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Reflective essays, stories, and books exploring clarity, humanity, growth, and community.
The Ties That Bind
What if the goal wasn’t to keep your job, but to outgrow it?
We often build solutions with the best of intentions: swift, responsive, purpose driven. But what happens when the problem they were designed to solve fades? Do we let them go? Or do we hold on, finding new justifications to keep them in place?
Death and The Energy…
If energy cannot be destroyed, then neither can the love…
Loss isn’t an empty chair at the table. It’s an entire shift in the room’s atmosphere. Loss of a life partner, loss of a parent, or the toughest one of all: loss of a child. There’s no version of that sentence that doesn’t leave a scar. People often lean…
If I Can’t Love You…
It’s easy to love someone when they’re thriving. The real test is what you do…
This is a phrase I’ve used many times, usually in conversations with friends and family about relationships. It’s not just something I say; it’s something I live by. Words matter, and so does how we define them.