Self-inflicted Museums
We speak in the past or future tense, but rarely in the present. Things we have liked, places we have lived, trips we will take, errands we will run. When people ask, “how are you?”, they rarely mean how are you in that very second the question is being asked.
A Short Meditation: May 27, 2021
There are so many people in the world. They lie on towels in the park, apply sunscreen to their children’s arms, hold hands even in the 90% humidity. We don’t share inside jokes or stories. Our only commonality is existing in this moment on this planet together.
On Being Twenty
I feel like I’m constantly being asked “what’s next?” Although I’ve learned to adapt and field questions like these, especially when it pertains to the looming and ambiguous “future”, the thought of change has always overwhelmed me.