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thoughts + musings
Anticipating autumn.
I’ve never been this ready for autumn this early, craving crisp afternoons and burning candles.
Questions to ask more often.
Conversation starters, vulnerability catalysts, silly thoughts.
Starting Now: My 75 Hard Challenge (business edition)
Today I embark on a 75 Hard Challenge (business edition) - mistake or best choice I could’ve made? Time will tell.
What Iris from The Holiday taught me about taking my romantic power back.
The ultimate power source is you.
This 10-year plan exercise made me cry, and I’m suing for damages.
You might be surprised by what comes out as “we rarely let ourselves dream this freely without constraint.”
This Oppenheimer quote snapped procrastination like a twig.
This line snapped me out of analysis paralysis since I heard it.
How free-flowing poetry helps me process emotion.
I’m no poet, but writing free-form poetry has become an invaluable tool in detangling, decompressing, and processing the messy.
5 questions to ask this week.
Most conversations are boring. Here are 5 questions to spice up small talk this week.
Anti-aging vs. successful aging.
Shaming anyone, including yourself, for showing naturally occurring signs of a life lived is damaging and unhelpful.
Life’s a board game. What piece do you want to be?
We all know this template. We were taught to follow it from the start.
A minute and 40 seconds to change your day.
I turn on this when I want to get a quick cry in.
Documentaries show me how precious the ordinary is.
These are the moments documentarians use to show evidence of hope and healing for the subjects telling their stories on camera.