Everyone walks through life carrying baggage. Ever since we were little, we have been filling up with beliefs, attitudes, values, and repressed feelings. Some are light and encourage us to keep moving forward while others weigh us down and prevent us from continuing. Most people, however, go through life without stopping to think about what has accumulated; they only notice that as the years pass, they find it more and more difficult to keep going. They blame circumstances, the people around them, or bad luck. The thought of how to lift the weight of their figurative baggage in order to lighten their lives never occurs to them. This book invites you to review your baggage. What are you carrying? What do you want to discard? What do you decide to keep? What new items do you wish to add? This assessment requires time and honest reflection. Clear, thoughtful observation will help you accept the parts of yourself that we are all so used to hiding.

Todos caminamos por la vida cargando una mochila. Desde pequeños la hemos ido llenando de todo tipo de creencias, actitudes, valores, emociones reprimidas. Algunas de ellas son ligeras y nos alientan y animan para seguir adelante, mientras otras nos pesan y nos impiden avanzar. La mayoría de las personas, sin embargo, pasan por la vida sin detenerse a revisar lo que han acumulado, sólo les parece que conforme pasan los años, cada vez tienen más dificultad para seguir caminando. Culpan a las circunstancias, a las personas que les rodean o a la mala suerte. Nunca se les ha ocurrido pensar que pueden aligerar su mochila para viajar más ligeros por la vida. Con esta lectura se invita a revisar su mochila. ¿Qué cargas en ella? ¿Qué quieres desechar? ¿Con qué decides quedarte? ¿Qué cosas nuevas deseas incluir? La revisión necesita reflexión y tiempo. Una clara observación para vernos con nitidez y honestidad, y valor para aceptar esas partes que estamos acostumbrados a esconder.
About the Author: Rosa Barocio is certified in Montessori education and Waldorf education and has more than 30 years of experience working with children, training teachers, directing schools, and advising parents. She holds conferences and workshops in Mexico, the United States, and Europe. She is the author of Conoce tu temperamento y mejora tus relaciones, Explora tus emociones para avanzar en la vida, and the Disciplina con amor series, which includes Disciplina con amor en el aula, Disciplina con amor para adolescentes, and Disciplina con amor tu temperamento.