The Extreme Gift
There are people who would never have made it to our friend list. Not because they are bad people. Sometimes,…
Category: Relationships
Where love, trust, misunderstanding, and belonging reveal what it means to be human.
The Quiet Hunger To Be Understood
There is a peculiar kind of pain that does not come from being rejected. It comes from being misunderstood. Not…
The Peace Of A Conversation
There is a peculiar kind of peace that comes from finally having the conversations you have been avoiding for the…
I Did Not Turn Off the Light
Our best decisions are not always the ones we think through the most. Sometimes, they are the ones we eventually…
Love’s Fire
Plutarch once wrote that the mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled. Perhaps…
A Man is in Love
There is a version of a man that exists before love. He moves through the world with his plans, his…
The Things We Flog Ourselves About
There is a peculiar punishment we sometimes inflict upon ourselves. We do something. We mean well. We walk away. Then…
Vanishing Acts
There are friendships you can disappear from. Not because anything happened. Life simply happens. Work gets demanding. Responsibilities multiply. Your…
Cut Others Some Slack
We are often gentler with ourselves than we realise. When life presses hard against us, we cradle our wounds under…
Sound of Silence
The sound of silence is not a void. It is not an absence waiting to be filled, but a presence…