The Direction of the Wind

by Mansi Shah

The direction of the wind cannot be changed, but we can change the direction of our sails.

I suspect that her addiction was rooted in her unhappiness with the life she was given.

It strikes me that she sought to change herself by changing her location or her circumstance. But I believe happiness comes from within.”

all families are dysfunctional in their own way but still find a way to love each other somehow.

Marriage isn’t meant to be perfect, like in the movies she saw as a child. It’s complicated and messy and often a gamble.

Her body tingles, and she senses Papa’s presence in the wind and allows it to push her forward.