More Than We Ask For

There’s a quiet truth about people that we don’t always want to admit. Most of us can tell when we’re being “handled.” Not in a dramatic, movie-villain way. But in the everyday way—when someone is trying to steer us with pressure, guilt, fear, flattery, or incentives that feel transactional. When the message is less aboutContinue reading “More Than We Ask For”

The Fights We Have, The Connection We Want

If you listen closely to most arguments, there’s always something softer hiding underneath the sharp edges. We show frustration, we raise our voice, we defend ourselves like we’re in a courtroom—but if you peel back just one layer, the whole thing usually comes down to something far more human. We want to feel chosen. WeContinue reading “The Fights We Have, The Connection We Want”

The Crossing Paths Theory

There’s this quiet truth we rarely sit with: most of the people who step into our lives won’t stay forever. Some drift in like a breeze, soft and barely noticeable. Others crash in like a storm, loud and impossible to ignore. And then there are a few who settle in, shaping our days in waysContinue reading “The Crossing Paths Theory”

The Only Thing Worth Keeping

Life has a strange way of humbling us. You arrive with nothing, a blank slate wrapped in warmth and wonder. Then the race begins — school, work, money, recognition, security, success. We run faster, climb higher, collect more. And yet, somewhere in the noise of chasing everything, we forget that we’ll still leave with nothing.Continue reading “The Only Thing Worth Keeping”