Theira Sayuri

The Evolution of the Woman in Me

For my entire life, I was so proud to call myself a feminist. I understood this term mostly intuitively and the meaning of it was changing for me as I was evolving.

The Art of Resurrection

Systematic, regular and consistent work seems to be the only key to being successful, whether we are trying to learn a new language, clean more or loose some weight. We know it yet we keep failing. Why?

Take Me to a Fairy Tale

“Take me to a fairy tale. To a place where magic is as real and as unquestionable as the fact that Sun will rise everyday again. To a place where the Good and the Evil fight in their never-ending quarrel, just as here, but the Good always wins,” she whispered and smiled gently. As if she could see all of these magical moments at once.

The Unescapable February Days

I don’t know if you are familiar with this feeling, but February days are for me, in general, very gloomy. And even the fact that it’s sunny outside usually isn’t helping. It is freezing, literally, for several weeks, the spring is within the reach of our arms, yet it feels so distant, after all those…

Meditation: The Spring Is in the Air

No, I haven’t got crazy. It’s about 30 centimeters of snow outside and I am daydreaming about the spring? That is right. And I can tell you why!

Kindness Is the Key

I used to be ashamed of my kindness and compassion. How silly, right? I know. But in a world of opportunists and capitalists, how could be kindness and compassion seen as a virtue? For a long time, I saw it as a flaw, thinking – maybe if I wouldn’t be that kind to everyone, I would have got myself further. Now I know that the life without kindness is no life at all. And we, who are kind to others, to the living world around us and to ourselves, we must cherish this quality of ours as a golden treasure.

Positive Diary #29 – This healthy body of mine

Today, in that long second of my fall, when my whole life flashed before my eyes, I realized how fragile and resilient at the same time this body is. And that I cannot take it as granted anymore.

Positive Diary #28 – Friends who came and friends who left

The journey of two friends can bifurcate, we meet new people, sometimes we simply live on a different kind of life and the friendship starts to shrink. From best friends to friends, from friends to acquaintances and from acquaintances to strangers we once used to know. Then what?

Perfect Spots in Prague: Botanical Garden in Troja

Those of you who are familiar with my Instagram account already know how much obsessed I am with this place. Botanical Garden in Troja is situated just around the corner of Prague Zoo.

Positive Diary #27 – The Leap of Faith

As we are returning from our daytrip to Krkonoše and I stare outside the window of our car, I cannot help myself but smiling.