I used to think calm existed somewhere else — in the mountains, near the ocean, in places far from noise. Not here. Not in a fast-moving city. But over time, something changed. Not the city itself. Just how I started noticing it. My mornings used to begin with my phone — messages, emails, news, the day already feeling rushed before it had even started. At some point I stopped. Not completely, just for a few minutes. I started sitting by the window instead, letting the light c