by vanissadrar | Aug 30, 2026 | In Passing
Every generation believes it knows how to live. But knowing how to live comfortably is not the same as knowing how to cope when comfort disappears. Previous generations lived with fewer conveniences. They experienced shortages, interruptions, difficult weather,...
by vanissadrar | Aug 27, 2026 | In Passing
Perhaps one of the hardest things about being human is that we can never know what a choice will become once we make it. We choose, and then, somewhere in the back of our minds, another possibility remains alive. What if I had stayed?What if I had left?What if I had...
by vanissadrar | Aug 27, 2026 | In Passing
There is something strange about returning to a familiar place. Nothing may have changed—the same street, the same bench, the same window, the same corner where nothing remarkable ever happened. And yet, for a moment, something inside us becomes quieter. Perhaps...
by vanissadrar | Aug 25, 2026 | In Passing
Somewhere along the way, we stopped only living our lives and started imagining how they would look from the outside. A beautiful morning becomes a picture. A dinner becomes a story. A trip becomes a carousel. A quiet achievement becomes a post. Even happiness can...
by vanissadrar | Aug 21, 2026 | Book Review
I’ll be honest—when I first picked up Grieving Is Loving, I expected a book about how to survive grief: something that would explain the stages of mourning, offer comforting advice, and perhaps tell the reader how to slowly return to ordinary life after losing...
