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Chronicles from the Periphery

23 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments EscultordeLetras

Versión en español I have spent forty-six years inhabiting the edge of a war I never declared. I speak not from consumption, but from the echo: that dull, constant noise left behind by the self-destruction of others when it lives under the same roof...

Hive is our village and here is my tribe

8 Apr 2026 1 minute read 2 comments Shiftrox_

Each with their own tribe. What's yours? I wonder how, after 5 years, my tribe still remains the recent Hive Blockchain. Even though I'm discouraged about some things and thoughtful about many others, I'm happy to see people growing here, that they c...

Subject: Burnout and Mental Exhaustion.

21 Mar 2026 4 minute read 0 comments Shiftrox_

Hello everyone, I would like to try something new for my posts, it's something very simple, but I believe it would be cool to share with the community. My idea is to take an excerpt from a report or news and then express my opinion on what I think ab...

Friends are the best fun!

18 Mar 2026 3 minute read 0 comments Shiftrox_

Telling a story or creating a funny text is not really my strong point, but I would like to share with you a moment that is quite special and I keep it fondly in my memory. When we are with friends, I believe that any moment can be fun and they are,...

Sometimes, what is bad can be a great learning experience!

8 Mar 2026 3 minute read 0 comments Shiftrox_

Certain situations that we experience and decisions that we make in our lives, at first may seem like something very wrong and that will not add anything to our future, but, I have the vision that even from the worst and most stressful things, we can...

The virtue of self-criticism.

4 Mar 2026 3 minute read 2 comments Shiftrox_

I always say that people have strengths and weaknesses and that we are all subject to showing one side or the other to those around us. You can be remembered for the positive side of your attitudes, as well as the negative side of them. It all depend...

The false gleam in the eyes of a heart in love.

3 Mar 2026 3 minute read 0 comments Shiftrox_

There is a situation that I believe we all go through at least once in our lives, that is, it is that type of moment that if we could, we would avoid it in any way, but, unfortunately, there is no way. Sooner or later we will experience a disappointm...

Influence as a motivational tool

1 Mar 2026 2 minute read 2 comments Shiftrox_

We all know that the meaning of the word “influence” can have several aspects and directions, but I like to always aim at the guideline that influence can be a great motivational tool for our lives. Wanting to do the same, or better, than other peopl...

Mediterranean: From Mare Nostrum to Joan Manuel Serrat (and to Me)

6 Feb 2026 2 minute read 0 comments floc1960

For 20 centuries, the Mediterranean has witnessed everything: empires rising and falling, cultures mixing, wars destroying, trade uniting. The Romans called it Mare Nostrum, "our sea," as if they could own it. But the Mediterranean belongs to no one....

Sometimes you have to lose in order to gain something better.

30 Jan 2026 2 minute read 4 comments Shiftrox_

In At certain moments in our lives, we need to understand that we must lose something to gain something better. This decision isn't easy and is certainly strange at times, but if you stop to think about it, we are human beings who live for desire, fo...