I’ve always loved this idea:
Life as a book with no “back” button.
No pages to reread. No sentences to adjust.
No scenes to rewrite.
You move forward — always.
And that naturally brings one question to the surface:
If you couldn’t go back even one single page, how much more carefully would you read the one in front of you?
Probably a lot more!
- Maybe you would choose your words with more intention.
- Maybe you would listen a little deeper.
- Maybe you would say fewer “maybe tomorrow” and more “right now”.
Most of all, you would realise something essential:
Life doesn’t ask for perfection. It asks for presence.
Every page is a choice
Each day is a page that stays.
Some pass quickly, some feel heavy, some smell like a brand new beginning.
But they all have one thing in common: you don’t get them back.
And that — in its own quiet way — is a gift. 💝
It forces us to place attention where it truly matters.
To ask ourselves what we’re creating.
To understand who we want to be in the story we’re writing.
You can’t flip back — but you can direct the next chapter.
It’s easy to look behind and imagine what we could have said or done differently.
But the truth is simple:
No one can rewrite what has already happened.
Everyone can influence what comes next.
And that’s where freedom begins.
Not in controlling the past, but in caring for the present.
Reading life carefully doesn’t mean moving slowly — it means moving intentionally.
It’s not about being cautious.
It’s about being conscious.
Choosing where your energy goes.
Recognising which pages deserve your full attention —
and which ones can be left to pass without holding onto anything.
And the best part?
It doesn’t matter how long the story is.
What makes it unforgettable is how fully you live each page.
Life doesn’t give you drafts.
But it gives you endless possibilities.
New chapters. New margins. New turns.
So the real question is:
How carefully do you want to read it?
Silvia 💫
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