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Tapia Writing]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 18:06:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oUrq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F69e7a89d-1aee-4804-9f24-8f709e978c6b_3750x2500.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oUrq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F69e7a89d-1aee-4804-9f24-8f709e978c6b_3750x2500.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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There is no limit to how much better you can get. There is always a new level, a new step, a new path. Once you think you have arrived somewhere, the universe has an interesting way of telling you &#8220;not yet.&#8221; It shakes your ground, it makes it crumble, it makes you start again.</p><p>I find the path of self-development challenging when it comes to relationships. Every time you develop to a new level, someone leaves, someone comes in. It always comes down to the decision between staying where you are and starting again, which is challenging given how society has built relationships.</p>
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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Photo by Joey Chapman</figcaption></figure></div><p>It is in our nature to wander, to explore what lies beyond what we can perceive. The moment we learn to walk, we become curious and explore our surroundings, wondering what is out there, taking us on a journey to outer and inner worlds. We go after something&#8212;we embark on an adventure of lands and ideas.</p><p>My name is Alex, and I am a photographer exploring and sharing what I see. I believe our journeys become richer when we share our perspectives since we cannot experience it all. We have one window, but there are others out there, seated in places with other views.</p><p>Life, after all, is a vast weaving of everyone&#8217;s stories; a collection of everyone's views and experiences&#8212;a moving train whose passengers are constantly sharing what they see: taking notes, analyzing them, describing them in the best way possible, and documenting them.</p><p>Each of us is an artist holding a unique view&#8212;a unique way of sharing what we see. Some of us prefer to write and take photos; others enjoy making films, cooking, sculpting, building, painting, dancing, singing, etc. The ways are endless, and there is no right or wrong way of telling what we see. 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