Learnings
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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
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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
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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