self reflection

  • Me, Myself, and the Girl I Still Am

    What’s something you’ve done that your past self would be proud of? I still talk to myself. I did it as a child, and I do it today. The conversations have grown considerably more sophisticated over the years. The arguments,… Continue reading

  • Working Out What Really Matters

    What are five simple exercises to do at home? Stretch — your thinking, your comfort zone, your imagination. Lift — someone’s spirit, someone’s burden, your own expectations. Pull — yourself away from the noise, the negativity, the unnecessary. Breathe —… Continue reading

  • A Longer Kind of Story

    I am the book. I have been reading myself for years. Some chapters I understood immediately. Others required glasses. Yet, I love every ridiculous edition and every badly written chapter. There are pages I have reread so many times that… Continue reading

  • Apparently, I’m Unsupervised

    What’s a moment when you realized you were officially an adult? I thought becoming an adult would be obvious. Perhaps there would be paperwork. A ceremony. Someone would hand me a sensible coat, pat me on the back, and send… Continue reading