“Seasons flow in a cycle.
Life too, passes through difficult winters.
But after any winter, spring will follow.”

This has been on my TBR for quite a while and I snapped it up when it was an Audible Daily Deal. It was a charming and quiet book about a cafe in Japan at which, when you sit in a certain seat and follow a certain set of rules, you can be transported back in time. The biggest catch is that no matter what you do when you travel back, it will not change the future.

The stories that followed were moving and thoughtful. I loved seeing how people who were grief-stricken over the loss of loved ones found the strength to go back and visit with them, knowing that nothing they’d do would change the future. And their transformations, the lessons learned from these visits, reminds us that we’re all so human and full of mistakes. And it’s okay.