healing

The Sky Heals Me Now My mother-in-law visited today. She came to pick up food — for Amy, our 15-year-old corgi. Amy entered our lives the same time my marriage did. My husband brought her home right after our wedding. I loved him. so I loved her. I bought a secondhand dress and shoes for the wedding ceremony — just $100. But I spent four months’ salary to bring Amy with us to Taipei. I used to walk Amy and another dog, holding my daughter’s tiny hand — while carrying my son in my belly. I washed Amy myself. Trimmed her fur. one and half year ago, amy couldn’t stand on her own. so i took her for acupuncture for a whole year. then acupuncture...

He Was a Mirror, Not a Destination When I met him, I didn’t know what it meant. Now I understand: it wasn’t coincidence. It was synchronicity. How It Started We met at the gym in January. Our paths crossed around 6–7 a.m. — two early risers, quietly consistent. We spoke briefly, occasionally. He added me on LINE and sent kind, beautiful messages. I showed them to my husband and replied only, “Thank you.” After five months, he told me he was returning to Italy. He asked if we could have coffee before he left. That’s when I cried — not because he was leaving, but because of what he said before: “You’re so positive.” That one sentence touched something deep in me. I felt seen — something I rarely experience in my marriage or my family of origin. The First Real Conversation We met at Starbucks at the end of May....