Visual metaphor created by Gemini to accompany the story. ​Lviv is adorned with the blooming of various trees. The "candles" of the chestnut trees have already lined up. Here and there, magnolias

​Being a mother is a lifelong, responsible mission for every girl. First and foremost, a woman must realize that she is ready to give her body, her time, and her love to another human being. Then come

En ​"Larisa, you’re not answering my calls, and we agreed to meet today. You’ve made it impossible yourself. I’m so sorry, but I have to cancel our plans!" my mother was recording a voice message

Hello everyone. While browsing various content on the social network on my phone, I came across a painting master class. These are Japanese symbolic paintings. In fact, this is an advertisement for new

Привіт усім. Вітаю Вас зі святом вербної неділі. Бажаю миру в серці, щастя в кожному дні і віри в краще сьогодні. Максим сьогодні вперше сам пішов до церкви Ольги і Єлизавети освятити вербу. Він розповів

​My city has settled down. The sky has closed all its sluices with clouds, as if intentionally choosing a deep shade of gray for reflection. Here it is—contemplative, spring-bound Lviv. My city changes

This is my entry for the #monomad challenge ​Hello everyone. This is a story about how not to lose yourself in this vast world, even when the lights go out. ​One quiet evening, I was walking home from

I got ready quickly, rushing after work to catch a concert in the city center. I was imagining the piano passages of Evgeny Khmara and a virtuosic performance of French chanson. I must have been only slightly

EN Hello, everyone. Spring is a kind of annual lecture we all attend—one where the subject remains the same, but the lessons feel new every time. I love exploring these cozy Lviv courtyards. Damp laundry

EN Hello everyone. I want to leave a memory of this day here. This week, I’ve been clearing out my father’s room. I took out the trash, his old things, and took apart the furniture. Finally, today I reached

Hello everyone. As someone who deeply values authenticity, I want to share a vivid dream I had recently. It was incredibly symbolic, and after breaking it down and analyzing what my subconscious was trying

​Hello! My personal reflections on life, family, and the choices we make. English is not my native language. Written in Ukrainian, translated into English for the Hive community. Photos are from my personal

​Hi everyone. One evening, my son and I were walking home. We had just been to the store, eating ice cream and laughing a lot. Suddenly, Maksym shouted, "Mom, look!" ​A massive shadow had stretched

​Hello everyone. Today, a woman was telling me how much she wanted to feel spring, how she was waiting for the warmth to bring her something extraordinary, and then she wished me a magical spring moment.

​Have you ever felt the existence of two parallel worlds—the child’s and the adult’s? ​Today, I visited Pani Liuda. We drank coffee brewed in a copper cezve in her tiny kitchen, sharing stories—her world

Привіт усім. Ось знову я хотіла писати серйозний допис про генія Шевченка, про сина, чи про карткову вежу. Але я почула етюд Олега Чабана і в мені йойкнуло- "Ось". Рекомендую усім слухати і чути

​Today, I was drinking coffee in a cafe; I simply arrived at work a bit early. While I was ordering and waiting for my morning latte, a small white dog in the other corner of the cafe kept barking shrilly

​ There are days when the universe speaks to me in mosaics. Today is one of those days. I felt a pulse through five years of silence—a silence that wasn’t an emptiness, but a deliberate pause before the

Я поспішала на зустріч з подругами. Ми з періодичністю зустрічаємося раз в рік. Щоразу обіцяємо, що це буде частіше. Але немає нічого постійного, ніж тимчасове. Якщо чесно цього року в нас в розмові вирували

Привіт. Вчора, вперше за довгий час, мене спитали, яка ціна години моєї роботи з дітьми. Підписавши певний пакет документів про не розголошення я чесно сказала, що це конфіденційна інформація. Мені