Many of us are familiar with the Latin expression carpe diem, which translates to “seize the day.” Sometimes, I feel as though I’ve spent my entire life chasing the future, forgetting to live in the present and seize the day.
Dear Beatrice, I hope you’ll accept this as a belated birthday card to stand in for the others I’ve missed in the past and will miss again in the future.
Life is about sharing your love, being heartbroken and learning from it. Learning from every experience, recovering from the heartbreak, and knowing you’re stronger for it.
When you hear the words “you have to be like bamboo” for the first time, it seems like the most absurd thing anyone could ever utter, even more so when it’s offered as a piece of advice.
Reflecting on the girlhood trend, I find it fails to capture the true beauty of age—the profound impact a year or maybe even a decade can leave on our lives.