Learnings
-
Life in Focus
Losing a loved one is a sobering reminder that one day we just… won’t be. This fabulous ride we’re on will end. This magical world with entertainment at your fingertips, an endless blue sky above, and oceans we’ll never get close to the bottom of — our existence within it is finite. And there’s nothing like… Continue reading
-
Love Continued
“But what is grief, if not love persevering?” For much of my life I’ve hated endings. I thought the most perfect ending to a book was, “See you tomorrow.” If life doesn’t go on and, more importantly, continue to be lovely, what’s the point of existing at all? Ah, to be so young again. My… Continue reading
-
Behind the Scenes of a Panic Attack
In December 2022, I forgot how to breathe normally. I no longer trusted my body to take in air on its own, so I would take over and try to pull in as much oxygen as possible. It turns out this is a recipe for a panic attack because you end up with too much… Continue reading
-
Remember You Will Die
If I had leaves they would be yellowing. The buds have grown out fully and the ripe green of spring has faded, which comes with it’s own sense of mourning. When you see signs of youth falling away from you, I wonder, is there a single human who hasn’t panicked just a little? Memento mori,… Continue reading
-
Hard Days
“Hard days teach you how to get through hard days.” This mantra got me through a tough day recently. I usually try to keep things in perspective. Nowadays, we have so much that makes life comfortable and easy for the most part. But solo-parenting a sick baby while sick myself was a new challenge. It… Continue reading
-
Learning to Help Myself
At the beginning of this year, I did an odd sort of cleanse. I got rid of every tool that I painstakingly adopted in the past half-decade to support my mental and physical health. Not quite what you’d expect from “new year, new me,” am I right? For the last several years, I started prepping… Continue reading
-
An Extraordinary Ordinary Day
I turn 35 next week. As I’ve gotten older I’ve come to believe that birthdays are ruined by expectations. If you’re looking around every corner for an elaborate surprise, but instead you get a beautiful but very unoriginal bouquet of your favorite flowers, you’ve ruined your own day, haven’t you? In recent years I’ve adopted… Continue reading
-
Baby Teeth and Impermanence
A new year is a guaranteed reset on weekly writing goals, right? In my defense, I had a baby—and looking back at my previous writings, what I’ve been up to is still in line with my original intention: to live more presently and inch my way closer to a feeling of purpose. Having a child,… Continue reading
Mohini Kundu 