Published in About Me Stories·PinnedAbout Me — Javier Ortega-AraizaWriter & Storyteller, Social Entrepreneur and Investor, Tennis Player and Coach, Digital Nomad, Spiritual Being Living a Human Experience. — I am, as I’m often told by many friends, an old soul in a young body. And I’ve lived a very eventful life. Some of the people I admire, including family members and other good friends and mentors, have told me how they want to leave this Earth with nothing. …About Me15 min read
PinnedMy Stories, by Genre, and Where To Find Me — Updated May 16, 2022List updated weekly. — If you have followed my stories for a while, you might have realised that my scope of work is very broad. And if you have just noticed my profile, then you might be shocked as you scroll down and see the diversity of topics that I write about. Of course…Stories6 min read
Published in Wisdom Behind The Screen·May 16Four Pieces of Wisdom from Disney’s Encanto#1: What we fear we create, but only if we act on that fear — Set in the magical compound of Casita, in Colombia, Encanto is a wonderful film with a lot of wisdom twirling with colourful settings, joyful music, and vibrant characters. Intertwined with those cheerful dances and magical, mystical abilities reside several truths about life. Here are some of them. #1: What we…Film5 min read
Published in Mystic Minds·May 16Elusive Grace And Where To Find ItLife will always surprise you with its grace if you let it — There is a place in the soul that neither time nor space nor no created thing can touch — Meister Eckhart. Some time ago, at a poetry group that I am a part of, a colleague/friend read a beautiful poem titled Grace. It pretty much summarized her existence into key…Grace4 min read
Published in Zen Capitalism·May 16Three Surprising Business Lessons From The Motorcycle Diaries“Che” Guevara, a global icon of communism, teaches invaluable lessons for entrepreneurs — One of my favourite movies ever is The Motorcycle Diaries. Directed by Walter Salles, the film chronicles the adventures of two young Argentinian guys, Ernesto Guevara and Alberto Granado. …Che Guevara6 min read
Published in Change Becomes You·Apr 16We Always Know More Than What We Believe We KnowWhat I learned from a short story on faith — We are all teachers and all students. A few weeks ago, as I was pondering what to do with my future, I recalled a paragraph from Sharon Salzberg’s book Faith. The whole story of how that book had come into my life was full of synchronicities. First, a friend of…Faith3 min read
Published in Write Under the Moon·Apr 15It Is Time To Step Out of the Shadows — Or They Will End With UsThe pink moon inspires us to shine and to let ourselves be seen — Recently, I became acquainted with the term “shadow career”. Craig Stanland, in a fascinating article, described it like this: A shadow career is a metaphor for what you genuinely want to do but are just too damn afraid to do it. It seemed like a fitting description for something that…Full Pink Moon4 min read
Published in Mystic Minds·Mar 20From Near Suicide to HappinessHow the Ho’oponopono, a Hawaiian Practice of Reconciliation and Forgiveness, Saved My Life — The purpose of life is to be restored back to love, moment to moment. To fulfill this purpose, the individual must acknowledge that he is 100 per cent responsible for creating his life the way it is — Dr Ihealeakala Hew Len. Throughout my life, I have dabbled between several…Spirituality6 min read
Published in Paper Poetry·Mar 18ProjectionsAn ode to different kinds of love — Sometimes, we meet someone, and it reminds us of someone we’ve known before. Perhaps, someone that was very important in a past life. Which is why we immediately recognize them, even if our mind stays fixed in trying to dismiss that possibility. …Poetry2 min read
Published in Paper Poetry·Mar 8SilenceMore than words — Paper Poetry1 min readPhoto by Guillaume de Germain on UnsplashSilenceMore than words----1
