Whats the story you want to give your life? Last week I met up with my old school classmates - 30 years later. I admit I approached the evening with mixed feelings, somewhere between excitement and a slight sense of unreality. Looking at the photos shared in the group chat a few days before, I felt I was seeing someone who had lived another life. Was this really me? So much had happened since then, so many people I had met, so many places I had discovered around the world... Would they see the old Doro, or be curious to meet the 3.0 version of me? And would we spend the whole night bragging about how much we had achieved and how great we were? First things first: the evening was wonderful. It was energising and moving to revisit old stories, and to realise how selectively our memories work, even for an experience we shared. My first takeaway: its OK to show vulnerability. We talk so much about "success stories", yet real connection happens when we admit the difficulties, the failures and the obstacles along the way. Imperfection definitely beats the perfect story. This has become an exercise we can all apply to many parts of our lives. We can ask ourselves: what do I want my narrative to focus on? The complaints and the failures? Or can I accept them as part of the story that made me who I am today? When I heard some classmates speak about decisions they regret or opportunities they missed, I simply thought: they are all part of your unique journey, and they make you the authentic person you are today, with all your flaws and all your strengths. And the greatest takeaway is that we can choose how we frame our story: do we focus on the glass half full, or half empty? So which story are you choosing to tell about your own path - your life, your business, your projects? @majamueller_com @annifroh6736 @carvelino

So how were your holidays this year? For us: Italy at its best between Dolomites and Tuscany:-) Video edited by @lolissspriv

What started as a pilot project, turned into a week of pure magic! This summer, we decided to open our house and welcome @pezothepoet and his family as artist in residence. The only condition: let's co-create something! The result was much better than I could have ever imagined! An Open Mic evening in our garden bringing out new talents and creating unforeseen connections! Phil, Jenny and Elodie - you are part of our soul family now and I know this was just the beginning of something bigger!!

"𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁" - this was the vision I had when we bought and renovated our place in the mountains close to Valencia a few years ago. My idea was always about more than a nice location where I could flee the urban heat in summer. I wanted to create a place that invited my international friends to pass by and pause for a moment, to gather with like-minded people, get inspired and co-create. We have already come quite far with this vision. We have held one-day retreats and organised several small events here. This summer, we are going one step further: we have opened our house to an 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, and we are very excited to welcome @pezothepoet from Toronto, Canada. Together we will organise an 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 in our garden on 𝟰 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!! You don't have to consider yourself an artist - let's just come together, share our thoughts and skills, and have some fun. And in the end: we are all artists, Phil has written a really nice book about this which I can highly recommend:-)! So if you are close to Valencia, or know somebody who is, get in touch. #artistinresidence #canada #spain #creativesummer