HerWay is where I keep the small things that helped me find my way back from the storm: cozy corners, slow rituals, and the tiny victories that once felt like the whole world. After a long and difficult season, I'm learning to live a little slower and softer, with a chocolate Labrador named Tobby by my side. Maybe some of what helped me will help you, too.
Keeping the peace for everyone else, until the calm water began to turn. On the difference between calm and peace.
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Three days in Bari: the smell of the sea, the taste of food, tears in the crypt of Saint Nicholas, and the moment hope came back.
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A song playing in another room: missing the children small, my youth, and most of all, myself.
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Red lights, a jam that doesn’t end, and why I still believe every light turns green.
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Something to watch grow through the darkest weeks.
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Every evening a small button behind his ears gets pressed, and my calm hippo turns into a Ferrari.
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Every sunny morning, Tobby opens his private tanning salon on the balcony. It has exactly one client.
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I dreamed of long, elegant walks. Tobby had other plans, and a very firm opinion about pavements.
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Puddle inspections, a very serious towel, and a Labrador who knows exactly how to be looked after.
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