One Year of Writing Slowly
An anniversary note. A year of small letters, slow walks, and a quiet writing room.
CATEGORY
Reflections
Short personal essays.
On Christmas, Whether You Celebrate It or Not
A short note on the strange last weeks of the year.
On Letting Things Be Hard
A small permission for those of us who have been trying to make every difficulty easier than it actually is.
Everything You Love Is on Loan
An attempt to put into words the truth that makes everything more precious, not less.
In Praise of Doing Nothing
A defense of the hour you keep almost feeling guilty about.
On Loving People Who Are Hard to Love
Some people in your life will not be easy. The work is not to make them easier.
Why Boredom Is Holy
An attempt to defend the most maligned and most necessary feeling of our time.
The Inbox Is Never Empty (And That's Okay)
A small permission for the person who has been chasing zero for years.
Three Sentences That Have Carried Me Through Hard Days
Not affirmations. Not slogans. Three quiet things I have come back to for years.
Anxiety Is Not the Enemy
A different way of meeting the feeling that has been visiting you since you were small.
On Eating Slowly
The cheapest, oldest, most reliable mindfulness practice — and you do it three times a day.
The Body Knows First
Before the mind has a story, the body has a feeling. Listen to the body.
On Doing Less
Productivity culture sold us a faster horse. Sometimes the answer is fewer horses.
The First Breath of the Morning Is Free
A small note on the moment between sleep and the day.