This year, let us return to a state of calm — to quiet moments where beauty can be savored alone. Let this summer mark the beginning, where last year’s chaos, impulses, and indulgences become nourishment for the journey of self-discovery ahead.

On summer mornings, the chorus of insects and birds feels especially eager. Why not spend a romantic weekend at the flower market, like a French woman gathering beauty to bring home — placing it in her favorite corner, letting it brighten the days to come. Pick a few petals and press them into your journal, so that one day, when you turn those pages, you are transported back to that time — to who you were, and to the scent in the air.

Each moment shapes the portrait of our lives. So let us live in the present, and embrace it fully.