month of the year, but it feels like it. Bookstores fill up with planners carrying motivational messages. Social media fills with goals…
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When courage becomes medicine for the soul: a call to let go of the past and be reborn into a new story. By Omaira Vivas HoyLunes – After having lived through not-so-good episodes in life, it is necessary to examine how much they have affected us and not let time and distance be the ones to intervene in the…
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Between the cold blue light and the warm light of the soul: a reflection on technology, empathy, and the essential. By M. J. Ruiz HoyLunes – We live in a world that moves far too fast. We hardly ever stop to notice who passes by; and if we do, it is only to judge their outfit, the phone they…
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Wildfires, floods, and the urgency of a new democratic and community-based model to confront environmental catastrophes. By M.ª Pilar Rueda Requena Hoylunes – We watch in dismay as several weeks of intense, uncontrolled wildfires devastate our country, especially in the northeast. Yet this is not a new release: the scene repeats itself every summer with greater intensity and frequency.…
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The voice of those who have lived the longest is not a fading echo, but a compass that can still guide us. By Omaira Vivas HoyLunes – The mirror in which the elderly population looks reflects a time that goes beyond the fallen pages of a calendar that moves forward without looking back, in a modern society that glorifies…
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“Gastronomy as a narrative: a language made of flavors, memories, and affections” “From the stove to the written word: when flavor becomes written memory” By Ingrid Julve HoyLunes – Everyone talks about gastronomy. Lists, rankings, routes are written. Dishes are photographed as if they were trophies. But when the kitchen is looked at closely, it dismantles itself like a…
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This summer’s wildfires are an open wound. By Claudia Benitez HoyLunes – How much nature and how many human creations have disappeared because of the wildfires of recent years? Each summer grows more intense, and with it, the destructive fire. Our lives are being transformed and, even if we refuse to acknowledge those changes, they are happening. Art reminds…
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From failure to glory: how to transform adversity into inner strength. By Omaira Vivas HoyLunes – Life is an enigma; no one can predict the glorious future or the life full of failures of each new being that comes into the world. Some people sometimes estimate the blessings and fortunes that the family in which the individual is conceived…
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Between the harmony of summer and the horror of intentional fires: a reflection on the fragility of nature and the invisible shadow of those who destroy it. By Jorge Alonso Curiel HoyLunes – “This doesn’t happen in winter, does it?” my partner asks me, as we watch the sunset over the seafront promenade of Cullera, leaning on the window of…
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A journey through the celebrations, festivals, and artistic expressions that, under the summer sun, transform streets and squares into living stages where tradition meets modernity, memory is renewed, and art is shared in the open air. By Claudia Benitez HoyLunes – When summer arrives, the everyday dresses up in celebration, and the urban landscape becomes a living stage. Squares…
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