The pages Stefania left us
A small handwritten booklet brings Stefania's voice back to us: the three children, faith, questions and the happiness of ordinary things.
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Thoughts
Thoughts, letters, articles, and quotes to revisit without hurry.
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If the breeze were your caress
A breath of wind can offer an image of comfort to someone living with an absence. A reflection dedicated to Stefania, to the love of forty years of marriage and to the wish to keep feeling close to her, together with our children.
The empty place in the world
A line by Haruki Murakami makes me think of Stefania, whom I met when we were students and who died on 30 May 2026: of the absence she left in me and our three children.
A Place for You, Too
A whole-class invitation, a daughter who stands up to her friends, and a father’s astonished “Really?” A reflection on inclusion: choosing our friends is a freedom, but excluding someone to please the group is something else.
Healthy Hypocrisy
We do not always feel like being there. Yet a small sacrifice can show someone they matter. A reflection on consideration, making exceptions and parents' role in teaching children to notice other people's needs.
When a rule forgets its purpose
An empty square, a forgotten ticket, ten extra minutes and a condominium statement: four different experiences led me to ask the same question. What is the rule really for?
Do I really love you?
Trust comes first, then a need appears, and finally the request. The danger is not just losing money: it is the carefully prepared moment when saying no becomes difficult.
Polled or persuaded?
Every day another poll tells us what we think. But what if learning the majority view also changed our own?
Three apples cannot make a pear
Bringing capable people together is not enough: creating something new takes complementary perspectives and a willingness to learn.
I saw Jesus
Outside a supermarket, someone asking for help interrupts the rush and reminds me that we never fully know who stands before us.