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The Privilege of Choosing a Fully Live Life: Thoughts on Motherhood
For most of my life, I never had a strong desire to have children. It wasn’t something I dreamed of or planned for. But then I had two miscarriages. The pain was deep and confusing, and somewhere in that grief,… Continue reading
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Nameless Love
Love has a way of challenging our expectations. We grow up with ideas of what it should look like—how fast it should move, when certain words should be said, and what labels should define it. But what happens when love doesn’t fit… Continue reading
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Youth Is Given, Vitality Is Earned
The other day I found myself doing something I rarely do: comparing my face to photographs from my twenties. At first, I noticed what most people notice. My hairline seemed slightly different. My skin looked different. Certain features had softened,… Continue reading
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Parallel Journeys, Shared Roads
I was driving the other day when another driver gave me the look. You know the look—the one that suggests you have personally failed at driving, at life, and at the human condition. It is an extraordinary expression of certainty… Continue reading
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Carried by Tsunamis, Held by Light
Some dreams feel like echoes; others arrive as profound messages. In my dream, a tsunami swept me away—but instead of destruction, it lifted me to safety. An ancestral voice spoke of unseen protection, reminding me: even when we’re pulled under,… Continue reading
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The Power of Almost: a Bird, a Near Miss, and a Last Day
On my way to work yesterday morning, I saw a bird sitting in the middle of the road. Not flying. Not hopping. Just sitting there. Meditating, it seemed. I drove past it before my brain registered what I had seen.… Continue reading
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