Rumin Apa is my older cousin. Once, she came to stay with us during summer vacation carrying a huge suitcase. To me, it felt like a magic box. Every time she opened it, she pulled out beautiful, expensive clothes, cosmetics, and accessories. “Keep
Why does it hurt so much? What did I do to deserve this? ”
She woke suddenly, unable to remember what had made her cry. At university, she saw him: familiar smile, forgotten memories. As they grew closer, her broken heart began to heal—in a dream
I think I’ve lost my bookworm self. I’ve spent a week on this 100-page book and barely made it past the first few pages. I miss finishing books like this in one sitting. Fast-paced expectations have done us dirty.
What matters isn’t whether the path is straight, but doing your best to walk as straight as possible, even on a winding path. ”
—Michiko Aoyama, Hot Chocolate on Thursday (4. 5/5)
Words can inspire, heal, and transform how we see life—even when
For once, I choose myself without guilt. Loving my family doesn’t mean abandoning my own dreams. My inner child needed healing, and this is where it began: The Beginning of Me.
Giving birth is not a beautiful sacred rite, as many men seem to imagine. It is hours of tears and screaming, enduring pain and suffering with death always near, all to force a baby from your body. In a word, it is torture. ”
— Uketsu, Strange