A Little Reminder I Carry Everywhere
Three years ago, I got four words tattooed on my arm: This too shall pass. I see them every day. And over the past year, I've had plenty of reasons to appreciate that decision.
On October 21, 2025, I started preparing my personal Instagram account. The plan was pretty straightforward: share my website-building journey, create free educational content, and gradually introduce Nastova. I had everything planned. Obviously. Then life had other plans.
Some things happened that I'd rather keep private. At first, I thought keeping myself ridiculously busy would help me get through them faster. Turns out, you can't schedule your way out of everything. Fear was taking up far too much space in my head. And when you're constantly worrying, finding room for creative ideas becomes surprisingly difficult.
Eventually, I returned to something familiar: making things. I started quietly building Nastova for myself, exploring colors, designing, illustrating, and spending hours imagining what it could become.
Interestingly, the changes became visible before I even noticed them internally. My wardrobe got brighter. My surroundings became more colorful. From the outside, I probably looked happier than ever. And slowly, I began feeling more like myself again.
Looking back, some of my biggest periods of personal growth followed chapters I wouldn't particularly enjoy repeating. I still look at that tattoo every day. Turns out, those four little words have been pretty useful.