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Balancing Acts

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A quiet corner of reflection on emotion, resilience, and personal growth toward a grounded life.

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I learned early that being kind without caution made you vulnerable, so I learned caution first.

There was a girl I knew once.

My best friend
But not a friend.
Not really.

Just someone who knew how to make you feel chosen.
Someone who liked taking more than she gave.
And when she did give — gave what you’d never want o...

4 months ago
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Gratitude isn’t passive — it’s a discipline

I am grateful

to be able to breath today,

to eat today,

to drink today,

to see today,

to walk today,

be clothed today,

to have a roof over my head today —

and everyday.


But also,

I kept having to blow my nose to...

6 months ago
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5

You never started from zero

“You’re a product of me?”

That’s what my mom asked me one evening half-joking, half in awe, after I was going on-and-on excitedly about the research I was leading.


She doesn’t know I look at her with the same awe.

Watching her...

a year ago
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Being certain can cost you more than being wrong

This is a judgement-free zone.

Actually —

feel free to judge.

Because by the end of this post, you might just consider being a flat earther too.

Even if only for 10 hours.

That’s how long mine lasted.


It started with a Jubil...

a year ago
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7

Loneliness changes when you realize you were never uniquely broken

My last post did better than I expected.

It did “numbers”.

Not just in clicks or views, but in the conversations had.

In case you missed it:


It opened up a bigger topic about being a TCK.

Third Culture Kid, that is.

//...

a year ago
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    In my little corner I write about things that I feel deeply, and hope you feel the same. I occasionally nerd out about eyes.

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