What if the life you’re living isn’t really yours?
What if the titles, the roles, the routines—all came from someone else’s idea of who you should be?
This is a story about waking up inside a life that looked fine from the outside… and choosing, finally, to rewrite it.
It’s about shrinking to fit, breaking to grow, and reclaiming the wild, creative self buried beneath the shoulds.
Series: The Beauty of Being Limited “I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and…
When you finally notice the performance—and can’t unsee it. I can’t sleep in a room with a ticking clock. It’s not just the sound—it’s what…
The American Dream was never what it seemed. In a world unraveling under its own weight, we’re left asking: what now? This is a reflection on suffering, belief, and the stubborn hope that humanity might still find its way back to something real.
Archetypes. You’ve heard of them. The Hero, the Sage, the Rebel—the list goes on. But did you know these ancient figures aren’t just for mythic…
Beliefs are funny things. We collect them—sometimes consciously, sometimes by osmosis—from family, culture, or that one high school teacher who thought they were Socrates. Then…
Let’s start with a modern twist: look up the word “impious” in today’s dictionary, and you’ll find it means lacking reverence or respect, especially for…
Who Was Thales? And How Did He Change How We Think? Thales of Miletus might not be a household name, but his impact on the…
Nietzsche nods to Schopenhauer as one of his earliest influences. Their relationship was a complex one; one based on admiration but an eventual divergence. If…
11.1.24 “Come on, baby. Baby! Mommy isn’t going to stand here all day. Baby? Baby? Come on! Go potty for Mommy…” It’s Friday, and I’m…
