Photo by Shifaaz shamoon, Unsplash The once-rebellious sea is finally content. Its waves find rest upon the sand. Venturing into the waters is no longer dangerous, bringing the fish back to this haven that has undergone so many changes. There is no room for suffocation among the currents—and when it happens, fury is required. Jagged rocks scraped, unwanted inhabitants made a feast of it, and the water grew ever more foul. Even the sky had to intervene as the clouds turned w

Photo by Alex Azabache, Unsplash Elis Regina used to say that living is better than dreaming. But what about when living hurts? Is it still better than our dreams, where we’re protected? Experiences don’t always surpass our expectations. Sure, sometimes disappointment happens because we foolishly imagine a million perfect scenarios for what’s to come. But sometimes we don’t expect anything special at all—and we still get a bucket of cold water thrown on us. Other people

By Unsplash When people talked about traveling through someone’s eyes, it sounded silly to me. I hadn’t lived anything like that, but truly, each person carries a universe in their gaze. When I looked deeply into someone’s eyes and find their soul, it was enchanting and frightening at the same time. As if I’d lost the ground beneath me and any sense of where I was, I found myself levitating into a journey I hadn’t planned to take—one with no set destination and no time t