Archive - Gotta Start Somewhere

Architect Ethan Chan's Work Doesn't Need Your Attention.

But it'll reward you if you give it.

Jul 14 •

Maria Papacostas

HORTŪS New York: The City's Best Beauty Care Comes with A Side of Belonging

How a Lower East Side salon reimagined what it means to care.

Jul 7 •

Maria Papacostas

June 2025

Delusion, Realism, and Compassion

Run toward the dream, stay close to who you are

Jun 30 •

Maria Papacostas

The wisdom of the fool

Getting dumped is one of life's most fabulous experiences

Jun 22 •

Maria Papacostas

Between me and me.

Letting go means letting go of him, and her too.

Jun 15 •

Maria Papacostas

The limiting beliefs that kept me from the life I always wanted.

The life I was chasing appeared when I stopped running.

Jun 1 •

Maria Papacostas

May 2025

April 2025

Maria? Is that you?

Remembering who I am, the life I meant to live, and my real "real world"

Apr 29 •

Maria Papacostas

Beauty: the contested space

Losing a victim mentality, seeing yourself clearly, and becoming beautiful on purpose

Apr 16 •

Maria Papacostas

March 2025

Thank You Very Much, Next

Recovering from existentialism, finding faith, making art, and falling in love again

Mar 26 •

Maria Papacostas

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