Take a closer look at the self you present. Does it feel truly solid? Or more like something assembled, piece by careful piece?...
The work we remember didn't ask to be..It just showed up, honest and unforced.. and somehow stayed long after it was done. ...
What if every thing we were told about bravery was wrong? "loud", "reckless", "gets applause". Maybe we can choose our own form of bravery! ...
We’ve been trained to listen outward, to voices, opinions, the world’s constant noise. But real clarity begins when we listen inward, where silence reveals what’s actually true....
Some things shape us by staying. Others free us by leaving. Knowing what to hold and what to release isn’t strength, it’s self-respect....
when the year forgets what matters. You don’t need a new you. You need fewer distractions. ...
Not everyone runs for freedom. Some run to remember who they were before they shrank. This piece questions the idea of equality, and who gets to choose what’s fair....
Some cities don’t try to impress. Istanbul just lets you feel. In the noise, something honest. In the quiet, something true....