Butterflies

Many years ago, back when I was living in Japan for the first time, I had this strange experience that I doubt I will ever forget. In time, I’ve come to learn a very important lesson from it. I only understood it much later, though, because this was a lesson that takes time to properly understand. In 2010 I moved …

Ruins

You probably know my grandfather passed away not long ago. (I feel like I should add that this is yet another post I wrote about a month ago, it’s now been almost two months since he passed.) What he left behind was the knowledge that his life was in ruins. The suffering he went through is unfortunately not limited to …

Conflicts and Growth

We’ve all been in arguments, right? I hate conflicts, to be honest, but I love growth. I love becoming more than I once was; becoming more of who I really am. So, would you believe me if I told you that I don’t think all arguments are bad? They aren’t. Some definitely are. I think that people argue in different …