Oh, change. You fickle, fickle fact of life. We love you; we hate you; we wish we could tame you. We fight against you, we create you, we claim to embrace you. Capricious to the end. It’s been my experience that there is a stark difference between chosen change and unchosen change. Aka, the difference between choosing to start going… View Post
Where There’s a River, There’s a Way
Tuckahoe, New York, Fall 2020—I’m walking home from the Bronx River; it was one of the last clear days of the season. I lived on a hill and would walk that hill daily, down and back from the shops, the train station, the park. Every day I passed a long-standing mom-and-pop store called Epstein’s Dry Goods. It sold everything from backpacks… View Post
22 Lessons I Learned at 22
Did 22 live up to the hype? Was Taylor Swift right? Did I ditch the whole scene?? Did I dream instead of sleep??? Yes. But also no. I was indeed happy, free, confused, and lonely in shockingly high amounts, and it was, in fact, miserable and magical. I am exhausted. I did not, however, fall in love with any strangers… View Post
Peace as a Pastime
I’ve been thinking a lot about peace recently. Where to find it, how to keep it. But the thing is, peace is not found or kept; it’s created and nurtured within ourselves. The same is accurate for happiness. We only have as much as we’re willing and able to give ourselves. As I make conscious moves to provide more peace… View Post
Liniment
What to say about February? Each year, it’s astounding to me how long the shortest month can feel. 28 days and the overcast greys seem to hang closer to the windows. Every part of me is ready for spring, greens and flower buds, and the first rays of sunshine you can feel. Maybe it’s because I was a spring baby,… View Post
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