Oona Out of Order

by Margarita Montimore

Time heals all. But what if time itself is the disease? —Wim Wenders and Peter Handke, Wings of Desire

I’ll see them all again. Eventually. And lose them all. Again.

I get why people are so obsessed with their phones…” Turning hers over in her hands, she still couldn’t wrap her head around all its capabilities. It seemed inconceivable something so small offered endless information and convenience. “I just wonder if it’s making us a little lazy and rude. How much real life do people miss out on because they’re focused on a screen?

All good things end, always. The trick is to enjoy them while they last.

Stop micromanaging your life and just live it; joy and meaning will follow. Find the happy medium between being daring and responsible. Cultivate that balance. Do your best. Be good to yourself, even when—especially when—life isn’t being good to you.

Everything has its time,’”