It’s good to be back, with the certainty that all my certainties are gone. If the past few months have taught me anything, it’s how to rebuild my house on sand.

The truth is pure and simple: we’re going to get frustrated, hurt, and scared no matter what we do in life. The thing is, you can feel all of that while soaring, seeing new horizons, and tasting the freedom that is your birthright—or you can feel it all while stuck in a corner, wings made to fly rendered useless by the fear of becoming more. The choice is always ours.

Is maturing about age, experiences, or a state of consciousness? What truly makes us adults? What are the milestones in life that show us we’ve grown older—or rather, that we’ve matured?

As they say, holding a grudge is like being bitten by a snake and keeping all the venom for yourself.

Self-esteem, self-preservation, or self-hatred — and how many of these do we confuse with vanity? A conversation about loving yourself too little but taking too much care of yourself.

When having became almost synonymous with being, burning the house down becomes necessary.

Looking inward and understanding that some things are beyond our control is part of the journey—and asking for help in those moments is necessary. Do you truly know yourself beyond your mental health struggles? Beyond the anxiety, the depression? Who are you in the summer?

What do our hobbies and games today say about the time that has passed? Many of us are forced to leave childhood behind far too soon, without even realizing how much we might miss it years and years later…