Chihiro

Saying goodbye to someone is hard,but letting go of the person we believed they could become,the person they never chose to be,is harder. Walking away is hard,but walking away from all the potential we once saw,from everything that could have beenand was instead wasted,is harder. Forgiving is hard,but forgiving someonewho never even asked for forgiveness,who…

외국인으로 새로운 나라에서 살아간다는 것은, 새로운 단어 하나를 배울 때마다 이전에는 닫혀 있던 세상의 한 부분으로 들어가는 문 하나를 여는 것과 같습니다. 그리고 그렇게 문이 하나씩 열릴 때마다, 전혀 새로운 세계가 조금씩 모습을 드러냅니다. 언어는 우리에게 독립성을 줍니다. 다른 사람의 목소리를 빌리지 않고도, 직접 말하고, 있는 그대로의 나 자신을 표현할 수 있게 해 줍니다. 우리가…

5 days, 35 hours of judo. Different countries, different styles, different levels and yet all united by the love of one art. More than ever, such a course reminds us that little details matter, that strength doesn’t make it all and that there is not enough of a lifetime to master an art. It reminds…

The day you can wander alone, savor a meal alone, linger over a coffee or a glass of wine alone, and genuinely delight in your own company—without fearing the silence that awaits you at home—you have discovered a rare kind of freedom. Freedom is not the absence of others; it is the absence of the…

Stavros, 10 years later. Cities endure. People leave. And, if we are fortunate, we change. Sometimes, becoming the person we are meant to be requires letting go of those who never truly loved us. Because love is not possession, convenience, or familiarity. Love is wanting, without condition, for another soul to flourish—even if their happiness…

Forgiveness can only be given when it is sought.