Feminine Power

I thought love was about holding on to someone… until life showed me that the greatest gift of love is awakening. Opening We met at the gym for months. Altogether, we only talked for about ten minutes. He suggested having coffee several times, but I always refused. Then in May, he told me he would be leaving soon. And he asked me to do him a favor: to finally have a coffee with him. So I did. We met at Starbucks — three times, three cups of coffee over three weeks. And somewhere between those conversations, I saw love in his eyes, and I fell in love with him. And then, as planned, he left. The Gift of Leaving I used to think meeting him was the best gift of my life. Because...

How I Changed My Life in 6 Months I Changed My Body Through Weight Training Changing the body is the first step to changing your life — because your body helps you grow strong, inside and out. 1. The Body is the Fastest Feedback Loop You can’t always see mental or emotional growth right away. But with the body, change is visible — and that visibility builds belief. I saw abs. My body fat dropped 2%. I could feel my muscles. I lifted more than my bodyweight. I did two pull-ups in a row. Every time I looked in the mirror, I realized: “I am strong. I am powerful. I am capable.” That visible proof created momentum. “If I can change my body — I...

This noon, I went to school to pick up my son as usual. I was thinking of taking the kids to a Japanese restaurant for lunch — a simple way to celebrate my birthday. The sidewalk near the school is under renovation during summer break. There’s only a narrow temporary passage, just wide enough for two people to squeeze through. On the way home, I came across a young girl stuck in the narrow passage with her bicycle. Her hands were covered in black oil. I asked what had happened. She said her bicycle chain lock had become tangled with her tire and she’d been trying to fix it for a while. I said gently, “Let’s move the bike somewhere spacious first — leave this...