Philosophy
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This Summer, My People Bloomed
Shared joy is the kind that bursts. The kind that multiplies. The kind that, I have come to believe, is what we are here for. The summer my people bloomed This summer, three of my friends shared news that made my heart burst. The first is expecting a baby. A deeply, quietly, fiercely wanted baby.…
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Home Is Where the Heart Is
On belonging, resilience, and the places that live inside us. What is home? Merriam-Webster defines home simply: “one’s place of residence.” A domicile. A house. A familiar setting. But an older definition stops me cold: home is “the abiding place of the affections.” That one. That’s the one I want to talk about. Because if…
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All You Need Is Love
On love as a lens, a fuel, and a way of moving through the world. I feel hugged from all sides That is the truest thing I can say about where I am right now. Not in spite of the difficulty, but inside it, woven through it, stronger than it. The people in my life…
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Walking the Talk — A Piece About Integrity
Integrity begins inside. A personal essay on commitment, honoring our words, and staying with yourself when everything shifts. We need each other I have always been a person who needs her people. Not in a dependent way, but in the way that a plant needs light. My people, the ones who show up, who tell…
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I Am Because We Are
We are one. I’ve known this in different ways my whole life, but it took a single question to make me say it out loud. Who are you? A few months ago, in a yoga course, our teacher turned to the room and asked a simple question: Who are you? Not your name. Not your…