Reflections

I want to know how I should feel.
Have you experienced the awareness of the need for guidance in situations you are not familiar with or the limitations of self-discovery and expression due to the culture you live in?

While our paths in the experience of love may differ, we generally agree that loving oneself is the hardest part.
It all begins with attention. If we listen to the voice within, to our bodies, our lives, our decisions, our homes, our wardrobes, our work, and our friends, what would they say? What messages would we receive if we listened without censorship? If we listened even deeper, what hidden truths might emerge within and around us? Wouldn’t we get to know ourselves better? Don’t we deserve that attention?

When I decided to relocate back to Istanbul, I thought at first that all I needed was two suitcases like I had when I moved to New Jersey as a graduate student decades ago.