Author: Francisco José Córdoba Otálora

"The world is not in your books and maps, it's out there". Gandalf. With this quote of the great J.R.R Tolkien I live my life. I travel around the world discovering the diversity of the human beings, always trying to find the best in each experience and always striving to teach, to learn and to enjoy each day of my life. I like to share my thoughts in how to live a better life, from a perspective of an apprentice of the world's richness and diversity. People think I'm crazy because I have never followed a traditional path, but my own, visiting 18 countries in 3 years and with experience living in Colombia, Germany, Thailand, U.S and India. I have wrote a book and like to write a lot.

Lesson 5: Make Time for Yourself Each Day

Find a space in your room to meditate, to write, to think about yourself and most important to work for a better day. Give yourself a smile.

Lesson 4: Want, Work and Relax

The monks will tell you that it is necessary to grow out of being a slave of your desires. They eat for the sole purpose of feeding their bodies. And that’s right for them, because they choose to live happily with that premise. For other people who are not monks, desires are part of our […]

Lesson 3: Better to Ask for Forgiveness Than for Permission?

This quote is from a mentor I had years ago. He was the CEO of a big company who always wanted to share with the youth his secrets to enjoy life. I remember he had a big room in the house of his foundation and he call it: “Think Tank”.

Lesson 2: Receive “the Present” of Each Day

Me, meditating in the Mooktawan Sanctuary

We heard a lot in conferences, quotes, Facebook images that we have to enjoy each day, but from my experience actually doing it is quite difficult. As my master LP John from Peace Revolution said: “Is easy, if you make it easy.”

Lesson 1: Never Stop Dreaming

Sometimes while growing up, our parents, our teachers, our friends try to affect our own dreams. Most of the time they want the best for us, but as we discover in our life paths, only us can determine what is the best for each one of us.

Five Lessons to Enjoy Your Life

View from the Meditation Retreat in Thailand

Since I was a child I have always had the biggest dreams. I remember drawing dinosaurs and creating stories during class. It as all about a group of adventurers discovering new worlds. Our ship transformed into a submarine and allowed us to find new creatures.