Tag: fear
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The Sea, Always~
There are places that never leave you, even if you step away. For me, it’s the sea. I was raised near the Mediterranean, and more than half of every year was spent at its edge—with family, in sun and salt, in rhythms shaped by tides. We played from morning until night, sometimes even swimming under…
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A Few Steps Ahead~
There’s a moment just before we get swallowed—by doubt, by hesitation, by the relentless voice that tells us we can’t. This photo from the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia brought that to mind instantly. The architectural form feels like a great jaw, poised mid-bite, while the lone figure walks on—still moving, still ahead.…
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The Next Step: Walking into the Unknown
We live our lives stepping forward and upward into the unknown, never quite sure what lies ahead. Every morning, we wake up, place our feet on the ground, and move forward, often without questioning the invisible force that propels us—hope. Without hope, how would we even find the courage to take the next step? It’s…
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Monophobia~
The fear of being alone~ we all have it to some extent, the great anxiety that we will have no one to share our moments with, good or bad, the whole time forgetting that we are born alone and we die alone. Maybe we should take a moment everyday to enjoy, value and make use…
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The greatest fear~
One of the greatest fears might be to one day realize one is insignificant. To have lived a life that touched no one deeply, to not have loved passionately, to not have given for the sake of giving and not to have believed in something much greater than oneself. And scarier even than all of…
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Day 16~ August 16th~ Boracay
I grew up near the sea and spent almost 5 months of every year swimming, waterskiing, windsurfing or snorkeling in its waters; but when it came to big waves, I was always facing them with a bit of terror that I tried so hard to hide. I am therefore always amazed at the courage of…
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Day 11~ August 11th~ 2012
Sometimes the safest place in the world can be as simple as the closeness and intimacy with a parent or a grandparent and at those moments their bodies seem to shield us from all what can threaten or hurt us. photo taken: little girl near a small shop in Boracay
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Day 7~ July 7th~ Veitnam
Aging is the celebration of us escaping death. Why does it scare us so much? Is the fact that we are nearing death? photo: old woman in Hanoi
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Day Two Hundred Twenty Three, September 2, 2011
Who is free of it? Are you? Isn’t it the most natural thing to be afraid of the unknown? Aging is a sure sign of us moving into that unknown, and that scares us. We are born into a human body, a vehicle that eventually gets worn and expires and that frightens us so much.…