welcome to seeing with new eyes

if you're reading this, it means we already share a hidden knowledge and intent. we see the unseen. 

seeing with new eyes is a place to connect further with reflections, insights and ideas thoughtfully collected to inspire, to share space and to create a greater sense of community. it is a self published newsletter and journal written by me, the founder and creative behind otràvie. 

i believe in the power of sharing space with others. that we are greater together and can serve each other and our world better by keeping things real, shedding light on topics of the heart without judgement but instead with compassion. 

throughout my life starting anew has been a reoccurring theme which is the ethos behind otràvie. i have been challenged at many stages in life to see with new eyes. i want to share my story, my experiences and my outlook with the intention and hope to inspire and garner a sense of understanding across topics of spirituality, life, and choosing to lead with the heart in order to create meaningful change in our world.  

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in the past two years, my husband and i with our dog, changed our life moving from the US to switzerland to start anew. so much of our life has changed beautifully in these past two years, and we have been blessed to the highest degree. i believed this period and the time prior was a period of my ultimate transformation. but it seems now, it was more so a preparation, a sowing of sorts, for an incredibly profound change that i did not know then, i would experience now. 

this year has been a most challenging year from a personal perspective. i’ve experienced the loss of two significant figures in my life. i am working through my grief and my spiritual growth and some, but not all, of my writing will be focused around these themes as they are areas of my life that surface most often right now. i hope to find connection and the possibility that all of my journey in life so far, the highs and the lows, and my perspective to it all can bring understanding and peace to anyone walking a similar path. 

thank you for being here and seeing with me, 

candice